TALKS AND EVENTS
Join us at our West's Block location for various talks and events! All of our talks will be hosted on site, at 701 SE Grand Ave.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Between Homes: Traditional Japanese Architecture: Preserving Buildings, Craftsmanship, and Cultural Heritage
The AHC is hosting the Kominka collective for a free talk on Japanese architecture. Join us to learn more about their experience in preserving Japan's built environment. Free event!
August 7, 2026
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Eugene Pioneers -Book Talk & Signing- Free Event
Across the high plains and rugged mountain passes of the Oregon Trail came thousands of settlers seeking a new life, and for many, the burgeoning city of Eugene became their new home. The newcomers were fur traders and farmers, physicians and soldiers, teachers and hoteliers. Set against the backdrop of the nineteenth century’s great upheavals, this collection brings to life the intertwined destinies of pioneers, immigrants, and Native people in the Pacific Northwest. Drawing from archival photographs, letters, and public records, author C.J. Lake illuminates the human stories behind Oregon’s extraordinary everyday pioneers.
C.J. Lake is an educator and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. A Columbia University and University of Oregon graduate, she brings a journalist’s curiosity and a teacher’s insight to her research on frontier life in nineteenth-century America. Visit www.dabadelic.com for more
information.
September 12, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Portland Building Stone Geology Program
Portland’s myriad architectural styles are a showcase for dramatic and beautiful geological stories. From lava floods and volcanos to tropical seas and billions-of-years-old mountain building events, the geology of building stone has shaped 150 years of Portland’s architecture.
Paul Edison-Lahm, Communications Director for the Geological Society of the Oregon Country, will present this virtual tour.
September 26, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
"Blood in the Archives" Mary B. Hansen Book Talk & Signing
Mary B. Hansen has a passion for using archival documents to reveal hidden, lost and forgotten histories, and she will bring her knowledge and insights to Architectural Heritage Center. Mary will talk about her work as a Certified Archivist with an MLIS as well as about her two published books – The Traveling Archivist and Blood in the Archives – and how she uses archival research in writing her novels. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free event!
October 10, 2026
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Beaumont-Wilshire: Origins and Early History
Like many Northeast Portland neighborhoods, Beaumont-Wilshire was carved from orchards, open fields, and patches of forest. As a young Portland sprawled across the river, the rural landscape of the eastside was replaced by a grid of neighborhoods, a busy streetcar system, and tens of thousands of new residents.
Using early maps, documents, photos, newspaper accounts, and memories he’s collected from past residents, local historian Doug Decker will explore the early years of of the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood to examine connections between past, present, and future.
November 14, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WALKING TOURS
From March to November, we offer tours of historic neighborhoods throughout the city. Click here to learn more!
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