From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Apr 1 15:21:00 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:21:00 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-01 Message-ID: <4D95ED5B.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue (no fooling!): 1. Register now for Heritage Conference 2. Three Silverton homes listed in National Register 3. Two preservation grants available from NEH 4. Proposals sought for architecture history conference 5. Presentations planned in sixl Oregon cities 6. Cultural Trust seeks proposals for contractor REGISTER NOW FOR HERITAGE CONFERENCE If you want to register for the Oregon Heritage Conference April 7-9 or the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards dinner and want to ensure you have food, the time to register is now. ?A Blockbuster Community: Heritage, Authenticity and Vision" is the theme for the three-day conference in Astoria. Attendees will participate in seminars, workshops, tours, meetings, and other activities during the three days. The Heritage Excellence Awards is held in conjunction with the conference. Individuals, organizations and projects that have made outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon heritage over time will receive 2010 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards dinner. The Heritage Conference brings together staff and volunteers from historical societies, historic landmark commissions, schools and universities, humanities groups, local and state agencies, museums, tourism and economic development organizations, federal agencies and tribal governments. Details and registration for the conference and dinner are available through the Heritage Programs website: www.oregonheritage.org. If you want to ensure meals and a conference packet, and haven't registered yet, contact Tracy Zeller at 503-986-0690. Registration at the conference will be by check only. THREE SILVERTON HOMES LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER The DeGuire, Drake and Adams houses in Silverton are Oregon?s latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places. Located north of downtown on East Hill, the 1906 Murton E. and Lillian DeGuire House is recognized for its architectural merit as a Free-Classic Queen Anne, a style that incorporates an eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Classical Revival design elements. The Dequire family were early Silverton settlers, and their son, Murton, grew up in town working as dentist and later as a dairyman. He was also a locally-noted musician and led the Silverton Band for many years. June D. Drake was a prominent local photographer and influential community leader who was widely known as a noted Silverton historian, collector of artifacts, and as the individual behind the establishment of Silver Falls Park State Park, portions of which he purchased himself and donated for public use. Drake?s 1904 home on Water Street is the only remaining structure associated with his life?s work and is recognized for his accomplishments and as a local example of a modest Free-Classic Queen Anne cottage. The imposing two-and-a-half story Adams House sits prominently on Main Street overlooking downtown. Constructed in 1912 for lawyer, businessman, and politician Louis J. Adams, the building is recognized as an outstanding example of a Craftsman Style, which is clearly demonstrated through the building?s low-slope roof, wrap-around porch, and the heavy, rustic stylistic cues embodied in the stucco finish, decorative bargeboards, knee bracing, window trim, and substantial porch posts, among other decorative elements. The period interior retains the characteristic center-hall open floor plan and built-in features common to buildings of this style. The three properties were listed using a document called a Multiple Property Submission, which was entitled ?Silverton, Oregon and its Environs.? Prepared by the City of Silverton using a grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, the document describes the history of Silverton and allows for owners of residential properties to more easily list their homes on the Register. Oregon?s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the acceptance of the Multiple Property Submission and nomination of all three properties in October 2010. Six other buildings and the Downtown are already listed in the National Register, which is maintained by the National Park Service under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. More information about the National Register and recent Oregon listings is online at http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/index.shtml TWO PRESERVATION GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM NEH Applications are now available for two preservation grant programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Preservation Assistance Grants 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 significant humanities collections. Preservation Assistance Grants may be used for general preservation assessments; consultations with professionals to address a specific preservation issue, need, or problem; purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies; purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities collections; and education and training. The application deadline is May 3. Preservation and Access Education and Training grants help the staff of cultural institutions, large and small, obtain the knowledge and skills needed to serve as effective stewards of humanities collections. Grants also