From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Sep 6 07:49:05 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:49:05 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-06 Message-ID: <4E65D070.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this Issue: 1. Collections Preservation Website Launched 2. NPI Training Opportunity to Take Place in Portland 3. Folklife Network Updates Website 4. Historical Society Seeks Executive Director 5. Positions Offered at Pittock Mansion COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION WEBSITE LAUNCHED Based on the initiative begun by the Institute of Museum and Library Service called ?Connecting to Collections?, Heritage Preservation has announced the launch of the Connecting to Collections online community at www.connectingtocollections.org. The goal of the site is helping smaller museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies locate reliable preservation resources, and to engage with each other and top professionals in the field. Features of the site include a meeting room, which hosts free webinars with conservation professionals; highlighted new or particularly helpful information resources; a forum where members can post questions and assist one another; a calendar with announcements of upcoming events, online preservation training opportunities, and grant deadlines; and an archive of past online community discussions and presentation sorted by topic. An Oregon planning committee recently concluded a needs assessment for collections preservation in Oregon, and is currently developing a program to address those needs. For further information about the Oregon initiative, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/C2C.shtml . NPI TRAINING OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PLACE IN PORTLAND Two National Preservation Institute seminars will take place in Portland this October. An advanced seminar, ?Section 106: Agreement Documents?, will focus on memoranda of agreement and programmatic agreements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 24 - 26. Learn how to survive and thrive during the agreement process through careful analysis, clear writing, and good negotiation. Review the available tools, guidelines, alternatives-and non-alternatives-to reach a favorable conclusion to the process. Explore the consultation process mandated by federal laws as it pertains to Native American sacred lands by attending ?Consultation and Protection of Native American Sacred Lands? from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 27 and 28. Review the guidelines from both tribal and federal land-managing agencies? perspectives. Consider the legal, historical, and cultural factors that influence consulting parties. Discuss ways to use the consultation process in conjunction with other tools, such as land trusts, restrictive covenants, and property purchases by tribes or nonprofit conservancies, to achieve a protected status for culturally significant places. An advanced registration rate is available through Sept. 15 in cooperation with ODOT and SHPO. For more information about seminar locations, to view agendas, register or learn about scholarship opportunities, email info at npi.org , call (703) 765-0100 or visit www.npi.org . FOLKLIFE NETWORK UPDATES WEBSITE The Oregon Folklife Network (OFN) recently updated its website. The site now features a Northwest Folklife slideshow, condensed and more intuitive navigation bar and easy ways to connect with OFN through social networking systems. Based at the University of Oregon, the OFN provides access to folk arts and their intrinsic and extrinsic benefits through investing in traditional artists and cultures and advancing accessible learning opportunities for all Oregonians. Visit http://ofn.uoregon.edu/ to explore the updated site and learn more. HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) seeks an energetic, creative, visionary individual with a passion for history to serve as Executive Director. The position encompasses the strategic and administrative leadership of the Society and management of its assets, resources and operations, leads its fundraising efforts and serves as primary spokesperson for the Society. SOHS cares for approximately one million artifacts, and owns and operates a 37-acre historic farm. The SOHS ?History Center? houses the Society?s research library, archives and offices. Visit www.sohs.org for more information regarding this position and the Society. Application deadline is Oct. 21, 2011 or until position is filled. POSITIONS OFFERED AT PITTOCK MANSION The Pittock Mansion is seeking a part-time Visitor Services Representative. Position responsibilities include selling admission, membership and store items; responding to phone inquiries; maintaining the visual integrity and security of the museum store; and staffing evening events. Pittock Mansion is also seeking a Custodian to perform care and cleaning in the Mansion and museum outbuildings. Requirements for this part-time position include a minimum of one - two years experience, preferably in historical building, proven ability to work independently and as part of team. To apply, email a resume and cover letter no later than Sept. 10 to jobs at pittockmansion.org . Visit www.pittockmansion.org for full job descriptions. ------------------ Grants deadlines are approaching! Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Sep 6 11:53:47 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:53:47 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Heritage Playing Cards Promote Stewardship Message-ID: <4E6609CC.