Sandy Historical Society — Attraction in Sandy

My husband and I came here looking for some local gifts, we found some but their options were not nearly as robust as their website claimed. The woman working was very kind and knowledgeable about the history of the Sandy area. As she was regaling us with a fascinating story of the area, a scruffy gentleman that works there walked in, stood maybe six inches away from her and was VERY aggressively clearing his throat over and over and shaking his head at her trying to get her to stop telling us the history of the area. Like….excuse me? Can you not? If you have something to say, use words like a big boy. It was so unnecessary and uncomfortable. I think the time of grumpy old men interrupting women has come to an end, sir. If you don’t like women, stay home. If you don’t like the sometimes uncomfortable history of the area, clearly working in the HISTORICAL SOCIETY isn’t where you should be. After he walked away she continued her story and my husband and I stayed for 15 or so more minutes chatting with her. I really don’t know what his problem was but he sucks and has no place working there if he can’t control his demeanor in public. Other than that it was great, we didn’t let that one guy ruin it for us. Only 4 stars since the gift shop had way less than we...

This was great. If you're interested in pioneering or logging, be sure to stop by.

Best of all, while admission is FREE, the staffing experience is better than many museums we visited that charged admission. I felt a genuine love of the local history/lore from Ken, the gentleman that engaged us once we entered the museum proper.

P.S. On maps, access to parking looks weird. Just make sure you're on the inside lane coming from either direction, as the streets are basically the highway split into two one-ways going opposite directions and the museum is...

This place is a Haven on a hot day when having to wait an hour for the bus. Plus it's a chill place to be for a bit of time. The museum is really cool because it's got a ton of information on the Oregon Trail and that was my favorite video game growing up so this place definitely strikes a good chord for me. Also, the staff are friendly and helpful. They even let me connect to the WiFi network here. Lastly don't forget to sign the guest book...