Protecting Our State's Cultural Legacy
History shapes people’s understanding of who they are as individuals and as members of a civilization. The Oregon Historical Society is a scholarly asset and a public resource dedicated to putting the power of history into everyone’s hands and to advancing knowledge in all corners of the world.
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Oregon Historical Quarterly
The Journal of Record for Oregon History
The Oregon Historical Quarterly publishes well-researched, well-written history about Oregon and the Pacific Northwest and is enjoyed by scholars and general readers.
Library
Research and Library
The Oregon Historical Society’s research library is an invaluable resource for learning about the past and providing context on the present. Visitors can enjoy broad access to the world’s largest collection of Oregon-related materials, both in the library’s newly renovated...
Digital History
Digital History Projects
The Oregon Historical Society’s Digital History Projects provide authoritative and comprehensive resources on Oregon’s history and culture. Visit OHS’s four digital history websites to browse encyclopedia entries, interactive maps and timelines, and materials from OHS’s...
From the OHS Blog
Chronicles from the Research Library: The First West Coast Public Library?
An 1843 letter that providedcontaining evidence that the Multnomah Circulating Library might be the first...
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Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College who writes widely about...