support educational programs that prepare the next generation of conservators and preservation professionals, as well as projects that introduce the staff of cultural institutions to new information and advances in preservation and access practices. These grants, which have an application deadline of June 30, support: -- regional preservation field services that provide a wide range of education and training (for example, through surveys, workshops, consultations, reference services, and informational materials about the care of humanities collections), especially for staff at smaller libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural organizations; -- workshops that address preservation and access topics of national significance and broad impact, such as collections care training for staff members who are responsible for the day-to-day care and management of humanities collections; preventive conservation and sustainable preservation strategies; disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; the preservation of and provision of access to recorded sound and moving image collections; digital preservation; and best practices for enhancing and integrating access to collections in libraries, archives, and museums. For more information about the grants and the application process, visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html or contact NEH?s Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 or preservation at neh.gov PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR ARCHITECTURE HISTORY CONFERENCE The call is going out for papers for the annual conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. This year's theme is "Taming the West: Changing Landscapes and Resource Extraction" and will be held Oct. 7-9 in Boise. Abstracts are due May 14. Further information can be found at: http://www.sahmdr.org/ PRESENTATIONS PLANNED IN SIX OREGON CITIES Bend: Thomas McDannold will give a talk at 2p.m. April 2 at the High Desert Museum on some of the hundreds of places associated with Oregon's Chinese Heritage. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. the same day, children and adults can pan for gold at the museum's re-created High Desert placer mine. The High Desert Museum is located south of Bend at 59800 S. Highway 97. For more information, visit www.highdesertmuseum.org Eugene: The Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House is presenting a lecture series this spring with the theme of "Building Modern Eugene." The talks will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the house at 303 Willamette St. The dates, speakers and topics are April 6, architect Otto Poticha on "Where Eugene has been and where we?re going"; April 20, Joe Barthlow on a hands-on restoration of a Modern-style house; May 4, 5th Street Public Market owner Brian Obie on preservation and redevelopment; and May 18, Karen Seidel and Judi Horstmann, on Fairmount neighborhood history. For more information, phone (541)484-0808 or visit www.smjhouse.org Medford: Historian Bill Alley will lecture on the history of aviation in southern Oregon at 11 a.m. April 7 at the Southern Oregon Historical Society Research Library, 106 N. Central Ave. Alley and the Southern Oregon Historical Society recently co-published "Images of America: Aviation in Southern Oregon". When the City of Medford built Newell Barber Field in 1920, it established the first municipally owned airfield in the state. In 1926, Pacific Air Transport selected Medford as a station for the West Coast airmail route. The lecture is open to the public. For more information, contact the historical society at (541) 773-6536 or visit www.sohs.org. Newport: Victoria Sturtevant will lead a conversation about rural landscapes and livelihoods at 2 p.m. April 9 at the Carriage House of the Lincoln County Historical Society, 545 SW Ninth St. The program is sponsored by Oregon Humanities. The program is free. For more information, call 541-265-7509. Portland: "The Future of the Past: Heritage Conservation in England and Portland in the 21st Century" will be discussed by a scholar from England at 7 p.m. April 7 at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave. Alina Congreve will review the system of legal protection in England and the roles of local government and volunteer organizations. Congreve will discuss the positive role that heritage has to play in urban renewal projects -- where heritage can be an asset rather than a burden to development. She will conclude by looking at a range of successful projects to engage a wider audience in heritage protection. Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information visit http://www.visitahc.org/node/463 Salem: Jonathan King, Keeper of Anthropology at the British Museum, will deliver an illustrated lecture on the Native American collections at the British Museum at 7:30 p.m. April 6 in the Paulus Lecture Hall in Willamette University's College of Law, 245 Winter St. SE, in Salem. Admission is free. King is in Oregon as the guest of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. For the past 35 years, King has worked at the British Museum, where he has organized dozens of exhibitions and written extensively in the field of Native American art. CULTURAL TRUST SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR CONTRACTOR The Oregon Cultural Trust seeks proposals for the planning and coordination of Oregon Days of Culture 2011. With guidance from staff of the Cultural Trust, and working with a steering committee for the Oregon Days of Culture, the contractor will provide leadership, vision and planning for 2011 Oregon Days of Culture, signature event(s) specifically developing and linking cultural nonprofit activity statewide to the Oregon Cultural Trust's 2011 fund development goals. The RFP is available at http://www.oregon4biz.com/Contact-us/Contracting-Opportunities/ Proposals are due April 11. ------------------------------------------------------------ Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Apr 12 15:59:05 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:59:05 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-12 References: <4DA413B0020000290001548F@prd.state.or.us> <4DA476C90200002900015522@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DA476C9.