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	Oregon Historical Society :: About Employment at the Oregon Historical Society
		Employees of the Oregon Historical Society are engaged in promoting the understanding of how history enriches and helps guide our lives.
		Please note that the Oregon Historical Society does not accept unsolicited resumes.
		Once a position is filled we will put a notice on the website under "Positions filled".
	www.ohs.org /about/Employment-Opportunities-at-the-Oregon-Historical-Society.cfm (229 words)

	Oregon Historical Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is an organization which encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader context of U.S. history.
		It collects, preserves, and makes available materials of historical character and interest, and collaborates with other groups and individuals with similar aims.
		The Society's museum, archives and research library contains approximately 8.5 million feet of film and videotape, over 2.5 million photographs, 85,000 artifacts, 30,000 books, 25,000 maps, 16,000 rolls of microfilm, 12,000 linear feet of documents, and oral history preserved in over 8,400 hours of recordings covering over 2,100 interviews.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Historical_Society (165 words)

	Oregon Geographic Names - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the state of Oregon.
		As of 2003, the book is in its seventh edition (ISBN 087595278X) and is compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur, who took over from his father as of the fourth edition, published in 1974.
		It is published by the Oregon Historical Society Press.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Geographic_Names (228 words)

	Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Hawaiian Historical Society Founded in 1892, the Society is dedicated to preserving historical materials relating to Hawai‘i and the Pacific region and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian and Pacific history.
		The Historical Society, Boston University He Historical Society invites you to participate in an effort to revitalize the study and teaching of history by reorienting the historical profession toward an accessible, integrated history free from fragmentation, over-specialization, and political proscription.
		Amtrak Historical Society The Amtrak Historical Society™ was founded in 1991 as a not-for-profitcorporation under the law of the state ofIllinois.
	www.resourcereference.com /directory/society/historical-society.html (413 words)

	NW BIBLIOGRAPHY - OREGON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Almack, John C. "History of Oregon Normal Schools." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society XXI (1920): 95-169.
		Ludington, Flora B. "The Newspapers of Oregon, 1846-1870." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society XXVI (1925): 229-262.
		Williams, George H. "Slavery in Oregon." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society IX (1908): 254-273.
	oscar.ctc.edu /history/oregon.htm (1167 words)

	Resources in the Oregon Historical Society
		Oregon Death Index: 1903 to 1970 on microfilm and 1971 to 1996 on microfiche.
		Oregon Marriage Index: 1906 to 1924 and 1946 to 1960 on microfilm, with 1961-1996 on microfiche.
		Oregon Divorce Index: 1946 to 1960 on microfilm and 1961-1996 on microfiche.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/or/county/union1/oregonhsoc.htm (612 words)

	Oregon Historical Society :: Education
		The Education and Public Programs Department of the Oregon Historical Society is actively engaged in educational outreach throughout the state of Oregon.
		We sponsor public program opportunities at the Oregon Historical Society with open houses, educator workshops, and exhibit-related tours and materials.
		The Oregon Historical Society hosted the exhibit, The Way We Worked that offered a lens for viewing these changes through photographs held by the National Archives and Records Administration.
	www.ohs.org /education/index.cfm (479 words)

	Oregon Historical Society :: Collections :: Research Library
		The Oregon Historical Society Research Collections focus on the history and cultural heritage of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Territory, the Old Oregon Country, and the Westward Overland Migration.
		A Newspaper microfilm collection of 16,000+ reels covering Oregon, Washington, California, Hawaii, and Panama, the majority of which cover 100+ Oregon cities for the period of 1846 to present.
		The Oregon Historical Society offers copies of microfilm masters for sale of many Oregon newspapers, as well as the Oregon Historical Quarterly, the Transactions of the Oregon Pioneer Association, and the West Shore magazine.
	www.ohs.org /collections/library/index.cfm (250 words)

	U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society: USDCHS
		The historical society presents a bi-annual "Famous Federal Cases" series on significant cases and events in the court's history.
		The historical society publishes a quarterly newsletter with articles based on completed oral histories, articles on past and current events for the court, a record of the historical society's activities and events, book reviews, and a calendar of upcoming events.
		The historical society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
	www.usdchs.org (513 words)

	Oregon Historical Society :: About OHS
		Shortly after its formation, the Society opened its first office and museum in Portland City Hall and began the development of a regional research library and a collection of historical artifacts.
		In 1917 the Society moved into Portland’s Public Auditorium (now Keller Auditorium), and in 1966 moved to its current location at the corner of SW Jefferson and Park in downtown Portland.
		People of all ages and backgrounds volunteer their time at OHS—to learn about Oregon history, to preserve the state’s heritage, to gain new skills and hone old ones, and to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
	www.ohs.org /about (370 words)

