Partnerships
Featured Partners
Partnerships play a vital role in bringing this nationwide commemoration to life. Stay tuned as we build an expanding network of organizations, businesses, and community groups and learn how you can get involved.
Oregon Historical Quarterly
Upcoming “Histories for the Future” Special Issue
The Oregon Historical Quarterly will publish a special issue of the journal — with the theme “Histories for the Future” — in June 2026, in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The issue will feature histories that can serve as tools for people taking action that “shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness” (in the words of the Declaration of Independence).
Through both process and product, the Quarterly’s editors have sought to use this special issue to broaden engagement to new audiences, particularly educators, students, immigrants, and activists. OHQ draws inspiration from the AASLH’s Field Guide to the Semiquincentennial, with particular attention to the subjects of “unfinished revolutions,” “power of place,” and “doing history.” We received community input about the subjects, approaches, and formats that can engage and serve readers, particularly students, educators, activists, and immigrants. The Quarterly’s editors are grateful to everyone who submitted ideas and look forward to sharing the results in our Summer 2026 issue.
About the Oregon Historical Quarterly
The Oregon Historical Quarterly (OHQ) is a peer-reviewed, public history journal that has been published continuously since 1900 by the Oregon Historical Society. OHQ inspires curiosity and advances knowledge about the past by offering readers historical context and analysis that integrates examinations of race, class, and gender, and that recognizes and honors Indigenous relationships to place. It is one of the largest state historical society journals in the United States and is a recognized and respected source for the history of the Pacific Northwest.
KPTV Fox 12 Presents America 250 NW
FOX 12 is proud to team up with America 250 Oregon to spark awareness, excitement, and engage the community in this once-in-a-generation commemoration. Through this special partnership, FOX 12 is shining a spotlight on our region’s rich and diverse history — amplifying the stories, voices, and moments that have helped define our state and nation.
To see these stories tune into Good Day Oregon at 7am, the 6 O’clock News and the 10 O’clock News every Tuesday on FOX 12 Oregon. You can also see “This Day in History” facts every day on FOX 12 Oregon starting at 6am. Catch recent segments online, including this story on The Yasui Family: An American Story.
Our American Story
The American story is woven from the unique and varied narratives of our people – from all backgrounds, communities, regions, cultures, genders, abilities, and more. Let’s tell and celebrate these stories.
Our American Story is an oral and visual storytelling project aimed at collecting and preserving our nation’s stories. This is your opportunity to nominate a living person – a friend, family member, neighbor, or community leader – whose story you think needs to be shared and preserved.
It could be someone in your life whose story resonates with you or has inspired you, but maybe isn’t widely known. It could be someone who has made a difference in your community – famous or unknown.
Select stories from each region of the country will be recorded, shared for everyone to enjoy, and archived at the Library of Congress, to cultivate a permanent record of the collective American story.
Every story is one worth sharing. Nominate history’s unsung champions today.