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Calendar of Events - 2026

July 4, 2026: City BBQ in Patterson Park

July 16, 2026: Monthly Meeting 6:30 pm at the Gladstone City Hall

July 31-August 2, 2026: Chautauqua Community Festival
                                          The Historical Society will be participating in the Parade and showcasing the Chautauqua Bell.
                                           Booth at the Classic Car Show - Downtown Gladstone.
 
August 20, 2026: Monthling Meeting

September TBA - Coming Event- 250th Birthday of Gladstone's Powwow Tree

September 17, 1016: Monthly Meeting

October 15, 2026: Monthly Meeting

October 30, 2026: Fall Festival and Goblin Gathering - Downtown Gladstone
                                  Bring your spooky self to the Gladstone Historical Society Candy booth.

November 19, 2026: Last Meeting of the year.  
                                      No Meeting in December

​January 21, 2027: TBA





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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 or life in Gladstone are welcomed.  Gladstone Historical Society is a 501 (c)(3) organization.  Your gifts are tax deductible.   Contact us using "this link".

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