2020 Programs & Special Events
Troutdale Historical Society Programs
Programs are free and open to the public.
CANCELED
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
July 3, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
July 3, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
CANCELED
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
August 7, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
August 7, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
CANCELED
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
September 4, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
Barnyard Concert & First Friday Event
September 4, 2020 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: lawn of the Barn Exhibit Hall
CANCELED
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 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
Stay tuned for more Guided History tours in 2021!
presents Edgefield History Pub
sponsored by Troutdale Historical Society
2020 Virtual History Night with McMenamins Edgefield
Original location: 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*
Photo Caption: Margaret Howe, the Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913
Placing Oregon Suffrage History: On the Page, Online, On the Map - Presented by Janice Dilg & Kim Jensen, Historians
July 28, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm
*Watch this program via Zoom or Stream the program the day of on the McMenamins History Facebook https://www.facebook.com/McMenaminsHistory/ - (the zoom link will be available at a later date)*
As we commemorate the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, we invite you to learn more about the long history of women working to achieve voting rights in 1912 and the continued activism of Oregon women in the struggle to ratification from 1912 to 1920, and beyond. In addition, we'll provide ideas for how to connect to, or create, a 2020 event in your community.
About the Speakers:
Janice Dilg is the principal of HistoryBuilt, a historical consulting firm, and curator of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s core exhibition, Discrimination and Resistance, An Oregon Primer. Her research and writing are focused on documenting Oregon women's labor, political, and cultural history.
Kimberly Jensen is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Western Oregon University, and the biographer of suffragist Esther Pohl Lovejoy. Oregon's Doctor to the World: Esther Pohl Lovejoy and a Life in Activism can be purchased at: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295992242/oregons-doctor-to-the-world/. Jensen’s current book project examines Oregon women, citizenship, and civil liberties and the growth of the surveillance state from 1913-1925.
Dilg and Jensen were founders of the Oregon Women's History Consortium in 2010 and have collaborated since then on many public history projects that illuminate the significant history of Oregon's women.
Read more information on McMenamins website:
https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213308-edgefield-history-pub
July 28, 2020 Program starts at 6:30 pm
*Watch this program via Zoom or Stream the program the day of on the McMenamins History Facebook https://www.facebook.com/McMenaminsHistory/ - (the zoom link will be available at a later date)*
As we commemorate the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, we invite you to learn more about the long history of women working to achieve voting rights in 1912 and the continued activism of Oregon women in the struggle to ratification from 1912 to 1920, and beyond. In addition, we'll provide ideas for how to connect to, or create, a 2020 event in your community.
About the Speakers:
Janice Dilg is the principal of HistoryBuilt, a historical consulting firm, and curator of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s core exhibition, Discrimination and Resistance, An Oregon Primer. Her research and writing are focused on documenting Oregon women's labor, political, and cultural history.
Kimberly Jensen is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Western Oregon University, and the biographer of suffragist Esther Pohl Lovejoy. Oregon's Doctor to the World: Esther Pohl Lovejoy and a Life in Activism can be purchased at: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295992242/oregons-doctor-to-the-world/. Jensen’s current book project examines Oregon women, citizenship, and civil liberties and the growth of the surveillance state from 1913-1925.
Dilg and Jensen were founders of the Oregon Women's History Consortium in 2010 and have collaborated since then on many public history projects that illuminate the significant history of Oregon's women.
Read more information on McMenamins website:
https://www.mcmenamins.com/events/213308-edgefield-history-pub
Neahkahnie, the Mountain of Mystery - Presented by Scott Williams
August 25, 2020
Program starts at 6:30 pm
August 25, 2020
Program starts at 6:30 pm
TBD
September 29, 2020
Program starts at 6:30 pm
September 29, 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, local historian
October 27, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm Photo Credit: OHB President Oliver Jeffery in Who’s Who in Oregon, 1911 The story of the Oregon Home Builders is one of a big vision that ended in bankruptcy and likely even unprosecuted fraud. But it’s also a story of productivity and lasting accomplishment, with works of careful design and craftsmanship that have survived a century. Founded in 1912 by a group of established Portland and Willamette Valley businessmen, OHB’s primary mission appears to have been to make a lot of money, to use as much of other people’s money as possible to do that, and to benefit from skyrocketing growth in real estate and in-migration to the Portland area in the years following the 1905 Lewis and Clark World’s Fair, which put the city on the map. Join us to learn about the meteoric rise, successful operation, and dramatic crash of the company that brought the hope of home ownership to a mass market, designing and building dozens of durable and beautiful homes on Portland’s Eastside before falling into bankruptcy in 1917. About the Speaker: Doug writes a history column for the Concordia News and Alameda PDX News, and runs a website devoted to old house and neighborhood history in Northeast Portland: www.alamedahistory.org. He also conducts architectural and social history studies of buildings and places through interviews, document and archive research, photo research and other explorations to create a rich understanding of a property and its impact, significance and role over time. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/event.aspx?id=213304 |
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The Ancient Columbia River: the oldest highway in the Pacific Northwest - Presented by Miranda Mendoza, Oregon State Parks
November 24, 2020 - Program starts at 6:30 pm Photo Credit: John Fletcher Ford When we think of the History of transportation in the Pacific Northwest, our thoughts gravitate towards the steam locomotive, the sternwheeler, and the Model T. However, the story of transportation doesn’t begin with pavement, steel rails, wooden wheels, or dirt roads. It begins with the meandering flow of a magnificent, ancient river. Join us as we take a journey back in time to explore the mighty Columbia River and discover how its formation influenced life and travel in the Pacific Northwest. About the Speaker: Miranda Mendoza is and interpretive park ranger for the West Columbia Gorge Management Unit of Oregon State Parks. Having worked for State Parks since 2000, she has had the privilege of working with several of Oregon’s amazing historic sites including the Sumpter Valley Dredge, Collier Logging Museum, Wolf Creek Inn, and now the Vista House. When not on duty, Miranda enjoys getting off the beaten path exploring the surrounding woods and mountains, writing, photography, and woodworking. Read more information on McMenamins website: https://www.mcmenamins.com/event.aspx?id=213305 |