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Scholarships available for conferences, workshops 2. OHS seeks input for strategic planning 3. Humanities group offers grants for current issues 4. Exhibits opening in Astoria, Eugene, Portland 5. Swedes, millworkers focus of two presentations SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS Applications for the 2011 Elisabeth Potter Historic Preservation Education and Advocacy Awards are available. The competitive awards, provided by the State Historic Preservation Office, provide assistance to people who are involved in their community's preservation-related efforts by helping fund the cost of travel to relevant conferences and workshops. The application is available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/docs/EWP_2011_app.pdf The application deadline is May 31. For more information, contact David Bogan at (503) 986-0671 or David.Bogan at state.or.us OHS SEEKS INPUT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING The Oregon Historical Society is surveying members and non-members about both their current and anticipated activities related to the historical society. The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/planningforhistory . HUMANITIES GROUP OFFERS GRANTS FOR CURRENT ISSUES Oregon Humanities offers Responsive Program Grants that support organizations responding quickly and thoughtfully to current issues and events shaping the world and Oregon. The funds, up to $1,000, allow recipient organizations to pursue projects that are not part of their regular programming. Visit http://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/section/grants/ for further information. EXHIBITS OPENING IN ASTORIA, EUGENE, PORTLAND Astoria: "Tattoo: The Art of the Sailor" opens at 4 p.m. April 15 at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Dr. Focusing on the history of tattoos, the exhibit features original Sailor Jerry ?flash?, photos of Portland tattoo artists, first edition plates and illustrations from Cook?s voyages, and the work of Sailor Carl, ?World?s Greatest? Bert Grimm, Sailor George Fosdick, Professor H. Spitzer, and Fred Marquand. For further information visit www.crmm.org . Eugene: The 35th annual quilt show sponsored by The Lane County Historical Society and the Pioneer Quilters runs through April 17, at the Lane County Historical Museum. This year?s theme is ?A Flowering of Quilts.? Each day of the show will feature a speaker from at 1 p.m. and quilting demonstrations from 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. A schedule is available on the museum?s website, www.lanecountyhistoricalsociety.org . Portland: The Jewish Academy art exhibit "A Journey Through Generations" will run through May 8. Now in its fifth consecutive year, this exhibit features work generated through a collaboration among Portland Jewish Academy, Maimonides Jewish Day School, artist Lisa Kagan and the Oregon Jewish Museum. The exhibit features artifacts, mixed-media collage, and immigration stories from the students? family histories. It is taking place at 1953 NW Kearney St. For more information, contact the museum at 503.226.3600 or www.ojm.org Portland: "Soccer City, USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982" opens April 15 at the Oregon History Museum, 1200 SW Park, in celebration of the Portland Timbers' first match in the Major Soccer League. The exhibit will give people the history of the original Portland Timbers teams.Visit www.ohs.org for further information. SWEDES, MILLWORKERS FOCUS OF TWO PRESENTATIONS Cannon Beach: Lars Nordstrom will talk about his book "Ten New Lives: Swedes in the Pacific Northwest" at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at the Cannon Beach History Center. Nordstrom is a Swedish immigrant and the author of another book on Swedish-Oregonians. He will discuss recent Scandinavian migration to the Northwest and the stories of 10 immigrants. The event is free and open to the public. For more information email cbhs at seasurf.net or call 503-436-9301. Oregon City: Sandy Carter will speak at 11 a.m. April 16 at the Clackamas County Historical Society's Museum of the Oregon Territory, 211 Tumwater Dr., on her book,"1.09 an hour and Glad to Have it." The book chronicles the lives of former Crown Zellebach paper millworkers. Carter, a descendant of 1845 Oregon Trail Pioneers, is a former journalist and local writer. For more information, phone 503-655-5574 or e-mail info at clackamashistory.org for information. ------------------------------------------------------ Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Apr 14 11:14:51 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:14:51 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-14 References: <4DA5625E020000290001555A@prd.state.or.us> <4DA6A0890200002900015588@prd.state.or.us> <4DA6AB830200002900015592@prd.state.or.us> <4DA6B1BC0200002900015597@prd.state.or.us> <4DA6B1C8020000290001559B@prd.state.or.us> <4DA6D72B02000029000155AE@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DA6D72B.