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Address / Phone 8089 Champoeg Road NE St. Paul, OR 97137 (503) 678-5537

Hours March 1 through October 31 Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Major Holidays 1 to 5 PM Or any day and any time by Appointment

Admission Adults $4      Children $2 DAR Members and Seniors $3

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Volunteer Opportunities

 Volunteers are welcome at Newell House all year long for a wide range of roles.  Here are some volunteer opportunities that you might like to participate in sometime this year:

· Master Gardeners are always appreciated at the Newell House Gardens.

· Living History Interpreters for specific programs - call for information.

· We have many volunteer opportunities to assist with our annual auction fundraiser and other events.

· Do you have a special talent that would make a great living history program for our visitors?

If any of these activities sound interesting to you, please contact Judy Van Atta at Newell House
for more information about volunteer schedules and opportunities.

Lots of volunteers helped to make the 2006 auction a big success for Newell House!

Sponsors

Since Newell House is supported primarily by private donations, we are always appreciative of our generous sponsors who support specific events and projects.  We are also always looking for additional sponsors for events and projects.  Sponsorship may take the form of cash donations, material contributions, or volunteer assistance.  Sponsors and donors are recognized at events and here on this website. Recent event sponsors and donors include:

Many thanks go out to our sponsors for our recent Old Fashioned Patriotic 4th of July event:

Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

The Leo Company Jim Bernard

Zorn Family Farms Holland Custom Fabricators GK Machine, Inc.

Charlotte Lehan Todd Deaton

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or need more information, please contact Judy Van Atta at Newell House for assistance.  

Projects:   New Foundation addition to Butteville School!  Many thanks to the Helen E. Austin Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation for it's generous grant!

Keeping these heritage buildings and the extensive grounds in shape takes lots of careful tending and we always have projects underway or in our future plans. 

          In keeping with that we recently applied for and were awarded a grant from the Helen E. Austin Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation to increase the support of the walls of the Butteville School by adding to the existing foundation a layer of basalt rock.  This not only will increase the support for the structure, but will also add character to the building as basalt rock, being of the area,  could well have been used to form the foundation 150 years ago. 

          This project will add strength and character to the current structure and the opportunity for future generations to experience the one room school program and this piece of Oregon's history.

The Daughters of the American Revolution

The Newell House complex represents just a portion of the museum properties in Oregon that are owned and maintained by the Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution.  They also own the Pioneer Mothers' Memorial Cabin in Champoeg, the Caples Museum Complex in Columbia City, and the Schminck Museum in Lakeview.
Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin Champoeg	Caples House Columbia City	Schminck Museum Lakeview

The DAR stepped up to purchase the Newell property in 1952 when it was destined for destruction, then raised the money to finance its reconstruction.  They continue to contribute many hours to the management and maintenance of all their historic properties.  You can find out more about these additional museums at the OSSDAR Website.

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