From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 2 09:31:37 2010
From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:31:37 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-2
Message-ID: <4CF76778.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US>
In this issue:
1. Cultural Trust materials available
2. OHS to host dozens of authors Sunday
3. Collections emergency training to be offered
4. Costume grants available for museums
5. Planning, implementation grant applications due
6. Two organizations seek archival, building proposals
CULTURAL TRUST MATERIALS AVAILABLE
The Cultural Trust is pleased to partner with you on increasing support
for your organization and to advance Oregon culture.
It has created a new brand "This is Culture" and materials to help you
promote the value of the Trust and its tax credit for donations to
cultural organizations such as yours. The new materials include a
lightweight insert explaining the tax benefits of cultural giving, and
an easy-peel window cling -- to tag any glass surface -- box office,
storefront, car or front door window -- with the "This Is Culture"
declaration.
Samples of these materials and an order form can be viewed online. You
can view/download the sample sheet, order form and individual pieces at
http://www.culturaltrust.org/about/toolkits.php
The Trust distributed $1.47 million in grants this year to dozens of
organizations across the state. In addition, thousands of its donors
were eligible to take a tax credit for donations to heritage
organizations like yours. It doesn't matter how much you give, what
matters is participation. Encourage donations 24/7 at
www.culturaltrust.org. Put the word HERITAGE in the notes field if
donating online. If you pay by check write HERITAGE on the check's memo
line, or if you donate over the phone mention the word HERITAGE.
OHS TO HOST DOZENS OF AUTHORS SUNDAY
The Oregon Historical Society will host a celebration of Oregon authors
from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Oregon History Center, 1200 SW Park Ave,
Portland.
The event includes dozens of authors reading, signing and selling their
latest books. For more information, visit www.ohs.org
COLLECTIONS EMERGENCY TRAINING TO BE OFFERED
Candidates are now being sought to participate in the Foundation of the
American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response
Training program, funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and
Library Services. A four-and-a-half day workshop on emergency response
for conservators and allied professionals will be offered March 28-April
1 in San Diego and April 25-29 in Houston.
The advanced training program for conservators and allied professionals
that will add approximately 40 new "collections emergency response team"
members to the existing group of 60 certified responders. Since 2008,
responders have assisted over 40 cultural institutions in the U.S. and
Haiti. Candidates will be trained to assess damage and initiate salvage
of cultural collections after a disaster has occurred. Participants will
be selected to bring expertise in a variety of specialties and will be
trained to a high level in emergency response procedures, damage
assessment methods, salvage techniques, and the organization and
management of a recovery operation. In return for training, they will be
expected to make a committed effort to respond to an emergency when
requested by FAIC. Thus, a force of conservators and other museum
professionals trained in the same body of knowledge, to the same level,
and using the same methods, will be available to work together on short
notice to assess damage and to organize and carry out initial salvage
operations for institutions holding collections.
There is no registration fee required for the training, and
participants will receive support for travel, hotel, and meals.
Selection of participants will be made on a competitive basis. For
application forms, selection criteria, and additional information about
the program, please go to the AIC website at
http://www.conservation-us.org/2011training or contact Eric Pourchot
at 202-661-8061; faicgrants at conservation-us.org.
COSTUME GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR MUSEUMS
The Costume Society of America is offering collection care grants
intended to assist the costume and textiles collections of small museums
(including historical societies,
historic houses or sites, and other similar institutions) that have
limited budget and staff. Funding may be used to support the care,
conservation, and/or exhibition of costume and textiles that have
historic, regional, or other significance and are intended for
preservation.
These grants, first awarded in 2003, may be used for appropriate
supplies or display items, the services of a consultant or specialist,
or other projects which relate directly to the institution's costume
collection and foster the care or use of the collection at a level
appropriate to the particular collection's most pressing needs.
The application deadline is Feb. 1. For more information, visit
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/awards.htm
PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE
The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering planning and
implementation grants to historical and cultural organizations. The
deadline for applications is Jan. 12.
The planning grants are available for projects that may need further
development before applying for implementation. This planning can
include the identification and refinement of the project?s main
humanities ideas and questions, consultation with scholars, preliminary
audience evaluation, preliminary design of the proposed interpretive
formats, beta testing of digital formats, development of complementary
programming, research, or the drafting of interpretive materials.
The implementation grants support the final preparation of a project
for presentation to the public.
