McMenamins History Pub invites you to explore Oregon and Pacific Northwest history.
Enjoy an evening with local experts, scholars, first-person experiencers and historians who dive into topics from Lewis and Clark to shipwrecks, hop growing to women pioneers and beyond.
McMenamins History Pub is like attending a college lecture with a stiff drink and full menu of tasty food.
Here are the upcoming events.
Upcoming McMenamins History Pub Events
The Thread of WWII Woven into Oregon’s Family Histories
Since 1942, Camp Adair, Oregon, has been a naval hospital, POW camp, Air Force BOMARC missile site and the training ground for four WWII Army Infantry Divisions. The 104th Division was known as the Timberwolves-a specially trained group of night fighters who spent more days in consecutive combat than any other unit fighting in Europe. On the eve of his 90th birthday, one soldier began a year-long conversation with his daughter, Becky, about his wartime experience and the wounds passed on to his children.
Join Becky Ellis and Mary Jamieson as they reveal details of Camp Adair then and now and tell the “other half” of the American story, from the perspective of women experiencing the consequences of war trauma on family life.
The event is Monday, March 25, at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. in Portland.
Tickets are $5 in advance. All ages are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m.
So Long, Joel Palmer: How the Superintendent of Indian Affairs Lost His Job
The story of how and why Joel Palmer resigned shines a light on mid-19th century Oregon politics and the conflicting beliefs prevalent during this era. In mid-19th century Oregon, Joel left his job as the superintendent of Indian Affairs. Historians have largely echoed that sentiment, usually adding that Joel’s defense of Native Americans in the face of genocidal attacks by white Oregonians cost him his job.
This talk is lead by William L. Lang, Emeritus Professor of History at Portland State University.
The event is Monday, April 8, at Edgefield’s Blackberry Hall, 2126 S.W. Halsey St. in Troutdale.
Tickets are $5 in advance. All ages are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m.
Lost Oregon Streetcars
The streetcars of Oregon’s small towns were as varied and their history as fascinating as those in Portland. Forest Grove’s streetcar line began in 1906. Local rail historian and author Richard Thompson discusses the lost trolley lines that transported Oregonians back and forth across the state for over a century, including horse-drawn trains and the “drunk express” midnight line that carted university students back to their dormitories in the 1910s.
The event is Wednesday, April 10, at Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave. in Forest Grove.
Tickets are $5 in advance. All ages are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event starts at 7 p.m.
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McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 249-3983
McMenamins Edgefield
2126 S.W. Halsey St.
Troutdale, OR 97060
(503) 669-8610
McMenamins Grand Lodge
3505 Pacific Ave.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
(503) 992-9533