Dear Oregon
Dispatches from Professional Time Travelers
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Surveying The Video Access Project (TVAP) Collection in OHS’s Research Library
November 15, 2022 -
Spot the Difference in “Experience Oregon”!
November 1, 2022
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The Oregon School for the Deaf: How a School Became a Community
October 18, 2022 -
Curator Chats: Introducing “Our Unfinished Past: The Oregon Historical Society at 125”
October 4, 2022
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OHQ on the Road: Connecting Chinese History to Places in Oregon
September 6, 2022 -
Visual Encouragement: Child Artwork from the Clackamas Town Center COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
August 23, 2022
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Hay-SEE-ta or HECK-ata: How Do You Pronounce Heceta Head?
August 9, 2022 -
Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Series: Now on OHS Digital Collections
July 26, 2022
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A Pathbreaking Politician: Highlighting the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project
July 12, 2022 -
“It’s Not Over”: Developing an OHS Exhibition Documenting Forty Years of HIV/AIDS in Oregon
June 28, 2022
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Tales from the Oral History Collection: Susie Shepherd
June 14, 2022 -
Building on the Past: Researching House History at OHS
May 31, 2022
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Discovering Local History in a Science Unit: Using OHS’s Digital History Resources
May 17, 2022 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Noreen Saltveit McGraw
May 3, 2022
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“Imagine the headlines!”: A 1915 Linotype Machine’s New Home at OHS
April 19, 2022 -
Which Takes Longer: Building a Volcano or Naming It?
April 5, 2022
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Food, Comfort, and Care: Women Workers at Kaiser’s WWII Child Service Centers
March 22, 2022 -
Capturing a Winter Wonderland: Photography by Ray Atkeson
March 8, 2022
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Conserving and Restoring a Piece of Oregon’s Afro-American History
February 22, 2022 -
Why the OHS Research Library Matters — Now More Than Ever
February 8, 2022
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A Portal to the Past: Introducing OHS’s Online Museum Collection Portal
January 25, 2022 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Velma J. Jeremiah
January 11, 2022
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“Meet Me Under the Clock” at the Oregon Historical Society
December 28, 2021 -
Spice Cookies for You and Everyone You Know
December 14, 2021
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K–12 Oregon Social Science: New Perspectives
November 30, 2021 -
The Story of Oregon’s Two Thanksgivings
November 23, 2021
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Recognizing ‘Our Ancestor’ in the Forest: Documenting Oregon’s Heritage Trees with OHS Digital Collections
November 16, 2021 -
Exhibition Inspiration: A Tribute to Lloyd “Tony” Stevenson, Jr.
November 2, 2021
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Tales from the Oral History Collections: Dorothy H. Thornton
October 19, 2021 -
Treasures from the Oregon Vault: A Jarring Experience
October 5, 2021
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A 1905 “Slice-of-Life” View of Portland’s East Side
September 21, 2021 -
A Pedal-Powered Addition to the OHS Museum Collection
September 7, 2021
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Transforming the Mezzanine Gallery — A Timelapse
August 24, 2021 -
Future Historians: Stand-Out Student Projects from the 2021 National History Day® Contest
August 10, 2021
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Palmer Award 2021
July 27, 2021 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: John E. Jaqua
July 13, 2021
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Treasures from the Oregon Vault: A Mystery Romance?
June 29, 2021 -
Fifteen Months on “Dear Oregon”: Professional Time Travel During a Pandemic
June 15, 2021
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Collaborating to Preserve Immigrant Voices
June 8, 2021 -
An Array of Buttons: The Story Behind OHQ’s Spring 2021 Cover
June 1, 2021
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Scenes from the Rails: How the SP&S Railway Transformed the Pacific Northwest
May 25, 2021 -
Treasures from the Oregon Vault: When is a Melodeon not a Melodeon?
May 18, 2021
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Links to Native Past and Present: Ten Creeks on Marys Peak Have New Names
May 11, 2021 -
Six Degrees of Alexander Hamilton: Another Stunning Shogren Creation in “Experience Oregon”
May 4, 2021
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Tales from the Oral History Collections: Charles B. Maxey
April 27, 2021 -
Moveable New Deal Art in OHS Museum Collections
April 20, 2021
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From Pet Cemetery to Baker County: A Forgotten Monument Finds a Home
April 13, 2021 -
Activating Curiosity: Oregon Historical Society K–12 Curriculum
April 6, 2021
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OHS’s New Climate Cases: A Project with a Mission
March 30, 2021 -
Going Afield: Mobile Photography Studios of Early Oregon Photographers
March 23, 2021
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The Library Materials — A Series
March 16, 2021 -
Treasures from the Oregon Vault: A Civilian Conservation Corps Rug
March 9, 2021
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The Great Oregon Balloon Race of 1914
March 2, 2021 -
Oregon Voices on the Road: New and Updated Traveling Exhibits
February 23, 2021
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OHQ’s White Supremacy and Resistance Special Issue: Now a Free Resource for Oregon
February 16, 2021 -
Unearthing Oregon History: The Buck Rock Tunnel
February 9, 2021
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Tales from the Oral History Collections: Cecil L. Edwards
February 2, 2021 -
Renaming Ben Johnson Mountain
January 26, 2021
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The Flight Home: The Museum of Mental Health Memorial
January 19, 2021 -
A Banner Year: The Saga of the U.S.S. “Oregon” Homeward Bound Pennant
January 12, 2021
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Gingerbread Bake-off
January 5, 2021 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Joyce Braden Harris
December 29, 2020
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Santaland at the Museum
December 22, 2020 -
Trapped in the Columbia Gorge: Documenting a Train Rescue during the Great Winter Storm of 1884–1885
December 15, 2020
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Pork Cake: A Century-Old Technical Challenge
December 8, 2020 -
History in the Making: Preserving the Al Monner News Negatives
December 1, 2020
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Treasures from the Oregon Vault: Pinafore Made on the Oregon Trail
November 24, 2020 -
Hallie Heacock and the St. Helens Pulp and Paper Mill
November 17, 2020
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Beached Whale Blow-Up: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Florence Exploding Whale
November 10, 2020 -
The Fight Continues: Oregonians Commemorate and Complicate Voting Rights History
November 3, 2020
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Picturing the Columbia: The Photography of Sarah Hall Ladd and Lily E. White
October 27, 2020 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Bernie Foster
October 20, 2020
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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