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> Decks of playing cards that illustrate important Oregon cultural heritage sites and objects and how Oregonians can become stewards of these nonrenewable resources have been issued by the Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ?Oregonians represent many diverse heritage groups,? says state archaeologist Dennis Griffin. ?We expect the cards will help them understand the diversity and significance of their heritage resources and be inspired to be stewards of them.? The idea for the cards came from similar ones developed by the US military at the beginning of the Iraq war, Griffin said. Those cards enabled soldiers to understand the cultural heritage of that country, respect it in their operations, and gain Iraqi friends by protecting that heritage. Half of the cards show some of Oregon?s most significant heritage sites and objects. The others tell why heritage is important and how Oregonians can help preserve sites and objects. About 20,000 decks have been printed, thanks to contributions from the Association of Oregon Archaeologists, ICF Jones and Stokes, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the US Bureau of Land Management, the US Bureau of Reclamation, and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The cards are available from county historical societies, the contributing organizations, and selected state parks. The cards may also be picked up from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem. For more information about the cards, contact Kyle Jansson at heritage.info at state.or.us or 503-986-0673. From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Sep 7 08:56:49 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:56:49 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-07 Message-ID: <4E6731D1.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Summer Edition of ?Courier? Now Available 2. Humanities Offers Program Grants 3. Focus on Collections Care Workshops Set 4. Trask River Toll Road Tour Offered 5. Oral History Workshop Featured SUMMER EDITION OF ?COURIER? NOW AVAILABLE Read about the new Oregon Cultural Heritage playing cards in the summer edition of the ?Cultural Heritage Courier?. Find out what's happening with Oregon's Main Street program from the perspective of several dedicated volunteers. Travel the back roads of the state with two Heritage Programs staff members who have been busy working with historic communities. Check out some of the recent National Register listings, and much more! Visit http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/docs/Courier_11_2_sum.pdf to access the ?Courier?. HUMANITIES OFFERS PROGRAM GRANTS Oregon Humanities has announced guidelines for 2012 Public Program and Responsive Program Grants. Of particular interest are proposals for programs that bring together diverse groups of Oregonians and reflect collaboration between organizations within a community, as well as proposals from a broad range of nonprofit organizations in Oregon, including those that may not traditionally define their work as humanity-related. Public Program Grants support humanities-based public programming beginning after April 1, 2012. The postmark deadline for the Letter of Interest is Oct. 31. Oregon Humanities will hold a webinar about the Public Program Grants at 11 a.m., Sept. 22. Responsive Program Grants support humanities-based public programming developed in response to pressing, current issues or events. Programs must begin after November 1, 2011. Oregon Humanities accepts proposals on a rolling basis. To register for the webinar or to learn more about the grant programs, visit http://oregonhumanities.org . FOCUS ON COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOPS SET The Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) will present a three-day workshop series designed for institutions with material-based collections, Oct. 19 - 21 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene. Staff involved in collections care, policymaking, exhibition development, installation, and students in degree related programs are encouraged to attend. A variety of workshops will allow participants to select the training appropriate to their needs and experience levels. Visit http://bacc.org/pdfs/BACC-Eugene2011.pdf to view the complete workshop brochure with course descriptions and a registration form, or contact the BACC Field Service Office at (619) 236.9702 or wrfso at bacc.org. TRASK RIVER TOLL ROAD TOUR OFFERED The Tillamook County Historical Society is providing a rare opportunity to travel the route of the Trask River Toll Road. Interested participants should meet at 9 a.m., Sept. 29 at the Tillamook Fair Grounds in Tillamook. Used during the late 1800s and described as the "most awful ride in the world," the road took travelers from Tillamook to Yamhill. Traveled best with a high clearance car, the tour will feature specific historical points along the way. Limited spaces are also available in three vans. Participants will receive maps and information at the beginning of the trip. For reservations and further information, call Bill Minshall, 503-392-3984 or Jim Reeher at 503-842-4965. ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP FEATURED Kylie Pine will lead an Oral History workshop from 10 a.m. - noon, Sept. 17 at the Willamette Heritage Center. ?Getting Started with Oral History? will introduce participants to the best ways including the equipment to use, methods, transcription, authentication and preservation, as well as tips for structuring questions and conducting interviews. Call (503) 585-7012 to pre-register by Sept. 14, or visit www.willametteheritage.org . ------------------ Grants deadlines are approaching! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Mon Sep 12 17:50:57 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:50:57 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Programming sought for Oregon Heritage/Northwest Archivists Conference Message-ID: <4E6E4681.