From jazz and comedy festivals to thought-provoking films and art showcases, February is packed with events that honor Oregon ...

A rare toilet exists inside a state park bathroom in a remote part of northern Michigan. "It has become an item of great ...

During the installation process of the Ripon Historical Society’s “Melodies in Time” exhibit, which opened Nov. 7, the ...

The Southern Oregon Historical Society has named Will Brake as its new executive director. The society received $500,000 from the Oregon legislature last year toward developing an event center in ...

Berks History Center’s newest rotating exhibit is “Sights Unseen,” a display of photography presented in partnership with the Vision Resource Center of Berks County, or VRC. A public reception ...

Oregonians yearning for nostalgia can watch "The Goonies" in theaters around the state this weekend as the movie celebrates its 40th anniversary.

In 1978, Willis Carto, founder and head of the anti-Semitic Liberty Lobby, based in Washington, D.C., spun off a new organization called the Institute for Historical Review (IHR). It presented itself ...

INDIANA — The Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS ... Grants are for projects to help Indiana’s local history organizations meet high-priority needs in various areas, offering critical ...

CANYONVILLE, Ore. — In a ceremony Thursday, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians’ Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded just over three-quarters of a million dollars to Southern Oregon ...

That one still gets the headlines, but Oregon also had a significant gold mining history, and mining goes on--on a smaller scale--today. Underground History, our joint project with the Southern ...

The Washington State Historical Society began taking a closer look at its markers in 2020, identifying 42 as potentially problematic. Most commemorate white settlement and were placed by a handful of ...

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