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100

This mountain bike hall of famer’s bike is on display in Klunkers and Stumpjumpers

Who is Bob Woodward?

100

The Reid School building officially opened as the home of DCHS on this date

What is July 4, 1980?

100

When Deedee Garnett is not just a tour guide, but is the maker of this local sweet treat.

What is Dancin' Jalapenos Fruit Spread?

100

It is the “Homesteader” article that showcases DCHS volunteers

What is the "Volunteer Corner"?

100

DHM exhibits “Read/Create: A Novel Idea” with this partner

What is Deschutes Public Library

200

This well-known former Bend resident’s dancing shoes are currently on display in "Cruisin’ 97"

Who is Klondike Kate?

200

Created in 1946, this local organization recently merged with the Deschutes Co. Historical Society.


What is the Deschutes Pioneer Association?

200

Board member Glenn Voelz authored a trilogy of Oregon outdoor history. His first book focused on this "manly" butte.

What is Mount Bachelor?

200

DCHS staff chose this animal as the volunteer mascot

What is a rock chuck/ marmot?
200

Kelly provides historical context for an annual movie series with this partner

What is the Tower Theatre

300

This is the Chinese apothecary, featured in the second-floor medical exhibit, operated in Bend until 2002

What is Wong's Herbs?

300

Of the 172 Charter Members she is the only member appointed posthumously.

Who is Ruth Reid?

300

Sunriver, Aviation, Camp Abbot, and soon the mills are all topics of this past volunteer has authored with Arcadia Publishing.

Who is Tor Hanson?

300

It’s the term for a volunteer who receives documented practical experience.

What is an Intern?

300

DHM created new exhibits at the Hollinshead Homestead for this partner

What is Bend Parks and Recreation District

400

The organ on display in the DHM lobby once belonged to the widow of this assassinated Civil Rights leader who would have turned 100 this year

Who is Medgar Evers?

400

There are currently 63 members who provide monthly support through this membership program.

What is the Sustaining Circle Membership?

400

A skier, a mayor, and now an author, he has written about "Lost Oregon Ski Areas"

Who is Steve Stenkamp?

400

The 2024 “in-kind” value of an hour of volunteer time

What is $34

400

DCHS worked with this partner to create interpretive panels along the Deschutes River

What is The Old Mill District

500

This map is currently on display as the “Map of the Quarter” in the museum lobby

What is the Redmond Platt Map?

500

Today Veteran’s Day is the time of our Annual Chili Feed, but 50 years ago it was the first time DCHS held this.

What is the first annual meeting? 

11/11/75

500

This former volunteer's memoir and stories of life in a small community bring Bend's past into the present.

Who is Sue Fountain?

500

To the nearest $10K, it was the value of logged volunteer time in 2024

What is $119K?

500

“Bracero Day” and “Roots of Strength” are community events resulting from research at DHM by this partner

What is Allyship in Action

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