Events

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“In the Shadow of Enlightenment” book cover.

Book Talk     

Revisiting Rajneeshpuram 40 Years Later: The Untold Story


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
“Punjabi Rebels of the Columbia River“ book cover

Education Event, Professional Development     

Punjabi Rebels Book Club: In Person

Presented by Johanna Ogden


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

  • Free
  • Teachers
Sikhs working the railroad, early 1900s. OHS Research Library, Org. Lot 1171, album 509

Book Talk     Series: History Pub

March 1910 St. Johns “Anti-Hindu” Riot: Its Global Whys and Impact

Presented by Johanna Ogden


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

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest book cover

Book Talk     

A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest: The Story of Hop Lee in Salem, Oregon

Presented by Russell N. Low


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
“Punjabi Rebels of the Columbia River“ book cover

Education Event, Professional Development, Virtual Event     

Punjabi Rebels Book Club: Virtual

Presented by Johanna Ogden


Virtual program via Zoom

  • Free
  • 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
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