Meet-ups & Events
The Oregon History Club meets:
The 2nd Monday of the Month at 10:30 am (unless otherwise noted)
We often visit historic sites, museums, organizations, archives, cemeteries and heritage areas.
See the current schedule below. To RSVP for a meet-up, email: hello [at] oregonhistoryclub.com
Upcoming Meet-up:
> 5/13/24 | Monday | 10:30am Wilsonville Public Library, Oak Room Meeting Room. Wilsonville Road history display and current research share.
> 6/10/24 | Monday | 10:30am Tentative: Oregon City-- End of the Oregon Trail Museum, Canemah Cemetery (6/8 Saturday alternate: MOOT, Ermatinger House, Rose Farm)
> 7/8/24 | Monday | 10:30am Tentative: Stafford History: Baptist Cemetery, Robert Bird Cemetery, Stafford Church
> 8/12/24 | Monday | 10:30am| Tentative: Shipley-Cook homestead
> 9/9/24 | Monday | 10:30am Tentative: Wilsonville Public Library, Wilsonville Historical Society
> 10/12/24 | Saturday | 11:30am Tentative: Gibbs Cemetery (Chehalem Mountain Cemetery) & 1:30pm Sherwood Heritage Center
Past Meet-ups:
> 4/13/24 | Saturday | 10:30am Private residence Aurora, Oregon (email for address & map to location)
> 3/16/24 | Saturday | 3pm Location: Newell Pioneer Village Fireside Chat: The History of Trains in Oregon with Darrell Jabin, The Traveling Historian
suggested donation $5, Address: 2089 Champoeg Rd NE, Saint Paul, OR 97137
> 2/12/24 | Monday | 10:30am Location: Whiskey Hill Store. Address: 5804 s. Whiskey Hill Rd, Hubbard, OR 97032
topic: Whiskey Hill Store & Hubbard area history. Visit the Discussion Resources page for links to explore. https://whiskeyhillstore.com/
> No Meet-up January 2024
> 12/11/23 | Monday | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER- Rescheduled for February 2024
> 11/13/23 | Monday | Location: Oswego Heritage House & Museum. topic: historic research methods, archives, & preservation practices. Lake Oswego area history https://oswegoheritage.org
> 10/27/23 | Friday | Location: Black Bear Diner, small meeting room. topic: Early pioneer holidays and celebrations
> 10/9/23 | Monday | Location: Tualatin Heritage Center & Tualatin Historical Society. topic: Those before: Archaeological (peoples) & paleontological (fossil animals & plants) findings of the local areas. Tualatin area history. https://www.tualatinhistory.org/heritage-center
> 9/29/2023 | Friday | Location: Wilsonville Old Church & Pub (McMenamin's) . topic: "Chaining Oregon" land surveying of the Oregon Territory and the early maps of our area. Donation Land Claims, Metzger Maps & current county maps will be available to explore. We meet at the in the main floor Steamboat meeting room.
> 9/11/2023 | Monday|Location: Wilsonville Public Library study room. Inaugural meet & greet. Discuss areas of historic interest & future discussion topics.. Reference the Library's Heritage Book Collaction.
Past Events:
History Happy Hour October 18th, 2023. See the History Happy Hour page or visit: https://www.wflha.org/history-happy-hour/