Local History
Historic Photo Database (original) Thousands of high-resolution photos from the late 1800s to today.
Digital Archive (new) Will ultimately include all original Historic Photos in addition to documents and Oswego Heritage Council collections.
The river terrace along the west bank of Willamette River downstream from the mouth of Oswego Creek was for thousands of years the home of Native Americans.
Listen to excerpts of our newly collected oral histories, full recordings of interviews from the 1970s, or find out how to contribute your own!
The library has a number of collections, both physical and digital, that we maintain and share with the community.
We are also grateful for the cooperative relationships we have with local and state historic organizations.
All of the newspapers indexed here are available on microfilm at the Lake Oswego Library. Come to the library or call the reference desk at 503.675.2540 for assistance.
History Collection Spreadsheet