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> People interested in making presentations at the joint 2012 Northwest Archivists/Oregon Heritage Conference are invited to submit proposals by Oct. 14. The conference will take place April 26-28 in Salem. The conference theme is ?Fertile Ground: Planting the Seeds for Restoration, Innovation and Collaboration.? Using the rich farmlands and streams of the Willamette Valley as a backdrop, the conference will highlight multi-disciplinary approaches that are strengthening and expanding the capacity of archives and heritage in the Northwest. Innovations in technology and institutional processes have increased access and awareness of heritage resources. New advances in archives, conservation and preservation, economic development and other sectors are planting the seeds for new collaborations that increase preservation and access to archival collections, historical materials, buildings, and culture in the Pacific Northwest. Past attendees include archivists, records managers, community leaders, staff and volunteers from historical societies, museums, historic cemeteries, schools, historic preservation commissions, humanities groups, history buffs and professional historians, economic development, archaeologists, and local, tribal, state and federal governments. People interested in making presentations are encouraged to contact the program chair or submit a proposal no later than Oct. 14. Proposals in Word or PDF format should include the following: -- A brief description of the topic (no more than 250 words) -- Suggested title -- Organizer (include affiliation, address, email and phone number) -- Confirmed presenters (include affiliation, address, email and phone number) -- Type of presentation: (panel, case studies, lightning talk, tour, other) -- Audiovisual requirements (laptop, projector, screen, etc.) Submit proposals to: Erin Passehl Program Committee Chair 2012 NWA/OHC Conference Western Oregon University passehle at wou.edu (503) 838-8893 People who have a topic idea but cannot find co-presenters are encouraged to contact the chair, as we can assist with finding others to present on topics with diverse backgrounds. Presenters will be expected to register for the conference. Information about the conference is available at http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Sep 14 08:52:19 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:52:19 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-14 Message-ID: <4E706B42.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Medicine and Anesthesia Topic at Butteville 2. ?In Their Footsteps? Series to Begin at Fort Clatsop 3. Cemetery Roses Subject of Talk 4. Museum to Deaccession Photograph Collections MEDICINE AND ANESTHESIA TOPIC AT BUTTEVILLE Medical historian Suzanne Brown will present ?A Selected History of Medicine and Anesthesia? from 7 - 8:20 p.m., Sept. 15 at the Historic Butteville Store, 10767 Butte St, in Butteville. Those attending will learn about the Thomasonian approach to medicine, early dental practice and the beginnings of surgery and anesthesia in the 1800s. This is the second in a three-evening history series. For more information or directions, call Dianne Stefani-Ruff at 503-678-1605 or email Kim Martin, kim at champoeg.org . ?IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS? SERIES TO BEGIN AT FORT CLATSOP Carol Lucas will speak about Meriwether Lewis? knowledge of plants and documentation of 178 new species during a presentation titled, ?At His Mother?s Knee: Three Major Herbs and What Lewis Knew? at 1 p.m., Sept. 18 at the Netul River Room of the Fort Clatsop visitor center. Raised on a homestead in the hills of Vernonia, Lucus gained her appreciation for storytelling and herbs from her grandmother in much the same manner as Lewis, who learned about plants from his mother, Lucy. This is the first of several ?In Their Footsteps? speaker events. Others this fall include a presentation by William K. Brunot and Michael Carrick on Oct. 16, titled ?The Air Gun Of Meriwether Lewis on Brunot's Island? and on Nov. 20 ?Native American Women; Three Who Changed History? presented by Gloria S. Linkey. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471. CEMETERY ROSES SUBJECT OF TALK Pioneer Cemetery Roses are often living graveside links to the people who first brought these roses out west. Learn more about the history of the roses in Lone Fir and other cemeteries by attending a presentation by the Northwest Rose Historians from 1 - 2:30, Sept. 22 at the new location of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 South East 11th Avenue, Suite B-18, Portland. For more information, visit http://www.gfo.org/pioneer-roses.pdf . MUSEUM TO DEACCESSION PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS The Lane County Historical Museum (LCHM) is beginning the deaccession process for its nitrate cellulose negative collections. The University of Oregon Special Collections has shown interest in two of the three collections in question. The third collection consists of 19,000 images by a commercial photographer Elizabeth Romane. A Eugene photographer between 1930 and 1950, the Romane collection includes mostly portraits, housed in 31 cubic feet of boxed archival storage. Because the museum building is not climate controlled, continued storage of the negatives poses a potential threat to the facility. Over the last four years, LCHM has undertaken a digitization project supported by grant funding and that task is now virtually complete. LCHM staff has segregated 11 percent of the images because of deterioration; but no images are yet in the most serious stage. If your institution would like to acquire this collection, please contact Bob Hart at director at lanecountyhistoricalsociety.org or (541) 682-4242. ------------------ Don't miss the grant deadlines! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Sep 15 08:58:40 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:58:40 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-15 Message-ID: <4E71BE40.