Junk in the Trunks: Reinterpreting the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House

PSU History Department February 25, 2019 No comments

by Liza Rosier :: Students in Dr. Katy Barber’s Introduction to Public History course (HST 4/594, Fall 2018) participated in a terrific video/social media project with the Museum of the Oregon Territory. As part of a grant plan to reinterpret the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House, Museum Director Jenna Barganski called on the class to create someContinue Reading Junk in the Trunks: Reinterpreting the Stevens-Crawford Heritage House

Old Negatives, New Dark Room: Fresh Perspectives at the Washington County Museum

PSU History Department August 30, 2018 No comments

by Brandon Dieckmann :: I opened a dusty old cardboard box and pulled out an exquisitely Swiss-crafted Bolex analog movie camera, manufactured about 7 or 8 decades ago. I loaded the reel spring tight and let the mechanical motor hum. I wondered about how the different ways engineering, design, and cultural values synthesized into differentContinue Reading Old Negatives, New Dark Room: Fresh Perspectives at the Washington County Museum

From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden

PSU History Department September 7, 2017 No comments

From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden Presented by Kira Lesley and Harry A. Landers Free and open to the public Monday, September 25, 2017 7PM – 9PM Free Family-friendly Researchers Teachers McMenamins Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 Get Directions Marking its centennial thisContinue Reading From Poor Farm to Global Attraction: The History of Portland’s International Rose Test Garden

Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU

PSU History Department August 25, 2017 No comments

By Jason Nguyen, KATU News :: Thursday, August 24th 2017 Source: Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU PORTLAND, Ore. — Walk through any of Portland’s neighborhoods and you’re bound to see some towering trees breaching the skyline. A Portland State University project is documenting the history of some of the city’s oldest residents onContinue Reading Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU

Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories | KOIN 6

PSU History Department August 25, 2017 No comments

Tim Becker and KOIN 6 News Staff :: Published: August 24, 2017, 11:20 am Updated: August 24, 2017, 5:52 pm Source: Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Every tree has a story. And now, thanks to a new website, people can easily share and tell those stories. Researchers at Portland State University haveContinue Reading Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories | KOIN 6

Kaegi Pharmacy Exhibit | Interpreting objects in virtual space

PSU History Department December 25, 2016 No comments

By Greta Smith :: This fall I worked on a project for the Clackamas County Historical Society Museum of the Oregon Territory (MOOT) where I wrote interpretive text for 13 items that belong to the Kaegi Pharmacy collection. The Kaegi Pharmacy operated in Wilsonville from 1927 until it closed in 1989, after which brothers JohnContinue Reading Kaegi Pharmacy Exhibit | Interpreting objects in virtual space

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