Dear Oregon
Dispatches from Professional Time Travelers
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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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Renaming Ben Johnson Mountain
January 26, 2021 -
The Flight Home: The Museum of Mental Health Memorial
January 19, 2021
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Gingerbread Bake-off
January 5, 2021 -
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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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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Preserving History: Caring for the Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
October 6, 2020 -
Announcing the 2020 Joel Palmer Award Winner
September 1, 2020
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ChalkTheVoteOR: Understanding History to Envision Tomorrow
August 18, 2020 -
We are Patch City! A Conversation with PTFC Patch Patrol
July 14, 2020
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Summer Research Camp: Explore Oregon Historical Society Digital Collections
June 16, 2020 -
“Watch the Back of Your Pass!”: The Art of Portland Traction Co. Weekly Passes
June 11, 2020
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Let’s Bake a (Historical) Cake
June 9, 2020 -
Tales from the Oral History Collections: Mercedes Deiz
June 4, 2020
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“History is who we are and why we are the way we are”
June 2, 2020 -
Products with a Purpose: A Museum Store on a Mission
May 28, 2020
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When Oregon Mattered
May 26, 2020 -
Tales from the OHS Oral History Collections: Edith Green
May 21, 2020
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Documenting Demolition and Change: A Look at Minor White’s Photographs of Portland’s Old Town and Waterfront
May 19, 2020 -
Breaking News: Footage of the Mount St. Helens Eruption and Aftermath
May 14, 2020
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Love in the Time of the Library Move
May 12, 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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No More Wire Hangers!
April 28, 2020 -
“Here’s What Makes the ‘Whistle’ Toot”: Kaiser’s Bo’s’n’s Whistle Now Available on OHS Digital Collections
April 23, 2020
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Powering History: The Oregon Historical Society Volunteers
April 21, 2020 -
“The Moon Shines on the Moonshine”*: An Oregon Bootlegging Story
April 14, 2020
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Another Year, Another Dress: A Stunning New Shogren Design on Display in “Experience Oregon”
March 31, 2020 -
Tales from the OHS Oral History Collections: Monroe Sweetland
March 26, 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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Confronting the Past: Difficult Questions and Public History Today
February 4, 2020 -
Boiled Lettuce Greens: A Century-Old Recipe Technical Challenge
January 21, 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 -
Life is Short, Wear Sequins: Early 20th Century Couture on Display in “Experience Oregon”
October 29, 2019
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Launching the Digital Production Lab: Part 1
October 15, 2019 -
A Pageant of Oregon History: Rediscovering New Deal Art at Portland’s Abernethy Elementary School
October 1, 2019
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What a Ride: From Personal Treasure to Museum Collection
September 17, 2019 -
Digitizing the Oregon Story: Exciting New Oral History Projects at OHS
June 25, 2019
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Of Mountains and Metadata: The Photographs of Donald Burkhart
April 16, 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