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Schoolhouse Restoration Garners Prestigious DeMuro Award from Restore Oregon

This recognition is an exciting development for all involved in restoring the schoolhouse. We are thrilled to announce that The Mark Prairie Historical Society...

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The Restoration of the Historic Mark Prairie Schoolhouse is Complete!

Featured in the Canby Herald!!! We’re so excited to share that the restoration of the Historic 1879 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse was recently featured in...

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🌟 Giving Tuesday: Preserve the Legacy of Mark Prairie 🌟

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we invite you to be part of a movement that’s bigger than all of us—a movement to preserve history, celebrate...

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Mark Prairie Historical Society Welcomes Two New Bat Houses, Thanks to Scout Isaac Knowlden

The Mark Prairie Historical Society is proud to announce the addition of two bat houses on our grounds, generously built and donated by Isaac...

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MPHS at Canby’s First Thursday Night Market

Our dedicated Mark Prairie Historical Society volunteers Judi Jarosh and Judi Aus, alongside the Friends of Carus School and the Canby Historical Society, were...

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Wonderful Article From the Oregon Heritage Exchange for Historic Preservation Month

Peggy Sigler, the Volunteer Project Manager overseeing the Mark Prairie School Restoration, is recognized in the article for her achievement in winning the biannual...

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Mark Prairie Historical Society’s Peggy Sigler to receive Oregon Heritage Excellence Award

Mark Prairie Historical Society is thrilled to celebrate the recent news that Peggy Sigler, our volunteer manager of the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse Restoration Project,...

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Giving Tuesday is November 28th!

What are you doing on Tuesday, November 28? That day is GivingTuesday—a global day of giving where people all over the world come together...

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Mark Prairie Schoolhouse Gets a New Septic System!

The new septic system being installed at the schoolhouse today!!

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Getting Ready to Paint!

The exterior of the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse was recently power washed, in preparation for painting. The transformation has been nothing short of amazing, even...

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