Saturday, July 16, 2022

July 16 Dig It

The Kam Wah Chung General Store and museum is unique in the world. Learn and visit.

The University of Southern Oregon has an archeology department. They are exploring the John Day and Canyonville area for artifacts of the Chinese community of the 1800s. https://news.sou.edu/2020/04/soula-wins-oregon-heritage-excellence-award-chinese-immigrant-research/

This afternoon they invite you to see and learn about the dig. Here is more information on today's program https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/public-archaeological-dig-slated-for-july-16-at-kam-wah-chung/article_04f09fd6-f7fe-11ec-bbcd-4743ff680920.html

Reservations to tour the General Store are extremely limited, so get yours ASAP if they are available.

At the Kam Wah Chung State Historical site https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=5 100 Ing-Hay Way, John Day, OR Free