History Pub - First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry

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Mon, 27 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

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McMenamins Kennedy School | Portland, OR

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McMenamins and Oregon Historical Society present
History Pub
First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry
Presented by Linda Ziedrich
McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
Monday, October 27, 2025
7pm/doors 6pm
$5/$6 doors
All ages
Discover the roots of the Pacific coast fruit industry and how the Lewelling brothers hauled a wagonload of fruit trees from Iowa in 1847 and planted the first grafted-fruit orchard in Oregon Country. Learn their fascinating history, not just horticulturists, but also as abolitionists, gold miners, and Quakers-turned-Spiritualists. One attempted to found a utopian colony in Honduras, another helped organize the Grange in California, and the third fought for democratic reforms in Oregon. Spanning the continent and nearly a century, the lives of Henderson, Seth, and John Lewelling provide fresh perspectives on 19th-century westward expansion and Oregon agriculture.
Linda Ziedrich is the author of πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘ πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘ : π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐿𝑒𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΅π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘π‘–π‘“π‘–π‘ πΆπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘‘ πΌπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦. She also writes about food from garden to table, culinary history, and the cuisines of the world. Her books include π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘  πΎπ‘–π‘‘π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘› πΊπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ: π‘ˆπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘œπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘π‘œ πΈπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘š and π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π½π‘œπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘ƒπ‘–π‘π‘˜π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘”.
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