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Museum set to open for 2022 Season May 28

The Oneida Pioneer Museum is ready for its 2022 season with new displays, new acquisitions and its annual Friends of the Museum fund-raising campaign.  

The Museum will officially open on Saturday, May 28, and will again sponsor a bake sale that day with all proceeds going to benefit the Museum. The bake sale will be from noon – 2:00 p.m., and the Museum will be open until 5:00 p.m.. 

The Museum will be open on Memorial Day from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Regular hours will begin on Tuesday, May 31; the Museum will be open through Labor Day on Tuesdays – Saturdays from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

The new displays were organized by JoAnn Peters and Brianne MacDougal while they were working on the clothing and quilt preservation project. Taking items in the Museum and using mannequins to make the displays more realistic, the visiting experts created scenes throughout the Museum. 

While the Museum was closed, several people donated items to the Museum, including pictures of Oneida County veterans and an IronRite ironing machine. The Museum welcomes donations, but all items must come from Oneida County. Please call Jean Thomas, Chair of the Museum Board, if you have items in which the Museum may be interested.

Headed by Dotty Evanson, the sixth annual Friends of the Museum campaign is in process.  Letters have been sent to past donors and others who may be interested in the work of the Museum.  Everyone is welcome to donate to the Museum at any of the following levels:

$20 – Annual

$50 – Handcart

$100 – Covered Wagon

$200 – Stagecoach

Donor names are displayed on a plaque in the Museum. Please contact any Board member for additional information.  Checks can be sent to the Museum at P.O. Box 79, Malad, Iaho  83252.