For more information visit
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AHCO_PlanningGuidelines.html
TWO ORGANIZATIONS SEEK ARCHIVES, BUILDING PROPOSALS
The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program is seeking proposals from
partners and organizations interested in providing database hosting,
records storage and public access to its records. All interested
parties are invited to respond by Dec. 30. Among the services sought
are hosting the program database, serving as repository for its analog
records, exploring options for digitization, and marketing. For a
complete copy of the request, contact Sharon Leighty at 503-400-7884 or
cfr at oregonfb.org
The City of Ashland is requesting proposals from qualified professional
firms or individuals to revise and expand its existing Historic District
Design Standards to bring the standards in line with the Secretary of
the Interior?s Standards for Rehabilitation and to provide greater
internal consistency between the Historic District Design Standards and
our other Site Design and Use Standards. Proposals are due Dec. 30.
Work is to be completed by Aug. 15. For more information, visit
http://www.ashland.or.us/files/RFP_HistoricDesignStandards.pdf
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From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Dec 3 15:13:56 2010
From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:13:56 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-03
Message-ID: <4CF90933.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US>
In this issue:
1. FBI roundup in 1941 featured in exhibit opening Dec. 8
2. Clackamas group hosts World War II heritage event
3. Albany, Astoria to host holiday historic home tours
4. Candlelight to guide Aurora tours on Dec. 4
5. Assessment grant applications due in January
FBI ROUNDUP IN 1941 FEATURED IN EXHIBIT OPENING DEC. 8
The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center will open Dec. 8 a new exhibit, "Taken:
FBI," that brings light to the experiences of the families of 118
individuals in the Portland area and 17,477 in the western states taken
into custody by local authorities, then imprisoned by the FBI and U.S.
Department of Justice immediately following the Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
A lesser known prelude to the internment, prominent members of the
Japanese American community?mostly men?were rounded up by FBI agents
just hours after the bombing. Shackled and whisked away, often after
dark with no explanations given to them or to their bewildered and
stunned families, they were then sent to "special" camps in remote,
secret sites across the United States, different from the ones their
families would begin to occupy from the summer of 1942. Among the
questions the exhibit answers: Who were these individuals? How was the
FBI able to target them so soon after the surprise attack? How was this
possible in a nation founded by and built on the toil and personal
sacrifices of immigrants?
Several programs are planned throughout the run of this exhibit until
May. For information on these programs, visit
http://www.oregonnikkei.org/activities.htm#takenevents. The exhibit
is sponsored in part by Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission,
Portland State University, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and Target.
The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is located at 121 NW 2nd Ave.,
Portland. More information is available at 503-224-1458
or info at oregonnikkei.org
CLACKAMAS GROUP HOSTS WORLD WAR II HERITAGE EVENT
Oregon?s role in World War II is the focus of an event from 5:30-9
p.m. Dec. 7 hosted by the Clackamas County Historical Society, 211
Tumwater Drive, Oregon City.
This is an evening of remembrance on the 69th anniversary of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor. Stories and memorabilia of the Greatest
Generation on exhibit from 5:30 to 7 p.m. followed by a military fashion
show. Featured speakers include Oregon Army National Guard Lt. Col.
Alisha Hamel discussing Oregon's role in World War II. Jackie Flowers,
professor of American history at Clackamas Community College, will share
stories from the college's oral history project, for which World War II
veterans are being interviewed.
Period music, light refreshments, and a display of local residents'
World War II stories, photos and memorabilia are also planned. The
Museum of the Oregon Territory also will be open until 7 p.m.
There is an admission fee. For reservations and information, contact
503-655-5574 or info at clackamashistory.org
ALBANY, ASTORIA TO HOST HOLIDAY HISTORIC HOME TOURS
Albany: This city's 31st annual Christmas parlour tour of historic
homes, museums, churches and library will take place from 2-7 p.m. Dec.
12. The tour will feature seven historic homes (listed on the ticket
with a map), which have been restored and decorated for the holidays.
Along with the homes on tour, guests may visit the Whitespires Church
(1891), The United Presbyterian Church (1913), the Albany Regional
Museum (1887), the Monteith House Museum (1849), the Carnegie Library
(1914), and the Historic Carousel and Museum (Mechanism: 1909).Music,
refreshments, horse-drawn wagon rides, and vintage trolley rides are
all included in the ticket price. Ticket sales will begin at 1 p.m. on
tour day at: Albany Visitors Association, 250 Broadalbin Ave SW #110 in
downtown Albany. For more information, phone 800-526-2256 or (541)
928-0911.
