History Organizations
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Artillery at Fort Stevens State Park. Fort Stevens was shelled by a Japanese submarine during World War II. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection)
These organizations are dedicated to various aspects of Oregon history.
Oregon State Archives
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest
Address: PO Box 3646, Portland 97208
Genealogical Forum of Oregon
Address: 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite B18, Portland 97202
Phone: 503-963-1932
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Address: 411 NW Flanders St., Portland 97209
Phone: 503-224-1458
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Sarah Sherman, Project Manager
Address: 22267 OR Hwy. 86, Baker City 97814
Phone: 541-523-1843
Nordic Northwest
Jodi Lippert, Executive Director
Address: 8800 SW Oleson Rd., Portland 97223
Phone: 503-977-0275
Oregon Black Pioneers
Zachary Stocks, Executive Director
Address: 117 Commercial St. NE., Suite 210, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-540-4063
Oregon Geographic Names Board
Bruce J. Fisher, Board President
Address: 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland 97205
Phone: 503-319-1714
Oregon Heritage Commission
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Christine Curran, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0684
Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries
Kuri Gill, Coordinator
Address: 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-986-0685
Oregon Historical Society
Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director
Address: 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland 97205
Phone: 503-222-1741; TDD: 503-306-5194
Oregon Health & Sciences University Historical Collections & Archives
Maria Cunningham, Director of Special Collections
Address: 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland 97239
Phone: 503-494-5587
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Judy Margles, Executive Director
Address: 724 NW Davis St. Portland 97209
Phone: 503-226-3600
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
Renee Deveraux, Executive Director
Address: 2250 SE Water Ave., Portland 97214
Phone: 503-233-1156
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health
Address: 2600 Center St. NE, Salem 97301
Phone: 971-599-1674
Portland Japanese Garden
Stephen D. Bloom, Chief Executive Officer
Address: 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland 97205
Phone: 503-223-1321
Restore Oregon
Nicole Possert, Executive Director
Address: 1327 SE Tacoma St. #114, Portland 97202
Phone: 503-243-1923
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Stephanie Hatch, Museum Director
Address: 1600 Air Museum Rd., Hood River 97301
Phone: 541-308-1600
see also Oregon Museums Association
Address: PO Box 8604, Portland 97207
Tribal Historical, Cultural and Heritage Organizations
Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 8270 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, 97347
Phone: 503 879-2226
Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws
Luhui Whitebear, Center Director
Address: 311 SW 26th St., Corvallis, 97331
Phone: 541-737-2738
The Museum at Warm Springs
Address: 2189 Hwy 26, Warm Springs 97761
Phone: 541-553-3331
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Roberta Conner, Director
Address: 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., Pendleton 97801
Phone: 541-429-7700
Web:
tamastslikt.org