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Commemorating Oregon's Sesquicentennial
Take Care of Oregon Days
Youth cleaning up Locke Cemetery.
Youth cleaning up Locke Cemetery.
The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is supporting the Oregon 150, Take Care of Oregon Days by providing information about cemetery clean-up days all over the state.
 
Look for the Oregon 150 logo on the Historic Cemetery Events page to help out in your community.
 
If you don't see a cemetery in your area on the list, contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.

Northwest History and Heritage Extravaganza
The 2009 Oregon Heritage Conference, the Pacific Northwest History Conference and the annual meetings of the Northwest Archivists and the Northwest Oral History Association are bring folks from all over the Northwest to consider the past, present and future of regional history and heritage.
 
Click here for more information about the Northwest History and Heritage Extravaganza.

County History Resources
La Grande City Hall
La Grande City Hall
 
In honor of the Sesquicentennial year, Oregon Heritage Commission is compiling several on-line sources available to research county history.
 
Visit the Oregon History and Archaeology page to find the county resources and more!

History in Oregon's State Parks!
Thompson's Mills near Shedd, OR
Thompson's Mills near Shedd, OR
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department embraced the sesquicentennial by exploring its own history. Check out the story at the OPRD history website.
 
Individual parks are hosting all kinds of great events. Look for the Oregon 150 on the OPRD Events page.

Sesquicentennial Resources

OR 150
Travel Oregon

Page updated: February 17, 2009