New Exhibit!
100 Years at Legacy Emanuel Open Through December 30, 2012 Take a trip back to when surgery cost $15 and nurses canned fruit for hospital meals. 100 Years at Legacy Emanuel examines the stories of those who were born, saved, and trained at Emanuel.
Fall 2012 In This Issue: Hatfield Historians Forum 2013 Speakers Announced 3rd Annual Oregon Archives Crawl S at u rday, October 6, 2012
Fall Programs Mark your calendar for upcoming Sunday Lectures and the new Conversation Project Series 45th Annual Holiday Cheer A Celebration of Oregon Authors S u n day, December 2, 2012
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Our Mission As the steward of Oregon’s history, the Oregon Historical Society educates, informs, and engages the public through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the past.
Hours Museum & Museum Store 10 a.m. –5 p.m. Monday – Saturday Noon –5 p.m. Sunday Research Library 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday
With the start of school this September, it’s a good time to remember that all school groups have free admission to the Oregon History Museum. This summer, we opened Oregon Voices, our new state-of-the-art exhibit on modern Oregon history. Now, students will have the opportunity to tour our award-winning Oregon My Oregon exhibit, which tells the story of Oregon from pre-statehood to the early 20th century, and then continue to Oregon Voices, where the changes and challenges of the past fifty years can be explored and discussed. I also can’t wait to see how much fun kids (and adults) will have when they stand in the “hurricane machine” that will be featured in The Mightiest Wind, our exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm, opening this October. It just might blow you away! Your continued support of the Oregon Historical Society allows us to reach out to Oregon students through our exhibits and programs. If you need a reminder about the importance of history education, just remember the words of historian David McCullough: “History isn’t just something that ought to be taught or ought to be read or ought to be encouraged because it’s going to make us a better citizen, which it will; or because it will make us a more thoughtful and understanding human being, which it will; or because it will cause us to behave better, which it will. It should be taught for pleasure: The pleasure of history, like art or music or literature, consists of an expansion of the experience of being alive, which is what education is largely about.” Thanks again for your friendship and generosity.
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Five Compelling Authors in 2013!
Photo by Joe Henson
Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
February 12, 2013 Michael Duffy Assistant Managing Editor at TIME Magazine Author of The President's Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity April 16, 2013 Isabel Wilkerson Professor of Journalism and Director of Narrative Nonfiction at Boston University Author of The Warmth of Other Suns May 7, 2013 Erik Larson Four-time New York Times best-selling author of In the Garden of Beasts and Devil in the White City May 21, 2013 David Eisenhower Director of the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg Public Policy Center Author of Eisenhower: At War
Special bonus lectures in Medford and Bend! "Tom McCall Centennial Lecture" March 14 and 20, 2013 Brent Walth Managing Editor for News at Willamette Week SERIES TICKETS ON SALE NOW Series tickets start at $72! All lectures begin at 7 PM at the First Congregational Church in downtown Portland. Visit WWW.OHS.ORG for more information.
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Members' Opening Reception Friday, October 12, 2012, 5:30 PM The 1962 Columbus Day Storm brought widespread devastation to the Pacific Northwest. Wind gusts reached 116 miles per hour in Portland, 127 miles per hour in Corvallis, and in excess of 145 miles per hour on the Oregon coast. Nearly 50 fatalities were attributed to the storm, more than any other Pacific Northwest weather event in recorded history. The storm forced portions of Oregon to rebuild their power systems from the ground up; some locations went without power for several weeks. Inside the exhibit, large-scale artifacts will recreate the destruction caused by the storm. A wind machine will allow visitors to experience similar wind gusts, and a green screen will offer the rare opportunity to play meteorologist during Oregon’s most dramatic storm. The Society will display photographs and artifacts from its collections and feature film footage and oral histories from the many Oregonians who still remember the event.
Presented by Portland General Electric Guest Curated by KGW Chief Meterologist Matt Zaffino
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Mark Your Calendar! Oregon Voices Conversation Project Series Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state's future. The Oregon Voices Conversation Project Series will address topics, themes, and ideas that are part of the Oregon Historical Society's new permanent exhibit, Oregon Voices: Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History. As the exhibit asks visitors to consider their own ideas about Oregon, these programs will engage participants in conversations about issues and events that have shaped modern Oregon. Events begin at 6 PM at OHS, and are free and open to the public.
