Partner Museums & Clubs
In addition to the Antique Powerland Museum Association established to operate the museum site, Powerland presently encompasses 15 additional museums and heritage organizations operating in partnership. Several have established property leases for purposes of locating museum facilities.
The museum and organizational grouping includes the following:
Western Steam Fiends Association - This organization represents the foremost steam heritage group on the West Coast. Equipment includes stationary steam apparatus, steam traction engines, sawmill, and a rail mounted steam crane. The Steam Fiends represent the charter group at Powerland.
Branch 15- Early Day Gas Engines & Tractors Association - Organized in 1970, Branch 15 represents small engines, tractors and related farm implements interests. Branch 15 has hosted three national shows of the EDGE&TA organization.
Antique Implement Society - AIS was initially established as the non-profit arm of Powerland. More recently the organization adopted responsibility for the presentation of large operating gas and oil engines in Hilands Building.
Willow Creek Railroad - Over a twenty five year period, this group has built an operating miniature railroad that features scaled operating replicas of steam and diesel locomotives. Riders sit on the cars. Of great interest to the younger set, this railroad setting includes complete landscaping, replica buildings, and a mile of track.
Oregon Two Cylinder Club - As the region's John Deere tractor and implements club, the Oregon Two Cylinder Club is a major participant at Powerland. OTCC is responsible for farming activites including plowing, planting, and heritage harvesting of a wheat field. Their new museum building, currently under construction, will be a replica of a 1940's John Deere dealership.
Northwest Blacksmith Association - An informal organization, these folks operate the site's well supplied blacksmith shop and heritage machine shop.
Brooks Historical Society - Established in 1986, Brooks Historical Society has been responsible for the historic Brooks Depot since they moved it to Powerland in 1989 and created the Brooks Depot Museum within the building. The organization has added an element of local history to the Powerland community by celebrating local pioneer families and their stories.
Pacific Northwest Truck Museum - The Truck Museum is an organization dedicated to the preservation of trucking history and the vintage truck, with particular emphasis on Pacific Northwest trucking. With museum space of 26,300 sq. ft., the Museum presents 60 beautifully restored trucks on display in the most professional and complete museum setting available at Powerland. It also is host to the annual Truck Show in late August.
Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society - This group was incorporated in Oregon in 1957 with a mission to preserve the regional heritage of electric railway transportation. The organization initiated a move to Powerland in 1996 to establish the Oregon Electric Railway Museum. The Society has constructed a car barn, an operating street car museum powerhouse, facilitated extensive landscaping, and continues to add track and overhead.
Oregon Tractor Pullers, Inc - Currently no progressive sled tractor pull is planned for Steam-Up. This decision is subject to change depending on additional land being made available for the Steam-Up.
Oregon Fire Service Museum, Memorial & Learning Center - The Oregon Fire Service Museum (OFSM) was established in 1993 to preserve the history and heritage of the "Oregon Fire Service". This museum is presently involved in fundraising to acquire funds for Phase 1 of a planned period museum building design.
Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum - Separate from the international Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club initiated by this same organization at Powerland, the "Cat" museum has erected a exhibit building at Powerland.
Willamette Valley Model Railroad Museum - Incorporated in 1979, the museum is in transition from a site in Keizer. The group targeted Powerland as the preferred location for a permanent home. As plans for a welcome center at Powerland developed, the Museum became involved and will be responsible for visitor interpretation.
Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum - One of the latest museums to come to Powerland, their mission is to educate the public about the heritage of the automobile and motorcycle. This museum has constructed a replica of a 1930's Texaco service station and has installed the first section of their first museum building.
Pacific Northwest Logging Museum - Formed in 2008 by a group of loggers, retired loggers, logging enthusiasts and business owners, this corporation was organized to promote public interest and education through the preservation, collection, display and interpretation of historic operational logging equipment, tools, memorabilia and other pertinent materials. A further purpose is to recognize the role of the logging industry in the social and economic development of the Pacific Northwest and to illustrate the evolution of logging technologies from the past and into the future.
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