The Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Present:
The Origins of the Oregon Encyclopedia and How it Works
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28 January 2025
π 4:00 PM
π Cramer Hall 494, History Department
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Free and open to the public.
Contact us at hist@pdx.edu
William L. Lang (PSU) and Amy Platt (OHS) discuss the creation of a digital encyclopedia of Oregon which began as an idea in 2006 and has become the Oregon Historical Society's most used public history publication. Learning how it was built, what impediments had to be surmounted, and the challenges the Oregon Encyclopedia will surely encounter will be the focus of discussion.
Presenters:
Amy Platt is the project manager, contributor, and editor for the Oregon Historical Societyβs digital history projects, including The Oregon Encyclopedia and the Oregon History Project. For over a decade she has worked with the regionβs many historians, writers, researchers, and experts to publish Oregon history on the Web, where it is free and accessible to everyone.
William L. Lang is emeritus professor of history at Portland State University and the founding director of the Center for Columbia River History. The founding editor of the Oregon Encyclopedia, he now serves on the OE Editorial Board and chairs the Executive Committee. He is the author and editor of many books and articles on the history of the Columbia River, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern Plains, including Montana: A History of Two Centuries (1991), Great River of the West (1999), Two Centuries of Lewis and Clark (2004), and Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest (2016).
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