	Southern Oregon Historical Society, Ashland Oregon
		"The Southern Oregon Historical Society was formally organized in 1946 by a group of Jackson County residents interested in saving the 1883 Jackson County Courthouse and preserving the legacy of the early settlers.
		From these early beginnings, the Society has grown into one of the finest regional historical societies in the Pacific Northwest.
		The Society strives to generate an appreciation of regional history for present and future generations by presenting public programs relating to history and archaeology and is a leader in statewide and national historic education programming."
	www.passporttoashland.com /printer_276.html (146 words)

	Historical Society & Museum - Gilliam County, Oregon
		This lovely historical society is housed in the Depot Museum Complex in Condon.
		The historical society has cemetery records, some birth and marriage records, newspapers dating back to 1900, and files from past genealogy searches.
		The Gilliam County Historical Society Museum Complex was established to preserve and display artifacts and documents perpetuating the memory and spirit of the people who were vital to the development of Gilliam County.
	www.rootsweb.com /~orgillia/HistoricalSociety.htm (482 words)

	\| Notices \| Oregon Historical Quarterly, 106.1 \| The History Cooperative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Oregon Historical Society is accepting applications for Donald J. Sterling, Jr., Research Fellowships to encourage original, scholarly, interpretive research in Pacific Northwest history.
		Fellows will be in residence in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library for four weeks between January 1 and August 31, 2006.
		The prize, with a cash award of $3,000 and publication of the manuscript by the Oregon Historical Society Press, recognizes the best original fiction or nonfiction literary treatment of Oregon history, The deadline for submission is October 1, 2005.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/106.1/notices.html (693 words)

	Seaside Oregon \| Museum & Historical Society, Clatsop County, Seaside Oregon coast history \| USA
		Museum and Historical Society, Clatsop County, Seaside Oregon coast history
		The Seaside Museum and Historical Society interprets the Butterfield Cottage to the era circa 1912.
		The Seaside Museum and Historical Society of Oregon is a non-profit educational institution incorporated by the State of Oregon to collect, preserve and interpret materials illustrative of the history of Seaside, Oregon, and the surrounding area.
	www.seasidemuseum.org (126 words)

	Fort Vancouver: Cultural Landscape Report (Bibliography, Volume 2)
		Hemenway, Ansel F. "Botanists of the Oregon Country." Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society 5 (September 1904): 207-214.
		F.F. Victor, 1878-83," Oregon Historical Quarterly 63 (March-September 1962): 175-236.
		"Flotsam and Jetsom of the Pacific." Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society 2 (March 1901): 38-39.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/fova/clr2-b.htm (2357 words)

	Fort Clatsop NMem: Suggested Historic Area Report (Notes)
		Louis R. Caywood, "The Exploratory Excavation of Fort Clatsop," in Oregon Historical Quarterly, XLIX (September, 1948), 208.
		Caywood are preserved in the museum of the Clatsop County Historical Society, Astoria.
		Danielson, Map of the Property of the Oregon Historical Society, Showing Proposed Addition, March, 1926, photostat in O.H.S. The spring to the north of the Oregon Historical Society property is in the trees shown at the extreme left of Photograph B3.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/focl/hussey2/notes.htm (1753 words)

	Josephine County Historical Society Home page
		In 1948 a group of citizens concerned with keeping the history of the Applegate Trail and the Rogue Valley alive founded the Josephine County Historical Society.
		In May of 1960, the Josephine County Historical Society became a non-profit organization to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret local history.
		The Society moved it's library collection in 1972 from Kerbyville to a temporary space in Grants Pass until 1982 when the house gifted by Anna and Flora Schmidt became the society's headquarters, research library, and house museum.
	www.webtrail.com /jchs (197 words)

	Maps for Watershed Council Research
		Oregon Historical Society has maps of Indian lands, languages, and reservations.
		The Willamette Valley: Migration and Settlement on the Oregon Frontier.
		Oregon Historical Society also has thematic maps and population maps.
	oregonstate.edu /instruct/anth481/wsjg/maps.html (532 words)

