Dear Oregon
Dispatches from Professional Time Travelers
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Hear, See, and Taste Voting Rights History
October 13, 2020 -
Preserving History: Caring for the Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
October 6, 2020
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“A Farm Team for the History Channel”: Griswold High School and National History Day
September 29, 2020 -
Shared Memories, Protests, and Signs of Resistance: Voting Rights Activities for Families
September 22, 2020
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Back to (Virtual) School: Return to the Classroom through OHS Digital Collections
September 15, 2020 -
Treasures from the Oregon Vault: Handmade Magda Berg Designs
September 8, 2020
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Announcing the 2020 Joel Palmer Award Winner
September 1, 2020 -
Do Protests Work? Let’s ask the Thompson Elk
August 25, 2020
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ChalkTheVoteOR: Understanding History to Envision Tomorrow
August 18, 2020 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Jack G. Collins
August 11, 2020
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Raised by Feminists
August 4, 2020 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Gertrude Glutsch Jensen
July 28, 2020
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“Breaking Barriers in History”: The Virtual 2020 Oregon History Day Contest
July 21, 2020 -
We are Patch City! A Conversation with PTFC Patch Patrol
July 14, 2020
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OHS Re-opening and a Hunt for the Scarce Face Mask
July 7, 2020 -
Up in the Air and on the Street: Another OHS Digital Collections Mystery
June 30, 2020
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From Stereographs to Souvenir Shops: OHS’s View-Master Collection
June 23, 2020 -
Summer Research Camp: Explore Oregon Historical Society Digital Collections
June 16, 2020
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“Watch the Back of Your Pass!”: The Art of Portland Traction Co. Weekly Passes
June 11, 2020 -
Let’s Bake a (Historical) Cake
June 9, 2020
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Tales from the Oral History Collections: Mercedes Deiz
June 4, 2020 -
“History is who we are and why we are the way we are”
June 2, 2020
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Tales from the OHS Oral History Collections: Edith Green
May 21, 2020 -
Documenting Demolition and Change: A Look at Minor White’s Photographs of Portland’s Old Town and Waterfront
May 19, 2020
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Breaking News: Footage of the Mount St. Helens Eruption and Aftermath
May 14, 2020 -
Love in the Time of the Library Move
May 12, 2020
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Good Eats: A Tribute to Oregon Dining
May 7, 2020 -
From Whence Did it Come and to Where Did it Go?: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Oregon
May 5, 2020
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“Louie Louie, oh baby, take me where ya gotta go.” Which is nowhere. Baby.
April 30, 2020 -
No More Wire Hangers!
April 28, 2020
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“Here’s What Makes the ‘Whistle’ Toot”: Kaiser’s Bo’s’n’s Whistle Now Available on OHS Digital Collections
April 23, 2020 -
Powering History: The Oregon Historical Society Volunteers
April 21, 2020
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From Sugar Rationing to Rubber Drives: A Glimpse at World War II through the Al Monner News Negatives
April 16, 2020 -
“The Moon Shines on the Moonshine”*: An Oregon Bootlegging Story
April 14, 2020
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Museum of My Stuff
April 2, 2020 -
Another Year, Another Dress: A Stunning New Shogren Design on Display in “Experience Oregon”
March 31, 2020
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Tales from the OHS Oral History Collections: Monroe Sweetland
March 26, 2020 -
Mission: “COVID-19 No More”
March 24, 2020
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Launching the Digital Production Lab: Part 2
March 17, 2020 -
The Power of the Vote: A Brief History of Voting Rights in America
March 3, 2020
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Reflecting on the Oregon Story: Maurine Neuberger and the Margarine Mayhem
February 18, 2020 -
Confronting the Past: Difficult Questions and Public History Today
February 4, 2020
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Boiled Lettuce Greens: A Century-Old Recipe Technical Challenge
January 21, 2020 -
“Most Extraordinary of Busses”: Documenting the Rise and Fall of the Mt. Hood Aerial Skiway with OHS Collections
January 7, 2020
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Year End Round-Up: Dear Oregon Turns One
December 24, 2019 -
Welcoming Challenging Conversations: An Oregon Historical Quarterly Special Issue about White Supremacy and Resistance
December 10, 2019
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Brains, Skill, and Butter: Sample a Feast of History in Century-old Cookbooks
November 26, 2019 -
Indexing the Oregon Story: Providing Access to Library “Gold”
November 12, 2019
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Life is Short, Wear Sequins: Early 20th Century Couture on Display in “Experience Oregon”
October 29, 2019 -
Launching the Digital Production Lab: Part 1
October 15, 2019
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A Pageant of Oregon History: Rediscovering New Deal Art at Portland’s Abernethy Elementary School
October 1, 2019 -
What a Ride: From Personal Treasure to Museum Collection
September 17, 2019
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Look at What He Did! A Behind the Scenes Look at the Many Shades of Being Darcelle
September 3, 2019 -
Meet You on “The Trail”: The OHS Museum Store’s Guide to the Lewis and Clark Exposition
August 20, 2019
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Is It Flat? Illusion, Reality, and the Haas Mural
August 6, 2019 -
When Nature Calls, Accession It!
July 23, 2019
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A New Face for the OHS Research Library Catalog
July 9, 2019 -
Digitizing the Oregon Story: Exciting New Oral History Projects at OHS
June 25, 2019
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Oregon History Day: It’s All About the Journey
May 14, 2019 -
Trees Need Lignin, We Don’t!
April 30, 2019
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Of Mountains and Metadata: The Photographs of Donald Burkhart
April 16, 2019 -
Our Love Is Carved in Stone
April 2, 2019
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Can She Run a Boiler? Misogyny in the Archives
March 19, 2019 -
The Details are in the Dirt: Scenic Elements in Experience Oregon
March 5, 2019
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Oregon History Boot Camp: Meet the OHS Docents
February 19, 2019 -
Portland, a Squatter’s Paradise
February 5, 2019
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The (First) Time Nazis Marched in Portland
January 22, 2019 -
Curating “Barley, Barrels, Bottles, and Brews”
January 8, 2019