From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Mar 1 09:05:49 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:05:49 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-01 Message-ID: <4D6CB6EC.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. McKenzie River Highway listed in National Register 2. Albany museum co-hosts workshop on women's work 3. Samplers to be exhibited at Benton County Museum 4. Hats to be displayed Saturday in Oregon City 5. Collections course to be offered on two weekends by UO MCKENZIE RIVER HIGHWAY LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER The McKenzie Highway, designated as State Highway 242, runs across the Cascade Range from Lane to Deschutes County and is Oregon?s latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places. The road that would become the McKenzie Highway was first constructed in 1862 as a wagon route across the middle Cascade Mountains to link the Willamette Valley with the Bend area. Recognizing the importance of the route, the Oregon Highway Commission identified the road as one of five included in the first highway plan in 1914 and subsequently improved the route in 1917. Increasing traffic led to the construction of a modern highway from 1921-1924. Built by the Forest Service and the US Bureau of Public Roads, the McKenzie Highway was specifically designed to encourage tourism by offering motorists sweeping views of forests and mountain and volcanic vistas from McKenzie Pass as they traveled through National Forest lands. Upon completion, the highway carried local traffic, as well as tourists, and was known for scenery and recreational opportunities such as hunting and fishing, hot-spring resorts, hotels, and campgrounds. Seeking to further encourage tourism, the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the Dee Wright Observatory at the pass in 1935. Constructed of volcanic rock, the building offers visitors breath-taking views of the surrounding mountains and volcanic lava flows. Oregon?s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the highway?s nomination in December 2009. Almost 2,000 historic Oregon properties are now 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 are available at http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/index.shtml . ALBANY MUSEUM CO-HOSTS WORKSHOP ON WOMEN's WORK In recognition of Women's History Month, the Albany Regional Museum and American Association of University Women will present " 'Women's Work' : Historical, literary and socioeconomic perspectives" from 10 a.m.-noon March 12 at the museum, 136 Lyon St. S. Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Albany Regional Museum at 541-967-7122. Initially, living history volunteers will briefly tell her story -- from Abigail Scott Duniway, a major figure in women's suffrage who owned a millinery shop in downtown Albany, to Evelyn Burleson, an early Albany aviator. The middle portion of event features five Reader's Theater actors who will interpret such selections as "Passing," by Roger Traweek, to "The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire." Completing the morning will be AAUW public policy chair Edie Orner talking a look at pay equity issues and participants taking an informal quiz called "Test Your Fair Pay 'Cents.'" For more information contact the museum at 541-967-7122, or visit www.armuseum.com SAMPLERS TO BE EXHIBITED AT BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM Benton County Museum presents "Samplers International: A world of needlework", showcasing historical and contemporary samplers from United States, Mexico, England, Scotland, France, and Scandinavia that were stitched between 1747 and 2011. "Samplers International" may be viewed from March 11- April 30. A printed catalog will document the exhibition. Historic schoolgirl samplers are from the collections of the museum, Bush House Museum in Salem, Seaside Museum, and others. Located six miles west of Corvallis on Highways 20/34, at 1101 Main St., Philomath, the Benton County Historical Society operates the museum. The museum is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call (541) 929-6230 or visit www.bentoncountymuseum.org. HATS TO BE DISPLAYED SATURDAY IN OREGON CITY Hat expert LaRee Johnson who will make a free presentation on ladies' headgear in history at 1 p.m. March 5 at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, 211 Tumwater Drive, in Oregon City. She?ll also discuss how to preserve and protect vintage hats. The museum will be open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Also on March 5, "Hats Off!" an exhibit of nearly 100 hats from the 1700s to the 1970s" will open at the Stevens Crawford House, 603 Sixth St., Oregon City. Mertie Crawford (1872-1968), daughter of the Stevens Crawford House?s original owners, spent her life in the historic home and collected hats and other relics of the past. The hats on display are part of her collection. The house museum is open noon to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. For more information, contact Lisa Christopher, 503-655-5574 or info at clackamashistory.org, COLLECTIONS COURSE TO BE OFFERED ON TWO WEEKENDS BY UO The University of Oregon Arts & Administration Program is offering a new 4-credit course this spring on the care of collections, taught by Marie Labinis-Craft. Class meetings will be the weekends of April 23-24 and May 21-22. If you are not a current UO student, but interested in this course, please refer to the following website: https://duckweb.uoregon.edu/pls/prod/hwsksued.P_DispAppCommunity For more information, contact the UO's museum studies certificate coordinator Phaedra Livingstone at (541) 346-2296 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Mar 2 15:49:01 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:49:01 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-02 Message-ID: <4D6E66EC.