A living record · Organization

People Like Us

A countywide nonprofit supporting Wallowa County’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Wallowa Lake and the mountains, seen from the county park at the north end. Regional landscape context for this record.
Wallowa country

Wallowa Lake and the mountains, seen from the county park at the north end. Regional landscape context for this record.

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · 16 May 2012 · CC BY 4.0 · Image & source ↗
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The organization describes support groups, education, regional connections and financial assistance. Its own website is the source for this account; participation or membership is not inferred for any individual.

The larger story

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The Wallowa River, shown as regional landscape context. Portraits and historical photographs remain with their original collections.
An atlas essay Beyond the familiar account

Many ways of belonging

At Maxville, workers could share a job while their families were separated by race. Later accounts of migration, exclusion, and welcome show why belonging in Wallowa County has never had just one meaning.

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