Part 2 of a video recording of an oral history of Aya Fujii and Taka Mizote on the Japanese community for the Manzanar National History site. There is a transcript of this interview.
Part 1 of a video recording of an oral history of Aya Fujii and Taka Mizote on the Japanese community for the Manzanar National History site. There is a transcript of this interview.
Part 2 of a video recording of an oral history of Pat Reser on life in Canada and Beaverton, and Reser's Fine Foods. There is a transcript of this interview.
Part 1 of a video recording of an oral history of Pat Reser on life in Canada and Beaverton, and Reser's Fine Foods. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of an oral history of Agnes Hendren on the Great Depression and riding the railroads as a woman. There is a transcript of this interview.
A video recording of a history talk by Oral Bullard on the history of the Columbia Gorge, including the building of the original Columbia River Highway by Sam Lancaster and the creation of the dams. Recorded at PCC Rock Creek and sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society.
A video recording of a history talk by Dr. Chuinard on the Lewis & Clark Trail, recorded at PCC Rock Creek and sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society. The video primarily shows the slideshow that accompanies the talk.
A video recording of Forest Grove from 1937. Local newspaper publisher Hugh McGilvra and Police chief Gary K.Tyler introduce the film. The film focuses on local schools, businesses and services and the people involved with them. McGilvra talks throughout the silent film describing the images. At the end of the film, Tyler notes that this is the police department's first effort to use video to communicate with the public and they hope to use it more. Donated to the Washington County Museum by Forest Grove Police Services in 1983.
A video recording by Paul Cappoen of the home of Gerome and Rose Cappoen and their six children on Cappoen road. The Cappoens had lived there since 1912. Paul, their oldest son, shares information his family as he records videotape of their family home on Cappoen road. Later Paul is shown playing a crank organ.
A video recording on DVD titled Howard Vollum Interviews, conducted by Jim Castles. Howard Vollum (May 31, 1913-February 5, 1986), an engineer, scientist, and philanthropist, was the co-founder of Tektronix Corporation, and endowed the Vollum Institute.
A video recording on DVD titled Howard Vollum Interviews, conducted by Jim Castles. Howard Vollum (May 31, 1913-February 5, 1986), an engineer, scientist, and philanthropist, was the co-founder of Tektronix Corporation, and endowed the Vollum Institute.
An audio recording of an oral history of Arthur Iwasaki, including his family's farming history in Washington County, starting out with a dairy farm and moving to strawberries and vegetables in the late 1920s; his experiences in World War Two and discrimination against Japanese people; buying his own farm after the war and building a nursery business.
A video recording of an oral history of Jim Darr, former Hillsboro mayor, including the founding of Hillsboro Community Arts and the Hillsboro farmer's market; changing the city charter, and the economic development of Hillsboro in the 1980s.
A video recording of an oral history of Shirley Huffman, including her experience as a Hillsboro city councilor from 1979-1984, first female mayor of Hillsboro from 1985-1993, working on getting blue MAX line to Hillsboro and facilitating tech companies to locate in Hillsboro. File includes photos. There is a transcript of this interview.