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Museum Association Annual Conference Set 2. Annual Archives Crawl Date Approaches 3. Wilson Price Hunt Party Subject of Talk 4. Heritage Center Features October Speaker Series MUSEUM ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE SET Mark your calendar for the Oregon Museums Association annual conference, Oct. 16-18 at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath. This year?s theme is ?The Sustainable Museum: People, Environment, and Economy?. Workshop topics include caring for collections on a budget, sustaining museum operations, connecting and maintaining relationships with donors, community partnerships, and Museum and Conservation Assessments Programs. To view a conference schedule, print a registration form or register online, visit www.oregonmuseums.org. ANNUAL ARCHIVES CRAWL DATE APPROACHES The Annual Oregon Archives Crawl will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 15. Based on the popular concept of a pub-crawl, the Archives Crawl consists of four host institutions that open their doors for the curious, provide behind-the-scenes tours, and offer space for many other archivists from local collections to bring information about their archives and examples from their collections. In addition to tours, exhibits and the opportunity to chat with an archivist, special events demonstrate why archives are not just for scholars but also for the curious of all ages. This year?s crawl will feature the over 30 institutions, including the hosts: The Portland Archives and Records Center, the Portland State University Millar Library, Multnomah County Central Library or the Oregon Historical Society. Other participating organizations include Oregon Health and Sciences University, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon Library, Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, the Multnomah County Records Program and the Dill Pickle Club. Visit http://pdxarchivists.wordpress.com for further information. WILSON PRICE HUNT PARTY SUBJECT OF TALK Historian Gary Dielman?s presentation about Wilson Price Hunt?s part in the Astor Expedition will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first white men in Baker County beginning at 7 p.m., Sept. 19, at the Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St., Baker City. Financed by John Jacob Astor with the goal of setting up a fur trading business with headquarters at the mouth of the Columbia River, two contingents - one by sea and one by land, set out for the Northwest, manned by the first Americans to the area after the Lewis and Clark expedition. The overland party led by Hunt, who had no wilderness experience, set out in October 1810. The party did not reach Baker County until December 1811. Dielman will recount the harrowing experiences of the expedition, which Hunt documented in his journal, and which served as the basis for Washington Irving?s novel "Astoria". For further information, call (541) 523-9308. HERITAGE CENTER FEATURES OCTOBER SPEAKER SERIES On Saturdays in October, the Willamette Heritage Center will feature presentations by graduate students and faculty from Western Oregon University that offer insights into those darker, more mysterious sides of human nature. From 3 - 4:30 p.m., Oct. 8, Dr Max Geier will kick off the series with his presentation ?They Always Get Their Man - Oregon State Police Seeking Real and Imagined Murders, 1943-1945?. This talk explores two murder investigations by Dr. Joseph Beeman, Foresnsic Pathologist with the Oregon State Police, still a relatively young agency during World War II and trying to establish an image and culture of professionalism and scientific police work. All speaker events will take place at the Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem. Visit www.willametteheritage.org for further information. ------------------ Grants deadlines are approaching! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Mon Sep 19 08:55:26 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:55:26 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-19 Message-ID: <4E77037D.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1.Oregon State Archives Announces Open House 2. New Exhibit to Open in Eugene 3. National Trust Awards Grants to Oregon Recipients 4. Interpretation Course Offered at OSU OREGON STATE ARCHIVES ANNOUNCES OPEN HOUSE The Oregon State Archives will hold an open house from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oct. 8 as part of the celebration of Oregon Archives month. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the building and go ?behind the scenes? to see the records storage area, learn more about the Archives and its holdings, guided by an Archives staff member. Tours will last about thirty minutes and include the opportunity to see some of Oregon?s most significant historical documents, including the original Oregon Constitution. In addition, visitors will have an opportunity to conduct research, as additional staff will also be available to assist them and make records available to them to use. The lobby gallery, which currently features a collection of scenic photographs from around the state, will be open and a video shown, which celebrates 100 years of the Oregon Blue Book. Published by the Archives Division, the 2011-2012 edition and a facsimile edition of the 1911 Blue Book will be available for purchase at the event. The Oregon State Archives is located at 800 Summer Street NE, Salem. NEW EXHIBIT TO OPEN IN EUGENE The Lane County Historical Museum will close the successful ?Tie Dye and Tofu?, about the influence of the counterculture in Lane County from 1965-1975 and why it has persevered, on Sept. 30. A new exhibit, ?Weird and Wonderful: Lane County Highlights and Footnotes?, will open Oct. 15, beginning with a reception featuring live music that afternoon. ?Weird and Wonderful? will examine Lane County notable oddities (Joaquin Miller, Opal Whitely), distinctions (covered bridges), destinations (Heceta Head Lighthouse, Sea Lion Caves), films (The General, Animal House) and creativity (George Melvin Miller). These are just a few of the spotlighted subjects