Programs & Special Events

Tuesday, April 3: McMenamins Edgefield Friends & Family Night - Benefit for the Troutdale Historical Society. 50% of the nights proceeds are donated to the Troutdale Historical Society.
Sunday, April 15: Troutdale Historical Society 50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 12: Cemetery Tour - Douglass and Mt. View cemeteries in Troutdale; Gresham Pioneer, Escobar, and White Birch in Gresham. $25 reservation required. Please call 503-661-2164 to reserve your seat. ​
Friday, July 6: Barnyard Concert
Friday, August 3: Barnyard Concert
Friday, September 7: Barnyard Concert
Saturday, September ?: Geology Tour - Destination & Date to be determined
Sunday, October 21: TBA
Saturday, December 1: Christmas at the Harlow House

McMenamins presents Edgefield History Night
​ sponsored by Troutdale Historical Society

2018 History Night @ McMenamin Edgefield's Blackberry Hall
2126 SW Halsey Street - Troutdale

​6:30 p.m. (doors at 5:30 p.m.)

  • April 24 - International Art Theft and the FBI Presented by Lynne McKee, former member of FBI Art Theft Team
  • May 29 - A Shared History: Edgefield and The Troutdale Historical Society Presented by Sharon Nesbit, Author, Columnist, Historian
  • June 26 - Garden Like Austen: Plants Jane Knew and Grew (and so can you) Present by Linda Beutler, Curator at the Rogerson Clematis Garden
  • July 31 - TBD
  • August 28 - Medical Quackery Presented by Nate Pedersen, Librarian, Historian, Writer
  • September 25 - TBD 
  • October 30 - TBD
  • November 27 - TBD
  • No History Night in December
May 24, 2017 Visionary Park completed! Devoted Passion (Sam Hill & Sam Lancaster) with Rip Caswell and Bremik Construction point the way to the Historic Columbia River Highway. Join us for the dedication of Visionary Park on June 21, 2017.

100th Anniversary Poster

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The 100th Anniversary posters by artist, Mike Rangner, are now available at a pre-sale price (pre-sale ends June 7th).
  • Limited edition signed posters 18" x 24" $80- only 100 available
  • 11" x 17" signed posters $35
  • 11" x 17" posters $25.00
  • ​9" x 12" posters $9.99
​Order you poster today by calling the Troutdale Historical Society #503-661-2164. Domestic shipping is available for an additional fee of $6.99. 
Museums in Summer:
King of Roads: Exhibit, now with videos, on the Historic Columbia River Highway in the Barn Exhibit Hall
​                           Open 10 am - 3 pm Monday thru Saturday & 1 - 3 p.m. Sunday.
Harlow House: Open every Sunday afternoon, 1 - 3 p.m., with videos to view from our oral history interviews.
Rail Depot Museum: Join Kelly Broomall on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to see our railroad artifacts.

Current Museum Exhibits

  • The Barn Exhibit Hall is open and features our new exhibit "King of Roads". 
  • A wonderful collection of railroad memorabilia and tools is on display in the Depot Rail Museum.
  • At the Harlow House - vintage dresses, shoes, accessories on display for a limited time.