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Gresham’s History, Lived and Spoken

Name: Gresham’s History, Lived and Spoken
Start: 2022-07-17T14:30:00-07:00
End: 2022-07-17T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Gresham Historical Museum

July 17, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

Monochrome photograph showing a street scene with 1930s-era automobiles parked on either side of a street lined with commercial buildings, all one or two stories tall. The businesses whose signs are visible include J.C. Penney, Safeway, Hepp's Racket Store, and a real estate agency.

Rik Shiiki interviews three seniors who have lived and shaped Gresham’s history: Betty Chisum, Howard Moen, and Keith White. Learn about their experiences growing up and living in Gresham through many eras in this community’s past.

This event is free and open to the public. It will take place immediately after the 2022 Annual Membership Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation, which is open to GHS members and volunteers. Not a member? It’s never too late to sign up.

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Details

Date:: July 17, 2022
Time:: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Event Categories:: Community Event, speaker series
Event Tags:: gresham history, local history, oral history, speaker event

Organizer

: Gresham Historical Society
Phone:: 503-661-0347
Email:: info@greshamhistorical.org; View Organizer Website

Venue

Gresham Historical Museum

410 N Main Avenue
Gresham, OR 97030 United States + Google Map