Carriage Me Back to 1923 May 6-7 in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — They say, "the times they are a changing" and they surely were in 1923. 

The Great War "to end all wars" was over, but there was no way back to the idyllic horse and buggy past.

In 1923 women were voting! They were wearing pants and, gasp, smoking in public! 

This year’s “Carriage Me Back” in Brownsville will take us back to 1923 on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7.

Call the Linn County Historical Museum at 541-466-3390 to reserve your place on the horse-drawn carriage for this year’s entertaining docudrama based on history and flavored with artistic license.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children under 12.  An entire carriage — which holds 20 people — can be reserved for $225.

In 1923, prohibition was the law of the land, creating a nation of scofflaws. Yes, Oregon was stuck in the mud, but there were stern souls determined to stand above the muck and create a cleaner, more prosperous future for Brownsville. 

The ladies in banker Thompson's Italianate Mansion are attempting to carry on as if all is well, planning a gathering for that distinguished archeologist who had just blown the dust off that tomb in far off Egypt.

Women, young and old, are polishing their social graces with Emily Post's rules of etiquette book, surely a guide for the troubling future seen dimly on the eastern horizon. 

After a three-year pandemic-induced hiatus, this beloved fundraiser for the Linn County Historical Museum is back in full swing. 

Hop on the carriage — understanding the past is a key to the future — and travel back in time to Brownsville in 1923