Fall Sunday Lecture Series
Admission to Sunday Lectures is included in regular museum admission. "What Makes Timberline Cool" By Jon Tullis, Director of Public Affairs at Timberline September 23, 2 PM Seventy-five years ago, in the throes of the Great Depression, Timberline Lodge rose high on the south slopes of Mt. Hood through President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WPA). Today, Timberline has a firm respect for its tradition, yet a forward-leaning sense of innovation. Learn how the lodge's historical significance has been preserved as it continues to offer recreation for twenty-first century visitors. "The Architectural Archive of Van Evera Bailey" By Hope Svenson October 28, 2 PM Portland architect Van Evera Bailey (1903–1980) was a significant contributor to the Northwest Regional Style and his professional archive is now held at the Oregon Historical Society. In recognition of American Archives Month, architectural historian Hope Svenson will offer a close reading of the Bailey Papers and discuss their importance as documents that record a personal history and preserve a larger cultural memory. Svenson's article on Bailey can be found in the Winter 2011 issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly. Visit our online events calendar at WWW.OHS.ORG for the latest events schedule.
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Annual Meeting
May 12, 2012
Annual Meeting photos by Ned Thanhouser
An Evening with the Schonz
June 5, 2012
Oregon Voices Opening Celebrations
June 7 & 8,2012
An Evening with the Schonz and Oregon Voices photos by Andrew Randles
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3rd Annual Oregon Archives Crawl Saturday, October 6, 10 AM – 3 PM, Free Admission Start at any of the host locations: Portland Archives & Records Center, Portland State University Library, Multnomah County Central Library, or the Oregon Historical Society. Join us for the 3rd Annual Oregon Archives Crawl, and visit over 25 archives and heritage organizations in downtown Portland! At each site you’ll encounter archivists, historians, and other representatives from local organizations. Attend a presentation, learn some tricks for preserving and researching your family’s history, or take a behind-the-scenes tour to see where all this history is stored. This year, we are paying tribute to the 100th anniversary of Oregon women winning the right to vote by highlighting women in history. Pick up your free “passport," and get a stamp at each of the locations so you can be entered into the prize drawing at the After Party at McMenamins' Al’s Den (3:30–6 PM, free and open to the public).
Get your fall Annual Fund gift in early! Big things are happening at the Oregon Historical Society. Our members are a huge part of the tremendous momentum that is bringing the Society back to life for the people of Oregon.
Suffrage Centennial Issue
We know that most of you don't start thinking about your year-end charitable giving until December, but consider making your gift a little earlier this year. The sooner you show your support, the better we can manage our resources and deliver history programs for Oregon. It also means we can skip sending you the year-end appeal, saving you time and the Society money. With all the great enthusiasm and momentum around here, our shared task is to keep it going and growing. That means the Oregon Historical Society needs your support for these important events and programs. Please take a moment to let us know, through your annual gift, that you are as excited as we are about making history come alive for Oregon. To make your gift visit us at www.ohs.org, call the development office at 503-306-5237, or use the enclosed envelope. ift of . he g pts t Johnson e c c uk a r Betsy mch y Ty Senato r r e r K ls from o recto e Di all's pist v i t u c C e c x E om M T
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Holiday Cheer
A Celebration of Oregon Authors
Sunday, December 2, 2012 Noon – 4 p.m. Admission: $5, free for OHS members
Photo by Ned Thanhouser
Meet Oregon authors, purchase personally signed books, and check that hard-to-shop-for person off your holiday shopping list!
Meet the new board officers!
In May the Oregon Historical Society welcomed six new members and elected four new officers to the Society's Board of Directors. Leading the board with President Bill Failing (seated) will be Treasurer Carl Christoferson (Oregon Investments), Secretary Elizabeth McCaslin (Keller Family Foundation), and Vice President Pat Ritz (Footwear Specialties International).