Historical Society Resource Center
Oregon Historical Societies, Centers and Museums
Cannon Beach History Center and Museum - www.cbhistory.org
Cedar Mill History - www.cedarmill.org
Clark County Historical Society and Museum - www.cchmuseum.org
Friends of Historic Forest Grove - www.historicforestgrove.org
Garden Home History Project - www.gardenhomehistory.com
Hillsboro Historical Society - www.hillsborohistorical.org
Sherwood Historical Society - www.sherwoodhistoricalsociety.com
The Oregon Historical Society - www.ohs.org
Tigard Historical Association - www.tigardhistorical.org
Tualatin Historical Society - www.tualatinhistoricalsociety.org
Washington County Heritage Online - www.washingtoncountyheritage.org
Washington County Museum - www.washingtoncountymuseum.org
Publications on Local History
Cities
- Cedar Mill History, by Linda Brody and Nancy Olson, (1978)
- Creek With No Name: How the West Was Won (and Lost) in Gaston, Oregon, by Ken Bilderback, (2011)
- Forest Grove (Images of America Series), by Lisa Amato, (2010)
- Geography and History of Tigard, by Ann McKee, (1976)
- Hillsboro (Images of America Series), by Kimberli Fitzgerald and Deborah Raber, (2009)
- Memories of Metzger, by Mary Ann Hulquist, (n/a)
- Scholls Ferry Tales, by Margaret Hesse, (1994)
- Tigard (History of Historical Buildings), author n/a, (1984)
- Traces of the Past: Beaverton, Fanno Creek, Garden Home, McKay, Progress, Whitford, by Jill MacWilliam and Virginia Mapes, (1984)
People
- Chakeipi "The Place of the Beaver", by Virginia Mapes, (1993)
- David Hill, Founder of Hillsboro, Oregon, by May Lepschat, (1975)
- The World of the Kalapuya: A Native People of Western Oregon, by Judy Juntunen, (2005)
Schools
- School Days: A History of Public Schools in and Around Beaverton Oregon 1856-2000, by Gerald Varner, (2000)
Churches
- A Test of Time: History of St. Mary's Home 1889-1989, by Wilfred Schoenberg, (1989)
- History of the First United Methodist Church, Beaverton, Oregon, by Ted Prusia and Pat Tervooren, (1985)
- Roots and Wings: An Informal History of the First Methodist Church of Beaverton, by William Walker, (2005)
- St. Anthony's Parish: 1910-1985, Tigard, Oregon, author n/a, (1985)
- The Methodist Church, Eighth and Lincoln, Hillsboro, Oregon, by Lester Mooberry, (1959)
Miscellaneous
- In Search of Western Oregon, by Ralph Friedman, (several editions)
- Land of Tuality, by Washington County Historical Society, (multiple years)
- Oregon Historical Society Quarterly, by Oregon Historical Society, (multiple years)
- This Far-Off Sunset Land, A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon, by Carolyn Buan (1999)
- Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (Images of America Series), by Ray Pitz, (2012)