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**chautauqua: [SHəˈtôkwə] NOUN NORTH AMERICAN an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS, AND
JOIN US FOR THE 2026-2027 SEASON!


September 2, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 
Railroads in Oregon by David Jorling

Join self-proclaimed foamer (a person obsessed with trains) David Jorling in this lecture on the history of railroads in Oregon. Discover the development of rail lines, how they shaped the state, and the broader history of rail travel. You'll never see traintracks the same way! 

David Jorling worked as an Assistant District Attorney for several decades before joining the Board of Directors at the Heritage Rail Museum in Portland, Oregon. 

Adrianne Brockman, History of the Hunt

Britta Mansfield, Willamette Falls Landing Area

Jared Rollins, FBI in Oregon

Jennings Lodge, Stephen Greenwood

TBA, LO Reads Topic

Courtney Clements, Oswego Women in Business

Ken Dale, Oswego Chamber of Commerce

HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS 2026-2027 SEASON: 

Nothing yet!

TOPICS FROM THE LAST SIX YEARS: 

2020

Dr. Stephen Beckham, Studies in Climate Concerns

Cece Otto, Release of WWI album

Angel Ocasio, History of Ukelele and Performance

2021

Zachary Stocks, Oregon's Black History 

Paul Lyons, Springbrook Park and its Women

Stephanie Wagner, Tryon Creek

Mike Goodrich, 400 mil yrs of Oswego History (Geology)

2022

Dr. Stephen Beckham, Theodore Roosevelt and TR Library

Kim Hewey, Beginnings of Chautauqua

R. Gregory Nokes, Massacre for Gold

Cece Otto, Songs from America's Past

Nancy Dunis, Eva Emory Dye

2023

Katie Henry, Preserving Your Heritage

Courtney Clements, Local Diaries

Dr. Stephen Beckham, Sewing Seeds for Today and Tomorrow: Oregon Indian Tribal Economies

Charlene Green, If Walls Could Talk

Cece Otto, Prohibition: 90 Years of Temperance, Temptation and Song

Doyeon Lim, Arirang: Korean Folk Songs on Kayageum

Linda Holden, My Great-Grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Henderson, Pioneer Entrepreneur

Dr. Stephen Beckham, Whistle Punks and Misery Whips: Logging the Willamette Valley, 1850 to 1960

2024

David Charvet, The History and Mystery of Magic

The Family Archivists, Preserving Your Family's Legacy

Dr. David Campion, The Transformation of Modern India

Kathryn Sinor, All My Love to You, Charlie Boy: A Story from the OHC Archives

Dr. Sylvia Gray, Ask the Ancients: Astonishing Advice for Daily Dilemmas 

Chris Petersen, Linus Pauling in Portland, China and Beyond

Amy Behrens, The Maryhill Museum of Art

Courtney Clements and Kathryn Sinor, Oswego Suffragists: A Force for Change 

2025

Shelley Baker-Gard, Michael Freiling, and Satsuki Takikawa, They Never Asked: Senryū Poetry from WWII 

Darrell Jabin, Before the Show Began: Theaters of Oregon 

In Collaboration with LO Reads, Portland Books Through Bars

Allen Luong & Others, Songs from Vietnam

Sarah Cantor, Pierce V. Society of Sisters: The Fight for Private School Education in Oregon

Mari Panovich, The FBI in Oregon - CANCELED 

Dr. Stephen Beckham, Power, Politics, and Public Access: The Contested History of Oswego Lake

2026

Dede Montgomery, Memory, History and the Enduring Power of Place

Courtney Clements and Angie Baker, Oswego Pioneer Cemetery: Remembering Dead Strangers

Dr. Scott Burns, Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest: Are You Ready for the Big One?

Kay Demlow, Porch Time: Home Life and Leisure in the Early 20th Century 

Oswego Heritage House and Museum
398 10th St.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
(503) 635-6373

Hours of Operation:
M, W, Th, Fri 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Free entrance

The Oswego Heritage Council is a  501 (c)(3)
EIN # 93-0983947

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