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Draft preservation plan seeks comments 2. Capitol Foundation seeks proposals for history center 3. Spring issue of Cultural Heritage Courier online 4. Victorian group gives award to Salem bridge project 5. Film showings scheduled for Portland, Troutdale DRAFT PRESERVATION PLAN SEEKS COMMENTS Visit http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/docs/2011_Draft_OregonHistoricPreservationPlan.pdf to read and comment on the draft statewide comprehensive preservation plan for Oregon. The State Historic Preservation Office is required by the National Park Service to update the plan every five or six years. The comment period runs until April 30. CAPITOL FOUNDATION SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR HISTORY CENTER The Oregon State Capitol Foundation, acting by and through the Legislative Administrator, is seeking proposals for the development of a strategic plan to define and develop a scope for an Oregon State Capitol History Center. The proposal deadline is 3 p.m. May 16. Complete RFP and contract information is available at http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/HistoryCenterRFP.pdf. SPRING ISSUE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE COURIER ONLINE The Spring issue of the Cultural Heritage Courier features a look at the results generated by Heritage Programs in 2010, many of which reflect the accomplishments of partners who have benefitted from programs or grants. It also examines Springfield's historic downtown transformation and retraces the route of an ill-fated pioneer wagon train. View it online at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/docs/Courier_Spr_2011.pdf . VICTORIAN GROUP GIVES AWARD TO SALEM BRIDGE PROJECT Salem?s Union Street Railroad Bridge Conversion Project will receive a national preservation award from the Victorian Society in America ?for the remarkable restoration of this obsolete 1913 structure and for its adaptive reuse as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing that has become a popular community destination.? The award, a hand-lettered and illuminated calligraphy certificate, will be presented to the City of Salem at the society?s annual meeting May 29, at the Embassy Suites Downtown Hotel, 319 SW Pine St., Portland. For more information about the society's meeting and conference, visit http://www.victoriansociety.org/ FILM SHOWINGS SCHEDULED FOR PORTLAND, TROUTDALE Portland: Join Neil H. Simon for a director?s cut screening of his new film "Prisoners and Patriots", which documents the Department of Justice internment camp in Santa Fe, as part of the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center's "Taken: FBI" exhibit, which features the experiences of Japanese Oregonians rounded up by the FBI hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. A conversation with the film maker will follow the screenings. The screenings are set for 6:30 p.m. April 22 and at 1:30 p.m. April 23 at the University of Oregon,70 NW Couch St. For more information visit www.oregonnikkei.org . Troutdale: Michael O'Rourke will present his documentary "Roll on Columbia:Woody Guthrie and the Columbia River Songs" at 6:30 p.m. April 26 at McMenamins Edgefield Theater as part of the Oregon Encyclopedia of History and Culture's History Pub series. Guthrie stayed in Portland for a month during 1941, spending his days touring the Columbia, visiting Grange halls, talking to farmers, and writing songs for the Bonneville Power Administration including "Roll on Columbia" and "Pastures of Plenty". The film's debut occurs on the 70th anniversary of Guthrie?s time in Portland. The Edgefield is located at 2126 SW Halsey St. For more information, visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Apr 20 09:46:34 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:46:34 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-20 References: <4DA7F71902000029000155DB@prd.state.or.us> <4DABEB60020000290001563E@prd.state.or.us> <4DABF2B90200002900015648@prd.state.or.us> <4DABFBB9020000290001564E@prd.state.or.us> <4DAD3C4D02000029000156A5@prd.state.or.us> <4DAD3FC802000029000156A8@prd.state.or.us> <4DAEAB7A0200002900015706@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DAEAB79.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Potter advocacy and education funds available 2. McMath award to honor Elisabeth Walton Potter 3. Wilson presented with National Park Service award 4. Pendleton Round-up Association receives tourism achievement award 5. Historian Jensen celebrated for scholarship 6. Grand Ronde canoe exhibit opens POTTER ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FUNDS AVAILABLE The Elisabeth Potter Historic Preservation Advocacy and Education Awards to assist conference and workshop attendance are given each year by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The awards are named in honor of Elisabeth Walton Potter, who as historian for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in 1966 was the first staff member of the federally-mandated statewide program in historic preservation. Potter retired in 1998 as program coordinator for nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. Funds will be distributed for travel expenses to a historic preservation-related