	Salem Pioneer Cemetery
		Rigdon served Oregon and the Willamette Valley well -- as a member of the House of Representatives, as a teacher, as a druggist, as an author and as a mortician.
		By Marion County Historical Society, Salem, Oregon, 1987.
		Collections in Oregon are known to be available at the Oregon State Archives, Oregon State Library and Genealogical Forum of Oregon in Portland.
	www.open.org /~pioneerc/sources.html (3964 words)

	Oregon Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Oregon Historical Society's webstore is your source for tickets to Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition, the 8
		Members of the Oregon Historical Society may redeem their free and discount-priced Exhibition tickets by stopping by the Society at
		The Oregon Historical Society ticket Web store is designed to be viewed with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.
	secure.gatewayticketing.com /ohs/webstore (150 words)

	Oregon Historical Society :: Home Page
		Guided public tours of Oregon My Oregon are free with regular museum admission, and take place every Saturday at 1 pm.
		The Oregon Historical Society’s Ticket and Membership Webstore is your source for museum admission tickets as well as tickets to special events such as the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum.
		Over 2.5 million photographic images are included in the collections of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, including landscapes, cities and towns, American Indian communities and thousands of other categories.
	www.ohs.org (521 words)

	NW BIBLIOGRAPHY-EXPLORATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society XXI (1920): 21-31.
		The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society XV (1914): 104-125.
		Young, F. "The Higher Significance in the Lewis and Clark Exploration." The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical SocietyVI (1905): 1-25.
	oscar.ctc.edu /history/explore.htm (2641 words)

	Oregon History Center Portland, Oregon (History Museums)
		The Oregon History Center is a landmark in the heart of the Cultural District of Portland, with the fabulous eight-story-high "trompe l'oeil" murals by Richard Haas.
		Oregon's history comes brilliantly to life with colorful and ever-changing museum exhibitions.
		The Oregon Historical Society Press publishes the Oregon Historical Quarterly, books, and other publications that make a significant contribution to the historical literature of the historic Oregon Country and the state of Oregon.
	www.ohwy.com /or/o/orhistso.htm (206 words)

	Oregon Historical Society :: Museum Store
		The Oregon Historical Society Museum Store is located on the corner of SW Broadway and
		Senator Wayne Morse, the Columbia River and Oregon Trail are among the many people, places and events in Oregon's history that are the subject of the books available in the Museum Store.
		The Museum Store is your source for issues of the Oregon Historical Quarterly and books published by the Oregon Historical Society Press.
	www.ohs.org /store (242 words)

	Oregon Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Learn about Oregon’s history and view actual artifacts from Lewis and Clark’s expedition.
		Several exhibits will be on display from 2004-2006 for the Bicentennial.
		Visit the Oregon Historical Society at 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
	www.lcbo.net /ohs.htm (49 words)

	Troutdale Historical Society Troutdale, Oregon (Historical Societies)
		The Troutdale Historical society is are pledged to preserve the history of the Troutdale area as well as the Sandy River and the Columbia River Gorge.
		The society offers entertaining and informative meetings October through May. Special events throughout the summer include an old-fashioned ice cream social in June, a fall Harvest Faire, a Troutdale school reunion and a festive Christmas open house.
		The society operates both the Harlow House and the Troutdale Rail Depot museums.
	www.ohwy.com /or/t/troutdhs.htm (143 words)

	Aurora Colony Historical Society, Aurora, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1963, the Aurora Colony Historical Society (a private, non-profit corporation) was organized; shortly afterwards it moved into a (donated) original Colony building known as the Ox Barn for one of its many uses over the years.
		In 1973, a large part of the town of Aurora was designated a historic district, the first such designated historic district in the State of Oregon.
		At present, the Aurora Colony Historical Society operates from a five-building complex at Second and Liberty Streets in the center of Aurora, and an original homestead farm located outside of town.
	www.robinwill.com /aur.html (420 words)

	Oregon Trail: The Great Migration: 1843 Pioneer Wagon Train to Oregon
		Oregon State U; Salem OR Public Lib; USA Corps of Engineers (Portland); Miami FL Public Library; U Central FL; State Historical Society of WI; and at these no-loan sites: Lake Oswego OR public library, and the British Library.
		The Oregon Trail In The Columbia Gorge, 1843-1855: The Final Ordeal by G. Thomas Edwards, appeared in the Oregon Historical Quarterly--Summer, 1996 [Volume 97, Number 2 ], available for $6.25 from Oregon Historical Society; write for details.
		The five Oregon Interpretive Centers, and complete Oregon segment information is found at The End of the Oregon Trail website.
	www.peak.org /~mransom/pioneers.html (1525 words)

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