Richard H. Engeman is a historian and archivist with wide research and writing experience in Pacific Northwest history. A graduate of Reed College, he also holds graduate degrees in librarianship from the University of Oregon and in history from the University of Washington. Richard has specialized in working with historic photographs, maps, architectural plans and drawings, and paper ephemera, and his writing has appeared in a variety of publications from Pacific Northwest Quarterly and the Oregon Historical Quarterly, to the architectural publication Arcade and Portland Monthly. Most recently the public historian of the Oregon Historical Society, Richard has also worked at the University of Washington Libraries, the Southern Oregon Historical Society, and the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco. He currently serves on the Portland Landmarks Commission, and is on the board of the Oregon Museums Association and the Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program. He is the principal of Oregon Rediviva, which does historical research and writing, and museum and archives consulting.
A heck of a lot of fun to read. ... full of photographs that aren't the usual suspects you see when you pick up a book about Oregon history. -- Randi Bjornstad Eugene Register-Guard 20090325 Native Oregonians and new web foots alike will find fascinating facts about their state. Boom Magazine 20090501 The rare photographs alone make this book worth the purchase price and I found myself learning more about Oregon in one sitting than I can ever remember. -- Matt Love PowellsBooks.Blog 20090527 More than just a coffee-table trophy, The Oregon Companion opens a window onto a distinctly Oregonian version of the past, one that leads (however unexpectedly) into our uncanny Oregonian present. -- Caitlin McCarthy Willamette Week 20090702 Engeman has proved his mettle as a Pacific Northwest historian and archivist in this tremendous undertaking to coincide with Oregon's sesquicentennial. -- Bill Duncan Roseburg News-Review 20090201 Engeman dusts off for us a cubbyhole of diversions and souvenirs that, taken together and viewed from a certain angle, create a pointillist portrait rather like a Chuck Close painting. ... If it will appear different to every reader who picks up The Oregon Companion, that's no flaw. It's just life in a random state. -- Bob Hicks Oregonian 20090517 A heck of a lot of fun to read, and it's full of photographs that aren't the usual suspects you see when you pick up a book about Oregon history. -- Randi Bjornstad Eugene Register-Guard 20090325 A handy guide to keep in the car while traveling because of the enticing information of the different sights in Oregon. -- Nancy Tannler Southeast Examiner 20090402 With its succinct entries and well-restored photographs, The Oregon Companion reads more like a riveting narrative - tales of bankers sneaking into Japan on dinghies to teach English to Samurai warriors in the 1800s. -- Isaac Darnall Portland Monthly 20090501 Once I started leafing through the chapters, I just couldn't put it down. ... Engeman's accessible writing style makes this book an engaging read for young and old alike. -- Renee Struthers-Hogge East Oregonian 20091220 This engaging, fact-filled reference book is useful both for newcomers and for forgetful natives. -- Eileen G. Fitzsimons Portland Bee 20091221
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