You ever heard of the classic Oregon movie Sometimes a Great Notion, based on the Ken Kesey novel Sometimes a Great Notion? Just a few days ago, ADL ...
On August 7, 2018 / By oregonhistorianCome join us on one of our monthly KAOH’s Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past: Shanghaiers, Saloons and Skullduggery! We walk around Old Town and tell stories about saloons ...
On June 9, 2018 / By oregonhistorianWe 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 oregonhistorianSometimes 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 oregonhistorianCome 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 oregonhistorianThis 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 oregonhistorianWe 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 oregonhistorianPortland 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 oregonhistorianThe 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 oregonhistorianIf 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 ...
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