• February 2026 History Pub: A Big Man from a Small Place: Robert Sawyer, the Bend Bulletin, and the Columbia River

    McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, Oregon

    Robert Sawyer, publisher and editor of the Bend Bulletin, played a key role in regional and national politics from 1917 to 1953 as a conservative activist for environmental conservation and irrigated agriculture. With no love for the New Deal, he participated in national policy debates, injecting his central Oregon viewpoint.  One of his most effective campaigns was part of a regional and national contest over control […]

    $5
  • An Evening with Rick Atkinson 

    The Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR, United States

    The Hatfield Lecture Series Presents Rick Atkinson: Fate of the Day: The War for America, 1777-1780   In partnership with the Oregon Historical Society’s Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series and the official America 250 Oregon statewide commemoration, Deschutes Historical Museum is proud to host a special event with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson. Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight […]

    $30
  • 2026 Oregon Archaeology Roadshow: The Archaeology of Fire and Water

    Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend, OR

    Celebrate the Archaeology & Heritage of Oregon and Beyond The 14th annual Archaeology Roadshow focuses on The Archaeology of Fire & Water and features dozens of exhibits and activities hosted by archaeologists and heritage specialists representing universities, tribes, federal and state agencies, companies, and nonprofit organizations. The Roadshow also invites visitors to bring personal objects […]

    Free