Join us at the Museum of the Oregon Territory as we unveil our newest permanent exhibit "Land & People of the Willamette Valley: a History Shaped by the River." Learn the stories of the many individuals, communities, and cultures that shaped our region. Prominent speakers such as Oregon City Mayor Denyse McGriff will offer an […]
During the late 1800s, anti-Chinese discrimination was on the rise in Oregon. This was fueled by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese immigration to the United States. On February 22, 1886, 40 men forced Chinese workers out of Oregon City and onto a steamboat to Portland. The group blamed Chinese laborers for […]
Presented by Kathryn Sinor, uncover the incredible story involving one Lake Oswego man, multiple women, and 306 love letters sent over the course of two years in "Burn After Reading: Oswego Love Letters from 1919 - 1921". In 2020, a collection of love letters was discovered in the attic of a historic house in Lake […]