Astoria: The Lower Columbia Preservation Society has scheduled its 6th
annual holiday home tour for 2-6 p.m. Dec. 12.The tour will showcases
six homes. They include an 1883 Victorian, the third oldest home in
Astoria; a 1915 two and a half story Craftsman; a John Wicks 1913
Prairie style; an 1890 high-style Queen Anne; a 1966 house remodeled in
2009 to reflect the English Cottage style; and a boutique hotel that
rests on 1897 pilings and opened in 2005. Tickets must be purchased
prior to the event. Tickets may be purchased until Dec. 11 at Victorian
Lace in Astoria; Pacific Crest Cottage in Gearhart; and the Seaside
Museum. Tickets will also be sold between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the day
of the tour at the society's office at 1170 Commercial St., Room 210 in
Astoria. For additional information, call (503) 325-3981. For more
information about the society, visit its website at:
http://www.lcpsweb.org.
CANDLELIGHT TO GUIDE AURORA TOURS ON DEC. 4
The Aurora Colony Historical Society will give candlelight tours of the
Aurora Colony from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 4. The tours will include
vignettes centered around Colony life and families. Guided tours will
be scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 4:30 with each tour lasting
approximately one hour. Refreshments will be served and music
performed. Reservations are required. For reservations or additional
information contact the museum at 503-678-5754
ASSESSMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE IN JANUARY
The Conservation Assessment Program helps small to mid-sized museums of
all types, from art museums to zoos, obtain a general assessment of the
condition of their collections, environment, and historic buildings.
Following an on-site assessment by a conservation professional, the
museum receives a written report recommending priorities to improve
collections care. This report assists museums in educating staff and
board members on conservation practices, creating long-range and
emergency plans, and raising funds to improve the care of their
collections.
Participation in the program takes one year. The one-year schedule
provides CAP museums quickly and efficiently with practical
recommendations to improve their preventive conservation practices.
Typical costs for a museum's participation are $430 to $1,020. Oregon
museums that participated in the CAP program in 2010 are the Pittock
Mansion, the Douglas County Museum of History and Natural History, the
Cottage Grove Historical Society, the Southern Oregon Historical Society
and the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum.
Application forms are available at www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP.
Applications are due Jan. 21. For more information, call the program
office at 202-233-0800 or email cap at heritagepreservation.org .
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From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 9 12:54:00 2010
From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:54:00 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-09
Message-ID: <4D00D167.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US>
In this issue:
1. Round-up books to be corralled Dec. 11 at Tam?stslikt
2. 19th century music featured at Newell House
3. Heritage Excellence Award nominations may be submitted
4. Albany, Philomath museums to host events
5. Artist, flintlocks featured Sunday at Fort Clatsop
ROUND-UP BOOKS TO BE CORRALLED DEC. 11 AT TAMASTSLIKT
>From 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 11, Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute will host a
booksigning for three Pendleton Round-Up-themed books, including a
just-published photography book. The institute is also collecting
digital images of the 2010 centennial Round-Up for an upcoming exhibit.
The three featured books are "A Rodeo to Remember: The Centennial
Pendleton Round-Up in Pictures," a new picture book from the East
Oregonian Co. that includes more than 300 photos from the 2010 Pendleton
Round-Up; "Pendleton Round-Up at 100: Oregon?s Legendary Rodeo", by
Michael Bales and Ann Terry Hill; and "Beyond the Bull, 2009", the
official Round-Up cookbook. Many of the book authors and Round-Up
officials will attend the event.
Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute is also inviting the submission of
photos of the 2010 Pendleton Round-Up from the general public in order
to create a community-based multimedia exposition. The deadline is
Dec. 15 for anyone to submit a maximum of three digital photos. A
multimedia show produced in the form of an electronic slide show,
complete with a locally-produced soundtrack, will be shown in the
Tam?stslikt theater on Jan. 13. The photos should be personal in
showing family and friends celebrating the culture of the famous
Round-Up and the tribal component that makes it unique.
