Join the Kick Ass Oregon History crew on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for their 2nd Year Anniversary Party at the Jack London Bar (529 SW 4th) – and a presentation on the Great Flood of 1894, when the Willamette reached its all time Portland high water mark.
June 8, 2013
True Crime in Portland: Portland Exposé (12-June-2013)
The first installment of True Crime in Portland, presented by the Jim Elkins Appreciation Society and McMenamins Mission Cinema Society, features a screening of the 1957 noir film Portland Exposé on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan).
January 11, 2013
Die-Oh-Ram-Ahs! The 2nd Annual Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest
Details revealed about the 2nd annual Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest.
November 20, 2012
Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 5 #8: McCall Prison Riot
In which we learn that Oregon Governor Tom McCall was a committed champion of prisoner’s rights, yet even he could not prevent riots and deadly escapes from Oregon’s prisons.
November 5, 2012
OE History Night: Of Casts and Characters – the Early Years and Collections of the Portland Art Museum (5-November-2012)
Journey back to late 19th century Portland and the founding of the city’s art museum to learn about its earliest art collections including hundreds of plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture.