Oregon 150

Oregon will celebrate its 150th birthday on February 14, 2009. The theme of this milestone celebration is "Sustain the Spirit!" Planning for the year-long celebration is taking place across the state and will include special activities at Oregon’s seven public universities. Oregon Institute of Technology will celebrate Oregon’s birthday with the Klamath County community. To find out more about events happening at OIT and in Klamath County please contact Mark Clark at mark.clark@oit.edu.

A comprehensive list of events, activities and other information is accessible from the links below. The Oregon 150 website also offers much more about events in every community across the state.

Some other historical places to visit on line are:

Clackamas Heritage Partners & Museum of the Oregon Territory, www.historicoregoncity.org

Favell Museum, www.favellmuseum.org

Klamath County Museums, www.co.klamath.or.us/museum/index.htm

McLoughlin House, www.mcloughlinhouse.org

Milwaukie Museum, www.milwaukiemuseum.tripod.com

Oregon Historical Society, www.ohs.org

Oregon Jewish Museum, www.ojm.org

Oregon Military Museum, www.swiftview.com

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, www.oregonnikkei.org

Pittock Mansion, http://pittockmansion.org

Willamette Shore Trolley, http://oerhs.org/wst/index.htm

World Forestry Center, www.worldforestry.org