The photos must be sent electronically to
Randall.Melton at tamastslikt.org. Up to three photos may be submitted
by any individual. The photos should be of high quality and clearly
capture the essence of the anniversary celebration. Submission of photos
will be deemed as permission by the sender for their inclusion in the
slideshow and a waiver of rights to any compensation, acknowledgment, or
privileges thereof. The lender retains ownership of the digital photos
lent to Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute in the course of this one-time
usage transaction.
For more information about the book event, contact Tam?stslikt Cultural
Institute at (541)966-9748 or visit www.tamastslikt.org. Tam?stslikt
can be reached via Exit 216 off Interstate I-84 or by following the
"Mission-LaGrande" sign south off Highway 11 onto Highway 331.
Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute is owned and operated by the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
19th CENTURY MUSIC FEATURED AT NEWELL HOUSE
Newell House Museum at Champoeg State Heritage Area will hosts its
third Candlelight Tour on Dec. 11. The house opens to the public from
4:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. with living history interpreters portraying Robert
and Rebecca Newell and visitors to their home in 1860. Period music
will be performed on the 1848 Chickering square grand piano.
Visitors may also visit the Butteville School (situated on the Newell
House complex) where a school marm will help children string cranberries
and popcorn. Admission will be charged. For more information, visit
www.newellhouse.com
HERITAGE EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED
Nominations are now being accepted for the Oregon Heritage Excellence
Awards. The awards will recognize individuals, businesses and
organizations for outstanding efforts on behalf of Oregon heritage and
raise the quality of heritage-oriented activities.
Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 14. The awards will be
presented April 8 at the Oregon Heritage Conference in Astoria.
Nominations are encouraged for exceptional and meritorious work.
Special consideration is given to the development of new ideas,
approaches and innovations. Information about nominations and the award,
including a nomination form, is available at
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/award_info.shtml
ALBANY, PHILOMATH MUSEUMS TO HOST EVENTS
Albany: "Tim Burr!" author Edward Loy will be available to talk about
the book on Dec. 12 at the Albany Regional Museum in conjunction with
the Albany Christmas Parlor Tour. Loy will be at the museum from 4:30
p.m.-6 p.m. Longtime volunteer Jerry Brenneman will be honored with a
reception from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. at the museum, 136 Lyon St. S. For more
information, contact http://www.armuseum.com/
Philomath: Benton County Museum will host a reception from 5 p.m.-7
p.m. Dec. 10 to honor two new exhibitions. The first exhibit,
"Amusements," is an exhibition of toys, games, trains, bicycles, dolls
and more that will appeal to adults and children. Many of these
artifacts have not been seen by the public since the Horner Museum at
Oregon State University closed in 1993. "Philomath Open Studios"
showcases nine Benton County artists who are exhibiting their diverse
media at the museum from
until Jan. 8. For more information, visit
http://www.bentoncountymuseum.org/ or phone 541-929-6230. Located 6
miles west of Corvallis on Hwy 20/34, at 1101 Main St., the museum is
operated by the Benton County Historical Society.
ARTIST, FLINTLOCKS FEATURED SUNDAY AT FORT CLATSOP
Poster artist Paul Lanquist will talk at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 about how his
ability to capture iconic places and people helped him document historic
and contemporary scenes from Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
onto several new park posters. This program, sponsored by the Lewis &
Clark National Park Association, will be held in the Netul River Room of
Fort Clatsop?s Visitor Center. Other activities will be held
throughout the day as part of the park?s annual holiday open house.
Admission to the park is free all day. Park hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lanquist calls himself an illustrator ?who blends classic storyteller
with high technology? to create his art which is influenced by
illustrators working in the 1920?s, 30?s and 40?s who used colors
and design to communicate ?in a straightforward way.? He has created
more than 1,000 destination posters for sites such as the Boeing Museum
of Flight and the Gettysburg Museum. He has also created posters created
for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.
Other activities Dec. 12 at Fort Clatsop include a flag raising,
volleys of flintlock gunfire, ranger talks about the 1805 Christmas at
Fort Clatsop, fat rendering and tallow candle making, and a flag
retiring. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471.
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From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Dec 10 14:47:56 2010
From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:47:56 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Support Oregon Heritage and Preservation
Message-ID: <4D023D9C.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US>
Dear Heritage and Preservation Partners,
On my recent trips around the state, again and again, people ask, why
don't more people know about the Oregon Cultural Trust? Why don't they
know what the Trust does for communities like ours?
These people are volunteers at historical societies. They are working
to preserve historic buildings and homes. They are caring for our
pioneer cemeteries. In Lakeview, I met a retired veterinarian, Dr.