and sites. The exhibition run will extend through September 2012. For further information, visit www.lanecountyhistoricalsociety.org . NATIONAL TRUST AWARDS GRANTS TO OREGON RECIPIENTS The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently awarded seven grants to Oregon recipients for local preservation projects through the National Trust "Preservation Funds" grant program in 2011, totaling $21,725. The next grant round deadline is Oct. 1, 2011. Awarded to nonprofit groups, educational institutions and public agencies, who must match funds with public or private funds, eligible projects include consultant services for rehabilitating buildings, technical assistance for tourism that promotes historic resources and educating children about their heritage. Recent grant recipients include the Friends of La Grande Main Street for a draft Preservation Concept Master Plan for La Grande Liberty Theater (1910-1928, National Register) in La Grande. The Historic Preservation League of Oregon (HPLO) received grant funding to hire a consultant to lead a Preservation Roundtable on Design Standards for Compatible Infill and produce a draft report of guidelines for HPLO's use. The JPR Foundation will hire a consultant with its grant funding to document the historical significance of the Holly Theatre (1930, locally designated) in Medford and develop an action plan for the restoration and adaptation of the building as a performing arts center. Oregon Main Street received funding for a keynote speaker at the Oregon Main Street Annual Conference, Oct. 5 - 7 in Baker City. The University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts and the Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation received funds for hands-on training and educational lectures for the Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School at the Peter A. Roose Homestead & Canyon Creek Shelter (1900, National Register) in Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, WA. The Whiteside Theatre Foundation received funds to prepare engineering drawings for a structural makeover of the fire escape and column repair of the Whiteside Theatre (1922, National Register, locally designated) in Corvallis. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition will hold two community workshops to engage and educate the public and vested stakeholders as part of a larger effort to establish a Willamette Falls National Heritage Area, thanks to fund received from the Trust. These workshops will focus on the economics of heritage and preservation, and an NHA Case Study. Visit www.PreservationNation.org/resources/find-funding/grants for further information about grant opportunities. INTERPRETATION COURSE OFFERED AT OSU The OSU Extended Campus will offer offering ?FOR 493/593: Environmental Interpretation? this fall. This interpretation course explores the value and effectiveness of interpretation as a basic communication strategy. The course will introduce students to interpretive strategies for use in a variety of settings, including state and national parks, historic sites, visitor centers, museums, and more. If you currently work in a field connected to natural and cultural resource communication, this course will benefit you. For further information, or to register for the course, visit http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/ , call (800) 667-1465 or email ecampus at oregonstate.edu . ------------------ Grants deadlines are this week! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Sep 21 08:52:09 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:52:09 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-21 Message-ID: <4E79A5B9.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Sterling Research Fellowships Deadline Approaches 2. Seeking and Getting an Archives Job Workshop Set 3. Historical Outreach Foundation Offers Presentations 4. Museum to Feature Family Heirlooms Workshop 5. Position Open at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House STERLING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS DEADLINE APPROACHES Graduate students and senior scholars are encouraged to apply for the Donald J. Sterling, Jr., Research Fellowships in Pacific Northwest History, which support four weeks of research in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Applications are due by October 1, 2011. For additional information, visit www.ohs.org/research/fellowship.cfm . SEEKING AND GETTING AN ARCHIVES JOB WORKSHOP SET Job seeking is often a very frustrating process, full of hidden- and not-so-hidden -obstacles. A two-day workshop, ?Seeking - and Getting - An Archives Job?, will take place from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Oct. 6 and 7 at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland. Presented by Arlene Schmuland, who serves as head of Archives and Special Collections at the Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage, this workshop will focus on the job search process: from preparing application materials to writing interview thank you notes, with an added emphasis on application materials and interviewing. Intended for archivists new to the profession and those wishing to brush up on their job seeking skills, the workshop offers ten Archival Recertification Credits in Section B.3.v of the petition (Education / Attendance at archival seminars, workshops, institutes / Program of 2 days). For more information, or to register, visit http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/eventscalendar . HISTORICAL OUTREACH FOUNDATION OFFERS PRESENTATIONS The Historical Outreach Foundation is offering field trips with touchable artifacts and/or replica items that students can touch and try on as the presenter tells a story. Presentations offered by the Foundation include ?Lewis and Clark?, ?Oregon's Role in WWII? and ?Civil War in Oregon?. To learn more or to schedule a presentation, visit www.historicaloutreach.com , email historicoutreach at