The History Museum opens Wednesday, March 26 at 1 p.m. in Hood RIver. The opening is the debut of this year's exhibit "100 Years, 100 Things", in honor of Hood RIver County's Centennial Celebration and will feature 100 artifacts that are 100 years old or older.

The museum also has "new" hours for 2008 based on input provided by the museum volunteers on how to better reach visitors and community members.

The new hours are:

April and October, open daily, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Blossom Fest weekend.

May through September, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Special extended family hours in July and August, open on Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 7 p.m.

The History Museum will unveil a new timeline exhibit on the season opening day. The timeline project was funded by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust and features important dates and events from local and national history. The timeline was designed and constructed by One+Two Design Inc. from Portland.

In addition to the timeline, there are many new displays and exhibits that showcase some of the artifacts held within the museum's permanent collection, including a piece of groom's cake that is more than 100 years old. The museum has also added a display honoring the 10th Mountain Division from WWII and clothing displays of dresses from each decade of the past century.