Wallowa Resources and Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center are teaming up again to combine our two festivals, bringing a jam-packed day of interactive fun!
The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is creating a new piece of community-guided music, “From Maxville to Vanport,” incorporating the stories of two unique towns in Oregon’s history: Maxville and Vanport.
This program follows Gwen Trice, an African-American woman who was born and raised in Eastern Oregon, as she sets out to explore her family's past. PBS/OPB Documentary | 27m 16s
A documentary about the Timber Culture traveling exhibit, made possible through a grant from the Wildhorse Foundation. 10:00 (cctvsalem, 2018)
Gwendolyn Trice takes us along on the journey in this Deep West Video that premiered at the 2009 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Length: 9:37 (2009, Gwendolyn Trice)
Gwendolyn Trice tells the story of the Maxville Gathering. Length: 7:19 (2010, Gwendolyn Trice)
3 songs/scenes from On to Higher Ground, a play inspired by historical Maxville research, transcripts and interviews produced and written by Marv Ross.
A video by Gwen Trice about the making of the play On To Higher Ground.
