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Weekend in Astoria, neighbor! May 5th and 6th

We have a Kick Ass weekend in Astoria coming up in May, and I’m hoping you can join us! On the evening of Saturday, May 5th, Resident Historian Doug ...
On March 21, 2018 / By oregonhistorian
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Accidental August Erickson in the Archives

Sometimes in this history game, you don’t always find what you’re looking for. Take last week. I went down to the State Archives in Salem, looking for some ...
On January 13, 2018 / By oregonhistorian
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Holiday Season Walking Tours of Portland’s Sinful Past: Shanghaiers, Saloons and Skullduggery

Come join us on one of our monthly KAOH Walking Tours! We walk around Old Town and tell stories about saloons and skullduggery and the bullshitening of the ...
On October 31, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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KAOH Halloween Special: Dave Campell, Kell’s Ghost

In which we learn that Portland celebrity ghosts can haunt where ever they fucking well choose. ...
On October 26, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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No Name City, 49 years later…

This past weekend, Ghost Host Andy Lindberg and myself (DKC) traveled to the Wallowa Whitman National Forest to visit the filming site of “Paint Your Wagon.” PYW is approaching ...
On October 4, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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KAOH Walking Tours on Easter Weekend 2017

We have two awesome walking tours this weekend – both bush and bunny free! Saturday at 4:00pm, we’ll be starting at Floyd’s Coffee (118 NW Couch St.) at ...
On April 12, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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FREE!, In Real Life, KAOH’s Historic Portland Rock and Roll Walking Tours!

Portland Center Stage at the Armory approached us to host a rock and roll walking tour in conjunction with their new show, Wild and Reckless; A New Concert Event ...
On April 2, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
Kick Ass Oregon History
Kick Ass Oregon History’s Historic Portland Rock and Roll Walking Tour

In which we learn that Louie Louie really does have swears in it! ...
On April 1, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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Charles A. Moose: Race, Community Policing, and Portland’s First African American Police Chief

The Resident Historian, Doug Kenck-Crispin, has written his master’s thesis (Portland State University, MA History) on Charles Moose, Portland’s first black police chief. To help you explore that ...
On November 21, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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“The Government is Hiding Dead Bigfoot Bodies!!”

If you came down to the Jack London Bar one cold January night in 2014, you might have seen a live show I performed where I talked about ...
On October 21, 2016 / By oregonhistorian