[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-07-23

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Oregon Heritage News 2010-07-23

In this issue:
1.	History Pub - Dark Rose: Organized Crime and Corruption in
Portland
2.	The South Park Blocks: The Evolution of a Portland Neighborhood
3.	Tualatin River Refuge Explores Traditional Uses of Plants
4.	The Oregon Historical Society Seeks Project Cataloger
                                                                      

HISTORY PUB - DARK ROSE: ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN PORTLAND
Hear about Portland scandalous history at McMenamins Kennedy School on
July 26 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Prostitution! Gambling! Bootlegging!  This
month’s history pub, presented by Holy Names Heritage Center,
McMenamins and OHS, takes you to the mid-1950s, when Portland’s dirty
laundry was aired for the whole nation to see. More Information:
http://e2ma.net/go/8419758585/2922549/96163359/32549/goto:http://www.ohs.org/visit-ohs/events.cfm


THE SOUTH PARK BLOCKS: THE EVOLUTION OF A PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD 
The Architectural Heritage Center is offering the tour July 24 from
10:00 am - 11:30 am. Pioneer Daniel Lownsdale had a visionary plan of a
greenway that would extend from Portland's northwest waterfront to the
southwest hills. Unfortunately, his dream never came to fruition and
Lownsdale's park block property was lost to litigation after his death.
During the past 130 years, property facing the South Park Blocks-the
area to the south of Salmon Street-has consistently been used for
educational, religious, cultural and residential purposes. Local author
Don Nelson will discuss the evolution of the South Park Blocks area in
this lecture based upon his book-The South Park Blocks: A Neighborhood
History. Pre-registration is strongly recommended, 503 231-7264 or go
online to www.VisitAHC.org.

TUALATIN REFUGE EXPLORES TRADITIONAL USES OF PLANTS
July 26 from 6:00pm-8:00pm Greg Archuleta, tribal member and manager of
the Portland Office of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community, will discuss and demonstrate the uses of a variety of native
plants that were important to the Atfalat'i Kalapuya and other
Willamette Valley groups. Many of these plants can still be found on the
Refuge.  This is the second in a series of summer presentations
exploring the connections between people and wildlife at Tualatin River
National Wildlife Refuge. The presentation is free and open to the
public, and will take place in the Riparian Room at the Refuge's
Wildlife Center. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge 19255 SW
Pacific Hwy Sherwood, OR
www.friendsoftherefuge.org 

THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS PROJECT CATALOGER
Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is currently recruiting for a Project
Cataloger. This position will work independently and on self-initiated
bases, the Project Cataloger will convert 4000 manual card catalog
records and 500 accessions database records into MARC format records for
submission to OCLC and the OHS Library’s online catalog. In addition,
the Project Cataloger will convert 4500 MARC records into EAD records
and submit these to the Northwest Digital Archives. The full
announcement is at: http://www.ohs.org/about-ohs/current-openings.cfm 
Qualified candidates can submit cover letter, resume and salary history
to: jobs at OHS.org.