Local HistoryMonday, November 2
Eugene is asking for your family's stories, photos and documents on Black history
The Daily Eugene team
If your family has ties to Black life in Eugene, the city wants to hear from you. It's collecting stories, artifacts and materials for Phase II of its Black/African American Historic Context Statement.
- Who: Black families with ties from early Eugene to recent years
- What: stories, photos, artifacts and documents
- Where: the city's Black History Context Statement – Phase II project page
Eugene's Black history project is in its second phase
- JunePhase II launches, focused on community engagement.
- FallEngagement is set to expand beyond the first families.
- Dec. 15Public input closes.
Source: KEZI 9 News
Elders from the Mims, Johnson, Reynolds, Nettles and Rutledge/Gibson families have already shared memories with a historian from Oregon Black Pioneers. One community was the "across the bridge community" on the north side of the Willamette River, where Alton Baker Park now sits. Input is accepted through Dec. 15.
Input on Eugene's Black history project closes Dec. 15
December 2026
- Last day to send input
Send stories, photos and documents through the city's project page
Sources: Oregon Public Broadcasting, KEZI 9 News
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| Last day to send input | Dec. 15 |
“But they also described a lot of what day-to-day life was like, and the resiliency of the community and the joy that they found having each other to support whatever they needed to survive here.”
Sources: Oregon Public Broadcasting, KEZI 9 News