William Barry, who, when he was eight years old, used to deliver the
paper to the Post & King - it was a bar. He'd run in, leave the paper
on the counter and quickly leave. He wasn't allowed near the staircase;
the building also served as a brothel, at that time.
In the hundred years that the Post & King building, now on the National
Register of Historic Places, has been around it has served as a jail, a
saloon, a rooming house, a brothel; while it sat empty, in the late
seventies, it was the location of a wedding - the Buttons, whose wedding
was held there, still live in Lake County. Many people I met on that
trip to Lakeview had stories of this landmark building. In 2006, it was
purchased by South Valley Bank and lovingly restored to house the new
local branch of that bank. Inside, the walls are adorned with large
print versions of historic photographs, donated by the Lake County
Historical Society. This is a community steeped in its history.
It is because of places like this, because of people like these, that
the Oregon Cultural Trust was created. Oregonians sustaining and
developing heritage, humanities and the arts.
At year-end we look to the future. When the Cultural Trust launched in
December 2002, we had an ambitious resolution: to raise $200 million to
sustain Oregon culture. We need to share the good news about this
unique cultural funding program, which should be a point of pride for
every Oregonian.
Together, we?ve made a lot of progress: we?ve raised over $21
million, distributed more than $9 million in grants benefiting cultural
nonprofits in every Oregon county, and built an endowment of $12
million. All of that made possible by donors like you: thank you!
But we have a long way to go in reaching that $200 million goal. With
your support we?ll continue to make significant progress, this year
and every year.
The Cultural Trust supports the Oregon Heritage Commission, the Oregon
Commission on Historic Cemeteries, the State Historic Preservation
Office and the organizations and individuals that you support. For
those of you who already donate to the Cultural Trust, this is a
reminder. For those of you who haven't yet donated to the Trust, this is
an invitation. Please join us in supporting Oregon culture.
Make a contribution to your local historical society, to a historic
cemetery, to the Historic Preservation League of Oregon, or any of the
other 1,300+ cultural nonprofits in the state of Oregon. Then use the
attached donor insert to make a matching donation to the Cultural Trust,
today.
The cultural tax credit is the incentive to give; the reason is to
sustain and advance Oregon culture.
In case you need a refresher, donating to the Trust works like this:
1. First, make a donation to your favorite Oregon cultural
non-profit(s). A list of
qualifying 501(c)(3) non-profits is available at
www.culturaltrust.org.
2. Second, make an equal or greater contribution to the Oregon
Cultural Trust online at
www.culturaltrust.org. (If you want,
write "heritage" or "preservation" in the notes field to let me know you
support heritage or preservation efforts.)
3. Finally, claim your 100%, dollar for dollar tax credit for your
gift to the Trust on your
Oregon state income tax (up to $500 for individuals, $1,000 for couples
filing jointly and
$2,500 for Oregon Corporations).
Best,
Kimberly Howard
Trust Manager
Oregon Cultural Trust
775 Summer Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-1280
Direct: 503-986-0089
Mobile: 503-428-0963
Fax: 503-986-0260
kimberly.howard at state.or.us
Bigger than a bread basket?
Oregon culture.
Give today.
www.culturaltrust.org
From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Dec 15 13:39:11 2010
From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:39:11 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-15
Message-ID: <4D08C4FF.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US>
In this issue:
1. Vogt to retire in April from OHS
2. Douglas historian to speak in Portland, Vancouver
3. Exhibits open in Portland, Salem
4. College seeks temporary history professor
5. Interpretive sign fabricator sought
6. Archivists seek proposals for conference
VOGT TO RETIRE IN APRIL FROM OHS
George Vogt, executive director of the Oregon Historical Society,
announced today that he is retiring from his position, effective April
23, 2011, at the time of the annual meeting of the society. Vogt
indicated in September his preference to retire sometime in 2011, after
conclusion of the society?s campaign for a county levy.
"Dr. Vogt has guided OHS through a key period of its history,
culminating in the passage of a successful ballot measure providing
stable, public funding for the Society for the next five years," stated
Dr. Jerry Hudson, president of the Oregon Historical Society. "His
legacy," Hudson said, "will be tied to this important step forward for
OHS."
Vogt became executive director in November 2006, following a
distinguished career with the National Archives and as executive
director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the
Wisconsin Historical Society, and Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware.
