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 (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oregon Historical Society held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Oregon Historical Society's field of work was history of Oregon[4].
  • Oregon Historical Society was a member of Nonprofit Association of Oregon[5].
  • Oregon Historical Society was a member of Oregon Museums Association[6].
  • Oregon Historical Society is located in Portland[7].
  • Oregon Historical Society is in the country of United States[8].
  • Oregon Historical Society's instance of is recorded as historical society[9].
  • Oregon Historical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[10].
  • Oregon Historical Society's founder is recorded as William D. Fenton[11].
  • Oregon Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Portland[12].
  • The location of Oregon Historical Society was Oregon Historical Society Museum[13].
  • Oregon Historical Society's Commons category is recorded as Oregon Historical Society[14].
  • 1898 marks the founding of Oregon Historical Society[15].
  • December 17, 1898 marks the founding of Oregon Historical Society[16].
  • Oregon Historical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.515711, 'lon': -122.682417}[17].
  • Oregon Historical Society's official website is recorded as http://www.ohs.org/[18].
  • Oregon Historical Society's main subject is Oregon[19].
  • Oregon Historical Society's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oregon Historical Society'}[20].
  • Oregon Historical Society's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[21].
  • Oregon Historical Society's Commons Creator page is recorded as Oregon Historical Society[22].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8285199'}[23].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8809155'}[24].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10972843'}[25].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8983360'}[26].
  • Oregon Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+10926580'}[27].

Body

Founding

Oregon Historical Society's founder is recorded as William D. Fenton[11]. Recorded inception include 1898[15] and December 17, 1898[16].

Identity

Oregon Historical Society's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[20].

Operations

Oregon Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Portland[12].

Industry

Oregon Historical Society's field of work was history of Oregon[4].

Why It Matters

Oregon Historical Society ranks in the top 8% of historical_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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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  1. 1d ago · Bob08 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United States
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P27]] to [[Property:P17]]"
  2. 18d 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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