Oregon Historical Society

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Oregon Historical Society

Summary

Oregon Historical Society is a historical society[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of historical_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oregon Historical Society's field of work was history of Oregon[3].
  • Oregon Historical Society was a member of Nonprofit Association of Oregon[4].
  • Oregon Historical Society was a member of Oregon Museums Association[5].
  • Oregon Historical Society is located in Portland[6].
  • Oregon Historical Society is in the country of United States[7].
  • Oregon Historical Society's instance of is recorded as historical society[8].
  • Oregon Historical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[9].
  • Oregon Historical Society's founder is recorded as William D. Fenton[10].
  • Oregon Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Portland[11].
  • The location of Oregon Historical Society was Oregon Historical Society Museum[12].
  • Oregon Historical Society's Commons category is recorded as Oregon Historical Society[13].
  • 1898 marks the founding of Oregon Historical Society[14].
  • December 17, 1898 marks the founding of Oregon Historical Society[15].
  • Oregon Historical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.515711, 'longitude': -122.682417}[16].
  • Oregon Historical Society's official website is recorded as http://www.ohs.org/[17].
  • Oregon Historical Society's main subject is Oregon[18].
  • Oregon Historical Society's official name is recorded as Oregon Historical Society[19].
  • Oregon Historical Society's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[20].
  • Oregon Historical Society's Commons Creator page is recorded as Oregon Historical Society[21].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+8285199'}[22].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+8809155'}[23].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+10972843'}[24].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+8983360'}[25].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+10926580'}[26].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'amount': '+16021326'}[27].

Body

Founding

Oregon Historical Society's founder is recorded as William D. Fenton[10]. Recorded inception include 1898[14] and December 17, 1898[15].

Identity

Oregon Historical Society's official name is recorded as it[19].

Operations

Oregon Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Portland[11].

Industry

Oregon Historical Society's field of work was history of Oregon[3].

Why It Matters

Oregon Historical Society ranks in the top 8% of historical_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 365790589
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 365790589, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/365790589 in United States"
  2. 6w ago · Bob08 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P27]] to [[Property:P17]]"
  3. 8w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interested in → history of Oregon
    Headquarters location → Portland
    Inception → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+5185'}, {'amount': '+6720'}, {'amount': '+7590'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7691]]: oregon_historical_society, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83141217|Oregon Historical Society (#83141217)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cat"
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