From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Jan 7 08:05:34 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:05:34 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-01-07 References: <4D25F4560200002900013504@prd.state.or.us> <4D26C94E020000290001351B@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4D26C94D.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Historic bridge to be walked Jan. 15 2. Black pioneer exhibit to open in Portland 3. Preservation talks to begin in Portland, Salem 4. Eugene house seeks intern for summer 5. Cemeteries commission to host planning workshop HISTORIC BRIDGE TO BE WALKED JAN. 15 The Willamette Falls National Heritage Area Coalition will host an event from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. that will include a walk on the 1922 arch bridge between Oregon City and West Linn on the day it closes for a two-year restoration. The event highlights the bridge between the two towns and the work underway to create a National Heritage Area. Congressman Kurt Schrader, Grand Ronde storytellers and dancers, local artists who draw inspiration from the site, and roving presenters weaving tales of pioneering days will be highlights. Attendees will share stories of the bridge, the falls and the partnerships as the bridge rebuilding begins. The Clackamas County Historical Society will open the Museum of the Oregon Territory, 211 Tumwater Drive, Oregon City, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. as part of the day's activities. Arch Bridge-related paintings and photographs will be shown. For more information, visit www.wfheritage.org or http://clackamascountyhistoricalsociety.art.officelive.com/Events.aspx BLACK PIONEER EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN PORTLAND The exhibit "Perseverance: Black Pioneers in Early Oregon" will open Jan. 14 at the Oregon History Center, 1200 SW Park, Portland. The exhibit shows the presence of African Americans in all parts of the state as recorded in documents and photographs. African Americans came to Oregon as slaves and free in spite of black exclusion laws and worked and lived alongside other pioneers as farmers, blacksmiths, lumbermen, miners, bootblacks, cowboys and mid-wives. Their children went to school, they volunteered for local fire departments and they donated money and land to their communities. The museum will feature from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 15 costumed interpreters from the Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers Association as part of family day activities. People will also be able to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by adding their dreams to the museum's "I Have a Dream" wall. For more information, visit www.ohs.org PRESERVATION TALKS TO BEGIN IN PORTLAND, SALEM Portland: ?Craftsman Style and the Big Boom: Building Portland's Classic Arts and Crafts Neighborhoods in the Early 20th Century? will be presented at 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Architectural Heritage Center. Portland's population and wealth exploded in the years immediately after the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, and style-conscious citizens turned to local architects to bring "modern" ideas to life in the new streetcar neighborhoods sprawling out from downtown. Architectural historian Jim Heuer will share results of extensive research he and his partner Robert Mercer have developed on designers of the period and the influences that shaped their residential architecture. Pre-registration is strongly suggested and can be done at www.VisitAHC.org or by phoning 503-231-7264. Portland: ?Aging In Place - You & Your House are Getting Older!? will be a presentation at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the Architectural Heritage Center. The focus of the program is to learn about what home modifications can be done to accommodate people growing older without damaging the historic features of our houses. These include ramps, stair transport systems, bathroom and kitchen improvements, and more. Karen Richmond and Barbara Murphy will highlight some projects they have completed that maintain architectural character. Pre-registration is strongly suggested and can be done at www.VisitAHC.org or by calling 503-231-7264. This program is assisted by a Partners in the Field challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with support from the Oregon Cultural Trust and Multnomah County Cultural Coalition. Salem: Historic Deepwood Estate in Salem is hosting four presentations in a 2011 Heritage Talk Series. The first presentation 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 20 is called "Kitchen Restoration - Decisions to consider when restoring your period kitchen." Karla Petersen of Restoring History will lead this conversation for those who have restored a kitchen or are interested in what it takes to restore a kitchen. The recently completed kitchen restoration at Deepwood will be used as a case study. The talk is free and seating is limited so reservations are recommended. Call 503.363.1825 to reserve your spot. For more information, contact Betty Murrell with the Historic Deepwood Estate at (503) 363-1825 or visit www.historicdeepwoodestate.org EUGENE HOUSE SEEKS INTERN FOR SUMMER The Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, Eugene's Victorian house museum, is offering an internship for a student of history, historic preservation, museum studies, or similar material culture and historical interpretation-related field during the summer of 2011. The intern will complete cataloguing of the Curtis Johnson collection in collections management software, assemble existing data, and research its history. To apply, please send a vita and a letter of interest to: Sara E. Palmer, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401 or sara at smjhouse.org (electronic submissions should be formatted as PDFs) Applications should be sent no later than April 15. CEMETERIES COMMISSION TO HOST PLANNING WORKSHOP The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries workshop and meeting will take place Feb. 4 in Room 124B of the North Mall Office Building 725 Summer St. NE, Salem. The workshop, "Long Range Planning for Historic Cemeteries," will be from 9 a.m.-noon. The do-it-yourself workshop will provide tools to create a plan for grounds, organization, operation, records management, etc. The commission's public meeting will be from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.. Agenda items will include grant reports, current projects and upcoming plans. The commission will invite public comments and questions. Registration is required for the free workshop. Both the meeting and the workshop will be accessible by phone and online. Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us or 503-986-0685 to access the meeting and workshop this way. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jan 14 16:40:25 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:40:25 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Tourism opportunities focus of Heritage Conference keynote speaker Message-ID: <4D307C78.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> Dan Shilling, an advocate of place-based tourism involving a community's heritage and identity, will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2011 Oregon Heritage Conference. The conference, which has the theme of "A Blockbuster Community: Heritage, Authenticity and Vision," will take place April 7-9 in Astoria. Shilling will introduce basic strategies for engaging the tourism industry and the general public. He also will show how heritage organizations and individuals can be more constructively involved with the tourism industry and the community, as well as outline best practices for producing success in those efforts. Shilling directed a project on place-based tourism from 2004-07, which resulted in the book, "Civic Tourism: The Poetry and Politics of Place." A former director of the Arizona Humanities Council, Shilling has received the Arizona Office of Tourism's "Person of the Year" award. He is currently completing a book on the cultural dimensions of sustainability. The Oregon Heritage Conference informs and inspires Oregonians involved in the state?s cultural heritage efforts. Attendees include community leaders, staff and volunteers from historical societies, museums, Main Street projects, city and county landmark preservation commissions, historic cemeteries, ethnic organizations, preservation organizations, schools, humanities groups, the tourism industry, economic development, history buffs and professional historians, youth, and local, tribal, state and federal governments. More information about the programs at this year's conference is available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference_program.shtml Registration information will be available at the end of January. For additional information, contact Kyle Jansson at 503-986-0673 or heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Jan 25 14:27:25 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:27:25 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-01-25 Message-ID: <4D3EDDCD.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Heritage Conference launches Facebook site 2. Astoria talk to highlight Russian exploration 3. Free emergency preparedness event set for Portland 4. ODOT seeks comments on potential grant projects 5. Humanities group seeks conversation leaders HERITAGE CONFERENCE LAUNCHES FACEBOOK SITE The Oregon Heritage Conference has already added something new, and the conference doesn't even begin until April 7-9. The conference now has its own Facebook page that will enable people to find out the latest on the conference and its 2011 host city Astoria. The page can be examined by anyone with Internet access and is in addition to the conference's website. Become a fan and share the information with your friends! The Oregon Heritage Conference is an annual gathering of advocates, enthusiasts and organizations from all sectors of heritage including economic development, preservation, archives, museums, tourism, planning, archaeology and more. To check out the conference's Facebook location, visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Oregon-Heritage-Conference/194597583890959 ASTORIA TALK TO HIGHLIGHT RUSSIAN EXPLORATION The Astoria Bicentennial Celebration will host Mark Eifler's presentation of "The Russian Exploration of the Northern Pacific, 1741-1823" on. Jan. 27 at the Liberty Theater. Eifler, a professor at the University of Portland, is the author of "Gold Rush Capitalist" and is currently working on Imperial Passages: The Geopolitics of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. His talk is part of the Celebration's speaker series. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with a dessert buffet and beverages, no-host bar, and instrumental music by Con Amici Chamber Players. Eifler's presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Liberty Box Office 503-325-5922 x 55 or at the Bicentennial Office - 503-325-5889. For more information, visit http://www.astoria200.org/ FREE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EVENT SET FOR PORTLAND Library, archive and cultural institution personnel are encouraged to attend "Building Bridges: Emergency Preparedness for Libraries, Archives, Cultural Institutions and First Responders" The all-day event begins at 9 a.m.Feb. 11 at the Performing Arts Center of Portland Community College's Sylvania Campus. Attendees will meet with first responders from the greater Portland metro area, learn what information first responders need in responding, and identify next steps to develop a regional disaster recovery network. Lunch will be provided. The day's agenda is available at http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/building-bridges-agenda.cfm Registration at http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/building-bridges-reg-form.cfm> closes on Feb. 4. For more information, contact Judith Norton at norton at ohsu.edu or 503-494-3499 or Shannon Carr at carrsh at ohsu.edu or 503-494-3484.. ODOT SEEKS COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL GRANT PROJECTS The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is now accepting public comments on some 85 project applications for Transportation Enhancement grants and among these are several heritage-related applicants: --Bandon-Jetty Loop Trail; --Port of Toledo-Transportation Museum and Waterfront Path; --Astoria-Astoria Railroad Museum; --Douglas County-Historic Depot Restoration Plan; --Maupin-Section Foremen's House Restoration; --Fort Dalles Museum-Antique Vehicle Storage/Display Building; --Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.