Val C. Ballestrem

Professional Credentials:

• MA, History (Western U.S./Public History), Portland State University

• BA, History, Portland State University

Personal Statement:

• I am a historian with broad knowledge of Portland, Oregon and Pacific Northwest History. My goal is to help others better understand our region today through well-researched and documented stories of our past.

Areas of Specialization:

• Portland, Oregon area history, including neighborhoods, roadways and transportation, urban renewal, architecture, and historic preservation; exhibit research and writing; walking tours; public presentations; archive and library collections management.

Professional Associations:

• American Association for State and Local History

• Northwest History Network

• National Council on Public History

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Organization of American Historians

• Oregon Historical Society

Selected Positions and Publications:

Employers have included: Architectural Heritage Center; The Oregon Encyclopedia; Oregon Historical Society; Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site; Oregon Military Museum.

A Brief History of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood, http://handpdx.org/blog/history/

(2011)

Entries in The Oregon Encyclopedia:

• Justus Krumbein

• Barber Block

• Mt. Hood Freeway

Contact Information:

• porltandhistory@gmail.com

• www.portlandhistorian.com

• 503.807.6978

Follow @pdxhistorian on Twitter

Richard H. Engeman

Attired for the Oregon Statehood Centennial

Professional Credentials:

• MA, History (Western American/Public history), University of Washington

• MLS, Librarianship, University of Oregon

• BA, American Studies, Reed College

Personal Statement:

• I am a public historian with a broad knowledge of Pacific Northwest history, and a commitment to making regional history accessible and meaningful to a wide audience

Areas of Specialization:

• Transportation history (railroads, steamboats, streetcars, buses); regional foodways; public markets; architecture and historic preservation; community history; historical photographs, maps, ephemera, and archival resources; historical tours; public talks and illustrated presentations

Professional Associations:

• National Council on Public History

• American Association for State and Local History

• Washington State Historical Society

• Northwest History Network

• Oregon Historical Society

• Northwest Archivists

Selected Positions and Publications:

• Proprietor of Oregon Rediviva, LLC, since 2006. Clients have included the Victorian Society in America; Oregon Historical Society; Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

• Employers have included the Oregon Historical Society, University of Washington Libraries, Southern Oregon Historical Society

• The Oregon Companion: an Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press, 2009

• Eating It Up in Eden: the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook. White House Grocery Press, 2009

• Wooden Beams and Railroad Ties: the History of Oregon’s Built Environment. Online publication at the Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society, 2005

Contact Information:

• 503-235-9032

• Website and blog at www.oregonrediviva.com