conference or workshop chosen by the award winner and approved by the State Historic Preservation Office. Eligible travel expenses include transportation, lodging, meals and conference registration fees. The State Historic Preservation Office encourages applications from every region of Oregon. Awards are competitive. After attending the conference, award recipients will provide the State Historic Preservation Office with a written report about their experiences and ways they intend to apply what was learned to historic preservation advocacy or education efforts in their community. Applications are available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/docs/EWP_2011_app.pdf and are due at 5 p.m. May 31. Mail the completed application to David Bogan, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem, OR 97301. For more information, email David.Bogan at state.or.us, or call (503) 986-0671. MCMATH AWARD TO HONOR ELISABETH WALTON POTTER Elisabeth Walton Potter?s longtime role as a public historian specializing in architectural history and historic preservation has earned her the University of Oregon?s 2011 George McMath Award. The University of Oregon?s Historic Preservation Program and the Venerable Group, Inc., present the McMath Awards annually to recognize an outstanding individual whose contributions in Oregon have raised awareness and advocacy for historic preservation. She will receive the award during a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. May 6 at the university's Portland campus at 70 NW Couch St. The reservation deadline is April 26. For more information, contact Twyla Tritt at 541-346-3697 or visit http://aaa.uoregon.edu/node/1414 . In 1998, Potter officially retired as coordinator of National Register nominations for the State Historic Preservation Office in the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The beginning of her career in the State Parks organization coincided with passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. After thirty years, she had written, edited, or processed for review approximately 1,500 nominating documents for properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Her interest in historic cemeteries led to preparation of National Register Bulletin 41, ?Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Cemeteries and Burial Places,? in cooperation with National Park Service coauthor Beth Boland. The McMath Award honors the late George McMath, the ?Father of Preservation? in Portland. An architect and preservationist, his life-long commitment to restoring and preserving Portland?s architectural history cemented his reputation as one of the most significant figures in safeguarding Oregon?s rich architectural heritage. WILSON PRESENTED WITH JOHN L. COTTER AWARD Douglas Wilson, a National Park Service archaeologist based at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, is the 2011 recipient of the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology. Wilson brought together a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a fuller understanding about the Station Camp / Middle Village archaeological site, a part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Wilson incorporated a battery of scientific techniques into the research design in order to establish the site?s chronology and tease additional data from the artifacts, including Carbon-14 dating, ground penetrating radar, magnetometry, and isotope analyses. The research will be the basis for park interpretive developments. For more information, visit http://www.nps.gov/fova/parknews/cotteraward2011.htm PENDLETON ROUND-UP ASSOCIATION RECEIVES TOURISM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Oregon Tourism Commission presented a 2010 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Achievement Award to the Pendleton Round-up Association at the 2011 Governor's Conference on Tourism. The Round-Up Association received the award for outstanding use of Oregon's cultural history to draw visitors to the state. The centennial celebration of the Pendleton Round-Up in 2010 brought more than 100,000 visitors to the area and approximately $55 million in economic stimulus to the community. The Pendleton Round-Up stayed true to its roots and treated visitors to special re-enactments of the "frontier exhibition of picturesque pastimes, Indian and military spectacles, cowboy racing and bronco busting," as the Round-Up was described in 1910. The people of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla Tribes participated as they have for the last 99 years, bringing traditional dancing, drumming, handcrafted artwork, a teepee village and more. For more information, visit http://blog.traveloregon.com/Industry/executive_operations/travel_oregon_announces_recipi_1.php HISTORIAN JENSEN CELEBRATED FOR SCHOLARSHIP Western Oregon University has selected Kimberly Jensen, professor and head of its history department, as the recipient of its annual Mario and Alma Pastega Award for Excellence in Scholarship. "Not only is she a skilled historical scholar, she is a gifted mentor in involving undergraduate students in historical research," said Stephen Scheck, dean of the university's College of Liberal Arts and Science. She is the author of "Mobilizing Minerva: American Women in the First World War", one of the editors for the Oregon Encyclopedia of History and Culture, and on the organizing committee of Century of Action, the group leading the celebration of woman's suffrage in Oregon. She is also a member of the Oregon Heritage Commission. For