Please join us for a virtual evening exploration of the history of Vanport as told through the voices of those who lived there. This event is in conjunction with the expanded Vanport Mosaic exhibit Vanport: A Surge of Social Change, on display at Pittock Mansion through November 15, 2021.
Grab your virtual seat for a screening of short oral history documentaries from our living archive Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport Through The Voices of Its Residents
Tuesday, November 9 at 5:30-6:30pm
This event is sponsored by the Pittock Mansion, and it is a fundraiser for the annual reunion/celebration for the Vanport former residents and flood survivors.
Suggested donation: $5-$20 or more!
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link
(Photo courtesy by Oregon Historical Society)
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- Explore with us the complex history of Oregon’s second largest city and largest WWII federal housing project, destroyed by a flood in 1948. We will share a selection of short oral history documentaries part of our living archive Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport Through The Voices of Its Residents
- Get a glimpse of the exciting initiatives we are planning as part of our on-going effort to amplify, honor, present and preserve this history
- Learn about the evolution of this community-based history-preservation effort, and how this expanded exhibit aims to honor the legacy of the multicultural and multiracial city of Vanport.
- Ask questions, share stories, and join our memory activism community!
Thank you to the exhibit’s Presenting sponsor Howard S. Wright Construction and to its Supporting sponsors Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and OnPoint Community Credit Union.
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VANPORT: A SURGE OF SOCIAL CHANGE exhibit is the culmination of six years of collaborative research and community partnerships, and was developed by Vanport Mosaic co-founder Story Midwife Laura Lo Forti, Public Historian Greta Smith Wisnewski, and Pittock Mansion Interim Senior Manager of Exhibits, Programs, and Collections Tim Hecox.
Reserve tickets here to experience the exhibition in-person.
Vanport Mosaic is a memory-activism platform that amplifies, honors, presents and preserves the silenced histories that surround us in order to understand our present and write a new chapter where we all belong. www.vanportmosaic.org || info@vanportmosaic
Pittock Mansion is a historic house museum in Portland, Oregon operated by the Pittock Mansion Society in collaboration with Portland Parks & Recreation. The mission of the Pittock Mansion Society is to inspire understanding and stewardship of Portland history through Pittock Mansion, its collections, and programs. www.pittockmansion.org
Run time:
60min
Admission:
FREE or By donation -