Cameron LaFollette, an executive director of Elaka Alliance speaks about the history, extinction and attempts to recover this majestic animal that once graced the shores of Oregon’s coast.

Frank Bubenik’s humble beginnings led him to serve in the US military, start a successful software firm, serve on city council and become our Mayor. Learn more about what makes this civil servant tick, what keeps him up at night and what the future holds for him and our city.

Jack Estes is the author of an award-winning screenplay that was turned into a novel, A Soldier’s Son. It is the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed memoir, A Field of Innocence, which recounts his experiences in Vietnam. His articles and essays have appeared in Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, San Diego Tribune, The Oregonian, and many publications. Estes is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam in 1968-1969, the bloodiest years of the long war. He was wounded and decorated for his heroism.

This talk looks at the history of the Mazamas and the photographer brothers Edward and Ashasl Curtis. The bulk of this talk focuses on Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens between the late 1890s and the early 1920s.

Enjoy the virtual tour. There is more info than ever. Things like oral histories, photos old and new, articles, connections to other organizations, volunteer opportunities, things around the Heritage Center and around town, and what’s for sale in our store. Plus so much more.

This is a must-watch! These extraordinary women tell stories about the Women who made Tualatin! Words don’t describe it, check it out for yourself.

About the women who made history and those who played them……..Maria Sweek built the Sweek House, Tualatin’s only home listed on the National register of historic places. She is played by Teresa Stone, Maria’s great-great-granddaughter. Lizzie Robinson built and ran the the brick store which still stands on Lower Boones Ferry Road next to the Country Inn (C.I.).

Enjoy a discussion with John Brosy who shares the Interurban Transportation history in the Willamette valley.

María Reyes became the first Latina Council Member to ever serve on the Tualatin City Council. Enjoy hearing about the incredible journey she took to get from Honduras to becoming an inspirational leader in our community!

A quick tour of Ice Age bison / bos types and their distribution, comparisons to modern bison / bos, explores evidence of their interaction with humans, where fossils are found globally and in the Willamette valley and also explores the causes of at least one well documented major near- extinction case.

Join in this conversation with Carlos Horcos--the artist behind the watercolors which celebrated Tualatin's Centennial. Included is a slide show featuring those paintings along with the Tualatin Overture by Arthur Breur.

The Tualatin Historical Society celebrates the rich diversity of our city through the holiday traditions of different cultures. Enjoy this recorded worldly adventure as shared by our honored guests.

Tom Swearingen tells stories of the people and land of the American West through original cowboy poetry.

Did you know Tualatin had its own overture? Hear the story behind the motivation of its composer Arthur Breur, he discusses it at the Heritage Center.

He’s well known among the Grange and Historical Society members and a retired successful businessman. But there is more to the story.