The Sherman County Historical museum is an award-winning museum in the small town of Moro, Oregon. The museum is housed in two buildings which have 16,000 square feet. The museum has over 15,000 artifacts.
Among the many awards which have been won by the Sherman County Historical Museum is the American Association for State and Local History’s Albert B. Corey Award which was awarded to the museum in 1994 for its exceptional contributions to the preservation of local history. This award has been likened in stature to a Pulitzer or Nobel prize, or an Oscar.
The journey through time told by the museum begins with the American Indian heritage.
The museum has two buildings. Shown above is the covered pedestrian bridge across the small stream that separates the two buildings.
One building contains the cultivation, conservation, and clothespin exhibit and the jail (formerly a ship’s brig).
One of the rooms in the museum is dedicated to veterans.
One of the displays features the Sherman County Journal.
Agriculture
Sherman County is an agricultural center and the Sherman County Historical Museum, and three major agricultural exhibits and several other exhibits related to agriculture.
Life in the Past
The museum has a series of room dioramas showing life in the past.
Sherman County Jail
For many years, a U.S. Navy ship’s brig was used by Sherman County as a jail. This brig is now adjacent to the Cultivation and Conservation building at the Sherman County Historical Museum.
Museums 101
Museums 101 is a series of photo tours of exhibits of different kinds of museums—history museums, art museums, rock museums, automobile museums, aircraft museums. More from this series:
Museums 101: The Nevada City Homestead Cabins (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Fort Steele Drug Store (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Second Floor of the Anderson Homestead (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Fort Dalles Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The General Store in the Presby House Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Quilts (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: What is a Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Korean Maps (Photo Diary)
