Events

Future 

2026

• June 20, 10AM to 6PM, and June 21, 10AM to 2 PM, Rockaway Beach Kite Festival. Book signing. 
• June 27, 10AM to 3PM, Northwest Book Fair and Media Fest, Gaiser Hall, Clark College, Vancouver, WA. Book signing.  
• August 1, 10AM to 6PM, and August 2, 10AM to 2PM, Rockaway Beach Arts and Crafts Fair. Book signing. 
• September 5 and 6, 10AM to 4PM, Oregon State Fair Author Table. Book signing. 

Past

2026

48 attended the Garibaldi Historic Boathouse, May 25, 2026

• May 25, 1PM to 2PM, Historic Coast Guard Boathouse, Garibaldi. PowerPoint and booksigning. 
• January 10, 4PM to 6:30 PM, Library After Dark, Warrenton Community Library. This presentation is my 36th on Bayocean (868 people tallied) and my 19th (untallied) on Tibbets. It included a recap of the 14 years I've spent as a researcher and author of Oregon history. 

2025

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  23 attended the Warrenton Community
  Library, January 10, 2026

  November 28, 11AM to 5PM. Seaside Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing with Jordan Fitch, author of The Cardinal Line and Name Town. 
• November 29, 10AM to 5PM. Seaside Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing with Terry Evers, author of Fifteen Seasons.
• November 15, 10AM to 4PM. BHS Holiday Bazaar. Calvary Parkside Church. Book signing. 
• October 20, 3PM to 4PM. Courtyard at Mount Tabor Senior Living (public welcome), SE Portland. PowerPoint presentation. Book signing. October 13, 12:45PM to 1:45 PM. Elms Retirement Center, Forest Grove. PowerPoint presentation and book signing. 

  

  35 attended the McTavish Room at Liberty Theatre,
  Astoria, September 27, 2025.
  
  

• September 27, 1PM to 2PM. Liberty Theater, Astoria. PowerPoint presentation hosted by Encore Learn. Book signing.
• September 23, 1:30PM to 2:30PM. The Ridge at Oregon City. PowerPoint Presentation. Book signing. 
• September 19, 1PM to 2PM. Merrill Gardens @ Hillsboro. Calvin Tibbets: Oregon's First Pioneer, PowerPoint presentation and book signing. 
• September 13, 10AM to 6PM, and September 14, 10AM to 2PM. Rockaway Beach Kite Festival. Book signing. 
• August 22, 23, 31, and September 1, 10AM to 4PM. Oregon State Fair Author's Table. Book signing.
• August 12, 1PM to 2PM. Cogir of Tigard. PowerPoint presentation and book signing.
• August 2, 10AM to 3PM. Rockaway Beach Arts and Crafts Fair, Rockaway Beach. Book signing. 
• August 1, 1AM to 2 PM. Merrill Gardens @ Hillsboro. PowerPoint Presentation. Book signing. [30th Bayocean presentation]
• July 19, 10AM to 3PM. Northwest Book Fair, Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks. Book signing.
• April 24, 4PM to 5 PM. Cannon Beach History Center and Museum. PowerPoint presentation on Calvin Tibbetts: Oregon's First Pioneer. Book signing. 
• February 22, 10AM to 3PM. Oregon Author Fair, Lebanon Senior Center. Book signing.

2024

• November 30, 10AM to 5PM. Seaside Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing with Terry Evers, author of Fifteen Seasons.
• November 29, 11AM to 5PM, Seaside Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing with Peter Young, author of  Another Death at Gettysburg.

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  25 attended the Seaside Public Library,
  November 9, 2024

  November 9th, 2PM to 3PM. Seaside Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• November 2nd, 1PM to 5PM. Portland Book Festival, book signing. Oregon Writers' Colony, Booth 43, Portland Art Museum's Mark Building, 3rd Floor. 
• October 5th, 10AM to 3PM, PNW Author's Book Fair, Peninsula Church Center, Seaview, WA. Book signing. 
• September 22nd, 12:30PM to 1:30PM. Sisters Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• September 22nd, 4PM to 5PM, Downtown Deschutes Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• September 1, 10AM to 4PM. Oregon State Fair Author's Table, book signing. 
• August 24th, 10AM to 4PM. Oregon State Fair Author's Table, book signing. 
• August 16th, 1:30PM to 2:30PM. Cogir of Vancouver Senior Living. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• August 10th, 10AM to 4PM. Tillamook County Pioneer Association Building, Tillamook County Fair. Book signing.
• July 28th, 2PM to 3PM. Garibaldi Maritime Museum. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• July 27th, 2PM to 3PM. Cornelius Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing.
• June 6th, 4PM to 5PM. Cannon Beach History Center & Museum. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. Connected Coast video clip. Connected Coast video clip. 
• May 18th, 11AM to 2PM. Beaverton Library Author Fair. Book signing. 
• May 11th, 4PM to 5PM. Multnomah French Quarter. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• April 13th, 1PM to 2PM. Newberg Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• March 23rd, 1PM to 2PM. Garden Home Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• March 2nd, 2PM to 3PM. Sandy Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• February 25th, 3PM to 4PM. Driftwood Library, Lincoln City. Oregon Legacy presentation, book signing. 

