The Eugene History Pub Lecture Series features talks by history scholars and experts on historical events, concepts, and research in a casual setting with local beer, wine, and food. Unless otherwise noted, talks take place at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month, from October through May. The lectures are free and open to the public and are held at Whirled Pies (199 W. 8th Avenue in Eugene).
View recordings of previous events on YouTube.
2026-27 Schedule
October 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Stephen Dueppen
November 9, 2026, 7:00 pm
Ryan Jones
December 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Deborah Green
January 11, 2027, 7:00 pm
Micah Jones
February 8, 2027, 7:00 pm
Luke Habberstad
March 8, 2027, 7:00 pm
Stephen Andes
April 12, 2027, 7:00 pm
Nicolas Rosenthal
May 10, 2027, 7:00 pm
Naomi Sussman
2025-26 Schedule
November 10, 2025, 7:00 pm
The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine
December 8, 2025, 7:00 pm
From Grapes to Mushrooms: The Farm Workers' Rights Movement in Oregon, 1965-2025
Nancy Bray
January 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Blacks against Brown: The Intra-racial Struggle over Segregated Schools in Topeka, Kansas
Charise Cheney
February 9, 2026, 7:00 pm – Cancelled*
The Indians Are a Nation: Indigenous Self-Determination in Early Twentieth Century California
Naomi Sussman
*We regret to announce that the lecture with Naomi Sussman has been cancelled.
March 9, 2026, 7:00 pm
Hiding Native Genocide in Oregon, from the Pioneer Period to the Present
Marc Carpenter
April 13, 2026, 7:00 pm
Founders, Foreigners, and Swindlers: Land Claims in Mexican and American San Francisco, 1822 - 1865
Ocean Howell
May 11, 2026, 7:00 pm
From Oregon to Qatar: A history of ‘temporary’ migrant workers
Julie Weise
2024-25 Schedule
October 14, 2024, 7:00 pm
Malaria Eradication in Africa, 1920-2020: A History of Failures, but What About the Present?
Melissa Graboyes
November 11, 2024, 7:00 pm
“Halt! Tomare! Halt!”: The Nature of Officially Sanctioned Violence in Japan under US Occupation
Connor Mills
December 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
"Science and the Seafloor: A History of Cabled Observatories on the Juan de Fuca Plate"
Hayley Brazier
January 13, 2025, 7:00 pm
Outliers and Outlaws: The Eugene Lesbian History Project
Judith Raiskin and Linda Long
February 10, 2025, 7:00 pm
The History of Pre-History: How Archaeology Began
Vera Keller
March 10, 2025, 7:00 pm
Power and Protest in the Pacific: The Nineteenth-Century American Whaling Fleet
Lissa Wadewitz
April 14, 2025, 7:00 pm
'Back to Your Roots’: Nutritional Advice to the Cook Islands, 1850-1975
Hannah Cutting
May 12, 2025, 7:00 pm
On the Trail of Bad Women: La Mala Vida and Defiant Women in Nineteenth Century Mexican Los Angeles, 1790-1870
Yvette Saavedra
2023-24 Schedule
November 13, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Mobilizing Nature: Putting Northwest Resources to Work During World War II
Katie Macica, PhD
December 11, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Living Together? Catholics and Protestants in Europe After the Reformation
David Luebke
January 08, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
The French Empire Before Napoleon
Brett Rushforth
February 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Unruly Icebergs: Doing Business and Fighting Ice in the North Atlantic Ocean
Mark Carey
March 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Strong Winds and Widow Makers: Workers, Nature, and Environmental Conflict in Pacific Northwest Timber Country
Steve Beda
April 08, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science
Catherine McNeur
May 13, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
International Native American Sovereignty Activism, 1975-1980
Jennifer O'Neal