Oregon Black Pioneers is so much more than online history exhibits and digital projects. We offer talks, events, walking tours, presentations and living history opportunities all across the state. Chances are, we will be speaking somewhere near you soon! Take a look at our schedule of public programs below to see where you can catch an OBP presentation in person.
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September 2024
- Black Preservation Symposium at PCC Cascade Campus, Portland LINK
Saturday, September 14 ⋅ 8:30 am - Oregon City Walking Tour LINK
Saturday, September 21 ⋅ 10:00 am - The Sewells of Canyon City at Canyon City Community Center LINK
Monday, September 23 9/23 ⋅ 6:00 pm - The Sewells of Canyon City – History Pub at McMenamins Old St. Francis, Bend LINK
Tuesday, September 24 ⋅ 7:00 pm - Black History Quest LIVE (Streaming on YouTube and Facebook) LINK
Wednesday, September 25 ⋅ 7:00 – 8:00pm - York Presentation – History and Hops at the Seaside Museum LINK
Thursday, September 26 ⋅ 6:00 pm - COMING HOME: A Week of Memory Activism in Portland’s Old Town LINK
Saturday, September 28 through October 5 - COMING HOME Downtown Portland Walking Tour LINK
Monday, September 30 ⋅ 2:00 pm
July 2024
- Oregon History: 450 Years in 45 Minutes at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum (In-Person) LINK
Thursday, July 11 ⋅ 4:00pm -
Black History Walking Tour of Eugene LINK TBA
Saturday, July 27 ⋅ 10:00am – 12:00pm -
Black History Quest LIVE (Streaming on YouTube and Facebook) LINK
Wednesday, July 31 ⋅ 7:00 – 8:00pm
June 2024
- See all of our public Juneteenth events here!
- Vanport Mosaic Festival: An Afternoon for Rooting and Re-storying at Portland Expo Center (In-Person) LINK
Saturday, June 1 ⋅ 12:00 – 4:00pm - Oregon’s Black History: 450 Years in 45 Minutes at The Seaside Library (In-Person) LINK
Saturday, June 29 ⋅ 2:00 – 3:00pm
May 2024
- Hidden History: Vanport Flood at The History Museum of Hood River County (In-Person) LINK
Thursday, May 9 ⋅ 7:00 – 8:30pm - Oregon’s Black Pioneers Along the North Coast at the Nehalem Valley Historical Society (In-Person) LINK
Saturday, May 11 ⋅ 3:30 – 4:30pm - Black Exclusion in Oregon at the Oregon City Library (In-Person and Zoom) LINK
Sunday, May 19 ⋅ 2:00 – 3:00pm - First Annual Letitia Carson Legacy Project Symposium at the OSU Corvallis Campus LINK
Tuesday, May 21 - Black History Quest LIVE (Streaming on YouTube and Facebook) LINK
Wednesday, May 22 ⋅ 7:00 – 8:00pm