# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Look Back Lecture "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: In this lecture by author Linda Ziedrich, discover the roots of the Pacific coast fruit industry and how the Lewelling brothers hauled a wagonload of fruit trees from Iowa in 1847 and planted the first grafted-fruit orchard in Oregon Country. Learn their fascinating history, not just as horticulturists, but also as abolitionists, gold miners, and Quakers-turned-Spiritualists. One attempted to found a utopian colony in Honduras, another helped organize the Grange in California, and the third fought for democratic reforms in Oregon. Spanning the continent and nearly a century, the lives of Henderson, Seth, and John Lewelling provide fresh perspectives on 19th-century westward expansion and Oregon agriculture.  

About the Speaker

Linda Ziedrich writes about food from garden to table, food in history, and food across cultures. She is the author of several books about food preservation as well as two books published in 2025--"First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry," published by Oregon State University Press, and "The Curious Kitchen Gardener," published by Timber Press. She is also the vice-president of the Lebanon Museum Foundation, for which she had recently conducted an oral-history project, and the president of the Linn County Cultural Coalition.

Admission: $10 for Members, $20 for Non-Members

Presentation takes place on Thursday, June 11, 7PM at the Museum of the Oregon Territory. For more information and updates, visit our website (link in bio).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oregon-city/look-back-lecture-first-fruits-the-lewellings-and-the-birth-of-the-pacific-coast-fruit-industry/200029834944223
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Oregon City
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City, OR, United States, Oregon 97045
- **lat**: 45.35205
- **long**: -122.61326
- **full address**: 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City, OR, United States, Oregon 97045

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Look Back Lecture "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry" being held?
  - **A:** Look Back Lecture "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry" takes place on Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City, OR, United States, Oregon 97045.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Look Back Lecture "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry"?
  - **A:** Look Back Lecture "First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry" is organized by Clackamas County Historical Society.

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