[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2018-08-31

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Oregon Heritage News 2018-08-31

In this issue:

- Oregon Main Street on the Move Bus Tour – Register today!
- A New Way to Experience the Gorge Featured on Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog
- Washington County Museum Seeks Curator
- Session Proposals for Preserving the Recent Past 3 Conference due Sept. 15
- IMLS Announces National Study on Museums, Libraries, & Social Wellbeing
- Call for Participation Session Topics, Association for Gravestone Studies 2019 Conference
- AASLH Offers Webinar on Caring for Historic Cemeteries Sept. 6


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Oregon Main Street on the Move Bust Tour – Register today!

​Join Oregon Main Street as we visit different towns and even hop across the border to see what main street efforts are being undertaken. Participants will be inspired to take action in their own downtowns and will be able to network with folks to hear lessons learned and best practices. In conjunction with the Bus Tour, we will be having the 2018 Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards honoring the projects, people, and activities representing the best in downtown improvements across the State.

We hope you can join us for the full tour, but if you can’t, we have one-day options in Albany which includes a keynote address by Stephen Green with WeWorks in Portland and our Downtown Excellence Awards.

A full itinerary and information on registration can be found here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/SHPO/Pages/2018mainstreetonthemove.aspx>.

Oregon Main Street is a Main Street America™ Coordinating Program. Oregon Main Street works with communities to develop comprehensive, incremental revitalization strategies based on a community’s unique assets, character, and heritage. For more information visit https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/SHPO/Pages/mainstreet.aspx.

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A New Way to Experience the Gorge Featured on Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog

Check out the latest Oregon Heritage Exchange post and learn about the Hear in the Gorge Podcast. Episode #4, Oregon Trail Roadtrip and the Hills, Hotel & History car-free experience to Dufur are funded in part with grants from Oregon Heritage and Travel Oregon. To read the latest post, visit here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/hear-in-the-gorge-car-free-travel-changing-the-way-you-experience-the-columbia-river-gorge/>.

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Washington County Museum Seeks Curator

Are you a museum professional who enjoys the thrill of wearing a multitude of hats? Does the idea of being part of a growing department in an evolving local museum excite you?  Join us in celebrating Washington County’s history in an initial .75 FTE position combining registrar, collections manager and curator.  No two days will be the same – guaranteed! To that end, you’ll need to be hands-on, flexible, collaborative and innovative.  From exhibit development to working with donors and interns/volunteers, to caring for the collection, you’ll carry much responsibility.

Washington County Museum is engaged in an ongoing process to identify inequities in our programming and organizational culture. We are creating a socially just environment in which all people are welcomed, appreciated and valued. Applicants from historically underserved and/or under-represented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Visit here<http://www.washingtoncountymuseum.org/home/about/jobs/> to see a full job description and instructions on how to apply.

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Session Proposals for Preserving the Recent Past 3 Conference due Sept. 15

The National Park Service is pleased to co-sponsor the Preserving the Recent Past 3 conference, to take place March 13-16, 2019 at University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture in Los Angeles.

The deadline for submitting abstracts for presentations is September 15, 2018. Prospective speakers are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations or sessions on the topics below or others relating to recent past preservation. Typical conference presentation length will be 25 minutes. To propose a presentation, please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words, using the Session Proposal Form<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JrwbmiHN6ruNbbJQfUrE_08dZwRIcplmVn0YJvayhQD4mplMZz4t5KJxaMzPoGbygvwOXMWjdTBi3Kns_PP09xzP4jMCbyPwI2abDtncGfnEhj5-tKaeEZTzoyJl0US2PmuI9PSWhCfc6kaJyZsC3TBEEp6qS78N&c=izesxjPEkbGM1ADY3FPCPJCA3xSFbc5jPfAS66xLF3VX-9GpKLfhtw==&ch=Qk30ez8BR4Puysn3nsMIWRIBaP9tylt_OOPC4jN1_PQGXG6eAeTlNw==> on the conference website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JrwbmiHN6ruNbbJQfUrE_08dZwRIcplmVn0YJvayhQD4mplMZz4t5LqyQjshoCguHP4oOHhoZQKRyxSrMLx8MnS0m_AnWyHDLNvSDobLrFnk4o2XMu64s_20aUbuBzK3i2E3sNq2y7s=&c=izesxjPEkbGM1ADY3FPCPJCA3xSFbc5jPfAS66xLF3VX-9GpKLfhtw==&ch=Qk30ez8BR4Puysn3nsMIWRIBaP9tylt_OOPC4jN1_PQGXG6eAeTlNw==>. Thematic sessions and moderated panel discussion proposals are welcome. More than one abstract may be submitted. Potential topics include:

