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Oregon

Historical Society

As the steward of Oregon's history, the Oregon Historical Society educates, informs, and engages the public through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the past.

Oregon Historical Society

Portland’s Audacious Champion Book Trailer

Portland’s Audacious Champion Book Trailer

Portland’s Audacious Champion

Portland’s Audacious Champion

A Window into Oregon's History

A Window into Oregon's History

Santaland 2023

Santaland 2023

Unearthing Oregon History: Tragedy at Tunnel 13

Unearthing Oregon History: Tragedy at Tunnel 13

Conversations with Birders

Conversations with Birders

Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125 Case Installation

Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125 Case Installation

Passing It On—The Yasui Family and Japanese Americans in Hood River (updated)

Passing It On—The Yasui Family and Japanese Americans in Hood River (updated)

Making “Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125”

Making “Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125”

Curator Chats: Uncovering “Our Unfinished Past” in OHS’s Research Library

Curator Chats: Uncovering “Our Unfinished Past” in OHS’s Research Library

Unearthing Oregon History—A Shirt is Worth a Thousand Words

Unearthing Oregon History—A Shirt is Worth a Thousand Words

“Brackeen v. Haaland” and the Indian Child Welfare Act

“Brackeen v. Haaland” and the Indian Child Welfare Act

Santaland 2022

Santaland 2022

Behind the Scenes of the Oregon Vault

Behind the Scenes of the Oregon Vault

Patchwork, Embroidery, and Applique: Rehousing Quilts in OHS’s Museum Collection

Patchwork, Embroidery, and Applique: Rehousing Quilts in OHS’s Museum Collection

Curator Chats: Introducing “Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125”

Curator Chats: Introducing “Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125”

All About Access: Exploring OHS Collections Online

All About Access: Exploring OHS Collections Online

Mark O. Hatfield Centennial Celebration

Mark O. Hatfield Centennial Celebration

Oregon’s Early Chinese American History and Portland’s Louie Chung

Oregon’s Early Chinese American History and Portland’s Louie Chung

How Anti-Abortion Advocates Laid the Groundwork to Overturn Roe v. Wade

How Anti-Abortion Advocates Laid the Groundwork to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Portland Jobs with Justice Panel Discussion

Portland Jobs with Justice Panel Discussion

Freeze The Day Installation

Freeze The Day Installation

Freeze the Day! Oregon Winter Sports Athletes

Freeze the Day! Oregon Winter Sports Athletes

Good Work, Sister! A New Chapter in WWII Women’s History

Good Work, Sister! A New Chapter in WWII Women’s History

Centering Chinese History in Oregon

Centering Chinese History in Oregon

Freeze the Day photo tour

Freeze the Day photo tour

A Conversation with Frances Stilwell

A Conversation with Frances Stilwell

Mark O. Hatfield: Oregon Statesman

Mark O. Hatfield: Oregon Statesman

“Meet Me Under the Clock” at the Oregon Historical Society

“Meet Me Under the Clock” at the Oregon Historical Society

Meier and Frank Santaland 2021

Meier and Frank Santaland 2021

Eminent Oregonians: Abigail Scott Duniway, Richard Neuberger, Jesse Applegate

Eminent Oregonians: Abigail Scott Duniway, Richard Neuberger, Jesse Applegate

2021 Oregon History Makers Awards

2021 Oregon History Makers Awards

Black Abolitionists and Mercantile Frontiers: A. H. Francis and His Circle, 1835–1864

Black Abolitionists and Mercantile Frontiers: A. H. Francis and His Circle, 1835–1864

Historians and the News: Kathleen Belew

Historians and the News: Kathleen Belew

Oregon Loves New York: A Story of American Unity After 9/11

Oregon Loves New York: A Story of American Unity After 9/11

Oregon’s Bottle Bill Turns 50

Oregon’s Bottle Bill Turns 50

Public Access TV is Different! Digitizing the Video Access Project

Public Access TV is Different! Digitizing the Video Access Project

Maps and Meanings

Maps and Meanings

Racial Exclusion and the Law in Pre-Statehood Oregon

Racial Exclusion and the Law in Pre-Statehood Oregon

It Did Happen Here: Histories of Fighting White Supremacists in Portland

It Did Happen Here: Histories of Fighting White Supremacists in Portland

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