Preserving Oregon's Heritage & History
Leading efforts to enhance, assist and promote the Willamette Falls Heritage Area
We manage Willamette Falls State Heritage Area
Our vision is to ensure the Heritage Area is a source of pride and prosperity, where visitors and residents experience the places, stories and abundance of culture and history.
Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is committed to incorporating the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the governance and operations of our organization. We promote equity and diversity because it is our belief, we all grow stronger together when we understand our shared and unique heritage, respect our diverse traditions, cultures, and experiences.
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01Learn more about Willamette Falls Heritage Area
The Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition is leading efforts to enhance, assist and promote the Heritage Area.
02Immerse yourself in the rich history of the Willamette Falls Heritage Area
The story in the Willamette Valley includes places where Native Americans lived, fished and traded.
03Latest News & Events around the Willamette Falls Heritage Area
There is plenty happening in our Heritage Area.
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Latest News
Cameo Theater – Half Century Business Club Member
The Cameo Theater Entertainment and leisure activities are important elements for any community. They provide recreation and relationship building opportunities for locals and in the case of historic theaters like the Cameo, they can even be a draw for tourists. For much of its history, Newberg has been a small town, but its… Read more ›
Half Century Business Club
The Half Century Business Club is Back! The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition is excited to announce the revival of our Half Century Business Club program! Every five years the Coalition seeks to honor for-profit businesses that have been operational within the Heritage Area for 50 years or more. Some of these businesses… Read more ›
Seeking Executive Assistant
The Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is pleased to announce its search for a part-time Executive Assistant. Are you passionate about the history of the Heritage Area or do you know someone who is? If so, please consider applying for the position or sharing this posting. We are seeking an independent self starter… Read more ›
2021 Year End Updates
Dear Heritage Area Supporter, The Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is excited to share some of its 2021 accomplishments and our plans for 2022. The Coalition is dedicated to enhancing and promoting a 56 river-mile region of the Willamette River and is made up of a board of directors with public and private… Read more ›
Historic City Hall Listed on National Register
The historic West Linn City Hall has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places! This is great news for the Coalition and the community as we continue working to open the building as a cultural center. Listing on the National Register opens funding opportunities that may help with renovation costs and brings us… Read more ›
Siobhan Taylor
The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition lost its longest serving Executive Director on August 11, 2021 after a valiant fight with brain cancer. Siobhan served as the Coalition’s Executive Director for ove r five years, including part of 2021, and prior to that she had served several years as a Board member and… Read more ›
Coalition Hires New Executive Director
The Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Britta Stewart as their new Executive Director. Britta is skilled in heritage site and non-profit management and has most recently been working as the Director of the Hoover-Minthorn House Museum and as the Associate Director of the Newberg Downtown Coalition…. Read more ›
West Linn Historical Society Presents: A Virtual Author Talk: Waka T. Brown
On May 16th West Linn Historical Society is hosting a free Virtual Author Talk with West Linn’s very own Waka T. Brown. Join Waka as she discusses her new memoir WHILE I WAS AWAY. This middle grade memoir follows Waka’s journey as a Japanese American who was sent to live in Japan with a grandmother… Read more ›
Samurai in the Oregon Sky- Friday May 7th at 6:30 p.m.
As part of AAPI Heritage Month, the Lake Oswego Public Library is screening “Samurai in the Sky” along with a Q&A with the Director Ilana Sol via Zoom. The film is about Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita, the only pilot to bomb the U.S. mainland during WWII, and his unlikely lifelong friendship with the people of… Read more ›
WFLHAC Executive Director Search
The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition (WFLHAC) is excited to announce the search for a new Executive Director. Do you know someone who might be a good fit for our organization and its vision? If so, please share this posting and help us continue our valuable work. We are looking for a vibrant… Read more ›
A letter from our Executive Director
Feb. 22, 2021 Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition Board of Directors P.O. Bo 387 Marylhurst, OR 97036 Dear Board Members: After five productive and joy filled years as Executive Director it is time to submit my resignation, effective March 15, 2021. As you know I am facing a serious health challenge. And, that… Read more ›