Heather Arndt Anderson

Heather Arndt Anderson is a fourth-generation Portlander, freelance journalist, and the author of four books on culinary history.

Author's Entries

  • Oregon State Fair

    The call for an Oregon State Fair intensified in 1859 after California held its first fair, and the Oregon State Agricultural Society (OSAS) was established in February 1860 to make it happen. By then, the Willamette Valley had become a prosperous farming area, and Oregon was establishing itself as an …

    Oregon Encyclopedia