High Desert Museum

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59800 S Hwy 97,
Bend, OR 97702 Get Directions
Phone (541) 382-4754
Website https://highdesertmuseum.org/

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250 in the West: Public Lands with Leisl Carr Childers

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High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

Public lands are a tangible aspect of life in the American West. What are the origins of public lands and how have debates over their use shaped the West? Historian, author and associate professor at Colorado State University Leisl Carr Childers will discuss the history of public lands from the American Revolution to today. Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 6:30pm. About […]

250 in the West: Back East with Flannery Burke

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High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

250 in the West: Back East with Flannery Burke How have Western writers and scholars imagined and shaped the American East? In her book Back East, historian Flannery Burke flips the script on American regional narratives by centering the west in the cultural landscape. Join the High Desert Museum for a discussion of how Westerners have influenced the development of […]