Events

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Shopping in the OHS Museum Store. Photo by Andie Petkus Photography.

Sale     

Semi-Annual Sale in the OHS Museum Store

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
Photo courtesy Boys and Girls Aid.

Panel Discussion     Series: History Pub

Boys and Girls Aid: Celebrating 140 Years of Creating Loving Families and Lifelong Stability for Oregon’s Youth

A panel discussion led by Dr. David Peterson del Mar


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

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Doris Kearns Goodwin. Photo by Annie Leibovitz.

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Doris Kearns Goodwin


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

  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
Wayne S. Leong, Fred Louis, Sr., and Fred Louis, Jr., celebrating Canton Grill’s 40th anniversary in 1984. Photo courtesy of The Oregonian.

Partner Event, Visual Storytelling     

Behind the Wok: Preserving the Legacy of Chinese American Restaurants in Portland’s Jade District

Presented by Suenn Ho.


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
“The Front Runner” book cover.

Book Talk     

The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine

A conversation with Brendan O’Meara and Kerry Tymchuk


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings, July 1981. Courtesy of the Paul Bannai Collection, Densho.

Symposium     Series: Yasui Program Series

“All of Us”: A Symposium on Immigration and Civil Rights

With presentations by Tina Ching, Peggy Nagae, Danny Santos, Fay Stetz-Waters, and Daniel Tichenor.


First Congregational Church
1126 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
Keisha Blain (photo)

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Keisha Blain


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

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
Michael Luo. Copyright Elinor Carucci.

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Michael Luo


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

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
Megan Kate Nelson (photo)

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Megan Kate Nelson


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

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
Rick Atkinson. Photo by Elliott O'Donovan.

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Rick Atkinson


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

  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly