The Salem Art Association’s Heritage Talks series continues on Friday, April 3 with speaker Dr. Russell Low as he explores his family’s struggle to establish roots and pursue their dreams in a world of Chinese exclusion. The little-known, decades-long partnership between the Hop Lee and Bush families in Salem reveals a powerful story of friendship […]

Join Oregon Humanities on April 7 at 7pm for a conversation with Hélène Landemore, author of Politics Without Politicians, on what democracy must become to meet the complexity, speed, and scale of today’s world. As democratic institutions in the U.S. and around the world come under increasing strain, Landemore invites us to consider what it would take […]

Public lands are a tangible aspect of life in the American West. What are the origins of public lands and how have debates over their use shaped the West? Historian, author and associate professor at Colorado State University Leisl Carr Childers will discuss the history of public lands from the American Revolution to today. Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 6:30pm. About […]

The Revolutionary War Memorial Dedication will unveil a new and unique memorial in Oregon and the western United States that honors the soldiers and patriots that sacrificed their lives and fortunes to achieve American independence, liberty, and freedom. The Memorial is a permanent addition to the Beaverton Veterans Memorial Park designed to honor America’s first […]

Susan Kamei’s family members were among the over 120,000 Japanese Americans forcibly detained during World War II. Her book, When Can We Go Back to America?, grapples with contradictions between the ideas this country was founded on and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans. Kamei will explore the constitutional, historical, and political ramifications for citizenship and what […]

Join Oregon Humanities April 30 in Mt. Angel for a conversation with Joaquín Lara Midkiff, Reyna López, and Ramón Ramírez. This program will explore how the mid-Willamette has been home to powerful farmworker and solidarity movements that transformed the lives of migrant laborers and reshaped Oregon's political and economic landscape. This conversation is part of […]

Join the Oregon Historical Society for the 2026 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series, featuring four powerful voices exploring democracy, human rights, identity, and revolution. This year’s speakers include Keisha Blain, Michael Luo, Megan Kate Nelson, and Pulitzer Prize–winner Rick Atkinson. Rick Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight narrative histories about five American […]