Maxville Milestones

The Maxville Milestones is a historical timeline defining key events and objectives that have been achieved and plot the course from conception to the present day of the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center. 

2006

• Gwen Trice lectures through Fishtrap documenting her family history in Maxville, Oregon, a railroad logging town.

2007

• The Maxville Project is introduced by Gwen Trice.
• Initiated conversations with Oregon Public Broadcasting to produce a segment for the "Oregon Experience" series.
• The Maxville Project is umbrellaed under the Friends of the Wallowa County Museum, and Friends of the Joseph Branch (excursion train).

2008

• (Sep.) Oregon Community Foundation Grant to Friends of the Joseph Branch Org. for African American Oral Histories.

2009

• (Jan. 25) "My Journey On The Promise Road"; Deep West Video Showcase, Western Folklife Festival, Elko, Nevada.
• (Feb. 1) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center website launched.
• (Feb. 9) "The Logger's Daughter"; Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary.
• (Apr. 18) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center becomes fully organized charitable organization.
• (Apr. 21) Land Use Bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden - transfer unused Forest Service compound in Wallowa for Interpretive Center Use.
• (Oct. 28) Wallowa Ranger Station is officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
• (Nov. 3) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center receives grant funding for materials to begin organizing and cataloguing the existing collection as well as other items, such as equipment and software, to continue collection activities.
• (Dec. 15) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center files for Federal 501(c)(3) Non Profit Status.

 2010

• (Feb. 7) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center receives independent 501(c)(3) organization status.
• (May 1) Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center opens doors to the Enterprise Visitor's Center at 106 S. River St., Enterprise, OR.