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Capitol kickoff planned for suffrage centennial 2. Workshop to help organizations diversify 3. National Trust offers diversity scholarships 4. Yaquina Head lighthouse to be closed CAPITOL KICKOFF PLANNED FOR SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL Secretary of State Kate Brown and Century of Action will begin the countdown to 2012 and the centennial celebration of Oregon woman suffrage at a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 8 in Room 50 of the Oregon Capitol in Salem. The evening?s featured speakers, former Governor Barbara Roberts and former Secretary of State Norma Paulus, shaped today?s Oregon with their votes and their actions. The event will highlight the launch of the Century of Action website, the Oregon Blue Book online woman suffrage exhibit, and the official reading of the Statewide Heritage Proclamation for the Oregon Woman Suffrage Centennial. Light refreshments will be served. To reserve your spot at the event, visit info at centuryofaction.org WORKSHOP TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS DIVERSIFY The recent US 2010 census highlighted once again Oregon's changing demographics. The 2010 Oregon Heritage Vitality Report notes the ongoing change is one of the biggest challenges for heritage organizations wanting to attract new people to their organizations and activities. "Filling the Seats: Opening Your Organization to Diversity" will be a two-hour workshop at the Oregon Heritage Conference that will help people learn ways to make the culture of their organizations welcoming to a variety of ages, races, ethnicities, abilities, etc. as staff, volunteers and visitors. This session is designed to help organizations take action. The workshop leader will be Cliff Jones, who has more than 30 years? experience in social services, community education and human rights advocacy. He has experience as a frontline staff, supervisor, project manager, and executive director. He is co-founder of Tools for Diversity, a comprehensive curriculum led by a multi-cultural team that addresses problems caused by discrimination and prejudice and supports building culturally competent organizations. Jones' consulting services include skill-building for boards and supervisors, planning, mediation, workplace diversity, multicultural alliances, conflict resolution, and group facilitation. He has consulted for all kinds of nonprofits, grassroots groups, social service agencies, and government bureaus. As an individual consultant, and as part of a team, Jones has worked with city, county, and state agencies to define and implement large scale diversity training and staff development initiatives. Jones has served on many boards, including the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation. A graduate of the University of Oregon, hee is a recipient of Nordstrom?s Cultural Diversity Community Service Award. The workshop will take place April 7 at the Heritage Conference in Astoria. It is free with conference registration. For a registration form and more conference information, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml NATIONAL TRUST TO OFFER DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting applications for its diversity scholarship program to help people attend the 2011 National Preservation Conference taking place Oct. 19-22 in Buffalo, N.Y. The program provides financial assistance to community leaders from diverse social, economic, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The National Trust seeks culturally diverse applicants whose attendance at the conference will benefit their communities and whose commitment to historic preservation will be reinforced by their participation. For program and application information, visit http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/diversity-scholarship-program/ or contact scholarship at nthp.org The application deadline is June 1. YAQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED The Bureau of Land Management at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area will close the historic Yaquina Head Lighthouse to the public March 7-12. A new coat of paint will be applied to the staircase and interior walls. The lighthouse will reopen to the public at noon March 13. All other areas of the park will remain open from dawn to dusk while the lighthouse is painted. The interpretive center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Yaquina Head, contact the BLM at (541) 574-3100 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily or visit the park website at: www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/yaquina ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mar 8 13:26:18 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:26:18 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-08 Message-ID: <4D762E79.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Suffrage celebration gets statewide recognition 2. Conference includes suffrage, women's history sessions 3. Shell money topic of Astoria-area presentations 4. Willamette University to host ninth powwow 5. Pair to discuss Lange's Oregon photos SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION GETS STATEWIDE RECOGNITION The 100th anniversary of the adoption of woman suffrage in Oregon has been declared a statewide celebration by the Oregon Heritage Commission. The movement for woman suffrage in Oregon began in 1870, with local suffrage associations in Salem and Albany. However, not until 42 years and six unsuccessful elections later, did Oregon vote to enfranchise women. Since then, the commission notes in the proclamation, women have continued to claim civic equality through office holding, jury service and other aspects of full citizenship. Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote, 1912?2012 is a project of the Oregon Women?s History Consortium, a new organization formed to lead the centennial celebration of woman suffrage and to promote women?s history beyond 2012. Information about Century of Action can be found at www.centuryofaction.org The declaration can be viewed at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/docs/womansuffrage.pdf CONFERENCE INCLUDES SUFFRAGE, WOMEN'S HISTORY SESSIONS The Oregon Heritage Conference April 7-9 in Astoria will feature several sessions that will enable attendees to learn about plans for the suffrage centennial, discover ways they can participate in the Century of Action or create their own efforts, and techniques for researching the history of women in Oregon. The sessions involving suffrage and women's history topics include: -- A no-host breakfast at a coffee shop originally built in 1875 as a cannery that eventually employed hundreds of women. Leaders of Century of Action will discuss the 2012 women?s suffrage centennial and potential activities. --A segment of a panel on statewide partnerships and collaborations that will make participants aware of several new statewide initiatives. -- The re-creation of a women's suffrage debate that took place a century ago. This re-enactment will be part of the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Dinner. Attendees are encouraged to dress in 1910s attire that evening. -- A workshop on how to research and find great stories at local research libraries and museums, with an emphasis on women's history. For more information about the conference and a registration form, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml SHELL MONEY TOPIC OF ASTORIA-AREA PRESENTATIONS Lewis and Clark National Historical Park at Fort Clatsop will host a free presentation "Historical Perspective of Shell Money for Oregon Coast Tribal Peoples" at 1 p.m. March 20. When west coast Indians bought food and other items, sometimes the exchange was not by barter, but by shell money. Lisa Brown, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and a certified prevention specialist, will share information on the use of shells by tribal peoples. This forum is sponsored by the Lewis and Clark National Park Association and the park. These programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop?s visitor center. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY TO HOSTS ITS NINTH POWWOW Willamette University's Native American Enlightenment Association will present the university's ninth powwow on March 12. The grand entry begins at 4 p.m. The master of ceremonies will be Bob Tom, arena director David West and host drum Soaring Hawk. For more information contact the university's Office of Multicultural Affairs at (503) 370-6265. PAIR TO DISCUSS LANGE'S OREGON PHOTOS Dorothea Lange?s photographic imagery of Great Depression Oregon and the Pacific Northwest will be the focus of a presentation at noon March 9 at the Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE., Salem. This presentation features a selection of the images Lange took of rural life in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest in 1939 for the Farm Security Administration. The presenters read from her field notes to create an illustrated tour through our region in those times-the brutal realities and fragile hopes of hard working people who frequently banded together to build a future for their families. The presentation accompanies a newly opened exhibit at the Oregon State Library of photos representing her 1939 visit to our state and region, with a special focus on the Willamette Valley. For more information contact: Robby Pietz (503) 378-2814 Robby.Pietz at state.or.us -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mar 17 10:33:44 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:33:44 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Heritage Commission Recommends Four Goals For Heritage Message-ID: <4D81E387.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> The Oregon Heritage Commission is recommending that individuals, businesses and organizations re-vitalize Oregon heritage resources by focusing on four goals. The recommendations were announced today after the Commission completed an 18-month-long study to determine the common challenges facing hundreds of heritage organizations in Oregon. ?Oregon?s heritage is at risk from both external and internal challenges,? says Commission chair George Kramer. ?Some are statewide and nationwide in nature, while others are found in communities and organizations. No single solution, not even money, will solve all of these challenges.? The Heritage Commission?s first recommendation is to request the 2011 Legislature to appoint an interim task force to examine the issues facing city, county and state heritage organizations and to recommend solutions for them. ?The commissioners thank Rep. Peter Buckley for introducing HB 3210 to initiate the Oregon Heritage Vitality Task Force,? said Kramer. ?The Commission sees the task force as a key step toward solving the number one heritage issue in the state: the challenge of stable funding, both public and private.? The Heritage Commission also set three other goals in its report: -- Determine the economic and cultural value of heritage in Oregon, including its direct and secondary effects. The Commission?s report says there are indications the amounts from building restoration and renovation, tourism and other heritage economic sectors is significant, but totals have never been compiled. -- Strategically communicate consistent information about the value and importance of heritage to the economy and daily lives of Oregonians. -- Increase the capacity of heritage organizations and businesses to collaboratively expand their leadership, development, preservation, community-building, communications, educational offerings and technology. The Commission was established in 1995 to assure the conservation, development and coordination of Oregon?s heritage. Nine members are appointed by the Governor, with ex-officio members representing the Oregon Historical Society and seven state agencies. The Commission initiated its statewide analysis of Oregon?s heritage organizations and service models in late 2009, the state?s sesquicentennial year. Commissioners were concerned that the Oregon Historical Society, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City, the Southern Oregon Historical Society and other high profile heritage organizations were facing struggles that threatened their continued operation. The Commission?s recently released Oregon Heritage Vitality Report is precedent-setting in that it looks at Oregon heritage comprehensively, with the greatest emphasis on museums, historic preservation, historic cemeteries, historical societies, local heritage efforts, archives and archaeology. The report is available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/vitality.shtml For more information, contact Commission coordinator Kyle Jansson at 503-986-0673 or heritage.info at state.or.us From heritage.info at state.or.us Mon Mar 21 16:24:13 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:24:13 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-21 Message-ID: <4D877BAC.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Conference registration deadline nearing 2. Farmstead added to National Register 3. Applications available for Century Farm owners 4. Jobs open at North Bend, southern Oregon 5. Developers sought for interpretive center CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE NEARING It is less than three weeks until the beginning of the 2011 Oregon Heritage Conference, so now is a good time to register for the event that takes place April 7-9 in Astoria. The conference theme is "A Blockbuster Community: Heritage, Authenticity and Vision." Dan Shilling, an advocate of place-based tourism involving a community's heritage and identity, will be the keynote luncheon speaker on April 8. 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's talk is sponsored by Travel Oregon and the State Historic Preservation Office. Other highlights for the conference include: -- Workshops on engaging customers, organizational diversity, and creating successful events. -- Sessions featuring Oregon organizations and how they are solving their current challenges. -- the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards. -- meetings of the Oregon Museums Association, Oregon Travel Information Council, the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries, and the Oregon Heritage Commission. -- A preservation fair, and more. For more information and a conference registration form, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml FARMSTEAD ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office has announced the listing of the John and Carolena Heimuller Farmstead in the National Register of Historic Places. Located near Scappoose, the Heimuller Farmstead was nominated as a largely intact collection of residential and farm buildings constructed by John and Carolena Heimuller during the early 20th century. The farmstead is an example of subsistence farming and consists of several buildings, including a cross-gable farmhouse, barn, and windmill. After arriving in Oregon in 1898, the Heimullers settled on approximately 40 acres west of Scappoose and developed a subsistence farm and later raised other crops, such as apples, cherries, potatoes, walnuts, and filberts, for commercial purposes. The Heimuller?s apple orchard and Burbank potatoes were especially well-known in the area. The Heimullers lived and operated the farm from 1910 until 1959. Oregon?s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the building?s nomination in October 2010. The Heimuller Farmstead joins only 10 other properties listed in the National Register in Columbia County. The National Register 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 APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR CENTURY FARM OWNERS Applications are being accepted for the 2011 award year of the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program, a statewide recognition program honoring farmers and ranchers who have worked the same land for at least 100 years. Applications are also available for the Sesquicentennial Award, introduced by the program in 2008, honoring families with farms or ranches continuously worked for 150 years or more. To date, 1,117 families have formally received the Century designation and 22 families have received the Sesquicentennial Award. The program is administered through the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation in Salem and is partially funded by the Oregon Farm Bureau, the State Historic Preservation Office (Department of Parks & Recreation), the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Travel Information Council, various county farm bureaus, agriculture-based organizations and individuals. Family farmers and ranchers throughout Oregon are encouraged to apply for the Century Award and/or the Sesquicentennial Award by June 1. Successful applicants receive a personalized certificate with acknowledgment by the Governor and the director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. A durable metal road side sign to identify the family?s farm or ranch as having historic Century or Sesquicentennial status is also available. Each family will be honored during a special ceremony and reception Sept. 3 at the Oregon State Fair. For more information on the program or to obtain application guidelines for either award, please visit www.oregonfb.org or contact Sharon Leighty, Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Coordinator at 503-400-7884 or cfr at oregonfb.org. JOBS OPEN ON COAST, SOUTHERN OREGON North Bend: The Coos Historical & Maritime Museum is seeking a part-time front desk/research assistant. The individual selected for this position will be expected to provide consistently excellent, courteous service to all visitors, and to contribute to a positive, highly cooperative working environment. The selected individual will greet visitors to museum; maintain visitor records; answer phones; provide customer service for museum store; assist visitors and volunteers with research queries and other records management; other duties as assigned. Send a resume and cover letter to 1220 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, OR 97459, fax (541)756-6320, or e-mail to ccollections at frontier.com Applications will be reviewed as received and will be accepted through March 23. Southern Oregon: The Southern Oregon Historical Society is seeking a curator of special projects. This is a one-year appointment, to be made permanent pending funding. The person will oversee and implement the SOHS Technical Assistance Program; manage the SOHS traveling exhibit-community outreach program; and oversee projects in collections management and care. For more information, call 541-773-6536 ext. 1005, or send an email to director at sohs.org DEVELOPERS SOUGHT FOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER The Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington to submit their qualifications for the artistic design of an interpretive pavilion and plaza to complement Maya Lin?s tribute artwork at Celilo. Preference will be given to Native American artists/designers with a strong connection to the Columbia River Basin and Plateau. The deadline for submitted qualifications is 5 p.m. March 30. For a description of the submission process, visit http://www.confluenceproject.org/ An open house to learn more about the project, view the design model, and answer questions is planned for 6 p.m. March 22 at 415 West Sixth St., Vancouver, Wash. ------------------------------------------------------ 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 Mar 22 14:09:44 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:09:44 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards to Be Presented April 8 Message-ID: <4D88ADA7.