more information, visit http://www.wou.edu/las GRANDE RONDE CANOE EXHIBIT OPENS A collaboration between the Willamette Heritage Center and the Cultural Resources Department of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde brings a new exhibit "Grand Ronde?s Canoe Journey" to the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill, 1313 Mill St., Salem. Illustrating the cultural importance and heritage of the historic shovelnose canoes used by the native peoples to travel throughout the Willamette Valley, the exhibit will run through May 30. Created by curator David Lewis, manager of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's cultural resources department, the exhibit highlights the types and technology of historic canoes, explores how they were a central part of native culture in western Oregon and moves from the historic canoes into a discussion of how the Grand Ronde community is rediscovering the art of canoe making. As part of the exhibit, Grand Ronde community members will create a Kalapuya shovelnose canoe in the historically accurate style. Visitors to the center and its website may view the new construction and chat with the canoe builders. For more information, visit www.missionmill.org or call 503 585 7012. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Apr 27 08:33:07 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:33:07 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Public Invited to Participate in Historic Preservation Month References: <4DABF25F0200002900015645@prd.state.or.us> <4DABF875020000290001564B@prd.state.or.us> <4DB13F7402000029000157A3@prd.state.or.us> <4DB1418902000029000157AF@prd.state.or.us> <4DB7C423020000290001593B@prd.state.or.us> <4DB7CC07020000290001593E@prd.state.or.us> <4DB7D2410200002900015941@prd.state.or.us> <4DB7D4C30200002900015949@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DB7D4C3.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> May is National Historic Preservation Month and a time for "Celebrating America's Treasures". Communities throughout Oregon are sharing significant historic sites and buildings that tell the stories of their past and recognizing contributions that individuals and organizations make to local preservation projects. ?We encourage the public to tour historical sites found in Oregon,? said Roger Roper, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. ?Take the opportunity to attend an educational event featuring an aspect of Oregon?s history or historic preservation; explore the state?s vast heritage resources online; or become a member of a local preservation organization,? he added. A visit to http://www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org ) is a good place to start for information about Oregon?s historic places. From there, plan your adventure using the Oregon Historic Sites Database to locate historic places listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Search for your favorite lighthouses, old houses, commercial buildings, or schools and plan your visit. -- Explore one of Oregon?s many unique historic downtowns. -- Stroll through historic neighborhoods and local museums. -- Tour a recently completed preservation project. -- Take a hike along one of Oregon?s 16 historic trails. -- Enjoy a state park and discover an historic site. -- Visit a local historic cemetery and participate in preservation activities. -- Read the Heritage Vitality Report. -- View a calendar of Historic Preservation Month events. The state heritage program, a part of the Oregon Park and Recreation Department, offers educational, financial and technical resources to those interested in preservation of Oregon?s historic places. Details are available online at www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org/ ) or by contacting heritage.programs at state.or.us, or by phone at 503-986-0671. (Heritage organizations are encouraged to send this message to their members and community media.) From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Apr 27 14:32:35 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:32:35 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-27 References: <4DB13FAA02000029000157A6@prd.state.or.us> <4DB1412E02000029000157A9@prd.state.or.us> <4DB1417902000029000157AC@prd.state.or.us> <4DB52398020000290001583A@prd.state.or.us> <4DB82903020000290001596F@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DB82903.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Historic Preservation Fair May 12 at State Capitol 2. Comment deadline nears for state preservation plan 3. Historic district session set for Saturday 4. Registration underway for archaeology field school 5. Champoeg to host Founders Day events 6. Cemeteries commission seeks new member HISTORIC PRESERVATION FAIR MAY 12 AT STATE CAPITOL On May 12, Heritage Programs, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, will host a Preservation Month Fair at the State Capitol State Park in Salem. Community organizations from around the area and several state agencies will provide information about their efforts to help preserve Oregon?s history. The event will be held from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on the north side of Court Street. Nineteen organizations will highlight the their institutions and their local and statewide work to preserve sites related to Oregon?s historic events, persons, and places. Participating exhibitors include the Willamette Heritage Center, Salem Landmarks Commission, Historic Deepwood Estate, Willamette University