aol.com or call (503) 705-5965. MUSEUM TO FEATURE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS WORKSHOP A workshop titled, ?Caring for Your Home Collection,? will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 25 at the Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearny St., Portland. Mitchell and Kate Powell, two local conservators from MPF Conservation, will discuss how to care for personal treasures, including family heirlooms, memories, antiques, decorative objects, art, and photographs. Workshop participants will learn about appropriate environments for heirlooms, conservation resources and working with a conservator. Participants are encouraged to bring an heirloom to the workshop for an Antiques Roadshow style game of ?Stump the Conservator?. For additional information, call (503) 226-3600. To register online, visit http://www.prestoregister.com/cgi-bin/order.pl?ref=ojmuseum&fm=11 . POSITION OPEN AT SHELTON MCMURPHEY JOHNSON HOUSE Shelton McMurphey Johnson Associates is seeking an administrative assistant to work three days Mon. thru Fri., from 9:40 a.m. to 1 p.m., occasional after-hours and some weekends at Eugene?s Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene. The ideal candidate will be personable, well organized, possess strong office skills, have knowledge of WordPress, database software or QuickBooks, and food service experience. Candidates must be able to climb steep stairs and lift up to 25 pounds. Work responsibilities include clerical work, data entry, and providing support to the executive director. Submit a resume and letter of interest in PDF format by visiting www.smjhouse.org/w/now-hiring . ------------------ Grants deadlines are this week! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Sep 23 08:38:20 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:38:20 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-23 References: <4E7AF94B0200002900018307@prd.state.or.us> <4E7C457C0200002900018343@prd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4E7C457B.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. CAP Applications Available Soon 2. Economics of Heritage Workshop Set 3. Preservation and Restoration Courses Offered 4. Hangar Subject of Preservation Project 5. Exhibit to Explore Quilts and Women of Oregon Trail CAP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE SOON The 2012 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) application will be available as an online form at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP beginning Oct. 3. Applicants can fill in the form online, or download it as a PDF or Microsoft Word fill in form. A mailed paper application is available to those who specifically request it. Heritage Preservation reviews applications upon receipt and makes awards on a rolling basis. Funding requests are nearly double that of available funds, so submit your completed applications as soon as possible. The deadline to submit CAP 2012 applications is December 1, 2011. To confirm whether you are on the CAP application mailing list, verify your e-mail address, or request a paper application, contact CAP at (202) 233-0800 or cap at heritagepreservation.org . ECONOMICS OF HERITAGE WORKSHOP SET The Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition will present two workshops titled ?The Economics of Heritage? with special guest Donovan Rypkema at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 4 in the Clackamas County Historical Society?s Tumwater Room, 211 Tumwater Drive, Oregon City. The morning and evening workshops will include presentations by Rypkema and a Coalition-member led round-table discussion with the audience on catalyst projects for the Willamette Falls National Heritage Area. Audience members will have the chance to share opinions and ideas on how the National Heritage Area can best benefit the community. Rypkema is the author of various publications, including ?The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader?s Guide?, a standard for preservationists nationwide. For further information, visit www.wfheritage.org/events.html . To register for the event, email info at wfheritage.org or call (503) 318-9474. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION COURSES OFFERED Clatsop Community College will offer new workshop in roof restoration as part of its slate of preservation and restoration courses and workshops this fall. ?BLD 224: Yeon House Roof Restoration? will provide students with a hands-on opportunity in the restoration of the cedar shingle roof on the 1956 Norman Yeon House. The house is an example of the Northwest Regional style. For more information, visit www.clatsopcc.edu, contact Lucien Swerdloff at (503) 338.2301 or lswerdloff at clatsopcc.edu . HANGAR SUBJECT OF PRESERVATION PROJECT The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site recently began a historic preservation project on the hangar building at Pearson Air Museum. Built around 1918, the building originally served the Cut-up Plant of the Vancouver Spruce Mill, operated by the U. S. Army Signal Corps? Spruce Production Division. The Army Air Service moved the building to its present location around 1924. The hangar, a large rectangular structure with a gambrel roof, rests on a concrete foundation and has a wood lap-siding exterior. The corrugated metal roof features a distinctive painted yellow and black checkered pattern. Federally owned and managed by the National Park Service as part of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the building sits among other facilities at the Pearson Air Museum complex. It is one of a few remaining buildings from the Spruce Mill era and represents the site's later aviation history. Its repurposing as an aircraft hangar in the 1920s, during the Golden Age of Aviation, also serves as an early example of adaptive reuse. In July 2009, the Park Service commissioned a historic paint analysis of the hangar?s exterior and interior as part of the