The Oregon Encyclopedia of History and Culture provides definitive, authoritative information written in accessible and literate language about the State of Oregon, including significant individuals, places, institutions, events,…
The Oregon Genealogical Society has one of the largest genealogical research libraries in Oregon, housing over 10,000 reference materials for Oregon, the United States, and around the world.…
The Oregon Historical Society is dedicated to making Oregon’s long, rich history visible and accessible to all. For more than a century, we have served as the state’s…
Experience the adventure of life on our rivers when you explore the sternwheeler Portland, the last operating steam-powered sternwheel tug in the U.S. The vessel uses the same…
MISSION: Renew social and economic vitality of the John Day Fossil Beds region by interpreting and promoting its world-class cultural and natural heritage. Work with nine Gateway communities…
The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation acts as custodian of Portland’s three Steam Locomotives or mission is to share them with all.…
Explore the history of mental illness and its treatments through the collections of Oregon’s historic State Hospital (Oregon Insane Asylum). The 130-year-old hospital was once used to film…
Orgelkids, an educational pipe organ program developed in the Netherlands, is a traveling, reusable kit that empowers young children to assemble a working 2-rank, 2-octave pipe organ. Our…
To protect, defend and promote the traditional cultural and economic values of the dory fleet, and specifically To protect the usual and customary access to, and use of,…