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My Father’s War Stories: Tales and Tunes from the Greatest Generation

Lakewood Theatre Company | 368 S State Street, Lake Oswego, 97034
Lakewood Theatre Company| website

Lakewood Theatre Company presents My Father’s War Stories: Tales and Tunes from the Greatest Generation on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30pm. Award-winning actress and singer Joan Freed shares her father’s World War II experiences through stories, letters, and classic 1940s songs. The performance honors the humor, hardship, and heroism of the era. Veterans will be […]

$30

Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Gravesite of American Revolutionary War Patriot William Cannon

Old Saint Paul Roman Catholic Mission Cemetery | 20350 Main St NE, St. Paul, 97137
Oregon Sons of the American Revolution| website

Join the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) for a wreath-laying ceremony with SAR Color Guard dressed in period military clothing, carrying flags and American Revolutionary War muskets, and presenting a musket volley. This ceremony will honor William Cannon who is the only known American Revolutionary War Patriot buried in Oregon, was an early Oregon […]

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The Look Back Lecture Series: Oregon City’s Chinese Expulsion

Museum of the Oregon Territory | 211 Tumwater Drive, Oregon City, 97045
Museum of the Oregon Territory| website

During the late 1800s, anti-Chinese discrimination was on the rise in Oregon. This was fueled by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese immigration to the United States. On February 22, 1886, 40 men forced Chinese workers out of Oregon City and onto a steamboat to Portland. The group blamed Chinese laborers for […]

$10 – $20

Gresham History Week

Gresham Historical Society | 410 N Main Ave, Gresham, 97030
Gresham Historical Society| website

Gresham History Week is a summer festival for all ages! Explore events, games, tours, and activities all over the Gresham area while learning about the history all around us. History Week commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence by celebrating what makes Gresham unique — its people! Programs will include a city-wide scavenger hunt, live […]

Free

Greater Yamhill County U.S. Semiquincentennial Celebration

Memorial Park Newberg | 411 S Howard Street, Newberg, 97132
Greater Yamhill County VFW Post 4015| | website

The Greater Yamhill County U.S. Semiquincentennial Celebration honors 250 years of American independence, civic responsibility, and service. The event highlights the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the hard-fought Revolutionary War that secured our freedom, connecting those historic acts of courage to the continuing service and sacrifices of veterans who have defended that freedom […]

Free