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> Individuals, organizations and projects that have made outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon heritage will receive 2011 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards next month in Astoria. The public invited to attend the awards presentation. The awards will be presented at 7 p.m. April 8 in Astoria at the Oregon Heritage Conference. Oregon Heritage Commission coordinator Kyle Jansson said the award recipients are considered model individuals, projects and organizations. They were judged on their abilities to produce the most from available resources. The recipients will be: -- Luper Cemetery Preservation and Restoration Project, Eugene, for its extraordinary efforts to preserve and restore the integrity of the historic cemetery. -- The Timberline Lodge Partnership of the U.S. Forest Service, The Friends of Timberline, and R.L.K and Co., for an outstanding public-private collaboration to steward and preserve a national historic landmark. -- Clatsop Community College/Columbia Pacific Preservation, for the collaboration that resulted in the establishment of certificate and degree programs in historic preservation at Clatsop CC and in a nonprofit entity that both supports and benefits from those programs. -- Paul Caruana and Brian Faherty, Astoria, for their collective improvements on the Norblad and Lewis buildings, and the even larger impact their work has had on the renewed viability of downtown Astoria. -- Marcia Allen, Cottage Grove, for her lifetime accomplishments in researching, interpreting and promoting the history and heritage of Cottage Grove. -- Patsy Jones, Alsea, for her exceptional work to inspire interest in the documentation, preservation and celebration of local Oregon history. -- Neal Maine, Seaside, for his outstanding contributions in the preservation of Native American archaeological sites on the northern Oregon coast. The awards ceremony will also include the re-enactment of a 1911 woman?s suffrage debate. The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards are a project of the Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, which includes the Oregon Heritage Commission. Commission chair George Kramer says the awards are intended to draw public attention to important heritage efforts in Oregon and to raise the quality of heritage-oriented activities. Attendees are encouraged to dress in 1911 styles or in movie theme clothing to reflect the conference?s theme of ?A Blockbuster Community: Heritage, Vision and Authenticity?. Tickets for the April 8 awards presentation are available by completing and submitting the form at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/docs/registration.pdf More information is available at www.oregonheritage.org or by contacting Kyle Jansson at heritage.info at state.or.us or 503-986-0673. From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Mar 23 12:19:41 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:19:41 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-23 References: <4D88CF990200002900014ED9@prd.state.or.us> <4D89E55D0200002900014F2D@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4D89E55D.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Oregon's Blue Book to have 100th birthday party 2. Ziak to speak on bar crossing's 200th anniversary 3. Archaeologists set for Tualatin program 4. Exhibits open in Medford, Baker City, Pendleton 5. Folklife network to host listening session 6. National Register site hosts Oregon nominations OREGON's BLUE BOOK TO HAVE 100th BIRTHDAY PARTY The Oregon Historical Society will host a 100th birthday party for the Oregon Blue Book, our state's official directory and fact book. The Oregon Blue Book contains a wide range of information, from government to educational listings, to maps, election history, arts, and cultural information. To commemorate this occasion, OHS is hosting a birthday party at 5:30 p.m. March 31 where you can hear several of Oregon's Secretaries of State share memories, purchase a piece of Oregon history by buying a copy signed by four Secretaries of State, and enjoy birthday cake. If you are interested in attending, call 503-306-5211. In addition to the 2011-2012 Blue Book, Secretary of State Kate Brown has also printed a commemorative edition of the 1911 Blue Book. Information about both books is available at http://bluebook.state.or.us/misc/order/order.htm ZIAK TO SPEAK ON BAR CROSSING'S 200th ANNIVERSARY On March 24, 1811, John Jacob Astor?s ship Tonquin crossed the Columbia River?s bar. Astor had grand ambitions for the mouth of the Columbia River as an emporium for a global trade network. At 1:30 p.m. March 24, 2011, the Columbia River Maritime Museum will host historian Rex Ziak as he describes the maritime aspect of Astor?s plan for the North American fur trade and the nightmarish and tragic voyage of the Tonquin. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is located at 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria. For more information, phone 503.325.2323 or visit www.crmm.org ARCHAEOLOGISTS SET FOR TUALATIN PROGRAM Two archaeologists from the US Fish and Wildlife talk about how they search for evidence of human life from days gone by in a presentation at 7 p.m. March 23 at the Tualatin Heritage Center. Jorie Clark and Nick Valentine will talk about "Phishing for the Past: the Wildlife of a Federal Archaeologist" at the center, 8700 SW Sweek Dr. EXHIBITS OPEN IN BAKER CITY, MEDFORD, PENDLETON Baker City: The Baker Heritage Museum has opened a new exhibit ?Caravanning and Collecting - Two Unique Tales of Charismatic Baker Natives.? The exhibit tells the stories of Wally Byam, born in Baker City in 1896, who invented the Airstream Trailer, and the Cavin sisters, Mamie and Beth Cavin Warfel, world renowned rock collectors. Memorabilia will shed light on Byam?s early life in Baker County through caravan adventures around the world, and will bring the Cavin sisters? shell collection back from decades of storage to join their rock collection. The exhibit?s goal is, using Wally Byam?s words, ?to strive endlessly to stir the venturesome spirit that moves you to follow a rainbow to its end?and thus make your travel dreams come true.? The Baker Heritage Museum is located at 2480 Grove St. Baker City, and is open daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.BakerHeritageMuseum.com Medford: "Hometown Boy to World Class Clown" is a traveling exhibit on Pinto Colvig now on display at the Jackson County Municipal Building, 10 S. Oakdale Rd. The exhibit was created by the Southern Oregon Historical Society and sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust. Colvig, a native of Jackson County, grew up to be the world's most famous clown and a Hollywood star, lending his voice to well-known Disney characters like Goofy, and the dwarfs Sleepy and Grumpy among others. He claimed that he modeled Goofy on Frank Willeke, a co-worker at the Medford railroad depot. A talented illustrator, Pinto drew dozens of cartoons of himself and of people he knew locally. The Colvig exhibit is the debut of the historical society's new traveling exhibit program, using custom-made modular units. For more information on the exhibit or on the traveling exhibit program, visit www.sohs.org or call (541) 773-6536. Pendleton: Victoria Coats, manager of exhibit research and development for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) will talk at 1 p.m. April 16 on exhibit creation at the science education center. She is appearing in conjunction with Amazing Feats of Aging, the OMSI exhibit that opens April 1 at Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., and runs through July. Coats' presentation is free and open to the public as the inaugural Pepsi Primetime @ the Museum, a new corporate sponsorship of Tam?stslikt public programs by PepsiCola of Pendleton. Amazing Feats of Aging presents the biology of aging to families and K-12 students through interactive exhibits. The family-friendly exhibition explores three major themes: healthy aging, comparative aging across the animal kingdom, and aging of the brain. "I hope that young people, educators, and aging people will come avail themselves of OMSI's story," said Bobbie Conner, director of Tam?stslikt. "This exhibit tells me that science education is accessible when it's of interest. It's in our tribal tradition to regard the elderly with reverence and respect and not as victims of decline. Aging is very topical for us baby boomers." For more information, contact (541) 966-9748 or visit www.tamastslikt.org FOLKLIFE NETWORK TO HOST LISTENING SESSION The Oregon Folklife Network will host the first of six ?listening sessions? April 2 to be held in different regions of the state during the next two years. The purpose of these events is to listen to the needs and identify assets of Oregon communities so that the network staff can develop responsive programming. The inaugural session will focus on Native input and feedback from the Willamette Valley region. The April 2 event will take place at the Many Nations Longhouse on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. The Oregon Folklife Network, which is based at the University of Oregon, is a new statewide public folklore organization. It replaces the former Oregon Folklife Program, previously housed at the Oregon Historical Society. The network's mission is to collaborate with Oregon communities, cultural organizations, and artists to document, sustain, and promote Oregon?s folklife and cultural heritage through research and public programming. For more information, visit http://ofn.uoregon.edu/ or phone (541) 346-3820. NATIONAL REGISTER SITE HOSTS OREGON NOMINATIONS The National Park Service has all of Oregon's National Register nominations available as PDFs (both text and photos) in its online database NPS Focus at http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/ (search for property name, state, and county). Information about Oregon's National Register properties can also be found at a State Historic Preservation Office website at http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/index.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mar 24 15:58:34 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:58:34 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-03-24 Message-ID: <4D8B6A2A.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Emerging scholars slated for Heritage Conference 2. Talks scheduled for four cities 3. Preservation leadership training to be offered 4. Collections workshop covers variety of issues 5. Dressmaking seminar scheduled at Champoeg EMERGING SCHOLARS SLATED FOR HERITAGE CONFERENCE Three Oregon university students will present research findings April 8 at the Oregon Heritage Conference in Astoria. The presentations will begin at 2 p.m. in the Liberty Theatre's McTavish Room. The three Fellows have been selected by the Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) based on the strength of both their scholastic achievement and their research topics. The fellowships are intended to encourage the thoughtful inquiry of Oregon?s heritage by emerging scholars. ?We hope the fellowship program will also increase public interest in the diverse history and heritage of Oregon,? said Roger Roper, assistant director for OPRD. The students, their schools and topics are: 1. Heidi Beierle, University of Oregon, "Pedaling Oregon?s Historic Roadways: Bicycle Tourism as a Rural Economic Development Vehicle." 