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HISTORY & HOPS

April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
Astorai Column 1926

HISTORY & HOPS
Presented by the Seaside Museum
Thursday, April 30th , 2026, at 6:00 PM
Times Theatre & Public House

History & Hops is a series of local history discussions hosted by the Seaside Museum on the last Thursday of each month,
September through May, at Seaside Brewing Co. However, this month it is at the Times Theatre. The event is free to attend, and everyone is welcome to join in the fun!

Lost Monuments of the Northwest

The forgotten, epic train trips that gave us the Astoria Column, and shaped how our region’s history is remembered.

This month at the Times Theatre & Public House with presenter, Zachary Stocks to explore how, 101 years ago,
Great Northern Railway proclaimed their line as the most historic route in North America. To prove it, they sponsored two
special train trips to follow in the footsteps of the Northwest’s explorers, and erected monuments in honor of the region’s
historic events. But today, these monuments all sit overlooked, vandalized, or abandoned (the Astoria Column being the
notable exception). Where are the other monuments, and why was this epic quest to memorialize local history forgotten?

Zachary Stocks is a public historian, interpreter, and the Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers. Zachary previously
served as Program Director of Historical Seaport and Visitor Services Manager of Northwest African American Museum. He
is a former intern of Colonial Williamsburg and Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and a former seasonal
Park Ranger at Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. He holds a BA in History from the College of William & Mary with a
certificate in Public History from the National Institute for American History and Democracy, and an MA in Museology
from the University of Washington. Zachary is a 2025 graduate of the prestigious History Leadership Institute, sponsored
by the American Association of State and Local History. Zachary lives in Astoria, Oregon.

This History & Hops will directly follow the Seaside Museum’s Annual Membership Meeting.
History & Hops is supported by the Seaside Museum, the Seaside Public Library, and Seaside Brewing Co.
Preserving Seaside’s History since 1974, the Seaside Museum & Historical Society is a non-profit educational
institution with the mission to collect, preserve, and interpret materials illustrative of the history and culture of
Seaside and the surrounding area. The museum is open Wednesday – Saturday from 11 AM – 4 PM.

For further information, please contact Emily Halverson during museum hours.

PHONE: 503-738-7065, or
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB: seasideoregonmuseum.com

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