He is a graduate of Yale University and received his doctorate in
American history from the University of Virginia.
Vogt noted that the society is about to embark upon strategic planning
and a fundraising campaign. ?It is appropriate and important,? he
said, ?that the society have enough time to hire a new executive
director and bring him or her fully into the planning processes. This
is the perfect time for me to exit.?
In his comments to the OHS board, Vogt noted, ?I have appreciated the
opportunity to work here with a stunningly good, centered, and mature
staff and a committed Board of Trustees. Solving the public funding
issue has been the most challenging assignment of my entire career,
without any close competition. It is very fulfilling to end my tenure
as director with a big victory for OHS that brought together many lovers
of Oregon?s great heritage.?
The OHS Board of Directors will be meeting shortly to discuss new
leadership options and approve a leadership transition plan.
DOUGLAS HISTORIAN TO SPEAK IN PORTLAND, VANCOUVER
Author Jack Nisbet will talk about "Point of Departure: David Douglas
at Fort Vancouver 1825-33" at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at E.B. Hamilton Hall on the
Fort Vancouver National Site. Nisbet will also give a reading from his
book "The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the
Northwest" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Powell's bookstore in downtown
Portland.
Douglas was the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and
western North America in the 19th century. His base of operations always
remained at Fort Vancouver. The people he met there influenced his every
move, and the changes he witnessed during his visits mark significant
turning points for the social, economic, scientific, and environmental
stories of the region. In this illustrated presentation at Fort
Vancouver, Nisbet traces the energy Douglas brought to, and absorbed
from, his central headquarters at Fort Vancouver. Nisbet is this year's
Michael M. Powell Fellow at the Center for Columbia River History.
For program information, go to http://www.ccrh.org/calendar.php
EXHIBITS OPEN IN PORTLAND, SALEM
Portland: "Ernest Bloch: Framing a Vision of the World" is an exhibit
of photographs by the 20th century composer Ernest Bloch that opens Jan.
12 at the Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney St. Photographer and
guest curator Eric Johnson discovered Bloch's photographs when he was a
student at the University of Oregon and made a number of prints from
Bloch's negatives. The exhibition includes 40 photographs printed by
Johnson, original music scores, family memorabilia and personal letters.
Bloch lived and composed music in a house overlooking Agate Beach from
1941 until his death in 1959. A series of programs will accompany the
exhibition through its run. For more information, visit www.ojm.org
Salem: Do you have the pioneer spirit? Then take the trail to A.C.
Gilbert's Discovery Village, where a new exhibit "The Oregon Room" has
opened. The exhibit is a recent addition to the dozens of hands-on
exhibits at the children's museum in downtown Salem's Riverfront Park.
Visitors can walk behind a waterfall, through a volcanic mountain and
enter a miniature Willamette Valley. Families can learn about the
state's food web as they pick apples in the orchard and tend vegetables
in the fields. A coastal mountain range divides the exhibit. "Our museum
is all about playing and learning," explained assistant director Kim
Baldwin. "We typically do a 'soft open' of our exhibits, watch how the
kids play, and learn from them in order to fine-tune the exhibit. We'll
continue to make changes and additions (while keeping the exhibit open)
throughout the year." For more information, please call the museum at
503-371-3631 or visit www.acgilbert.org . The museum is located at 116
Marion St. NE.
COLLEGE SEEKS TEMPORARY HISTORY PROFESSOR
The Lewis & Clark College department of history invites applications
for a one-semester leave replacement for fall semester 2011 for a US
historian. Minimum ABD in history with demonstrated potential for
excellent teaching at an undergraduate institution required. Course
load will consist of three classes, including the nineteenth century
survey, a course on Wilderness in the American West, and a third class
in the applicant?s field of specialization. Review of applications
will begin on Jan. 10. For more information, contact
awalcott at lclark.edu,
INTERPRETIVE SIGN FABRICATOR SOUGHT
The City of Enterprise invites interested contractors to submit
competitive sealed proposals for fabrication of two outdoor interpretive
signs. Copies of the request for proposals and other documents
pertaining to the project, may be obtained
at the following address: City of Enterprise, City Hall, 108 NE First
St., Enterprise, OR 97828 or by phone at (541) 426-4196.
