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‘60s Band The Cowsills to Perform Benefit Concert for New Madras Museum

Jefferson County Historical Society to begin renovations on proposed facility this month

By Jesse CoronadoApril 6, 2026April 6, 2026

The Cowsills, a popular band from the 1960s, will perform a benefit concert raising money to convert a church into a historical museum in Madras. The Jefferson County museum will include exhibits with Native American themes, digital elements, antique photography and artifacts from the Homestead era. The Jefferson County Historical Society begins renovations on the 6,400-square-foot building, known to locals as the Madras Gospel Mission Community Center, this month. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning […]

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High Desert Museum Breaks Ground on $40 Million Expansion

New classrooms, community gathering spaces, a 3,225 square-foot art gallery and a reinstallation of indigenous plateau cultural material are expected

By Jesse CoronadoMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026

The High Desert Museum broke ground Thursday on an expansion project that will bring more classrooms, community gathering spaces and a new art gallery to the museum. Estimated to cost around $40 million, the project is slated for a December 2027 completion date. “We’ve been working on this for several years, from the initial concept design to the fundraising,” HDM Executive Director Dana Whitelaw told the Source. “I think it’s astonishing that […]

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Relive the Women’s Marches at the High Desert Museum

Trevor HelmyJanuary 27, 2017May 30, 2025

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, men and women alike gathered together for marches all across the country. The Women’s Marches drew record-breaking numbers in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Portland and many other cities, but Bend’s demonstration also saw large crowds. The Source has already covered the Solidarity March, but local organizations […]

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