Exhibits

Special Olympics Oregon athletes practice for an 880-yard run, 1980. OHS Research Library, 023701.

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Brave in the Attempt: Celebrating 50 years of Special Olympics Oregon

Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan St
Newberg, Oregon 97132

This traveling exhibit highlights the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Oregon.

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Governor Tom McCall and Secretary of State Clay Myers empty a bag of aluminum cans during the Bottle Bill campaign, 1971. OHS Research Library, Org Lot 353, box 2, folder 4.

Current Exhibit,Traveling Exhibit

Many Happy Returns: 50 Years of the Oregon Bottle Bill

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

This traveling exhibit highlights the 50th anniversary of the Beverage Container Act or Bottle Bill and the environmental concerns of the 1960s and 1970s.

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
  • Free for Members
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