^'Portland Observer Black
History Month
February 9, 2011
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Marie Lynthecom, wife of an employee in the governor's office, is
pictured in a historical photograph on display in the Black Pio­
neers in Early Oregon exhibit now showing through April 3 at the
Oregon Historical Society.
Perseverance
continued
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Y o u r fa v o rite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s to re n o w d e liv e rs
from page 5
Exclusion Laws and worked and
lived alongside other pioneers as
farmers, blacksmiths, lumber­
men, miners, bootblacks, cow­
boys and mid-wives.
Theirchildren went to school,
they volunteered for local fire
departments and
they
d o n a te d
money and land to
their co m m u n i­
ties. Though small
in
n u m b er,
through determi­
nation and perse­
v eran c e
th e ir
presence added to
the fabric of the
community in the
new territory and state called
Oregon.
The identities of many of the
individuals featured in the ex­
hibit are unknown. By sharing
these photographs with the pub­
lic, OHS and the Oregon North­
west Black Pioneers hope people
will be able to put names and
stories to these anonymous pio­
neers from Oregon's past.
Perseverance: Black Pioneers
in Early Oregon will be running
at the Oregon History Museum
at 1200 SW P ark A v en u e
through April 3.
Museum hours are Tuesday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Visit ohs.org for more informa­
tion.
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A Black Pioneers in Early Oregon exhibit at the
Oregon Historical Society includes photos of black
people at work, such as one of railway porters who
had formed their own band.