Museum of the Oregon Territory
211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City, OR, United States
NOTE: Due to inclement weather, this presentation has been rescheduled from its original January 18, 2024 date to Thursday, February 1, 2024. Please visit clackamashistory.org for more information and the latest updates. On June 3, 1889, Oregon made history when the Willamette Falls Electric Company transmitted electricity 14 miles from the Willamette Falls to Portland, making the […]
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
For adults, teens, and kids ages 10+. Go (aka Weiqi and Baduk) is an ancient Chinese board game that is over 2500 years old. In Go, two players compete to surround both territory and sometimes their opponent's stones in a strategic battle of minds. Learn the simple rules of the game from members of the […]
The Springs at Lake Oswego
3900 Kruse Way Pl, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
Since 1974, David Charvet has been performing, creating and writing about magic. He has a passion for history that he credits to his father and became interested in magic around age seven through books in his school library and a children’s magic set. Join him and discover the history and mystery of magic from a […]
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
As Oregon's largest Black-owned independent bookstore, Third Eye Books has a unique perspective on the publishing world. Hear from Charles Hannah, one of the co-owners of the store, as he shares information about the creation of their bookstore, trends and other obstacles/discoveries in the book industry. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an […]
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
People of African descent have lived and worked in Oregon since before the founding of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the Americas. Despite this, the popular narrative of our state's history excludes the experiences of African Americans before the mid-20th century. This erasure is the result of historic legal and social marginalization that contributes to […]
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
Author and publisher Jelani Memory visits our library! He'll talk about his story and his first book "A Kids Books About Racism." Jelani will also share why it's important to have big conversations with kids, as well as why they decided to create the book series.
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
Join the library for a viewing of the OPB Oregon Experience documentary on Beatrice Morrow Cannady. As a writer, lawyer, lecturer, radio show guest, civil rights advocate, and publisher of a weekly newspaper, Cannady was an important figure in Oregon history. At a time when racial discrimination was commonplace, Cannady worked to secure equal rights […]
Oswego Heritage House & Museum
398 10th Street, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
Join us for our historical presentation series, Chautauqua on First Wednesdays! This month, Rachel and Morgan Hagar of The Family Archivists will talk about PRESERVING YOUR FAMILY'S LEGACY. The Family Archivists specialize in helping families organize, preserve and share their photographs, videos and memorabilia. Rachel has a Master's Degree in Library and Archival Sciences while […]
Happy Valley Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR, United States
Lead farmer, Daniel Grady, of Black Futures Farm will share the work happening at the farm, from CSA programs to community-building and regenerative agriculture practices.Black Futures Farm, a program of the Black Food Sovereignty Coalition, is a community farm in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood of Portland, which is located on unceded Clackamas and Multnomah First Nations […]
Oswego Heritage House & Museum
398 10th Street, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
On August 15, 1947, at the stroke of the midnight hour, India went from being the largest colony of the British Empire to the world's largest democracy. Today India is a rising superpower with a global diaspora and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its astonishingly diverse population, the largest of any […]
Oswego Heritage House & Museum
398 10th Street, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
On April 6, 2024 at 7 pm, in collaboration with the Lake Oswego Heritage House, The West Linn Historical Society is excited to present our first ever magic show with vaudeville style acts starring our very own Danny Schreiber, the Historical Conjurer. Danny, a founding member of the West Linn Historical Society, has been entertaining […]
