Oregon Historical Photo: Capturing The Frontier
Most photographs capturing rural Oregon’s frontier era were carelessly discarded long ago. But the discovery of thousands of glass-plate negatives brings new insights into everyday life in Southern...
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Modern Art’s Slow Evolution
Oregon’s early- to mid-20th century artists found it almost impossible to exhibit or sell their work. But a small group connected to the Portland Art Museum persisted, developing variations on a...
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Contemplating Crater Lake
Southern Oregon’s Crater Lake is a bright gem in our National Park system. One man led the long fight to protect it from private development.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: One-Room Schoolhouse
Most photographs capturing rural Oregon’s frontier era were lost or carelessly discarded long ago. But one man’s vast collection brings new insights into everyday life in Southern Oregon at the turn of...
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Shakespearean Festival, 1938
In the midst of the Great Depression, an English professor organized three days of Shakespeare performances in Ashland. Eighty years later, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has become the city’s...
View ArticleTry These Harvest-Inspired Dishes This Fall
Try these Portland chefs' delectable make-it-at-home recipes featuring signature local ingredients.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Shakespearean Festival Tour
Eighty years after an English professor organized three days of Shakespeare performances in Ashland, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has become the country’s largest repertory theater, drawing...
View ArticlePortland Chefs' Recipes Celebrate Fall Harvest
On crisp autumn days, try these market-fresh dishes adapted for home kitchens.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Nobel Prize Winner Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling, the brilliant chemist and humanitarian who grew up and attended college in Oregon, is the only person in history to win two unshared Nobel Prizes.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Modoc Indians In Chains
The Modoc War of 1872-73 is largely forgotten but was one of the costliest and most dramatic American Indian wars in United States history.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Riding with Hitler, 1943
During World War II, the government urged Americans to conserve resources such as gasoline and rubber to support the country’s military effort. This poster was intended to inspire patriotism and...
View ArticleCook It: Hors D'oeuvres For Your Holiday Party
Brighten your holiday gathering with Asian-influenced hors d'oeuvres like Spicy Candied Peanuts and Korean Lettuce Tacos.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Southern Pacific's Expansion To The West Coast
Expansion of the Southern Pacific Railroad into Oregon brought population growth and development but also created opportunities for crime, including the infamous so-called “Last Great Train Holdup” of...
View ArticleCook It: Latin American Stews To Cure A Cold
Under the winter weather? Cook up one of these two easy, healing Latin American stews.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Destruction Of A Synagogue
Before urban renewal in the 1960s brought development and a freeway, South Portland was a diverse neighborhood whose immigrant populations included Sephardic Jews.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Celebrating Oregon's Statehood
Oregon celebrates its 157th birthday on Feb. 14. But the journey to become the 33rd state in the Union was tumultuous.
View ArticleCook It: Succulent Salt-Baked Steelhead
Watch a time-lapse video of The Country Cat's Adam Sappington making salt-baked steelhead, a quick and delicious recipe from the restaurant's new cookbook.
View ArticleCook It: Super Bowl Snack-O-Rama Recipes From Local Chefs
No kale or crickets in our snackalicious Super Bowl recipe lineup. Share these yummy, mostly indulgent treats from local chefs on game day.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Sightseeing In The John Day Fossil Beds
Pioneer Oregon geologist Thomas Condon played a critical role in uncovering fossilized remains, some of which were almost 50 million years old, in eastern Oregon.
View ArticleOregon Historical Photo: Women Of Carman Ranch
Early logging railroads in the forested hills of northeast Oregon could cut through farms and ranches to link sawmills to workers’ camp towns.
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