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  57 attendees at the NCRD Performing Arts Center, January 20, 2024.

  February 24th, 9AM to 2PM. Lebanon Senior Center. Local Author Fair, 
• February 4th, 2PM to 3PM. Tigard Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• February 3d, 3PM to 4PM. Canby Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• January 20th, 3:30PM to 5PM. NCRD Performing Arts Center, Nehalem. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. Hosted by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society. 
  

2023

• December 9th, 12PM to 2PM. West Linn Library. Read Local Author Book Fair. 

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  With David Lewis and Richard Etulain at Holiday Cheer, December 3, 2023.

  December 3rd, 12PM to 4PM. Oregon Historical Society's Holiday Cheer, Portland. Book signing. 
• November 24th, 11AM to 5PM. Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing.
• November 25th, 10AM to 5PM. Artisan Fair, Seaside Convention Center. Book signing. 
• November 18th, 10AM to 2PM. Tilla-Book Author Fair, Garibaldi Maritime Museum. Book signing. 
• November 16th, 6PM to 7PM. Happy Valley Library, PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• November 4th, 11 AM to 1:30 PM. Webfooters Postcard Club, Portland. PowerPoint presentation, book signing.

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  63 attendees at the Seaside Brewery, September 28, 2023.

  November 4th, 2PM to 4PM, Oregon Writer's Colony table, Portland Book Festival Mark Building, Portland Art Museum. Book signing. 
• October 17th, 5:30PM to 6:30PM. Lake Oswego Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 8 attended.
• October 14th, 1PM to 2PM. Oceanview Senior Living, Newport. PowerPoint presentation, book signing, public invited. 
• October 7th, 10AM to 3PM. PNW Author's Book Fair, Peninsula Church Center, Seaview, WA. Book signing. 
• September 30th. 1PM to 3PM. Beach Books, Seaside. Book signing.
• September 28th. 6PM to 7PM. Seaside Brewery History and Hops, hosted by the Seaside Museum. PowerPoint presentation, book signing.

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  58 attendees at Powell's Books Cedar Hills Crossing, with 
  Grant McOmie, September 14, 2023

  September 14th, 7PM to 8PM. Powell's Cedar Hills Crossing, discussion and book signing with Grant McOmie. 
• September 9th, 2PM to 3PM. Dallas Public Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• September 3rd, 10AM to 4PM. Oregon Authors Table, Columbia Hall, Oregon State Fair. Book signing. 
• August 26th, 10AM to 2PM. Oregon Authors Table, Columbia Hall, Oregon State Fair. Book signing.
• August 19th, 8AM to 11AM. Tillamook Bay Run. Bayocean Spit. Book signing.
• August 19th, 1:30PM to 3:30PM. Cloud and Leaf Bookstore,  Manzanita. Book signing. 
• August 12th, 2PM to 3PM. Tillamook County Main Library. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
  

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  76 attendees at the Tillamook County Library, August 12, 2023.

  July 22nd, 10AM to 3PM. Garibaldi Maritime Museum. Book signing.

• July 15th, 2PM to 3PM. Rose City Book Pub, NE Portland. Book reading, signing. 
• June 10th, 1PM to 2PM. Chaparral Books. Johns Landing, Portland. Book reading, signing. 
• May 18th, 7PM to 8PM. Clatsop County Historical Society's Thursday Night Talk, Fort George Brewery, Astoria. PowerPoint presentation, book signing. 
• May 15th. Think Out Loud, OPB radio interview. 
• April 28th, 1PM to 4PM; April 29th, 1PM to 4PM.  Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Book signing.
• April 28th, 6PM to 8PM; April 29th, 8AM to 12PM. Roastery Writer's Rendezvous. Rockaway Beach. Book signing.
• April 1st, 9:30AM to 1:30PM. Webfooters Postcard Club, book signing.