Digital History Projects
Pacific Northwest history projects including those that are stand alone and those housed within larger institutions.
- Blackpast.org
- Reference center providing information on African American history in the United States and on the history of the more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world
- Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote 1912-2012
- Focus on women’s history in Oregon and the centennial of woman suffrage in the state
- Densho Encyclopedia
- A free on-line resource about the history of the Japanese American WWII exclusion and incarceration experience
- Golden West Project: Black in Portland History
- The African American experience in Portland and Oregon
- Finding David Douglas
- A documentary film on the extraordinary life of David Douglas
- Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
- Honors the legacy of the preeminent labor leader Harry Bridges, founder and leader of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for over 40 years
- HistoryLink
- Free online encyclopedia of Washington State history
- History of Medicine in Oregon
- Through video, curriculum and research, History of Medicine in Oregon celebrates the rich array of influences that have shaped Oregon’s medical practice.
- Labor History Resource Guide
- Offering 50 resources, this guide is a valuable reference for those interested in the development of modern labor laws, implementation of workplace safety measures and more.
- Oregon Encyclopedia
- Authoritative and free resource on Oregon’s history and culture
- Oregon History Project
- Online resource for learning about Oregon’s past
- Oregon TimeWeb
- Uses records from the Oregon Historical Society’s archival collection to build interactive timelines to create historical webs of ideas, events, and places that tell the story of Oregon
- PDXHistory.com
- A Glimpse into the history of Portland, Oregon.
- Salem Online History
- Historic Oregon Photographs
- Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
- Challenges the way we think about race, civil rights, and the Pacific Northwest