Mark Prairie Historical Society

10/20/2026

🍁🍂 **The holidays are just around the corner!** 🍂🍁

Looking for a special place to celebrate with family, friends, or coworkers? The historic **1879 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse** offers a charming setting for your Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings! 🦃🎄

✨ **Make your holiday reservations now!** Dates are available for booking, so start planning your celebration today!

📞 503-353-6563
🌐 www.markprairiehistoricalsociety.org

09/24/2026

Potluck - Bring salad, hot dish or dessert to share for after the meeting. See you Saturday!

REMINDER — THIS SATURDAY! 🏫❤️
The Mark Prairie Historical Society’s Annual Membership Meeting & Potluck is coming up this Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 PM at the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse!

We’d love to see our members, neighbors, friends, and anyone interested in the history and future of the Mark Prairie community. We’ll begin with our Annual Membership Meeting, followed by a potluck, so bring a favorite dish to share! 🍽️

Can’t attend in person? There will also be a Zoom option. DM for the link!

📍 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse
7528 S Mark Rd. Canby

Come enjoy some good food, good company, and a little Mark Prairie history. We hope to see you Saturday! ❤️

09/23/2026

REMINDER — THIS SATURDAY! 🏫❤️
The Mark Prairie Historical Society’s Annual Membership Meeting & Potluck is coming up this Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 PM at the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse!

We’d love to see our members, neighbors, friends, and anyone interested in the history and future of the Mark Prairie community. We’ll begin with our Annual Membership Meeting, followed by a potluck, so bring a favorite dish to share! 🍽️

Can’t attend in person? There will also be a Zoom option. DM for the link!

📍 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse
7528 S Mark Rd. Canby

Come enjoy some good food, good company, and a little Mark Prairie history. We hope to see you Saturday! ❤️

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from the Mark Prairie Historical Society! 🇺🇸

Today we celebrate the generations of hardworking people whose dedication helped build our communities and shape the history we preserve today.

Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing Labor Day! ❤️🤍💙

09/05/2026

✨ Join us for our Annual Members Meeting and Potluck! ✨

We’re gathering at the historic Mark Prairie Schoolhouse on September 26 at 4 PM for a fun and friendly day of community connection. Come hear updates from the Mark Prairie Historical Society, learn about recent projects, and enjoy a potluck dinner with neighbors and friends!

Come relax, reconnect, and experience the warm ambiance of our beautifully restored one-room schoolhouse, now serving as both a historical site and local event venue.

📍 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse – 7528 S. Mark Rd., Canby, OR 97013 (ADA accessible)
💻 Zoom link available by request

08/23/2026

We’re looking forward to welcoming the community to the historic Mark Prairie Schoolhouse this Tuesday evening for "Chamber After Hours!" 🏫✨

Come enjoy refreshments, conversation, and a chance to connect with fellow Chamber members, local professionals, and community friends, while spending a little time inside our beautifully restored 1879 schoolhouse.

📅 **Tuesday, August 25**
⏰ **5:30–7:00 PM**
📍 **Mark Prairie Schoolhouse, Canby**

And don’t forget to bring a raffle prize representing your business for a chance to showcase what you do!

All are welcome! So, bring a friend, colleague, or fellow community supporter. We’d love to see you there!

08/13/2026

https://www.canbyareachamber.org/event-detail/L7bNcreUGb3GXIIz_c5Bfg2/chamber-after-hours-hosted-by-mark-prairie-historical-society

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

The Mark Family recently celebrated their 101st Annual Mark Family Reunion at the historic Mark Prairie Schoolhouse. It was a wonderful day filled with laughter, stories, shared memories, delicious food, and the joy of reconnecting across generations.

For more than a century, the Mark Family has come together to celebrate their heritage, and we're honored that the beautifully restored Mark Prairie Schoolhouse continues to be a place where those traditions can live on.

Whether you're planning a family reunion, birthday celebration, anniversary, wedding, baby shower, meeting, or other special gathering, the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse offers a warm, historic setting that helps make every event memorable.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's reunion such a special day. We look forward to welcoming many more families and community groups through our doors in the years ahead!

Interested in hosting your next event at the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse? We'd love to show you around!

07/21/2026

Step inside history this Saturday!

The doors of the beautifully restored Mark Prairie Schoolhouse will be open for a special Open House this Saturday, July 25th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and everyone is welcome!

Whether you've driven past the schoolhouse for years and wondered what it looks like inside, you're interested in local history, or you're looking for a unique venue for a wedding, family reunion, meeting, shower, celebration, or community event, we'd love to show you around.

During your visit you can:
📚 Tour the historic one-room schoolhouse
🏫 Learn about its remarkable restoration
💒 See how the building is used today for weddings, meetings, classes, and special events
❓Ask questions and visit with members of the Mark Prairie Historical Society

📍 Mark Prairie Schoolhouse
7528 South Mark Road
Canby, Oregon

🕚 Saturday, July 25th
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Admission is free, so stop by, say hello, and see why this special place continues to bring people together nearly 150 years after it first opened its doors.