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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
Names of males over 21 years in the 1849 Oregon Census OHS Research Library, Oregon Census records, 1842-1880; Box 1; Folder 3

Type: Panel Discussion     Series: Second Sunday

Politicized Demography: Race, Immigration, and the Census

Presented by Dr. Dan Tichenor, Dr. Deb Thompson, and Dr. Kim Williams


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • 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
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 (Pittock Mansion)

Presented by Mathew Brock and Matthew Cowan

Free tickets available here

Doors open at 7:00pm


Pittock Mansion
3229 NW Pittock Drive
Portland, Oregon 97210

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers