[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-07-19

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In this issue:
1. “Finding Fremont in Oregon: 1843” Set to Show in Troutdale
2. Documentary Film Tells Oregon Nikkei Story
3. Event to Highlight Suffragist Centennial
4. Architectural Center Sets Heritage Home Tour
5. Albany Features Tour of Homes, Churches and Museums


“FINDING FREMONT IN OREGON: 1843” SET TO SHOW IN TROUTDALE	

The Oregon Encyclopedia continues its History Night series with a look
back at the seminal people and events that have shaped our communities.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on July 26, see “Finding Fremont in Oregon:
1843” a film presented by Loren Irving and Kelly Cannon-Miller at
McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale. For more
information about this free event, visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org .


DOCUMENTARY FILM TELLS OREGON NIKKEI STORY

A free film screening of “The Oregon Nikkei Story: Japanese Americans
in Oregon 1880-1941” will take place at 6:30 p.m., July 26 at the
Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland. This
documentary covers the first and second generation Japanese community in
Oregon and features interviews with Homer Yasui, George Azumano, Tom
Yoshikai and George Katagiri. It tells the story of the developing
Japanese communities in Salem, Hood River and Portland before the tragic
events of Pearl Harbor in 1941 with archival stills, photographs and
film. A question and answer session with the filmmaker, Thomas Coulter,
will follow the screening. To learn more about the film, visit
www.frame-by-frame-productions.com .


EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT SUFFRAGIST CENTENNIAL

Did you know that women formed Oregon’s first equal suffrage
organization in 1870? It took 42 years and five unsuccessful campaigns
before Oregon men voted to give women the vote in 1912. The Oregon
Women’s History Consortium is holding an event to mark the centennial
and highlight the accomplishments of Oregon women from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.,
July 27 at the Coleman Scott House, 2110 NE 16th Ave., Portland. Visit
centuryofaction.org to learn more and to RSVP for the event.


ARCHITECTURAL CENTER SETS HERITAGE HOME TOUR

The Architectural Heritage Center will conduct its second annual tour
of Portland historic houses from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 30. The five
homes offered on the tour span five decades of residential construction
in Portland and represent a variety of styles and notable architects.
The tour includes two Colonial Revival style homes: the 1916 Lewis H.
Mills House and the 1900 Samuel W. King House; the large Arts and Crafts
style 1906 Henry Hahn House, the 1926 Tudor Revival style Chester Benson
House, and the 1948 Mid-Century Modern Burkes-Belluschi House. For more
information about the tour, call (503) 231-7264 or visit www.vistahc.org
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ALBANY FEATURES TOUR OF HOMES, CHURCHES AND MUSEUMS

Albany will hold its 34th annual historic homes tour from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m., July 30. This year's tour features five homes in the Queen Anne
style, bungalows and English cottages from the 1930s. Participants can
view the Whitespires Church, United Presbyterian Church and the St.
Mary's Catholic Church Rectory and Train House in celebration of its
125th anniversary. The tour includes the Albany Regional Museum,
Monteith House Museum and Historic Carousel and Museum.  This is a
self-guided tour, so visitors visit the sites in any order; homeowners
and hosts will be available to answer questions about restoration
efforts. Trolley and horse-drawn wagon rides are also available. Visit
www.albanyvisitors.com for further information.



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Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission.
Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us .