compliance process required on a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The project work includes the removal of lead-based paint from the building and the immediate grounds next to the building, repainting of the building?s exterior walls -- including window frames and trim - to their historic colors, and incidental work of repair and replacement of excessively deteriorated wood siding. The project, which is under budget and ahead of schedule, will be complete by September 30, 2011. For more information, visit http://www.fortvan.org/pages/pearson-air-museum , email Greg Shine, Chief Ranger and Historian, Greg_Shine at nps.gov or call (360) 816-6231. EXHIBIT TO EXPLORE QUILTS AND WOMEN OF OREGON TRAIL Between 1840 and 1870 thousands of women arrived in the Northwest by way of the Oregon Trail bringing with them heirloom quilts, stored away for months in trunks specially built to protect them from the hazards of weather, rivers, fire and dust. A new exhibit, ?Treasures from the Trunk: Quilts and Their Makers After the Oregon Trail Journey?, will open on Sept. 23 and run until Dec. 24 at the Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem. Exhibit curator and quilt historian Mary Baywater Cross explores the inventiveness of these women through a collection of sixteen historic quilts and the moving stories that accompany them. For further information, call (503) 585-7012 or visit www.missionmill.org . ------------------ Grant deadlines are approaching! Visit http://www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Tue Sep 27 08:51:35 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:51:35 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-27 Message-ID: <4E818EAF.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Connection between People and Salmon Lecture Subject 2. Yaquina Bay Bridge 75th Celebration Set 3. Watzek House Tour Set in Portland CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND SALMON LECTURE SUBJECT Dr. Virginia L. Butler will present ?The 13,000-Year History of Columbia River Salmon? at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 27 at McMenamins Edgefield Power Station Theater, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale. Dr. Butler joins scientific research with historic and contemporary records to highlight the long and enduring connection between fish and indigenous people in the Pacific Northwest. A cultural anthropologist from Portland State University, she will describe what she and other researchers have discovered in seventy-five archeological sites in the Columbia River basin. Archaic fish remains, dating to the past 13,000 years, provide an unparalleled record of fish abundance and distribution in the river system and reveal surprising answers to questions about the kind of fish people gathered on the river and what has happened to those species. For further information, visit http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org or call (503) 669-8610. YAQUINA BAY BRIDGE 75TH CELEBRATION SET Dress in vintage clothing, bring a picnic lunch and join the 1930s-theme community celebration of the Yaquina Bay Bridge?s 75th anniversary from noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 2 at Yaquina Bay State Park under the bridge. Walkers and bikers will gather at 11 a.m. on the south side by Rogue Ales parking lot for a walk across the bridge. The Newport High School band and Color Guard will lead the walkers and bikers across the bridge, and 1930s-era cars will follow them. The cars will be on display at Yaquina Bay State Park after the walk. Newport Mayor Mark McConnell will announce the winners of the Yaquina Bay Bridge photo contest and best vintage costume at the event. For more information, visit www.oregoncoast.history.museum or call (541) 265-7509. WATZEK HOUSE TOUR SET IN PORTLAND Public tours of the Watzek House will take place at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Oct. 2. Built in 1937 for lumber baron Aubrey Watzek, the house features native wood and other local materials. It served as designer John Yeon?s first built project and helped shape the emerging Northwest regional modernist style. Named Portland?s Greatest Home by a Portland Monthly Jury as well as one of Oregon?s 10 Best Homes by the American Institute of Architecture, the Watzek House is one of the nation?s newest National Historic Landmarks. For further information about the 90-minute tour of the exterior and interior of the house, visit http://aaa.uoregon.edu/tours or email Hannah at yeongrf at uoregon.edu . ------------------ Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Wed Sep 28 08:38:40 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:38:40 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-28 Message-ID: <4E82DD08.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Deadline Approaching for Heritage Grants 2. Archaeology Lectures Set in Eugene 3. Railroad Centennial Events Featured in Bend 4. Apple Harvest to Take Place at Champoeg DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR HERITAGE GRANTS The deadline is approaching for Oregon Heritage Grant applications. Non-profit organizations, federally recognized tribal governments, and local governments are eligible to apply. The Oregon Heritage Commission will give priority to projects that preserve threatened heritage resources, especially those with statewide significance. The Heritage Grant Program provides matching grants totaling no more than 50 percent for projects that conserve, develop and interpret Oregon?s heritage. Up to 25 percent of the participant's share of project costs may consist of approved donated services and materials. The Commission must receive proposals no later than Oct. 28 and will notify successful applicants in December. The deadline for project completion and reports is April 1, 2013. For complete information and applications about the above grant programs, visit www.oregonheritage.org and click on ?grants?. For additional information and questions, contact Kuri Gill at 503-986-0685 or kuri.gill at state.or.us. ARCHAEOLOGY LECTURES SET IN EUGENE The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) will present a series of archaeology lectures in October featuring Jean Auel, Bryan Hockett, Dr. Brian O?Neill and Dr. Paul Baxter. All lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. on the UO Campus at locations listed below. Auel, best selling author of the ?Earth?s Children? series including ?Clan of the Cave Bear? will kick off the lectures on Oct. 14 at 100 Willamette with ?Neanderthals, Archaeology, and Fiction?. Hockett, Associate State Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office, will present ?Oregon?s Paisley Caves: Uncovering 14,500 Years of Habitation? on Oct. 21 in room 175 of the Knight Law Center. MNCH archaeologists O?Neill and Baxter will round out the series with ?Lost and Found: The Search for a Rogue Valley Indian War Battle Site? in room 175 of the Knight Law Center, on Nov. 4. For further information, visit http://natural-history.uoregon.edu/education-and-events/events . RAILROAD CENTENNIAL EVENTS FEATURED IN BEND The Des Chutes Historical Museum will celebrate the centennial of railroad?s arrival in Bend with two events. A symposium titled ?The Coming of the Railroad? will take place from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road, Bend. Martin Hansen, Dr. Leon Speroff and Dr. Jarold Ramsey will discuss the race to build a railroad to Bend with the Deschutes River Railroad War, the economic boom that the railroad?s arrival sparked, and the impact of the railroad on Bend?s economy then and now. Railroad Day will take place from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., Oct. 5 inside the historic railroad depot in the Old Mill District, 520 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Bend. The event will feature antique model trains, blacksmithing demonstrations and a re-enactment of the driving of the Golden Spike by James J. Hill at 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.deschuteshistory.org or call (541) 389-1813. Apple Harvest to Take Place at Champoeg Apple Harvest Day will take place from 1 - 4 p.m., Oct. 1 at Champoeg State Heritage Area. Reminiscent of the 1860s, costumed volunteers will offer visitors a chance to press and sample fresh apple cider, sample Dutch oven-baked apple desserts and apple butter stirred in the giant copper kettle, string apple circles to dry at home, and bob for apples in the big washtub, or, weather permitting, play snap apple. For more information visit www.champoeg.org or contact Kim Martin at (503) 678-1649 or kim at champoeg.org . ------------------ The deadline is approaching for Heritage Grants! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Sep 29 08:42:32 2011 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:42:32 -0700 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-09-29 Message-ID: <4E842F77.95AF.0029.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> In this issue: 1. Fellowship Opportunity Deadline Approaches 2. Oregon Archives Month Celebrated at OSU 3. Historical Society Seeks Executive Director FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY DEADLINE APPROACHES The deadline for applying for a Heritage Fellowship is Oct. 19. The Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will provide 1-3 fellowships to undergraduate students who are seniors and to graduate students for researching, writing and presenting a topic related to history, geography, archaeology, cultural heritage, or historic preservation in Oregon. The Fellowship recipients will make a 20-minute presentation of their project or research findings April 27 at the Oregon Heritage Conference/Northwest Archivists Conference in Salem. The recipients must be full-time students at a university in the state of Oregon. For more information, visit http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/OHC/fellowship.shtml . OREGON ARCHIVES MONTH CELEBRATED AT OSU OSU will celebrate 50 years of the University Archives, 25 years of the Special Collections and a merger of the two with a palette of events highlighting Beaver history from 2:30 - 4 p.m., Oct. 1. Event participants will meet in the Archives reference room for a tour of a ?forgotten landscape? of campus structures led by OSU Archivists Tiah Edmunson-Morton and Larry Landis. Using historic maps and photographs, highlights of the tour will include the campus gazebo, brooder house and octagonal barn. Email tiah.edmunson-morton at oregonstate.edu if you plan to attend. For more details about this tour and other Oregon Archives Month events visit http://wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu/osu_archives/category/main-page . HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Sherman County Historical Society, located in Moro, is seeking an executive director. Responsibilities include daily operations of the Society?s museum, meeting annual goals, supporting the Society?s Board in its stewardship role and supervising volunteers associated with various museum functions. The successful candidate will be energetic and a collaborative leader; will possess strong communication skills and have a record of achieving results, a passion for rural community development and experience in rural communities. A related degree, and a minimum of five-years experience in educational or hands-on museum management, volunteer management, nonprofit management, fund development and grant writing preferred. Direct experience in museum collections care and management is a plus. For a complete job description, visit http://www.shermanmuseum.org . Send resume and cover letter postmarked by Oct. 21 to: Hiring Team, Sherman County Historical Society, P. O. Box 173, Moro, OR 97039. ------------------ The Heritage Grant deadline is approaching! Visit www.oregonheritage.org to learn more. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us .