OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1200 SW PARK AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 97205 www.ohs.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AS THE STEWARD OF OREGON'S HISTORY, THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY EDUCATES, INFORMS, AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC THROUGH COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING THE PAST....IN OTHER WORDS, OREGON HISTORY MATTERS.

THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS BEEN COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING AND PUBLISHING OREGON'S HISTORY FOR OVER 100 YEARS. TODAY, THE SOCIETY'S COMPLEX IS A LANDMARK IN THE HEART OF PORTLAND'S CULTURAL DISTRICT, AND OFFERS OREGON'S RICH MULTICULTURAL HISTORY THROUGH MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS, RESEARCH COLLECTIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

EXHIBITS - THE SOCIETY COLLECTS, PRESERVES, DOCUMENTS, AND EXHIBITS THE STATE'S MATERIAL CULTURE WITH MORE THAN 85,000 ARTIFACTS. ITS MAJOR PERMANENT EXHIBITION, THE AWARD WINNING OREGON MY OREGON, CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON APRIL 29, 2018 FOR A COMPLETE REDESIGN. THE NEW, PERMANENT EXPERIENCE OREGON OPENED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019, ON OREGON'S 160TH BIRTHDAY. A DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT, EXPERIENCE OREGON WILL ALLOW VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OREGON. INTERACTIVE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBIT CONTINUALLY DIRECT VISITORS BACK TO THE PRESENT, EMPHASIZING WHY LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY MATTERS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.IN 2012, A NEW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY AWARD WINNING PERMANENT EXHIBITION, OREGON VOICES, WAS COMPLETED, COMBINING THE TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY WITH STORIES FROM THE PAST. THIS INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT GIVES VISITORS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE THE ISSUES AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OREGON FROM 1950 FORWARD.THE SOCIETY MOUNTS EIGHT TO TEN TRAVELING AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS ON VARIED THEMES EACH YEAR. ON-SITE EXHIBITS ARE SHOWN IN ITS SEVEN GALLERIES. THE SOCIETY ALSO LOANS OBJECTS TO MORE THAN 30 HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONS ON A YEARLY BASIS. IN 2019, 71,126 VISITORS CAME TO THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO VIEW ITS EXHIBITS AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS.

RESEARCH SERVICES - THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HISTORICAL LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY AND MAINTAINS AN UNPARALLELED COLLECTION RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF OREGON AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ITS HOLDINGS INCLUDE THOUSANDS OF BOOKS, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, AND SERIALS; MAPS; MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS AND OTHER SOUND RECORDINGS; AS WELL AS MILLIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS; MILLIONS OF FEET OF ARCHIVAL FILM FOOTAGE; AND A GROWING COLLECTION OF DIGITIZED AND BORN-DIGITAL IMAGES, DOCUMENTS, SOUND, AND VIDEO.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THESE COLLECTIONS BROADEN AND ENRICH THE UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL LIFE IN OREGON. IN 2019, THE RESEARCH LIBRARY STAFF RECEIVED 2,696 IN-PERSON RESEARCH VISITS, PROVIDED ORIENTATIONS FOR 295 STUDENTS FROM SECONDARY AND COLLEGE CLASSES, AND FIELDED 2,293 REMOTE REFERENCE INQUIRIES VIA MAIL, PHONE, AND E-MAIL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE READING ROOM IS OPEN 32 HOURS PER WEEK.THE RESEARCH LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOGUE IS THE PRIMARY POINT OF DISCOVERY FOR RESEARCHERS SEEKING TO USE ITS HOLDINGS. ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL IN ARCHIVESWEST, AN ONLINE CONSORTIAL RESOURCE FOR ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND MOUNTAIN STATES. THE LIBRARY'S DIGITAL ARCHIVE, OHS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, PROVIDES DIRECT ONLINE ACCESS WORLDWIDE. A ROBUST SUITE OF DIGITAL HISTORY WEB SITES, INCLUDING THE OREGON HISTORY PROJECT, THE OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIA, AND THE OREGON HISTORY WAYFINDER, PROVIDE PRIMARY SOURCES AND AUTHORITATIVE CONTENT THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, WITH BROAD APPEAL TO A GENERAL AUDIENCE. THE RESEARCH LIBRARY PROVIDES RESEARCH SUPPORT TO ALL SOCIETY PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS AND COLLABORATES WIDELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM AROUND THE STATE.THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHES THE OREGON HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, WHICH HAS BEEN A BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP SINCE 1900. THE QUARTERLY IS A PEER-REVIEWED, PUBLIC HISTORY JOURNAL THAT BRINGS DOCUMENTED HISTORY ABOUT OREGON AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO BOTH SCHOLARS AND THE GENERAL AUDIENCE. THE QUARTERLY IS SUPPORTED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SCHOLARS, PUBLIC HISTORIANS, AND EDUCATORS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

EDUCATION - THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT AT OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROVIDES TOURS, TRAVELING TRUNKS, CURRICULUM, AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, WITH A FOCUS ON GRADES K-12. OHS OFFERS 11 TRAVELING TRUNKS ON URBAN, RURAL, AND MULTICULTURAL TOPICS, EACH FILLED WITH OBJECTS AND IMAGES FOR HANDS-ON AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OREGON TO GRADES K-12 CLASSROOMS AND A RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SENIOR HOME FACILITIES. THE TRUNKS AND EXHIBITS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY CURRICULUM FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE OREGON HISTORY DAY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PART OF THE RENOWNED, AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL HISTORY DAY PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN TEACHERS AND ABOUT 1,000 STUDENTS FROM ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE PARTICIPATE IN OREGON HISTORY DAY BY CONDUCTING HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND CREATING AN EXHIBIT, WEB SITE, DOCUMENTARY, PERFORMANCE OR PAPER. IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY 204 STUDENTS PRESENTED THEIR HISTORY DAY PROJECTS TO TEAMS OF THREE JUDGES, REPRESENTING LOCAL TEACHERS, ARCHIVISTS, LIBRARIANS, HISTORIANS, AND MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS. EVERY JUNE, THE STATE OF OREGON PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL CONTEST, WHICH IS HELD NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 2019, 52 OREGON STUDENTS TRAVELLED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, WHERE TWO ENTRIES MADE IT TO THE FINAL ROUNDS AND ONE ENTRY RECEIVED THE GLOBAL PEACE PRIZE SPECIAL AWARD.THE EDUCATION DEVELOPED ITS FIRST PERMANENT EXHIBIT FOR YOUTH, CALLED THE HISTORY HUB, WHICH OPENED NOVEMBER 1, 2016. THE HISTORY HUB WAS A 1.5-YEAR PROJECT AND INVOLVED A 24-MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THREE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND OREGON BLACK PIONEERS. HISTORY HUB SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS PROVE THAT THE EXHIBIT IS HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING, AS WELL AS CULTURALLY AND SOCIALLY RELEVANT FOR ITS YOUTH AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 8 AND THEIR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVED 6,466 STUDENTS IN DOCENT-LED TOURS IN 2019. THE TRAVELING TRUNK PROGRAM ALSO SERVED 6,142 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT OREGON.

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