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HISTORY: 15 million came to America; some came to Portland, and stayed

From 1900 to 1915, more than 15 million immigrants traveled to America – drawn by labor opportunities and…

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HISTORY: The Great Migration to Oregon – and those who made it

We’ve regularly written in this space about the origins and growth of Inner Southeast Portland from its earliest…

This is Dora McCormick, here shown inside Sellwood-Westmoreland’s fourth library, at S.E. Milwaukie and Lexington, in 1968. (Courtesy SMILE History Committee)

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SOUTHEAST HISTORY: Women who made history here!

Because March was Women’s History Month, and May is Historic Preservation Month, this story celebrates some notable female…

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SOUTHEAST HISTORY: One ‘kinda super’ market, 125 years ago

SOUTHEAST HISTORY: One ‘kinda super’ market, 125 years ago