Hanthorn Cannery
Foundation
Hanthorn Cannery
Foundation
100 39th Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
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Foundation Mission:
FOUNDATION HISTORY
The Hanthorn Cannery Foundation was established in 2003. Founding members are the workers of the Columbia River Packers
Association (CRPA) and the Bumble Bee Seafood Corporation and their families. The Hanthorn Cannery began business at this
facility in 1875, and the Columbia River Packers Association operated it for much of the 20th century. Bumble Bee Seafoods was
founded in Astoria, Oregon and closed its headquarters here in 1981. The Foundation is located in the Historic Hanthorn Cannery,
now called Pier 39.
FOUNDATION GOALS
• Development and maintenance of an interpretive center at Pier 39. This interpretive center, also known as the Hanthorn Cannery
Museum, currently houses hundreds of artifacts and archived documents representing numerous aspects of the industry. The
foundation continues to collect artifacts and develop new exhibits. The ultimate goal is to have all historic resources adequately
curated and protected, and available for viewing and research.
• Development of a Cannery Woman’s Memorial Park that will serve as a monument dedicated to the unsung work force—the
women who held most of the cannery jobs and kept the places humming for the better part of a century. The park will include
a life-sized bronze statue of a female cannery worker in traditional work clothes, holding a salmon in one hand and a cleaning
knife in the other. The park will also offer naming opportunities on benches, stonework, and other commemorative features.
• Development and distribution of scholarship funds designated for children of cannery workers, many of whom earned their way
through school by doing cannery work in the summers.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Hanthorn Cannery Museum is open 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Daily. There is no admission charge, though donations are appreciated.
LOCATION:
The museum is housed at Pier 39 in Astoria, Oregon, the oldest remaining processing plant on the lower Columbia River.
Parking is available on the pier!
28 • GIVING BACK 2017-18
The Hanthorn Cannery Foundation
is dedicated to the preservation of
cannery history, all cannery workers,
and the fishing industry livelihood as
it was developed from 1875 to the
present. The foundation is a 501(c)3
organization.
Engaging the Community:
We are engaging the community,
providing resources to Astor
Elementary second grade history fair,
for example.
Please feel free to contact us with
your educational events.
“Funds received to the Foundation
support the continued memories
and education programs that
interpret the seafood canning,
commercial fishing and processing
industries, from the Sea to the Table.”
Hanthorn Cannery Foundation is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax
ID number 35619.
SPONSORED BY:
Bumble Bee Seafoods