ARCHIVISTS SEEK PROPOSALS FOR CONFERENCE
The 2011 Northwest Archivists Association Program Committee is
accepting program proposals through Dec. 31 for presentation at its
annual conference April 20-23 in Helena, Mont. This year's theme is
"Tradition and Innovation: New Ideas for Old Stuff." More information
about the theme and how to submit a proposal are available at
http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=800335.
If you want more information, contact Diana Banning at 503-865-4110 or
diana.banning at portlandoregon.gov
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From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info)
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:45:06 -0800
Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-17
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In this issue:
1. Web guide offers tips on older windows
2. NEH gives preservation grants to smaller institutions
3. Humanities group offers free programs
4. History project management workshop set for Portland
5. Bend museums hosting activities Saturday
WEB GUIDE OFFERS TIPS ON OLDER WINDOWS
An article "Window Know-How: A Guide to Going Green" is available at
http://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/window-know-how-a-guide-to-going-green/
. The article provides tips on how to protect older windows and stay
green.
NEH GIVES PRESERVATION GRANTS TO SMALLER INSTITUTIONS
The National Endowment for the Humanities offers preservation
assistance grants that help small and mid-sized institutions?such as
libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories,
cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges
and universities?improve their ability to preserve and care for their
humanities collections. These may include special collections of books
and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving
images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records,
decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and
ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital
materials.
Additional information about the grants is available at
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html Program questions may
be directed to NEH?s Division of Preservation and Access at
202-606-8570 or preservation at neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can
contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
HUMANITIES GROUP OFFERS FREE PROGRAMMING
"The Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua" is a statewide program of
Oregon Humanities offering Oregon nonprofits free programs that engage
community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas
critical to daily lives and the state?s future. Conversations are
facilitated by some of Oregon?s leading humanities scholars.
Nonprofit organizations in Oregon are eligible to host Conversation
Project programs. Conversation Project programs are designed for adult
audiences, and programs must be open to the general public.
Additional information and an application form is available at
www.oregonhumanities.org. If you have questions, contact program
coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543 or (800) 735-0543, ext.
116, or a.dubinsky at oregonhumanities.org.
HISTORY PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SET FOR PORTLAND
The American Association for State and Local History is hosting the
Project Management for History Professionals professional development
workshop at six regional sites this spring. The workshops offer 35
hours of formal project management training to history professionals.
One of the workshops is scheduled for March 29-31 at the Oregon
Historical Society.
The training, 24 hours of onsite workshop training plus 11 hours of
follow-up live webinar training, qualifies professionals in the history
field to sit for the project management certification exam through
Project Management International . The workshops are offered free to
selected participants through a grant from the Institute for Museum and
Library Services. A $200 travel stipend is awarded to qualified workshop
participants when the follow-up webinar training is completed.
Applications for all workshops will be accepted until all workshop
slots are filled. Applications are reviewed as received on a rolling
first come/first served basis so it is best to apply early.
For more information, visit http://www.aaslh.org/projectmanagement.htm
or contact coordinator Steve Hoskins at 615.320.3203 or
Hoskins at aaslh.org
BEND MUSEUMS HOSTING EVENTS SATURDAY
The High Desert Museum will decorate its re-created 1880s Western
mining town in period style for an event highlighting a Victorian-era
Father Christmas. An event with a living history re-enactor in the role
of Father Christmas will take place from 11:30 am-3:30 p.m. Dec. 18.
The High Desert Museum is located south of Bend on Highway 97. For more
information, visit www.highdesertmuseum.org or phone 541 382-4754
The Des Chutes Historical Museum will host a presentation by author
Ellen Waterston at 1 p.m. Dec. 18 about her latest book, "Where the
Crooked River Rises." The book is a collection of essays that
illuminates the people, places and landscape of Central Oregon's high
desert. The free event will take place at the museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave,
between Wall and Bond. For more information, visit
www.deschuteshistory.org or call 541-389-1813.
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Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-12-22
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In this issue:
1. Have you made a Cultural Trust donation this year?
2. Corps programming slated for Fort Clatsop
3. Newport history book published
4. Wallowa County museum project to begin in spring
5. Timberline, Government Camp offer tours
HAVE YOU MADE A CULTURAL TRUST DONATION THIS YEAR?
Several thousand people will make contributions to the Oregon Cultural
Trust this year. Many of those will be made during the coming week.
