The Deschutes Historical Museum’s History Pub series returns 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Father Luke Room at McMenamins Old St Francis in Bend.

Since 2009, History Pub takes place the last Tuesday of the month, January through November. The talks are free to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The series begins 28 with “From Frontier Newspapering to the Digital Age: One Oregon Family’s Odyssey” presented by William Willingham.

Willingham will discuss the newspapers of the Aldrich-Forrester-Bedford-Brown family that include Astoria, Pendleton, John Day, and, in 2019, expanded to The Bulletin in Bend.

The newspaper family is featured in Willingham’s book “Grit and Ink” published by Oregon State University Press.

Willingham’s talk will highlight the importance of local journalism, which becomes a record for future historians. The talk will explore how the Aldrich-Forrester-Bedford-Brown family continues to grow rather than shrinking in the digital age.