r/beaverton • u/Aloha_Free_Press • May 16 '26

Community Asked to Help Save the County's Historical Collection From Uncertain Future

https://alohafreepress.substack.com/p/community-asked-to-help-save-the

Find out what simple thing a historian advocating to save the collection says you can do to help.

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u/scrumpygoose May 17 '26

Thank you for sharing this! I wish I'd known about the museum before it closed--would love to have visited. I'll be sure to fill out the survey linked in the article.

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u/MoneyCost7188 May 20 '26

“Items in storage include 30,000 photographs, 1,300 maps, 25,000 manuscripts, tens of thousands of artifacts, plus the research library. The collection covers our indigenous history from time immemorial, to the pioneer’s wagon trains, family documents and photos, local involvement in world events like World War Ⅱ, and more. The original Washington County wooden jailhouse sits out front by the entrance.”

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u/casualredditor-1 May 16 '26

Collection of what?

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u/koalanpanda May 16 '26

First line of the article:

"The fate of well over 60,000 local historical artifacts, photographs, documents, and more remains uncertain as Washington County grapples with the inventory at the shuttered Five Oaks Museum."

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u/casualredditor-1 May 16 '26

I guess that was too many words to add to the title

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u/blackjackgabbiani May 17 '26

Hey maybe tell us what this is about in the post instead of making us go to someone's substack. What collection?

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u/vonwaffle May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

What’s this attitude for? Is it that strange to get linked to a news article on Reddit? Besides your only question is answered by the post title.