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American Archives Month Zine Workshop

Celebrate American Archives Month with the Portland City Archives & Records Management Division at a two-day zine workshop on Oct. 6 and 13, 5–7 pm. Attendees will explore the City Archives and create their own zine using historical materials.

5:00 pm 7:00 pm
Community event
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Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
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Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Portland in Black: Documenting Our Lives in the City of Roses

Portland City Archives and Don’t Shoot PDX are partnering on a series of events designed to grow community connections, build archival skills, and create a foundation to ensure community stories are accessible for generations to come.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Graphic for event Portland in Black: Documenting Our Live in the City of Roses. Coffee and Collections, a community archiving event.View full size image

Public tour of the Portland Archives & Records Center

Join a short tour of the PARC facility, led by City Archives staff. Free and open to the public.

2:00 pm 3:00 pm
Community event
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Public tour of the Portland Archives & Records Center

Join a short tour of the PARC facility, led by City Archives staff. Free and open to the public.

5:00 pm 6:00 pm
Community event
Several people peruse an album of historical materials, with gray metal stacks of records behind themView full size image

Archiving After Hours: A Community Archiving Night with Albina Music Trust

Archives & Records is opening its doors for community members to work on individual archiving projects and receive guidance from City Archives staff and special guests from Albina Music Trust. Free and open to the public.

6:30 pm 8:30 pm
Community event
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Public tour of the Portland Archives & Records Center

Join a short tour of the PARC facility, led by City Archives staff. Free and open to the public.

11:00 am 12:00 pm
Community event
Several people peruse an album of historical materials, with gray metal stacks of records behind themView full size image

Opening Reception for Love, Life, Resistance & Solidarity: Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ History in Portland

Celebrate Oregon’s LGBTQIA2S+ History with Oregon Queer History Collective and the Portland City Archives at the Multnomah County Library. Join us for the opening reception of a new exhibit on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 3:30-5:00 pm.

3:30 pm 5:00 pm
Community event
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Love, Life, Resistance & Solidarity: Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ History in Portland

Celebrate Oregon’s LGBTQIA2S+ History with Oregon Queer History Collective and the Portland City Archives at the Multnomah County Library.

10:00 am 6:00 pm
Community event
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Hygiene Hysteria: Patrolling Women’s Health and Morals

Visit PARC to view Hygiene Hysteria, featuring materials related to the creation of the Cedars detention facility. Ordinances, resolutions, reports, and correspondence reveal the perspectives of City leaders at the time and shed light on the treatment, lack of autonomy, and disregard women faced.

8:00 am 4:30 pm
Community event
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Building Bridges: A City Archives Open House

Join the Archives & Records Management Division in celebration of American Archives Month at Building Bridges: A City Archives Open House, on October 12th, 2024, from 2:00 - 5:00 pm where you’ll learn about the City's vast collection of Portland history!

2:00 pm 5:00 pm
Community event
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