Events

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Map-art by Natchee Barnd. Courtesy Natchee Barnd.

Type: Education Event, Professional Development, Online Video     

Maps and Meanings

Presented by Natchee Barnd

Please note that this program is for educators only.

In this guest presentation by Natchee Barnd, educators engage with Indigenous geographies and learn tools for teaching anti-colonial strategies in the classroom.

  • Teachers
Barry Faulkner, Champoeg, 1843 mural mounted in the Oregon House of Representatives, State Capitol, Salem, Oregon, Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Library, P218 SG2 Series IX

Type: Education Event, Professional Development, Online Video     

Racial Exclusion and the Law in Pre-Statehood Oregon

Presented by Kenneth R. Coleman

In this guest presentation by Kenneth Coleman, educators will learn about Oregon’s early racial exclusion laws, including the Black exclusion laws of Oregon’s provisional and territorial governments, and the federal Oregon Donation Land Act.

  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
Amanda L. Tyler headshot

Type: Lecture, Virtual Event     

Amanda L. Tyler

MEMBERS: OHS members will receive an email on Tuesday, February 16, with details on how to access members-only pricing. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at HatfieldSeries@ohs.org or 503.222.1741. Not a member? Join today to receive discounted pricing.


Virtual Event

  • Teachers
  • Family-friendly
Betty Roberts, 1984. OHS Research Library, SR11146

Type: Panel Discussion, Virtual Event     

Reflection Roundtable: Justice Betty Roberts’s Work for Equality in Oregon

Panel discussion with Judge Ann Aiken, Justice Mick Gillette, Justice Adrienne Nelson, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and Dian Odell, moderated by Kerry Tymchuk


Virtual Program via Zoom

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
Piggins food cart on the Oregon Historical Society plaza. Image courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society.

Type: Film Showing, Panel Discussion, Virtual Event     

Unsavory Times: Oregon Restaurants Amidst the Pandemic

Documentary Premier and Panel Discussion

Panel discussion with Brian Kimmel, Erika Polmar, Greg Higgins, Jason Brandt, and Peter Cho, moderated by Kerry Tymchuk

Virtual Program via Show & Tell and Zoom


Register Here To Watch the Film and Join the Panel Discussion

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Governor Tom McCall at a 1970 Earth Day Celebration, 1970. OHS Research Library, Org. Lot 1386

Type: Panel Discussion, Lunch and Learn, Virtual Event     

Earth Day “Lunch & Learn” Commemoration: Oregon’s Bottle Bill Turns 50

Panel discussion with Jules Bailey, Rep. Vicki Berger, Kris Carico, Becky Voelkel, and Brent Walth, moderated by Kerry Tymchuk

Virtual program via Zoom


Register Here

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
The Woman's Hour

Type: Lecture, Book Talk, Virtual Event     

An Evening with Elaine Weiss

Virtual program via Zoom


Register Here

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
Seven Peaks School student Emily Gerber stand by her exhibit, “Painting the Way: The Story of Tyrus Wong.” Image courtesy of Emily Gerber.

Type: Education Event, Professional Development, Virtual Event     

Oregon History Day Educator Webinar—May 4

Presented by Kristen Pilgrim


Register Here

  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
Jon Meacham. Photo by Gasper Tringale

Type: Lecture, Virtual Event     

Jon Meacham

MEMBERS: OHS members will receive an email on Tuesday, February 16, with details on how to access members-only pricing. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at HatfieldSeries@ohs.org or 503.222.1741. Not a member? Join today to receive discounted pricing.


Virtual Event

  • Teachers
  • Family-friendly
Sunset High School student Alan Zhou poses with his first place medal for Group Senior Documentary at the 2019 National History Day awards ceremony.

Type: Education Event, Professional Development, Virtual Event     

Oregon History Day Educator Webinar—June 2

Presented by Kristen Pilgrim


Register Here

  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers