Museum displays trace the history of the South Umpqua Valley from the days of the Indian through the arrival of the pioneers who were lured by the Donation Land Claim Act and tales of mineral wealth. The forests supplied a variety of trees for constructing homes and furnishings. The displays include cooking utensils, crockery, needlework, and crude furniture used by the early settlers who established their homes near rivers or streams to be assured of a good water supply for the family and livestock.

     Numerous items pertaining to the medical profession and early druggist techniques and remedies are to be seen. A well-used butcher's block, cast iron scalding pot and other very early meat market items are on display.

     A large mural, painted by local artist Elva Paulson, is a replica of Indian pictographs drawn several hundred years ago by the Umpqua Tribe. The original pictographs are closed to public viewing due to prior vandalism. Other displayed Indian Artifacts include baskets, game rocks, pestles and clothing made from tanned deerhides.