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  • Terry Toedtemeier (1947–2008)

    Terry Norman Toedtemeier was an Oregon photographer known for his images of the landscape and geology of the Pacific Northwest and for his long career …

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  • Thara John Memory (1948-2017)

    Thara John Memory was a trumpet player, composer, educator, and activist in the Portland jazz community. In 2011, the Portland Jazz Festival named him an …

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  • The 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave (Heat Dome)

    A historic heatwave affected Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest during late June 2021, breaking high temperature records, some by several degrees. On June 29, …

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  • The Advocate

    From 1903 until about 1938, the Advocate recorded incidents of racism and discrimination in restaurants, jobs, and theaters and demanded civil rights for Oregon’s two …

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  • The Arts Center

    The Arts Center had its beginnings in the late 1950s, when a friend handed Marion Gathercoal A Survey of Arts Councils. Gathercoal was president …

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  • The Beach Patrol in Oregon, U.S. Coast Guard, 1942-1944

    The Beach Patrol in Oregon, which kept watch over the Oregon coastline during World War II, was part of the national Beach Patrol that monitored …

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  • The Blob: Impacts of the 2013-2016 Marine Heatwave on Oregon

    From December 2013 to August 2016, the northeast Pacific Ocean experienced a severe marine heatwave, or warm water event, known as the Blob. Like all …

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  • The Bohemians

    Singing was an avocation of members of The Bohemians, a male a cappella singing group that performed in Oregon from 1954 to 1962. The singers—who …

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  • The Bomber Restaurant and Catering

    When Art Lacey, a young pilot and gasoline station owner, envisioned combining his two passions into a business, people questioned his sanity. The Bomber, located …

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  • The Dalles

    The Dalles is one of the oldest permanently occupied places in Oregon, significant to Native people for over ten millennia and to Euro-American settlers since …

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2098 results

  • Terry Toedtemeier (1947–2008)

    Terry Norman Toedtemeier was an Oregon photographer known for his images of the landscape and geology of the Pacific Northwest and for his long career …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Thara John Memory (1948-2017)

    Thara John Memory was a trumpet player, composer, educator, and activist in the Portland jazz community. In 2011, the Portland Jazz Festival named him an …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave (Heat Dome)

    A historic heatwave affected Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest during late June 2021, breaking high temperature records, some by several degrees. On June 29, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Advocate

    From 1903 until about 1938, the Advocate recorded incidents of racism and discrimination in restaurants, jobs, and theaters and demanded civil rights for Oregon’s two …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Arts Center

    The Arts Center had its beginnings in the late 1950s, when a friend handed Marion Gathercoal A Survey of Arts Councils. Gathercoal was president …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Beach Patrol in Oregon, U.S. Coast Guard, 1942-1944

    The Beach Patrol in Oregon, which kept watch over the Oregon coastline during World War II, was part of the national Beach Patrol that monitored …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Blob: Impacts of the 2013-2016 Marine Heatwave on Oregon

    From December 2013 to August 2016, the northeast Pacific Ocean experienced a severe marine heatwave, or warm water event, known as the Blob. Like all …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bohemians

    Singing was an avocation of members of The Bohemians, a male a cappella singing group that performed in Oregon from 1954 to 1962. The singers—who …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Bomber Restaurant and Catering

    When Art Lacey, a young pilot and gasoline station owner, envisioned combining his two passions into a business, people questioned his sanity. The Bomber, located …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Dalles

    The Dalles is one of the oldest permanently occupied places in Oregon, significant to Native people for over ten millennia and to Euro-American settlers since …

    Oregon Encyclopedia