[OR_Archaeology] Portland hosts a number of History lectures in March

[Susan White]

Portland hosts a number of History lectures in March---

March 16 -- Well-known western U.S. historian Patricia Limerick will
talk about the "Department of the Interior and the American West" at
7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave.,
Portland. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between
academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of
applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts.
Limerick has received a number of awards and honors recognizing the
impact of her scholarship and her commitment to teaching, including the
MacArthur Fellowship (1995 to 2000) and the Hazel Barnes Prize, the
University of Colorado's highest award for teaching and research (2001).
Her talk is part of the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum
of the Oregon Historical Society. For more information and tickets,
visit http://www.ohs.org/education/mark-o-hatfield.cfm   

March 16 -- Portland State University history professor William Lang on
will talk at 7 p.m. at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, 4045 NW Cornelius
Pass Rd., Hillsboro, on "The Other Oregon Trail". Although much of the
Willamette Valley was settled by farming families who followed the
Oregon Trail across the plains and over the mountains, Lang says the
money and influence that helped build Portland came from wealthy
businessmen who arrived by ship, sailing around the tip of South America
and up the coast. Learn more about this very different journey to Oregon
Territory, and how pioneers like Henry Failing and William S. Ladd
shaped Portland after stepping off the boat. The talk is presented by
the Oregon Encyclopedia Project. For more information, visit
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/ 

March 18 -- The Northwest History Network presents "'We’re going to
defend ourselves': The Portland Chapter of the Black Panther Party &
Local Media Response" by Jules Boykoff and Martha Gies. Joining them
will be Kent Ford and Percy Hampton, original members of the Portland
chapter of the Black Panther Party. The presentation will take place at
7 p.m. at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 Southeast Grand Ave.,
Portland. The Northwest History Network is a non- profit consortium of
regional history, archives, library, and other professionals. It has a
website at www.northwesthistory.org 

March 29 --  Robert Hadlow, David Sell and George Fekaris will be
sharing the history of the Columbia River Highway, including the
restoration and reconnection work that has taken place, at 7 p.m. at a
History Pub at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. Their talk
is
"The Columbia River Highway: Its History, Decline and Preservation." It
is presented by the Holy Names Heritage Center, McMenamins and the
Oregon Historical Society.

March 30 -- Sarah Munro talks about the art and craft of Timberline
Lodge at 6:30 p.m. at the Edgefield School,2126 S.W. Halsey St.,
Troutdale.  The talk will be accompanied by a slide show featuring
photographs from the Oregon Historical Society's archive.  In 2004,
through the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission and with the Labor Arts
Forum, Munro helped organize a symposium on New Deal art in Oregon. She
is the author of "Timberline Lodge: The History, Art and Craft" of an
American Icon, and is the curator of exhibits celebrating the 75th
anniversary of the New Deal at the Oregon Historical Society and
Timberline Lodge. For more information, visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org