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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 2025-2026 SEASON!

October 1, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 

FBI in Oregon 

More information coming soon!

November 5, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
AT THE SPRINGS IN LAKE OSWEGO

Power, Politics, and Public Access: The Contested History of Oswego Lake

Dr. Stephen Beckham served as the State of Oregon's expert witness in this litigation between 2012 and 2025. Beckham will present documentary and visual materials relating to the Oswego Lake case and examine the conflicting narratives and findings about its status. 

Prof. Beckham is an emeritus professor of history, Lewis & Clark College, a former "Oregon Professor of the Year," and recipient of the Asher Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Historical Association. 

February 4, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 

Memory, History and the Enduring Power of Place

Dede Montgomery is a sixth-generation Oregonian and long-time West Linn resident. She is a thoughtful and introspective author whose work weaves personal narrative, historical reflection, literary fiction, and social awareness into the books and blogs she publishes.

In this talk, Dede will share stories from her books, photographs, and family archives, weaving together her deep personal and historical ties to Wilsonville and Lake Oswego, the Willamette River, and the broader Willamette Valley. Join her on this journey through memory, history, and the enduring power of place and story.

March 4, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Oswego Pioneer Cemetery

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April 1, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 

LO Reads

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May 6, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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

More information coming soon!

HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS 2025-2026 SEASON: 

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

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

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

Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free entrance

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

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