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Past Events
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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
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12:00 pm
Community Event
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
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3:00 pm
Community Event
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
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6:00 pm
Community Event
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
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8:30 pm
Community Event
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
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12:00 pm
Community Event
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
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5:00 pm
Community Event
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.
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10:00 am
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6:00 pm
Community Event
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.
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8:00 am
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4:30 pm
Community Event
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
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5:00 pm
Community Event
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