Field Trips at CCHS Museums

Are you a teacher or educator looking for unique experiences to complement your curriculum? See if a trip to the Museum of the Oregon Territory or the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House is the right fit for you class. Subsidized or reduced fees may be available.

Field Trips at the Museum of the Oregon Territory

  • Topics include indigenous culture, people of the Willamette Valley, industrial history of Clackamas County, and more.

  • Hands-on activities available throughout the museum, including telegraph stations, a power distribution game, trivia, and activities that allow kids to bring home their own souvenirs.

  • Can be guided or self-guided, with Scavenger Hunt activity sheets available upon request.

  • Museum accessible by wheelchair and other mobility aids via elevator. Handicap parking available.

  • Highlight includes two new exhibits: “Land & People of the Willamette Valley: A History Shaped by the River” and “Jennings Lodge Camp: A Gathering Place for Faith, Community, and Revival.”

Field Trips at the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House

  • A 1908 Edwardian home that gives students an idea of what life was like during the turn of the century.

  • Features the Mertie’s Time Machine program, an interactive, hands-on, escape-room-inspired classroom adventure designed for 4th and 5th-grade students. Students pair up into groups of 4 to 6 to follow clues and join together with their classmates at the end to complete the classroom objective.

  • Paired with the Ermatinger House to accommodate up to four groups of students (maximum of 25 students per group).


Interested?

Contact us about scheduling a Field Trip today

To inquire, contact Executive Director Stephen Greenwood and Visitor & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Zack Lynch by emailing us at fieldtrips@clackamashistory.org, calling the Museum of the Oregon Territory at (503)-655-5574 during our business hours (Weds - Sat, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM), or filling out the form below.