Archives, Oregon State Hospital Museum, Oregon Military Museum, Oregon State Parks, Oregon Cultural Trust, The Historic Preservation League of Oregon, the National Trust, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Capitol Foundation, Oregon State Archives, Oregon State Library, Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council, Oregon Historic Cemeteries program, and the National Register of Historic Places program. Students of Clatsop Community College will demonstrate traditional building techniques and the McKenzie ?A?s? Model A club will display 65 restored cars. As part of the event, the Oregon State Capitol will offer a free 30-minute tour of the building at 11 a.m., including a 121-step climb to see the ?Oregon Pioneer,? which stands atop the building, and the spectacular view of the city and the surrounding area. Following the climb, personnel from State Capitol State Park will guide visitors through the history of the grounds at noon. Capitol building tourists should meet 10 minutes early at the information kiosk on the 1st floor. The grounds tour will begin at the Historic Preservation Fair. COMMENT DEADLINE NEARS FOR STATE PRESERVATION PLAN The State Historic Preservation Office recently made available for public comment a draft of the updated Historic Preservation Plan for Oregon. The National Park Service requires state preservation offices to complete and revise state plans every five or six years. The Oregon Historic Preservation Plan serves as a guide for State Historic Preservation Office activities. Annual work plans for the office and for individual staff members are rooted in the plan. It also provides a framework for the goals and activities of preservationists statewide. The plan allows them to see how their specific concerns and goals fit into the big picture of preservation issues and activities statewide. Go to www.oregonheritage.org to find a link to the plan. Submit comments by April 30 to Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, 725 Summer St., Suite C, Salem, OR 97301-1266. HISTORIC DISTRICT SESSION SET FOR SATURDAY The Architectural Heritage Center will host a National Register Historic Districts Symposium at 10 a.m. April 30. A National Register Historic District listing is the strongest preservation tool to preserve historic buildings. A panel of local and state experts will clarify the details about National Register Historic Districts. Participants will learn to become a district and what it means to be part of a district. The program is aimed at people interested in creating a historic district or who are already part of a historic district. For more information and registration, visit http://www.visitahc.org/node/468 or phone 503 231-7264. REGISTRATION UNDERWAY FOR ARCHEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, the National Park Service and the Fort Vancouver National Trust have announced a field school in historical archaeology June 14-July 30 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and Lewis and Clark National Park. The program will introduce the methods and theories of fieldwork in historical archaeology. Students will participate in all aspects of field and laboratory work: laying out units, excavation by shovel and trowel, mapping, drawing, photography, and cleaning, identifying, and analyzing artifacts. The season will also include lectures by guest speakers and staff. This year?s field school will explore Fort Vancouver?s multicultural village (also known as ?Kanaka Village?). This colonial village was the largest settlement in the Pacific Northwest in the 1830s and 1840s. It contained people from all over the world and the Pacific Northwest, including Native Hawaiians, African Americans, the M?tis, and people of many different American Indian tribes. For one week during the latter portion of the course, the school will move to Lewis and Clark National Park to conduct survey on new park lands. For more information and an application, please go to: http://www.nps.gov/fova/historyculture/2011-public-archaeology-field-school.htm Applications are due May 6. CHAMPOEG TO HOST FOUNDERS DAY EVENTS Friends of Historic Champoeg will host its annual celebration of the history and legacy of Champoeg State Heritage Area from 1-4 p.m. May 7 in its visitor center. This year?s theme is "Celebrations at Champoeg" and will include president Teddy Roosevelt presented in first person by Richard Cassidy. Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers? president Jim Tompkins? presentation will highlight the relationship his organization has had with Champoeg Park. Hammer dulcimer and flute music provided by Heartstrings. In addition, the Oregon Draft Horse Breeders Association is holding its plowing competition from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. More than 20 teams will compete against one another and work the soil in the field below the Visitor Center to get it ready to plant wheat. Fort Vancouver blacksmiths will also be pounding iron on their vintage forges near the horse plowing area. On April 30-May 1, heritage quilts will be on display at the visitor center. For more information contact Kim Martin at 503-678-1649, kim at champoeg.org ., or call the store at 503-678-1605. CEMETERIES COMMISSION SEEKS NEW MEMBER The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is seeking a volunteer to fill the position of a commissioner who recently resigned. In 1999 the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries, made up of seven citizens, was empowered by the legislature to develop