Give your holiday mood a jump start! Come experience a real antique (1800s) sleigh on display. The Curtis Heritage Education Foundation is bringing us one of their historic sleighs for your enjoyment -and it will be decorated too! Bring your smiles, Christmas props and finery, the camera, and enjoy taking photos around it with your […]
Calling all Millennials! Join us for a few rounds of the modern day version of the popular Mexican board game, Lotería. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an email reminder and let us know you'll be there! ¡Lamando a todos los Millennials! Únase a nosotros para algunas rondas de la versión moderna del […]
Exciting news! Beginning December 6, 2023, and through January 25, 2024, the Museum of the Oregon Territory will be hosting the Oregon Historical Society's traveling exhibit Oregon Voices. Oregon Voices, a traveling exhibit curated by the Oregon Historical Society, explores some of the important people, industries, organizations, and laws that have shaped the state from […]
Let’s celebrate Lunar New Year 2024 with Oregon Book Award-winning author Dane Liu and her newest picture book LAOLAO’S DUMPLINGS, a “moving tale of intergenerational and community bonds” says Publishers Weekly in a starred review. Dane will read aloud, answer your questions, and together we will craft dumpling ornaments to welcome Year of the Dragon. […]
Chinese couplets are one of the oldest traditions to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Use ink, paper, and brushes to create a couplet for your home with instructor Terri Hsing. For adults, 18+. Registration is required.
The early Chinese came to Oregon seeking a new beginning and a new life. Life was difficult but they worked hard and made a go of it. Join volunteer educator Mike Wong from the Portland Chinatown Museum to learn about their journey and many contributions to Oregon, their hardships as well as their successes. Registration […]
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 […]
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 […]
