Exhibits

Proponents of Oregon’s 1953 Public Accommodations Act pose for posterity. OHS Research Library, OrHi 44402

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Oregon Voices Traveling Exhibit

Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
103 N. Main Street
Joseph, Oregon 97846

Our Oregon Voices traveling exhibit is a mobile version of the OHS permanent exhibit by the same name. The exhibit has five, three-sided pop-up kiosks that explore some of the important people, industries, organizations, and laws that have shaped the state from the end of World War II to 2020.

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
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Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

What If Heroes Were Not Welcome Home?

Independence Heritage Museum
281 S. 2nd Street
Independence, Oregon 97351

This poignant exhibit examines the prejudice that Japanese American veterans from Hood River, Oregon experienced upon their return home from serving our country in World War II. These American citizens served heroically with the United States Armed Forces in the South Pacific and in Europe, yet many of their families were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps on American soil.

  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers