Tamástslikt's “Timber Culture” exhibit reveals multi-cultural logging industry

Pendelton Union-Bulletin
November 7, 2019

Tamástslikt exhibit cuts through ‘Timber Culture’

East Oregonian
November 6, 2019

Think Out Loud: From Maxville to Vanport

OPB
Feb. 28, 2019

Jan. 29th-Feb. 15th: Timber Culture at the State Capitol

Salem Culture and Heritage Forum
Feb 8, 2018

Coffee With Will and Gwen Trice

La Grande Alive TV
Sep 30, 2017

Reaching Back for Truth

Oregon Humanities - This Land Magazine
August 24, 2017

New collection, new honors for Maxville

Wallowa County Chieftain
May 31, 2017

Maxville story continues to connect nationwide

Wallowa County Chieftain
Sep 12, 2017

Students learn to record oral histories for Maxville project

Wallowa County Chieftain
Mar 2, 2016

Maxville Gathering adds lumberjack competition

Wallowa County Chieftain
Aug 9, 2016

Maxville’s last building dismantled

Wallowa County Chieftain
Nov 23, 2015

Maxville Heritage executive director nominated for Oregon Women of Achievement honor

Wallowa County Chieftain
Nov 13, 2015

MHIC to take possession of Maxville cabin

Wallowa County chieftain
Aug 12, 2015

Saving Maxville cabin

The Daily Astorian
Jul 10, 2015

Baseball part of Maxville life

Wallowa County Chieftain
Mar 13, 2015

Maxville Exhibit Celebrates Black History Month

Eastern Oregon University
Feb 10, 2015

The (Nearly) Forgotten History of Maxville, Ore.

National Trust for Historic Preservation Magazine
Sep 27, 2013

Where Music Meets Lumberjacks

Go Northeastern Oregon Magazine
Aug 12, 2013

Breathing Life into a Ghost Town: The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center

National Trust for Historic Preservation - Preservation Leadership Forum
Aug 12, 2012

Telling the Story of African Americans in Wallowa, Oregon

Oregon Historical Quarterly, Oregon Historical Society
Aug 5, 2012

Maxville, Ore., a one-of-a-kind timber town revives for one day a year

The Oregonian
Sep 10, 2011

200+ gather at Maxville

Wallowa County Chieftain
Aug 8, 2010

Auditions for Maxville play set

Wallowa County Chieftain
Mar 3, 2010

Archaeologist to speak in Wallowa

Wallowa County Chieftain
Jan 27, 2010

Maxville born again

Wallowa County Chieftain
Aug 12, 2009

Path paved for Maxville Heritage Center in Wallowa

Wallowa County Chieftain
May 27, 2009

Oregon Experience: The Logger's Daughter

OPB
May 7, 2009

Videographer explores history, her roots in 'Maxville Project'

Wallowa County Chieftain
Jul 23, 2008

Maxville project receives expert help, heritage grant

Wallowa County Chieftain
Nov 18, 2009

Interns join Maxville Heritage

Wallowa County Chieftain
Jun 12, 2012

Maxville, Wallowa Resources plan second combined festival in 2018

Wallowa County Chieftain
Dec 20, 2017

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center

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The End of the Trail

Smithsonian Magazine
May 2021

Meet the Woman Preserving the History of Oregon’s Black Loggers

Atlas Obscura
February 17, 2022

Bringing a Diverse Ghost Town Back to Life

Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon
February 15, 2022

Maxville Heritage Day

Governor Kotec visited the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in February of 2023, after a tour of the museum, part of a community walk through Joseph to meet local businesses the Governor penned a proclamation declaring June 3rd be celebrated as Maxville Heritage Day by all Oregonians!

Read the Proclamation here

Letter from Senator Merkley

Senator Merkley presented a flag flown at the US capitol in Washington DC to The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center along with his generous sentiment on our 100 year celebration during a Town Hall meeting
2023

Oregon Excellence Award 2024

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center for exceptional work in preserving the Maxville townsite, a multi-racial logging community established in Wallowa County in the 1920s. The multi-phased approach included acquisition of the land, project of the last remaining building, archaeological research, and listing the site on the National Register
of Historic Places.