2020 Programs & Special Events
Troutdale Historical Society Programs
Programs are free and open to the public.
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Smithsonian Museum Day
April 4, 2020 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm The Barn Hall Exhibit and Harlow House are participating in the 2020 Smithsonian Museum day! Print your "Museum Day ticket" here https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2020/ and come say hi! "Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, April 4, 2020." |
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McMenamins Half Night - Friends & Family Night, A Troutdale Historical Society (THS) Benefit
April 13, 2020 - 5:00 pm - Close 50% of the night's proceeds will be donated to Troutdale Historical Society! Location: McMenamins Edgefield Power Station Restaurant 2126 SW Halsey St. Troutdale, OR |
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THS Annual Meeting - Fires of Troutdale by Sharon Nesbit
April 19, 2020 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Sam Cox Building, Glenn Otto Community Park, Troutdale, OR |
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Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
July 3, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall |
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Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
August 7, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall |
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Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
September 4, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall |
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Troutdale Historical Society Program - Update on Eagle Creek Fire by USFS
October 18, 2020 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Sam Cox Building, Glenn Otto Community Park, Troutdale, OR |
Troutdale Historical Society Guided History Tours
To Be Determined....
presents Edgefield History Pub
sponsored by Troutdale Historical Society
2020 History Night @ McMenamins Edgefield Blackberry Hall
2126 SW Halsey Street - Troutdale
6:30 p.m. (doors at 5:30 p.m.) - Admission free for all ages
*Last Tuesday of every month, except December*
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Missed this History Pub night? This program will be presented again at the Kennedy School Theater, Monday, February 24th:
https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213240-detained-by-my-country Detained By My Country - Presented by Mitzi, Toby, and David Loftus January 28, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm During World War II, the 1942, Executive Order 9066, forced Japanese Americans living in the West, out of their homes into prison camps. For this presentation, Toby & David Loftus will interview their mother Mitzi, about her experience and time spent at Tule Lake and Heart Mountain, Wyoming. In addition to Mitzi's interview, photographs from her personal collection will be shared. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213303-detained-by-my-country |
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Schemes, Dreams, and Teams: A century of Gorge - Presented by Kevin Gorman
February 25, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm The visionaries of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area couldn’t have foreseen the population increases of the Portland area or the explosive growth of outdoor recreation, let alone climate change and wildfire threats. Join us for a dive into the scenic area’s history, conflict and how technology might help all of us keep the Columbia Gorge wild and beautiful for generations to come. About the Speaker: Kevin Gorman is the executive director of Friends of the Columbia Gorge and oversees all the activities of Friends of the Columbia Gorge, as well as its land trust, which currently owns 1,400 acres of land. Kevin joined the organization twenty years ago and during his tenure Friends has grown from eight staff and one office to 22 staff and three offices. Kevin helped lead the $5.5 million Preserve the Wonder campaign to protect nearly 500 acres of land and assisted in creating two nonprofits in the Gorge: the Klickitat Trail Conservancy and the Cape Horn Conservancy. Kevin was previously the associate director of Oregon Natural Resources Council (now Oregon Wild) and has served as board president for both the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts and EarthShare Oregon, a workplace giving organization. Prior to his non-profit adventures, Kevin was the creative director of an advertising agency in Detroit, MI. For more information on Friends of the Columbia Gorge, visit: https://gorgefriends.org/. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213313-edgefield-history-pub |
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Who Killed Chief Paulina? The violent life and mysterious death of a Paiute warrior - Presented by Nate Pedersen, historian & writer
March 31, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm This presentation will be an investigation into the life and times of Chief Paulina, a Northern Paiute war leader who violently resisted Euro-American settlement in the Great Basin and for several years orchestrated a successful guerrilla war campaign in the deserts and mountains of eastern Oregon. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213312-edgefield-history-pub |
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April 28, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon - Presented by Greg Nokes
May 26, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm Greg Nokes, reporter & editor for more than 40 years, retells one of "the most horrific crimes in the early American West." The rediscovery of this crime, more than a century later, created "a series of events that brought attention to the mistreatment of Chinese miners and railroad builders in the Pacific Northwest.". Books written by Greg Nokes - Published by OSU Press - 2018 - The Troubled Life of Peter Burnett: Oregon Pioneer and First Governor of California 2013 - Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory 2009 - Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213312-massacred-for-gold-the-chinese-in-hells-canyon |
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100 Hikes in Oregon - Presented by Bill Sullivan
June 30, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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July 28, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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Neahkahnie, the Mountain of Mystery - Presented by Scott Williams
August 25, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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September 29, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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The Ancient Columbia River: the Oldest Highway in the Pacific Northwest - Presented by Miranda Mendoza
October 27, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm |
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The Rise and Fall of the Oregon Home Builders Company - Presented by Doug Decker
November 24, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm Doug Decker, local historian, will present the rise & fall of the Oregon Home Builders company (OHB) from 1912 - 1917. Although OHB ended in bankruptcy and fraud, the company gave hope to those longing for home ownership on Portland's Eastside. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/event.aspx?id=213304 |