Article contributed by Lowell Swanson, taken from the Multnomah Historical Association Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 1, Winter 1997 On May 11, 1996, Southwest World War II veterans and their families celebrated the fifitieth anniversary...
By Tim Lyman · July 28, 2015 In the last post I posted pictures donated by Jean Mangrum, including the one below, and asked whether anyone recognized the houses in the photo, or knew...
By Tim Lyman · July 6, 2015 Today’s photos come from a recent donation by Jean Mangrum. The photos come from Jean’s grandmother’s photo album. Jean’s grandparents moved to Multnomah in the late 1920s,...
By Tim Lyman · July 4, 2015 Note not only the American flags on buildings and cars, but the flags of other nations draped across Capitol Highway. We think this photo was taken in...
By Tim Lyman · June 15, 2015 In 1921 the Fairvale Grocery, owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rogers, occupied two acres on the northwest comer of S. W. Shattuck Road and Beaverton...
By Tim Lyman · May 27, 2015 From the time the Oregon Electric laid its tracks in 1908 until the viaduct opened on October 1, 1926, pedestrian, horse, wagon and automobile traffic crossed the...
By Tim Lyman – May 4, 2015 This glass slide prepared for the Oregon Highway Department ca. 1920 shows Capitol Highway approaching Hillsdale from the west. The viaduct is visible in the center of...
By Tim Lyman · Published October 30, 2015 · Updated October 30, 2015 In observation of Halloween, let us recount some of the more gruesome and ghastly stories of Multnomah’s past. I met with...
By Tim Lyman · June 9, 2015 The Maplewood story begins with the Niebur family’s donation land grant of 320 acres filed in May of 1873. They located their homestead in the present day April...
By Tim Lyman · August 7, 2015 Today’s photo also comes from a recent donation by Jean Mangrum. The photos come from Jean’s grandmother’s photo album. Jean’s grandparents moved to Multnomah in the late 1920s....
By Tim Lyman · Published April 6, 2015 · Updated April 6, 2015 The Winter of 1922-23 As one of our warmest winters has its last gasp of snow on Mount Hood, we bring you some photos of...
Multnomah Days
Stop by our booth at Multnomah Days to see our displays highlighting the old fire station and historic homes in the area, as well as our usual merchandise and some new postcards. 
August 15, from 9am-5pm
Our booth will be located on Capitol Hwy in front of Thinker Toys.
First Friday at John’s Marketplace
The Multnomah Historical Association hosts a table at John's Marketplace for First Fridays (thanks to the generous folks at John’s!). Stop by to learn a bit more about our local history, take a peek at photos and memorabilia from our collection, and chat with some members. We will be skipping September First Friday due to the long weekend, but will be back in October. October 2, from 5-7pm John's Marketplace, 3535 SW Multnomah Blvd.
