Thank You Jim Tompkins

The research for this project has been incredibly productive. As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I have had great success finding images. As I sorted through the pictures all kinds of questions arose. Where was this taken? Was this building located on Main Street? Is there a map that shows this part of Downtown? What is the story behind all of these images?


Fortunately for me all of these questions could be answered by one person. That person is Jim Tompkins. Nobody knows Oregon City history like Jim! Over the years he has done a massive amount of research and pieced together a comprehensive history for the region. He is thorough and thoughtful. He has written several books including Oregon City from the Images of America series published by Arcadia. He also wrote City at Willamette Falls, which is the most complete and comprehensive account of Oregon City that I have had the pleasure to read. This wonderful book is available in the library at the Museum of the Oregon Territory.



I want to say a special thank you to Jim. He has made himself available and has been entirely selfless about sharing all of his work. I am very grateful.