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First Annual John Klatt Memorial Photography Contest
Announcing the first annual John Klatt Memorial Photography Contest, co-hosted with Old Oregon Photos! Brief: Select a “THEN” photo from the Old Oregon Photos collection and create an original “NOW” photo to submit! Rules of Entry: One photo submission per person or group Images must be submitted in a jpeg, jpg, or png format… Read more ›
Summer Book Club 2025: Rereading History
Our FIRST EVER public event at Historic City Hall will be on June 17th, 2025 from 6 pm – 7:30 pm. Join the Coalition for an engaging summer of stories, conversation, and community with our first annual summer book club series: Rereading History! This event is free and open to the public. RSVP requested… Read more ›
The 2024 Impact Report Is Here!
2024 was an incredible year for the Coalition! We achieved THREE of our huge organizational goals this year. Renovated West Linn’s Historic City Hall. Estimated to be completed by the end of 2024, this renovation project, in partnership with the City of West Linn, broke ground in January 2024. Released a public draft of… Read more ›
Fall Giving Update
This year, our main fundraising focus has been the renovation of West Linn’s Historic City Hall. We have run a number of campaigns, including our Hot Dogs and Hard Hats Groundbreaking event in January when we officially kicked off construction at Historic City Hall and our Hats for Historic City Hall campaign where donors received… Read more ›
A Huge Milestone for the Coalition!
The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition is excited to announce the official rollout of legislation aimed at designating a 56 river-mile portion of the Willamette River as a National Heritage Area. This proposed bill will be presented to selected federal representatives in the coming weeks for consideration in the next Congressional session…. Read more ›
New Fiscal Year and New Board Beginnings!
July signals the beginning of our new fiscal year. As a Coalition, our organization is deeply committed to increasing the representation of the different peoples and communities that are presently and historically found in our heritage area. At the turn of this fiscal year, we welcomed 5 new board members to our ranks. Our work… Read more ›
Hats for Historic City Hall!
Purchase a limited edition Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area hat today and support our preservation and renovation work at Historic City Hall! Our city hall renovation project is underway! We are gathering support from wonderful community members like you to help us complete the project by transforming the updated building into an inviting… Read more ›
History Talk: Chinese & Chinese American History Along the Willamette River Heritage Area
Join the Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition, the Wilsonville Public Library, and the Wilsonville Historical Society on Tuesday, May 28th for a history talk about the Chinese & Chinese American history along the Willamette River Heritage Area! Gain a local perspective about Chinese immigrants and laborers around Wilsonville in the… Read more ›
May 2024 Heritage Area Events
May is a busy month as the weather improves and many of our region’s spring and summer attractions begin to open up for the season. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of the wonderful programming that our heritage sites and local organizations have planned for the next month! Be sure to follow the… Read more ›
Fall 2023 News
We hope you had a wonderful summer season visiting the many heritage events that took place through the region and that you are looking forward to a festive fall. The Coalition has made great progress towards accomplishing some of our long-term goals, has expanded our understanding of Chinese history in Oregon, and has begun developing… Read more ›
2022 Year End Update
Season’s Greetings! As 2022 ends we reflect on the year and share some highlights of our Coalition’s work. We also want to thank you for your continued support and interest in our valued Heritage Area. We began the year with the launch of our digital heritage trail. This project was a partnership with Clackamas County… Read more ›
Old Oregon Photos Open House
The Old Oregon Photos Studio will be holding an open house on Saturday, November 26 from 10am to 4pm. This will be a great time to learn more about the collection and the Coalition and get a start on your holiday shopping. Our historic prints make great gifts! Old Oregon was donated to the Coalition… Read more ›