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Portland, OR – The Remembrance of World War II, an exhibit created by students from Brookings-Harbor High School, will be on display at the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) in Portland. The exhibit, which took 60 students from two classes of Junior U.S. History and the State and Local History class four weeks to create, gives a localized perspective on World War II from the viewpoint of the American homefront. Many of the photos featured in the exhibit are on loan from veterans living in Brookings and have never been published before now.
The Curry Coastal Pilot published a story on the exhibit, stating that the students hoped that they might find a venue where more people could see the exhibit, specifically mentioning the Oregon Historical Society. OHS Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk happened to see the article and contacted the students to learn more. After seeing the exhibit through a FaceTime call, Tymchuk told the students that OHS would be delighted to host their exhibit at its museum in Portland.
“I was tremendously impressed with the research, scholarship, and creativity of the students, and wanted to give others the opportunity to see this exhibit on one of the most eventful and impactful times in history,” said Tymchuk.
Several students and their family members will be traveling from Brookings to Portland to see the exhibit on Saturday, July 28. The students will be available for interviews at 1pm at the Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland).
The Remembrance of World War II will be on view in the main pavilion of OHS from July 26 through August 3. Admission to this exhibit is free and is $5 to visit the rest of the museum; view a list of current exhibits at ohs.org. Admission is free every day for OHS members and Multnomah County residents. The museum is open seven days a week, Monday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm and Sunday from 12pm – 5pm.
About the Oregon Historical Society
For more than a century, the Oregon Historical Society has served as the state’s collective memory, preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and oral histories. Our research library, museum, digital platforms & website (www.ohs.org), educational programming, and historical journal make Oregon’s history open and accessible to all. We exist because history is powerful, and because a history as deep and rich as Oregon’s cannot be contained within a single story or point of view.