Professor Peter Boag participated in a variety of public presentations during the summer. On June 13, he delivered the University of Oregon History department’s graduation commencement address in Eugene, Oregon. Peter is a 1988 Oregon PhD, and gave an upbeat talk about his time in the History Department there long ago. He also mentioned the many changes the UO History Department and faculty have experienced in the last 30 years.
Professor Boag led the inaugural “Pride Forever: Portland LGBTQ History Walking Tour” in Portland on June 25. This was co-sponsored by Know Your City and the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. The tour began and ended at the Darcelle XV Showplace in Portland’s Old Town. The tour also included a variety of sites dating from 1900 to the present that are significant to local, regional and national LGBTQ history.
Prior to the “Pride Forever” tour, Dr. Boag could be seen on television as a talking head in the Oregon Experience episode “Darcell XV.” This is an Oregon Public Broadcasting production that tells the story of Walter Cole, creator of the Darcelle persona, set against the LGBTQ history of Portland. Professor Boag also consulted on the historical background for the film.