-Sumpter Dredge Interpretive Center. Details about these projects can be found on ODOT's Transportation Enhancement website: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/LGS/enhancement.shtml Public support is a big factor in ODOT's selection of projects for funding. Those that get a lot of "votes" tend to get funded, so please take a few minutes to provide comments by filling out the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/TE_Public_Comments_Survey_2010 . It would be great to have some heritage projects benefit from this program, so please be sure to vote for your favorites. The deadline for the survey and public comments is Jan. 28. HUMANITIES GROUP SEEKS CONVERSATION LEADERS Oregon Humanities is seeking people who are smart, passionate about ideas, and curious -- who are teachers at heart, regardless of their day job -- to be Conversation Project leaders. Are you knowledgeable in one or more disciplines of the humanities? Are you curious about how different Oregon communities think about the subjects that inspire you? Are you passionate about sharing your expertise, experiences, and ideas with others? Are you looking for a unique and compelling professional development opportunity? Are you willing to travel statewide and talk with Oregonians about what you love--and get paid? If so, consider proposing your own Conversation Project program. The request for proposals and application are available at http://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/section/conversation-project/seeking-conversation-project-leaders/ The Conversation Project provides Oregon nonprofits with free humanities-based public programs about important issues and ideas. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust. Established in 1971, our mission is to connect Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities. ----------------------------------------------------- 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 Jan 28 09:07:19 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:07:19 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-01-28 References: <4D419D0902000029000141B4@prd.state.or.us> <4D42874702000029000141D8@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4D428747.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. African American history featured in two cities 2. Host city flooded with heritage resources 3. High Desert Museum retains accreditation 4. Hatfield series talks begin in February 5. Archives Month group to start 2011 planning AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FEATURED IN TWO CITIES African American history conferences will take place in February in Portland and Seattle. The Oregon African American Museum is sponsoring a conference on "Sustaining Oregon's African American History and Legacy" on Feb. 14 at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave., Portland. The conference brings together people dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and exhibiting material evidence of the African American experience. The purpose of the conference is to educate people on how preserving Oregon?s African American history and legacy sustains community, encourage diverse perspectives and recognizes African American contributions to the State of Oregon. Secondly, the conference proposes to encourage community support of the Oregon African-American Museum. The registration deadline is Jan. 30. For more information, see http://oaamuseum.org/docs/2011Conference%20Flyer.pdf In Seattle, the Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation will host its 2011 Black History Conference on Feb. 5 at the Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts St. The conference includes presentations on African Americans is a variety of locations. For more information, visit www.aaahrp.org or contact Ed Diaz at history3 at comcast.net HOST CITY FLOODED WITH HERITAGE RESOURCES The 2011 Oregon Heritage Conference will take place in a community with an immense variety of heritage resources. Some of those resources will be used at the conference, including the Elliott Hotel, Liberty Theater, Columbia River Maritime Museum, Clatsop County Historical Society Museum, Fort Stevens State Park, and others. Among Astoria's other historic features: -- Fort Stevens is the only military installation in the continental US to be fired on by a submarine. -- The Columbia River bar has claimed 2,000 vessels. -- One-fourth of Astoria's homes are eligible for the National Register. -- Fort Clatsop is the first US military fort on the West Coast. -- The setting for a dozen movies. The Heritage Conference will take place April 7-9. It is the annual gathering of advocates, enthusiasts and organizations from all sectors of heritage including economic development, preservation, archives, museums, tourism, planning, archaeology and more. To check out the conference's Facebook location and see photos of conference sites, visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Oregon-Heritage-Conference/194597583890959 The conference's website, which includes preliminary program information about conference speakers, panels, workshops and other activities, is located at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference_program.shtml For additional information, contact Kyle Jansson at 503-986-0673 or heritage.info at state.or.us HIGH DESERT MUSEUM RETAINS ACCREDITATION The High Desert Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded the nation's museums. The museum has been accredited since 1999. Of the nation's estimated 17,500 museums, 775 are accredited. The High Desert Museum is one of six museums accredited in Oregon. The High Desert Museum inspires stewardship of the natural and cultural resources of the High Desert. It offers close-up wildlife encounters, living history performances, Native American and Western art, nature trails, tours and educational programs for all ages. An independent, nonprofit educational institution, it is on 135 forested acres, five minutes from Bend on South Highway 97. HATFIELD SERIES TALKS BEGIN IN FEBRUARY The Oregon Historical Society's annual Hatfield Speaker Series begins next month and includes at least one speaker examining a Northwest history topic. Rex Ziak will talk about "John Jacob Astor: The Rise and Fall of his Fur Trade" on March 15. Astor is the founder of Astoria. Other speakers included during the four months include the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the marriage of Abigail and John Adams, and the relationship of Washington, Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. For more information, visit www.ohs.org ARCHIVES MONTH GROUP TO BEGIN 2011 PLANNING If you represent archives, special collections or are a supporter of these institutions, consider joining the 2011 Archives Month State-wide Planning Committee. The kick off meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon Feb. at the Oregon State Archives. The group will establish this year's theme and start planning for state-wide events to raise public awareness of archives and their importance to society. For more information, contact Diana Banning at diana.banning at portlandoregon.gov or 503-865-4110. -------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us