May
11
10:00 AM10:00
Mother Earth Fair
Join us for this family friendly event on Mother’s Day in our newly acquired fir grove! More info coming soon!
May
21
6:00 PM18:00
Willamette Valley History Series: New Dreams in Old Buildings with Cara Kaser
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
The SLC’s mission is to provide a unique living laboratory that educates and encourages sustainable practices in daily life, and we believe that understanding the history of this living laboratory is important to achieving our mission.
The second presentation in this series on the history of the Willamette Valley, including Pringle Creek and Chemeketa (now called Salem), is by Cara Kaser, M.A., member of the City of Salem’s Historic Landmarks Commission. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Kaser served as an Architectural Historian with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.
She has worked on various historic preservation projects throughout the west coast, including the Ernest Bloch House (Newport), Joseph Jacobberger Country House (Portland), Weston School (Weston), the Roba Ranch (Paulina), the Egyptian Theatre (Coos Bay), and Sacajawea State Park (Pasco, Washington).
Ms. Kaser will be presenting on New Dreams in Old Buildings, a focus on early building practices in Oregon.
The SLC appreciates any help we can get to continue hosting events like this! A $10 donation would be greatly appreciated, but feel free to donate what you are able to. You can donate online or in person at the event.
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
We are still finalizing details for other presentations in the Willamette Valley History Series; in the meantime check the SLC events page for updates and sign up to receive email updates
Jun
18
6:00 PM18:00
Willamette Valley History Series: Fairview and Oregon’s Radical Eugenics Program in the Twentieth Century with Kimberly Jensen
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
The SLC’s mission is to provide a unique living laboratory that educates and encourages sustainable practices in daily life, and we believe that understanding the history of this living laboratory is important to achieving our mission.
The third presentation in this series is “Fairview and Oregon’s Radical Eugenics Program in the Twentieth Century”, presented by Kimberly Jensen, Professor of History and Gender Studies at Western Oregon University.
The Oregon State Institution for the Feeble Minded (OSIFB), renamed Fairview in 1933, was at the center of the state’s eugenic sterilization program in force from 1917 to 1983. This presentation will provide an overview of eugenics in Oregon and the nation and Oregon’s broad eugenic categories related to “feeblemindedness” and “degeneracy” that targeted people of color, gender nonconforming people, people who challenged social norms, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We will consider how state-coerced sterilization impacted OSIFB and Fairview residents, including policies about parole and discharge, and how the institution’s hospital became a destination for dozens of girls and young women who were inmates of the Oregon State Industrial School for Girls (later Hillcrest) for their own coerced sterilizations between 1926 and 1951.
Kimberly Jensen received her Ph.D. in U.S. and women’s history at the University of Iowa and is professor of history and gender studies at Western Oregon University. She is the author of Mobilizing Minerva: American Women in the First World War (University of Illinois, 2008), Oregon’s Doctor to the World: Esther Pohl Lovejoy and a Life in Activism (University of Washington, 2012), and Oregon’s Others: Gender, Civil Liberties, and the Surveillance State in the Early Twentieth Century (University of Washington, 2024) and a number of book chapters and articles. Several articles have been recognized with awards including the Charles DeBenedetti Prize in Peace History, 2019-2020 and the Joel Palmer Award from the Oregon Historical Quarterly in 2008 and 2018. Jensen works to make history accessible to diverse and broad audiences as a member of the executive and editorial boards of the Oregon Encyclopedia.
Personal webpage https://kimberlyjensen.net/
WOU webpage https://wou.edu/wp/kimjensen/
Oregon’s Others: University of Washington Press https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295752587/oregons-others/
The SLC appreciates any help we can get to continue hosting events like this! A $10 donation would be greatly appreciated, but feel free to donate what you are able to. You can donate online or in person at the event.
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
We are still finalizing details for other presentations in the Willamette Valley History Series; in the meantime check the SLC events page for updates and sign up to receive email updates
Apr
9
6:00 PM18:00
Willamette Valley History Series: Tribal Histories with Dr. David G. Lewis
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
Update! If you are not able to attend in person, you can view the lecture via this Zoom link. You do not need to RSVP unless you will be attending in person.
The SLC’s mission is to provide a unique living laboratory that educates and encourages sustainable practices in daily life, and we believe that understanding the history of this living laboratory is important to achieving our mission.
