Summer Research Camp: Explore Oregon Historical Society Digital Collections

As the days (hopefully) get sunnier, and we all start to spend more time outdoors, the Dear Oregon team is going to downshift for summer — publishing one blog post per week beginning this week. This provides an opportunity for staff to regroup and plan for new and exciting offerings in the coming months. It also presents readers with an opportunity to dig a little deeper into OHS’s digital collections and projects, which we’ve highlighted in twice-weekly blog posts and in email digests during OHS’s closure to the public. It’s been a challenging three months filled with learning experiences — making connections between Oregon’s history and present day — that reinforced the importance of OHS’s mission of “preserv[ing] our state’s history and mak[ing] it accessible to everyone in ways that advance knowledge and inspire curiosity about all the people, places, and events that have shaped Oregon.”

In the spirit of inspiring curiosity, we challenge visitors to continue to learn about Oregon history through OHS Digital Collections. Consider it your own summer research camp, and this is your first lesson!

In that spirit, OHS Digital Collections Manager Mathieu Deschaine has created some short videos to serve as an introduction to OHS Digital Collections, to help readers navigate through collection materials, and describe how to view and understand the records.   We hope these videos are helpful and that you will be encouraged to search, use, and share these materials with fellow history buffs. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly email digest to learn about more fun ways to discover OHS collections during the hot days of summer.