[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2007-09-14

[Heritage Info]

In this issue:
1.  Collections materials offered free to libraries, museums
2.  Saturday activities planned in Albany, Astoria, Bend and
Springfield
3.  Friends of Champoeg program receives national award
4.  Portland houses added to National Register


COLLECTIONS MATERIALS OFFERED FREE TO LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS

A shelf of books intended to provide small and medium-sized libraries
and museums with essential resources needed to improve the condition of
their collections is being offered free by the Institute of Museum and
Library Services.

The American Association for State and Local History says the bookshelf
contents were selected based on recommendations of a panel of experts
convened in cooperation with Heritage Preservation. The collection
includes books and DVDs, as well as a guide to online resources and an
annotated bibliography of all the materials. It addresses such topics as
the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and
planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation
issues. Such texts as The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping
(published by the British National Trust in 2005), the Field Guide to
Emergency Response (published by Heritage Preservation in 2006), and
Essentials of Conservation Biology (published by Primack in 2006) are 
included. 

The Bookshelf will be distributed free of charge to 2,000 institutions.
Under a cooperative agreement, AASLH is purchasing, promoting and
distributing the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Recipients
will include attendees at Connecting to Collections events as well as
institutions that apply for the bookshelf using an electronic process.

Applications must be submitted on line and are available at:
www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. There are two application periods: Sept.
1-Nov. 15 and March 1-April 15. Priority will be given to smaller
institutions, but large museums and large libraries with special
collections are also eligible to apply. Please note that federally
operated institutions, for-profit institutions, and libraries that do
not hold special collections are not eligible to receive the Bookshelf.


For more information, contact Terry Jackson at AASLH, 615-320-3203 or
email jackson at aaslh.org.


SATURDAY ACTIVITIES PLANNED IN ALBANY, ASTORIA, BEND AND SPRINGFIELD

A variety of heritage activities will take place Sept. 15 across the
state.

The Lower Columbia Preservation Society (LCPS) will sponsor a workshop
about wood floor refinishing from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Sept. 15 in the entry
hall of the historic Peter Cherry house at 836 15th St. in Astoria. The
presenter will be Jeff Newenhof from City Lumber. Participants will view
a demonstration of different floor sanding and finishing techniques.
Questions will also be answered. For further information call
503-325-2290. For updates on this and other LCPS-sponsored events, visit
the LCPS website at http://www.lcpsweb.org 

After months of work by local teachers, in partnership with Willamalane
Park service, the grand opening of the replica log cabin at Dorris Ranch
in Eugene will take place at 11 a.m. Sept. 15.   The project is a
reproduction of the dwelling lived in by the site*s homesteaders, the
Masterson family and will be used by Willamalane*s living history
program. The public is invited to enjoy a pioneer potluck cooked with
Dutch ovens on an open fire, see the new covered wagon and handle
reproduction tools of the 1850s.  Visitors are also invited to lend a
hand and put the finishing touches on the cabin by filling in
cracks with mud or chopping firewood. The park is located at the end of
South 2nd street in Springfield. Drive south on Pioneer Parkway West
continuing one mile past Main Street. The cabin is on the left as you
enter Dorris Ranch past the Tomseth House. For more information contact
Scott Dano at (541)954-7213 or visit www.dorrisranch.org 

The 1891 Gothic Revival  Whitespires Church in Albany is hosting at 5
p.m. Sept. 15 a homecoming event that will detail the history of the
historic facility. Whitespires is located at 510 Fifth Ave. SW. 

The High Desert Museum in Bend will host its Homestead Harvest from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 15. Living history characters of the 1880s will
prepare for the winter by asking visitors to make cider and candles, cut
wood and tan hides. The Lazinka saw mill will also operated for the
final weekend of its season. The High Desert Museum is located at  59800
S. Highway 97 in Bend. For more information, contact 541-382.4754 or
visit www.highdesertmuseum.org <http://www.highdesertmuseum.org/> 


FRIENDS OF CHAMPOEG RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

Friends of Historic Champoeg*s school program, Champoeg Promise,
received a Leadership in History Award from the American Association for
State and Local History (AASLH) at its national conference in Atlanta
last week.  The Leadership in History Awards are the nation*s most
prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and
interpretation of state and local history.

Working in close partnership with Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department, Friends of Historic Champoeg (FHC) created Champoeg Promise
four years ago with the primary intent of getting students interested in
and excited about history.  By combining innovative teaching techniques
with hands-on activities, storytelling and authentic costumes, students
meet people from Champoeg*s colorful past and are immersed in the
cultures of the Oregonians that came before us.  *When students come
to Champoeg, they become involved in a compelling and engaging
educational experience that encourages them to experience history in a
new and meaningful way,* says Colleen Sump, Education Coordinator.

The AASLH said Champoeg Promise is a model for other organizations that
are looking to create meaningful and memorable field experiences at
their sites.

Champoeg Promise is comprised of four curriculum-based, experiential
programs that are designed for students in grades one through eight. 
Interested teachers are encouraged to visit the FHC website at
www.champoeg.org for more details.  Registration for the spring 2008
season is currently underway.  For additional information, contact FHC
at 503-678-1649 or info at champoeg.org.
Friends of Historic Champoeg is a non-profit organization, dedicated to
sharing the story of Champoeg and the surrounding French Prairie.


PORTLAND HOUSES ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER

The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office has announced the listing
of two Portland houses in the National Register of Historic Places. 

Constructed in 1907 for Bessie and Louis Tarpley, the Tarpley House,
2520 NW Westover Rd., is listed in the National Register under Criterion
C, Architecture, as a local and early example of the Tudor Revival
style. The house's clean lines, simplicity, austere decoration, and the
building's  Arts and Crafts interior floor plan set it apart as one
interpretation in the large family of Tudor Revival representations. The
house was designed and built after the successful 1905 Lewis and Clark
Exposition, on the lower bluffs of northwest Portland.

The Costanzo Family House, 811 SW Broadway Dr.,  is listed in National
Register of Historic Places under Criterion A, historic events, as one
of the few surviving buildings of the Italian immigrant community in the
South Portland area. Well-known and prosperous Italian immigrant Nat
Costanzo built the American Foursquare home with Craftsman styling in
1912 with profits from his concrete business he operated with his
brother in Portland's south side. Although the architect is unknown, Nat
himself poured the building's foundation. While the building reflected
the architectural aesthetic of his new county, Nat chose to stay
physically close to his community and include touches of his homeland
such as a detached bread oven in the yard and a wine cellar in the
basement.

The governor-appointed State Advisory Committee on Historic
Preservation recommends nominations to the National Park Service, which
maintains the National Register under the authority of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Complete National Register
nominations can be found at:
http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/nrhp_recent_nominations.shtml

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