When donors give to the Trust, its endowment (to which 58 percent of
every gift is dedicated) grows and so do the Trust's grant awards. It
distributed $1.47 million in grants this year and would like to increase
that significantly for next year. for 2011-12. You can help, not only
by making your donors aware of the opportunity of giving to the Trust
and earning the tax credit but also...by making a gift yourself.
It doesn't matter how much you give, what matters is participation.
The Cultural Trust is only as strong as its base of support. You can
make your contribution at www.culturaltrust.org Put the word HERITAGE
in the notes field if donating online. If you pay by check write
HERITAGE on the check's memo line, or if you donate over the phone
mention the word HERITAGE.
CORPS PROGRAMMING SLATED FOR FORT CLATSOP
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will offer programs about the
Corps of Discovery?s winter at Fort Clatsop next week.
>From Dec. 26-Jan. 1, Fort Clatsop will feature living history programs
by park rangers in period costume. Events include flintlock
muzzle-loading programs at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.; talks
about various aspects of the explorers? winter at Fort Clatsop at
11:30 a.m., and skill demonstrations such as quill pen writing at 12:30
p.m. and 2:30 p.m.. Ranger-guided walks on the Netul River Trail will
be offered this week at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.. Each day will start and end
with ?The Star Spangled Banner? talk (9:30 and 4:30) about the
second flag of the United States that flies at the fort.
A unit of the National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is located southwest of Astoria, three
miles southeast of U.S. Highway 101. The park, including the Fort to Sea
Trail, the visitor center, fort, Netul River Trail, and the parking
lots, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lewis and Clark NHP also includes
the Salt Works site near the Promenade in Seaside. For further
information, call the park at 503-861-2471 ext. 214 or visit the
park?s web site at www.nps.gov/lewi.
NEWPORT HISTORY BOOK PUBLISHED
?Newport,? a new book on the history of the city of Newport, has
been published by Arcadia Publishing of South Carolina. The book was
written under the auspices of the Lincoln County Historical Society by
staff members Diane Disse, Jodi Weeber, and Loretta J. Harrison.
Through 228 photographs and text, the book follows the history of
Newport from its early inhabitants through the two World Wars. Logging,
fishing, and tourism are the major themes of the books. From Oysterville
to the Bayfront to Nye Beach and beyond, the book charts the
development of occupations and the people who served in them, including
founders Sam Case, John Nye, Sam Irvin, Clarinda Copeland, and others.
Harrison has been the executive director of the society since 1992.
Disse is its educator.Weeber has been archivist and research librarian
for the society for the past 11 years.
The Lincoln County Historical Society, which administers the Burrows
House and Log Cabin museums, is located at 545 SW Ninth St. in Newport.
For information, call 541-265-7509.
WALLOWA COUNTY MUSEUM PROJECT TO BEGIN IN SPRING
Volunteers of the Wallowa County Museum in Joseph have reached a fund
raising goal of $238,000 that will expand the museum.
The project will remodel the adjacent firehall building to add a
fire-safe archive room, a research room (with heat, computers and
internet access), flexible display space, a new Main Street fa?ade with
large museum quality display windows, a new functional rear entrance
with loading-unloading area, and an additional ADA restroom. The project
will go to bid this winter with construction planned for early spring.
A public dedication of the new facility is planned for next spring.
The vision for the expansion began with some of individuals who helped
establish the Museum in 1976 as a bicentennial project. The Museum
contains more than 1,000 artifacts and objects, over 3,000 photographs
and more than 1,200 documents representing the history of the Nez Perce,
the pioneers who settled the area and their descendants. The need for
archival
storage was especially critical for many of the museum?s paper items
dating back to the 1880s.
More information about the museum is available at
http://www.co.wallowa.or.us/Museum/index.html
TIMBERLINE, GOVERNMENT CAMP OFFER TOURS
A U.S. Forest Service Ranger will give a 25-minute tour of historic
Timberline Lodge at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday-Sunday in
January. The lodge was built during the 1930s and recently underwent a
major restoration.
In addition, a U.S. Forest Service Ranger will lead a 2.5 mile round
trip tour of Government Camp and the surrounding area at 1 p.m.
Friday-Sunday. This hike will take participants though downtown
Government Camp and into the forest above. Explore the rich history of
Government Camp from the first settlers to the ski and snowboard
industry boom. Snowshoes recommended once the snow falls but not
required. Be sure to bring warm comfortable clothes and water.
For more information about the activities, including their starting
locations, call 503-622-2033 or visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/
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