Union County Museum

The Union County Museum Society collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits artifacts to illustrate the story of humans and their environment in Union County, Oregon.

Chuck Wagon with cowboy

Open: Mother’s Day – September
Thursday – Saturday: 11am-3pm

Admission:
$5 Adults
$4 Seniors
$3 Students (age 6+)

333 South Main Street
Union, OR 97883

The Union County Museum Society collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits artifacts to illustrate the story of humans and their environment in Union County, Oregon.

Chuck Wagon with cowboy

Open: Mother’s Day – September
Wednesday – Saturday: 11am-3pm

Admission:
$5 Adults
$4 Seniors
$3 Students (age 6+)

333 South Main Street
Union, OR 97883

Explore five buildings of artifacts and stories illustrating life in Union County, Oregon, for over 150 years.

Historic Displays

Agricultural Implements

Carpenter’s Shop

Blacksmith Shop

Chinese History

Eastern Oregon Livestock Show

Fred Hill Photography

Hat Point Lookout Replica

Hot Lake History

Grande Ronde River Salmon

History Library

Native Americans

Northeast Oregon Mining

Victorian Period Rooms

Pioneer Cabin

Railroad History

Transportation Gallery

Typewriter Collection

Union County Brands

Century Farms Records

Oregon Trail History

Agricultural Implements

Carpenter’s Shop

Blacksmith Shop

Chinese History

Eastern Oregon Livestock Show

Fred Hill Photography

Hat Point Lookout Replica

Hot Lake History

Grande Ronde River Salmon

History Library

Native Americans

Northeast Oregon Mining

Victorian Period Rooms

Pioneer Cabin

Railroad History

Transportation Gallery

Typewriter Collection

Union County Brands

Century Farms Records

Oregon Trail History

Exhibit Areas

Welcome Lobby

Start your exploration where a Hot Lake Sanitorium exhibit shares the space with a collection of stringed instruments, community photos and the museum gift shop.

Cowboys: Then & Now

Meet Zack and Cookie. Discover the history of cattle and cowboys in America, from their arrival on Spanish ships to ranching in the 21st Century.

First National Bank

Peek into the past at collections of objects from multiple pioneer families, an exhibit honoring Union County war veterans and the furnished Settlement Period Rooms.

Agriculture, Transportation, & Timber

Branding irons to barbed wire and rail spikes to cobbler’s tools – business and natural resource industries planted the seeds and nurtured our economy and culture.

Livery Station

What was living in a cabin like? Riding in a buggy? Why were saddles and harnesses so valued, and the blacksmith indispensable? Life before motors.

Memorial Courtyard

Relax on a bench in the shade. Enjoy a concert, lecture or pioneer skills demonstration, or chat with a volunteer about the antique farm implements.

Welcome Lobby

Start your exploration where a Hot Lake Sanitorium exhibit shares the space with a collection of stringed instruments, community photos and the museum gift shop.

First National Bank

Peek into the past at collections of objects from multiple pioneer families, an exhibit honoring Union County war veterans and the furnished Settlement Period Rooms.

Cowboys: Then & Now

Meet Zack and Cookie. Discover the history of cattle and cowboys in America, from their arrival on Spanish ships to ranching in the 21st Century.

Agriculture, Transportation, & Timber

Branding irons to barbed wire and rail spikes to cobbler’s tools – business and natural resource industries planted the seeds and nurtured our economy and culture.

Livery Station

What was living in a cabin like? Riding in a buggy? Why were saddles and harnesses so valued, and the blacksmith indispensable? Life before motors.

Memorial Courtyard

Relax on a bench in the shade. Enjoy a concert, lecture or pioneer skills demonstration, or chat with a volunteer about the antique farm implements.