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2016 Chinese New Year Dragon Dance & Parade, en route to the Oregon Historical Society outside of the Chinatown Gateway

Type: Special Event     

Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration

Presented in partnership with the Portland Chinatown Museum


Parade begins at 315 NW Davis Street and ends at the Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
Still from Buster Keaton’s The General

Type: Lecture, Film Showing     Series: History Pub

The Making of “The General”—Buster Keaton’s Masterpiece

Presented by Jim Scheppke

Doors open at 6pm


McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Grit and Ink by William F. Willingham

Type: Lecture, Partner Event     Series: History Pub

From Frontier Newspapering to the Digital Age: One Oregon Family’s Odyssey

Presented by William Willingham, author of Grit and Ink

5:30 pm doors, first come, first served. Arrive early!


McMenamins Old St. Francis School
700 N.W. Bond Street
Bend, Oregon 97703

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Flora Thompson reading a book with her granddaughter. OHS Research Library, bb017601

Type: Lecture, Film Showing, Partner Event     

Celilo Collaborations: Sharing the Stories of a Place and Its People

Presented by Dr. Katrine Barber with Linda Meanus

Doors open at 5:30pm


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Mt. Hood – North Side, OHS Research Library, Frank Branch Riley Collection

Type: Slide Presentation, Partner Event     

A History of the Mazamas and Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest (Portland)

Presented by Mathew Brock and Matthew Cowan


Mazama Mountaineering Center
527 SE 43rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97215

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Mitzi Loftus with her family at the Tule Lake Internment Camp. (McMenamins)

Type: Lecture     Series: History Pub

Detained by My Country

Presented by Mitzi, Toby, and David Loftus

Doors open at 6pm


McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (c.1540 - 1596)

Type: Lecture, Partner Event     Series: History Pub

Thunder Go North: The Hunt for Sir Francis Drake’s Fair and Good Bay

Presented by Melissa Darby, historian and author

6:00 pm doors, first come, first served. Arrive early!


McMenamins Old St. Francis School
700 N.W. Bond Street
Bend, Oregon 97703

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Joanne B. Freeman. Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

Type: Lecture     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Joanne B. Freeman

MEMBERS: If you have not received an email containing details on how to access members-only pricing, please contact us at communications@ohs.org or 503.222.1741.


Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers
St. Johns, summer 1908. OHS Research Library, photo file 1698, neg. no. 45949

Type: Lecture     Series: History Pub

Riot and Revolutionaries in 1910 St. Johns

Presented by Johanna Ogden

Doors open at 6pm


McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Type: Lecture     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

MEMBERS: If you have not received an email containing details on how to access members-only pricing, please contact us at communications@ohs.org or 503.222.1741.


Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers