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Portland, OR – Join us for one of the Oregon Historical Society’s most memorable days of the year — Oregon Statehood Day. This year will be even more special, as we celebrate Oregon’s 160th birthday and officially open our new permanent exhibit, Experience Oregon!
Festivities include birthday cake, music from the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, remarks from OHS leadership and special guests, and a blessing from the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde. Finally, we will cut the ribbon, and all will be welcome to Experience Oregon!
In celebration of the grand opening of Experience Oregon, admission to the Oregon Historical Society will be free all weekend, February 14 – 18. A special Family Day program featuring performances from local arts and culture groups will take place on Saturday, February 16 from 12pm – 4pm.
Statehood Day Program
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Festivities from 11:30pm – 2:00pm, free admission all day
11:30pm – 12:00pm
Listen to the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers perform and grab a slice of Oregon’s birthday cake!
12:00pm – 12:40pm
Program
Remarks
Kerry Tymchuk, OHS Executive Director
Bill Valach, President, OHS Board of Trustees
Helen B Louise, Museum Director
Gov. Barbara Roberts & Gov. Ted Kulongoski
Blessing of Experience Oregon
Members of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde
Official Ribbon Cutting for Experience Oregon
Gov. Roberts, Gov. Kulongoski, Chair Kafoury, & Theo Gelber (OHS youth museum volunteer)
12:40pm – 1:00pm
Listen to the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers perform and grab a slice of Oregon’s birthday cake until it is gone!
12:40pm – 2:00pm
OHS volunteer docents (trained group tour guides) will be in Experience Oregon to answer visitor questions
The Oregon Historical Society’s museum is open seven days a week, Monday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm and Sunday from 12pm – 5pm. After February 18, general admission will be $10, and discounts are available for students, seniors, and youth. Admission is free every day for OHS members and Multnomah County residents.
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.