The first presentation in this series on the history of the Willamette Valley, including Pringle Creek and Chemeketa (now called Salem), is by Dr. David G. Lewis, member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Dr. Lewis is an assistant professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies at Oregon State University, who in 2001 began publishing his extensive research on the Tribal histories of the Northwest Coastal peoples, specializing in the Western Oregon Tribes.
While most publications and stories omit over ten thousand years of human history in the region, Dr. Lewis’s most recent work, “Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley,” focuses on the region’s First Peoples and their experiences as their homelands drastically changed in a short amount of time. We hope you can join us for this presentation on a part of the past that most people are unacquainted with.
You can find more information about Dr. Lewis and the book here, and more of his work can be found here. Books will be available for purchase at the event, and Dr. Lewis will be signing copies.
This is a free event, but we welcome donations to help support events like this and the ongoing work of the SLC. You can donate online or at the event.
Capacity in the hall is limited, so please RSVP by submitting this form.
We are still finalizing details for other presentations in the Willamette Valley History Series; in the meantime check the SLC events page for updates and sign up to receive email updates.
Oct
30
1:00 PM13:00
Open House - Wilson Commons
The accessible gardening area is meant to promote outdoor educational/community activities focused on sustainability, gardening and multigenerational engagement.
Apr
16
2:00 PM14:00
May
23
10:00 AM10:00
Urban Farmers - Class Eight
Fall Gardening: Extending Your Harvest & Winter Cover Crops
May
9
10:00 AM10:00
Urban Farmers - Class Seven
What to Do With Your Harvest: When to harvest, how to harvest and using your vegetables.
Apr
25
10:00 AM10:00
Urban Farmers - Class Six
Using Organic Fertilizers & Pesticides & More Hands-On Gardening
Apr
11
10:00 AM10:00
Mar
28
10:00 AM10:00
Mar
14
10:00 AM10:00
Urban Farmers - Class Three
Starting Seeds Organically/Navigating Seed Catalogs. All participants will select free seeds from SLC’s donated seed.
Feb
22
10:00 AM10:00
Feb
8
10:00 AM10:00
Urban Farmers - Class One
Intro to Urban Farmers: Planning a Vegetable Garden
If you are interested in enrolling for the eight-class program or have questions, contact our fabulous Urban Farmer Colleen Owen: colleen@pringlecreek.com or call (503) 315-1055
Nov
17
12:00 PM12:00
WVMS 4th Annual Mushroom Show
This free, educational event open to the public, where experts and lovers of mushrooms will be displaying a variety of fungi found in the Pacific Northwest. Come and explore the fascinating world of mushrooms through special presentations and workshops led by our local mushrooming society!
The event will take place at the SLC’s Painter’s Hall.
Sep
30
1:00 PM13:00
Foraging Fair
Join us at Pringle Creek Community for an afternoon of food, family, fun and... foraging! Discover edible plants available locally with an expert foraging guide, taste what you can find foraging in the Willamette Valley, and connect with organizations interested in sustainable practices. We’ll have information on food preservation, art activities for the kids, and more. Come and enjoy all the fun!
Sep
24
2:00 PM14:00
Foraging Fair
Join us on the beautiful grounds of Pringle Creek Community for an afternoon of food, family, fun and... foraging! Learn about some of the edible plants that grow wild in our area—and even taste a few along the way—during an expert-led forage walk. Local vendors will also be on hand with samples of tasty foods and products created using fresh and locally harvested ingredients, as well as some delicious local items for sale. We’ll have information on food preservation, art activities for the kids, and more. Come and enjoy all the fun!
Aug
7
6:00 PM18:00
Solar Eclipse Uncovered
What should we look for during a solar eclipse? How do eclipses effect the plants and animals around us? How do we view an eclipse safely? Have your questions answered and learn how to make the most of the Solar Eclipse taking place on August 21st, with a presentation by Jed Rembold Ph.D, professor of physics at Willamette University! This hour long presentation and Q&A session will teach you everything that you need to know about this rare natural phenomenon. The first 20 people will also get free eclipse glasses!
Admission is free but we suggest a donation to help us continue putting on events!
The presentation takes place on August 7th from 6:00pm-7:00pm in Painter's Hall at Pringle Creek Community 3911 Village Center Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302
Any questions can be emailed to slcpringlecreek@gmail.com or call (503) 315-1055
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