History Talks & Book Talks & Signing Events

January 29, 2020               Senior Center - Gladstone
                                             History Talk & Gladstone History Books for sale
                                             Time 3TBA

November 16, 2019         Community Event - Concord Elementary School
                                            Oak Grove
                                            12:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.

November 5, 2019          Kiwanis Club  - Bomber Restaurant
                                           7:00 a.m. 

October 30, 2019            Trunk or Treat with the Historical Society
                                           3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
                                           City of Gladstone Event - Portland Avenue

October 26, 2019            Holiday Bazaar - Gladstone High School
                                           9:00 a.m. - 4: p.m.
                                           Gladstone History Books for sale

September 9, 2019        Clackamas County Historical Society & Museum
                                          7:00 p.m.

​September 4, 2019       Rotary Club - Gladstone Senior Center
                                         12:0 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

July 4, 2019                     Patterson Park - Gladstone
                                         11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

May 16, 2019                 Oak Lodge
                                         3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

May 4, 2019                   Gladstone Library
                                         2:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m.

April 27, 2019                 Arbor Day at the Gladstone Nature Park
                                         10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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April 20, 2019                  West Linn Library.
                                          1:00 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.



Books will be available for sale at all events.  Proceeds from sales go to the Historical Society towards building a museum. 

Book Launch Party

April 14, 2019 at the Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co.
Click on the poster at the right to read all the details

Happenings for 2019

Coming April 8 !  
The Gladstone Historical Society is proud to announce their newest book,  "Images of America - Gladstone".  Published by Arcadia Publishing and the History Press, the book will be released to a nation-wide audience on April 8, 2019.

Written by Kim Argraves Huey, who grew up in Gladstone and serves as the current historian for the Gladstone Historical Society, this new book traces Gladstone's history from the earliest fur trappers to the founding of the town, and features over 200 vintage and many never-before-seen photos dating from 1861 to 1955. 

The book also includes Indian lore, stories of the settlers, historical first events, the coming of the railroads, Gladstone's big war, and the great Chautauqua.   Did you know that Isadora Duncan danced on the streets of Gladstone?

Also featured are anecdotes of Gladstone’s famous visitors, local heroes, residents, and the notorious Gladstone Roadhouse!

"Images of America - Gladstone" retails for $21.99 and is available from the Gladstone Historical Society.

For more information on how to pre-order or purchase this book, click here.

Cover photo: In 1893, Miss Mary Howell is shown riding one of the
first bicycles in Gladstone. This path runs along the northern bank
of the Clackamas River. To the left and hidden in the bushes is the
first and newly built trolley (interurban) bridge.

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Items for archives!

Let us preserve your memories of Gladstone as part of our city's history. Photos, documents, letters, diaries, and all items directly related to the history of or life in Gladstone, OR are welcomed. For more information on making a donation:

Banner Photo:  In 1861, men and boys pose in front of the agriculture buildings hastily erected for the first Oregon State Fair that
was held  on four acres of the Jacob and Peter Rinearson land claim, along the Clackamas River, in west Gladstone.