History Pub - Boys & Girls Aid: Celebrating 140 Years

McMenamins, Oregon Historical Society, and Boys & Girls Aid present History Pub

Boys & Girls Aid: Celebrating 140 Years of Creating Loving Families and Lifelong Stability for Oregon’s Youth

Presented by Dr. David Peterson del Mar

Monday, August 25, 2025
7pm/doors 6pm
$5/$6 doors
All ages welcome

Historian and author Dr. David Peterson del Mar journeys back to the early years of Boys & Girls Aid founded in 1885, Oregon’s first and longest running child welfare agency. Dr. Peterson del Mar and a panel of experts reflect on how the agency’s founding vision remains relevant when caring for youth in local communities today.

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