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  

All Ages | Doors 6:00PM
McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Monday August 25 2025 7:00PM

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.