Events

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Fred Meyer publicity photo, 1947. Fred Meyer Collection, Box 7

Type: Lecture     Series: History Pub

My-Te Fine Merchant: Fred Meyer’s Retail Revolution

Presented by Fred Leeson


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

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Searching for York

Type: Television Broadcast, Online Video     Series: Oregon Experience

Searching for York


OPB-TV

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
A2004-002.638 : Flooded scene on SW 1st between Stark and Oak, 12/31/1894. City of Portland, City Auditor, Archives & Records Management

Type: Lecture, Partner Event     Series: History Pub

The Sea Also Rises: History and Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest

Presented by Dr. Sean Munger

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
Mitch Landrieu

Type: Lecture     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Mitch Landrieu

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
New Columbia youth pose for a photo after a writing workshop with Kim Stafford on February 2, 2019.

Type: Panel Discussion     Series: Second Sunday

Lived Citizenship: Reflections from the Youth of New Columbia

A panel discussion with Nasteho Abdirahman, Joseph McIntosh, Mariam Zainel, Mariamou Abdoulaye, Fatima Zainel, Reem Osman, Rana Osman, and Teeba Mohamed


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers
Frank Branch Riley Collection, Box 12, No. 4

Type: Special Event     

Estate Planning 101

Presented by John Boylston, OHS Trustee

Please RSVP to ali.griffin@ohs.org or 503-306-5258


Oregon Historical Society, Hatfield Room
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
H.W. Brands

Type: Lecture     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

H.W. Brands

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
Flora Thompson reading a book with her granddaughter. OHS Research Library, bb017601

Type: Lecture, Book Talk     Series: History Pub

Crisis on the Columbia: Making a Difference at Mid-Century

Presented by Dr. Katrine Barber, with Linda Meanus

Doors open at 6pm


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

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Hawthorne Asylum, c. 1872. OHS Research Library, 26037

Type: Lecture, Partner Event     Series: History Pub

Giving the Noose the Slip: An Analysis of Female Murderers in Oregon, 1854-1950

Presented by Jenna Barganski

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
Minoru Yasui, circa 1959, courtesy Japanese American Citizens League

Type: Film Showing, Panel Discussion, Special Event     Series: Experience Oregon

Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice

Featuring a discussion with Holly Yasui and Peggy Nagae Doors open at 6:30pm so guests can view our new Experience Oregon exhibit, where Minoru Yasui is featured, in advance of the screening


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Researchers
  • Teachers