and maintain a listing of all pioneer and historic cemeteries in Oregon; to make recommendations for funding, obtain grants funding, seek legislative appropriations for historic cemeteries, and to assist in the coordination of restoration, renovation and maintenance of historic cemeteries statewide. The group meets four times per year in changing locations around the state. There may be an occasional additional meeting for extra projects, programs and grant selection. The commissioners are also asked to provide informal meetings in their regions and work on other projects outside of meeting time. The commission is particularly seeking a representative from the central and south areas of the East side of the state, but all are encouraged to apply. Please apply before June 1. The state historic cemeteries program, a part of Oregon Park and Recreation Department?s Heritage Programs, maintains a list of Oregon?s historic cemeteries and offers a variety of educational, financial and technical resources for those working to preserve them. Details are available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OCHC/ or by contacting Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us , or by phone at 503-986-0685. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Apr 29 13:49:09 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:49:09 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-04-29 References: <4DB92662020000290001599A@prd.state.or.us> <4DB92AAE02000029000159A3@prd.state.or.us> <4DBA78A40200002900015A06@prd.state.or.us> <4DBAC1D50200002900015A3E@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4DBAC1D4.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Window workshop slated for Salem 2. New sustainability guidelines available 3. Astor's international trade, treaty are talk topics 4. Mitchell elected chair of Heritage Commission WINDOW WORKSHOP SLATED FOR SALEM Salem's Historic Landmarks Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office will co-sponsor a wood window repair workshop from 1-5 p.m. May 14 at Grant Elementary School, 725 Market St. NE, Salem. Amy McAuley of Oculus Fine Carpentry will present "Beyond Window Rope Repair", which will cover lead and tool safety, sash parts and joints used; examine rot and impact damage; explain repair processes including material and tool use, glues and epoxies, sequencing, and glass cutting and glazing; and outline the real cost of replacing windows. RSVPs are requested but not required. For more information contact Joy Sears at Joy.Sears at state.or.us or 503-986-0688. NEW SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES AVAILABLE The National Parks Service's Technical Preservation Services division has announced the release of The Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. These are the first set of official guidelines on how to make changes to improve energy efficiency and preserve the character of historic buildings. The Guidelines adds to discussions about sustainability and achieving greater energy efficiency, which have focused primarily on new buildings. Designed to assist building owners in planning rehabilitation projects that will meet the Standards for Rehabilitation, the Guidelines stress the inherent sustainability of historic buildings and offer specific guidance on ?recommended? rehabilitation treatments and ?not recommended? treatments, which could negatively impact a building?s historic character. For more information visit http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/index.htm. ASTOR'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TREATY ARE TALK TOPICS John Jacob Astor?s role in Oregon?s history and a 1960s treaty that defined the Columbia River will be topics presented at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Salem, during May. Rex Ziak's ?Beaver, Big Business, And Astoria's Bicentennial? will take place at 2 p.m. May 1. Astor selected the Columbia River as the pivotal hub for establishing his trade route encircling the globe. For more information call (503) 306-5214 or visit www.ohs.org The Center for Columbia River History in partnership with the Oregon Historical Society and with support from the James B. Castles Endowment presents "Negotiating Memories: The Columbia River Treaty Remembered" at 5:30 p.m. May 12. Jeremy Mouat of the University of Alberta and Arizona State University will make the free illustrated presentation, which will be followed by responses from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and the Columbia Basin Trust. The Columbia River treaty re-defined the river. This agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and operation of dams for power and flood control in the upper river basin established a management regime that continues to this day. Although signed in 1961 with additional provisions in 1964, American planners identified the need for Canadian water storage much earlier. For more information, phone 360-258-3289 or visit www.ccrh.org MITCHELL ELECTED CHAIR OF HERITAGE COMMISSION Jan Mitchell of Astoria has been elected chair of the Oregon Heritage Commission. She has been vice chair for the past two years and succeeds George Kramer, who had been chair for the past four years. Jon Tullis of Timberline is the Commission's new vice chair. For more information about the Heritage Commission and its activities, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/ -------------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which encourages you to participate in Historic Preservation Month activities.