2. Heather Burmeister, Portland State University, "Tuning In, Dropping Out: Documenting Lesbian Land Communities in the Pacific Northwest." 3. Melissa Ruhl, University of Oregon, "'Forward You Must Go': American Indian Youth, Education and Cultural Heritage in the 1960s" Details and registration for the Heritage Conference are online http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml. TALKS SCHEDULED FOR FOUR CITIES Ashland and Medford: Jeff Lalande will talk about "Hard Times in the Rogue Valley and the CCC Program" in presentations next month sponsored by the Jackson County Library and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. Lalande will talk at noon April 6 at the Medford Branch Library, 205 S. Central Ave., and at noon April 13 at the Ashland Branch Library, 410 S. Siskiyou Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.sohs.org/photos_gallery/images/windows%20in%20time.pdf Oregon City: Cheryle Kennedy, council chairwoman of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, who as a young girl fished for eels with her family at Willamette Falls, just as her ancestors did for centuries before her, will speak at 7 p.m. March 24 at the Clackamas County Historical Society, 211 Tumwater Dr. Tribal culture in and around Willamette Falls is one of six themes of the proposed Willamette Falls Heritage Area. Kennedy's talk will include looks at tribal culture past, present and future. For more information, visit www.clackamashistory.org, or the society's Facebook page. Troutdale: "Soccer City, USA: The Birth and Rise of the Portland Timbers" will be presented by soccer historian Michael Orr at 6:30 p.m. March 29 at McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St. Orr will talk about the first season of the Timbers team in 1975, a season so successful that it landed the Timbers in the NASL Soccer Bowl and earned Portland the nickname "Soccer City USA." For more information, visit The Oregon Encyclopedia website at www.oregonencyclopedia.org PRESERVATION LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO BE OFFERED The National Trust for Historic Preservation will conduct a Preservation Leadership Training June 11-18 at Woodlawn, a National Trust historic site in Alexandria, Va. The training is an intensive experience tailored to respond to the needs of state and local preservation organizations and agencies. It includes a participatory experience in leadership and organizational development techniques and provides the most up-to-date and effective information and training in current preservation practices, issues, and action strategies. Visit www.preservationnation.org/plt to apply. The application deadline is April 1. COLLECTIONS WORKSHOP COVERS VARIETY OF ISSUES The American Association for State and Local History will present a Collections Management and Practices workshop June 23-24 in Seattle at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Participants in this workshop will learn about their institution's responsibility toward its collection, the necessary policies and procedures, and the best practices of collection management. During group discussions and hands-on activities, participants will become familiar with current issues and trends to better understand how collections fit within the context of history organizations. Participants will explore other topics including the role of collections in exhibition and interpretation, the basic steps of collections management from acquisition to disposal, professional standards and ethics, conservation on a shoe-string budget, as well as learning about the multitude of resources available for collections preservation. This workshop is targeted to new professionals and dedicated volunteers with responsibility for collections. Register at www.aaslh.org or by calling Bethany Hawkins at 615/320-3203. DRESSMAKING SEMINAR SCHEDULED AT CHAMPOEG This week you can learn to make an 1860s cotton day dress by watching an experienced seamstress. Kay Demlow will be teaching her ?Dress in a Day? class at the Visitors? Center at Champoeg State Park from 9 a.m.-3 p.m March 26. The Visitors? Center is located at 8239 Champoeg Road NE, St. Paul. She and her assistant Kelly Demlow will cover topics for beginning and skilled sewists, from choosing fabrics, to fitting the bodice, to finishing edges and seams with period correct piping. Instructional handouts will be provided. Students may also bring notebooks and cameras. At the end of the demonstration Kay will draft a pattern for the bodice front and back for anyone who needs it. There is a fee for the class. A morning snack will be provided. Each student should plan to bring a brown bag lunch. There is also a State Parks Day Use fee for parking that day. To register for the class, call Kim Martin of the Friends of Historic Champoeg at 503-678-1649 or email her at kim at champoeg.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission, which can be contacted at heritage.info at state.or.us