Events

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To access previously recorded programs, visit our Past Programs page.

Bill Healy. Courtesy Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation.

Film Showing, Conversation     

A Man Who Loved a Mountain

Film screening followed by a conversation with filmmaker Martin Sundberg and Marieka Greene of Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation led by OHS Boyle Family Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers
Steve Inskeep, photographed for NPR, 13 May 2019, in Washington DC. Photo by Mike Morgan.

Lecture     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Steve Inskeep


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

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
Objects included in OHS's Oregon's Black Pioneers traveling trunk. Photo by Robert Warren.

Education Event, Professional Development, Workshop     

Introduction to OHS Traveling Trunks Workshop


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
Cover of the 2025–2026 “Oregon Blue Book.”

Conversation     

Portland Premiere of the 2025–2026 Oregon Blue Book

A conversation with Tobias Read and Kerry Tymchuk


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
A researcher looks through collection materials in OHS’s research library. Photo by Andie Petkus Photography.

Workshop     

Introduction to OHS’s Research Library Workshop: April 23

Presented by Scott Daniels, OHS Reference Services Manager


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
This is Vietnamese Portland exhibit logo

Partner Event     

This is Vietnamese Portland; Đây là Portland của Người Việt

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Setting for “Dreams Like Thunder.” Photo by Art and Sharon Raya.

Book Talk     Series: History Pub

Dreams like Thunder: Award-winning Novel Questions the Legacy of the Frontier

Presented by Diane Simmons


McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97211

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Detail of a painting by Lê Quang Vinh

Panel Discussion, Partner Event     

50 Years of Vietnamese Contributions to Oregon

A presentation by Paul Vu, Thuy Tran, and Zoë Maughan, featuring the art of Lê Quang Vinh


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
“A Fountain of Creativity.” Photo by Evan Kierstead.

Special Event, Annual Event     

Annual Meeting of the Membership

With presentations by Boyle Family Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk, OHS Board President Pete Nickerson, and OHS Board Treasurer Erin Zollenkopf.


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Free for Members
  • Family-friendly
Law Day 2025 logo

Panel Discussion, Partner Event     

Judicial History Makers

A panel discussion with U.S. Magistrate Judge John Acosta, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, Oregon Supreme Court Justice Virginia Linder, and Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai.


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Teachers
  • Researchers