History and Context
·         History of recent past buildings, sites, and landscapes
·         Confronting the contentious legacy of urban renewal
·         Thematic identification within "Mid-Century Modernism": Googie, Brutalism, New Formalism, Expressionism, etc.
·         Developing a context for Postmodernism and 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s architecture
·         1973 Energy Crisis impact on architecture new and old: lessons learned
·         Outdoor patios of the postwar era, compatibility with the landscape/why the deck won
·         Historic sites of postwar of social movements
·         New institutional models (schools, retirement communities, hospitals) from the recent past
·         When owners become designers and builders - implications of the Do-it-Yourself movement
·         And more

Preservation and Advocacy
·         Advocacy challenges and strategies for the recent past
·         Techniques for surveying recent past neighborhoods and commercial districts
·         Preserving significant sites of marginalized and under-served communities
·         Digital humanities approaches to documenting/interpreting recent past sites (3D recording, drones, data mining, virtual reality)
·         Conserving distinctive roadside heritage in an era of increasing commercial homogenization
·         Reusing open-classroom school plans from the 1960s/1970s
·         Split-level and split-entry housing: does the plan work today?
·         Nominating recent past resources to the National Register of Historic Places
·         Preserving the large-scale office plaza complex and institutional campus
·         How to save the suburban department store from extinction
·         Early loft-to-apartment conversions in the 1950s—1970s—preserving historic character
·         Recent past cultural landscapes and landscape features
·         Strategies for sensitive upgrading of postwar resort and tourist facilities
·         Revisiting National Park Service Mission 66 architecture
·         Adaptive reuse of Cold War architecture
·         Public housing—sensitive rehabilitation for a new era
·         Case studies of postwar intangible heritage conservation
·         Prefabrication and manufactured housing—unforeseen problematic issues
·         And more

Technical Conservation
·         Technical conservation issues, sustainability, and solutions for post-World War II resources
·         Historic signage: maintenance, repair, rehabilitation
·         Architectural plastics and synthetics of the recent past
·         Maintaining and conserving T1-11 siding, plywood, and other engineered wood products
·         The rise of accessibility and its influence on design and preservation
·         Recent past transportation infrastructure –gas stations, bus stations, highway administration buildings, bridges, airports, parkways and parking garages
·         Repairing historic aluminum windows and siding
·         Maintaining historic fixed and operable aluminum awnings and storefront canopies
·         Curtain walls, modular systems, and assemblies – evolving preservation approaches
·         Beton Brut and other textured concrete finishes – rehabilitation considerations
·         Renewing post-war metallic finishes
·         Difficult to repair materials and systems: issues of replacement, questions of integrity and eligibility
·         Composite panel assemblies, skins, systems, and veneers: assessing integrity of layered alterations
·         And more

For more information, visit www.prp3.org<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JrwbmiHN6ruNbbJQfUrE_08dZwRIcplmVn0YJvayhQD4mplMZz4t5LqyQjshoCguHP4oOHhoZQKRyxSrMLx8MnS0m_AnWyHDLNvSDobLrFnk4o2XMu64s_20aUbuBzK3i2E3sNq2y7s=&c=izesxjPEkbGM1ADY3FPCPJCA3xSFbc5jPfAS66xLF3VX-9GpKLfhtw==&ch=Qk30ez8BR4Puysn3nsMIWRIBaP9tylt_OOPC4jN1_PQGXG6eAeTlNw==> or email info at prp3.org<mailto:info at prp3.org>.<mailto:info at prp3.org>

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IMLS Announces National Study on Museums, Libraries, and Social Wellbeing

The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the commencement of a new study, Understanding the Social Wellbeing Impacts of the Nation’s Libraries and Museums.

The goal of the year-long project is to gain a better understanding on a national level of the conditions under which museums and libraries contribute to quality of life and wellbeing in the communities they serve. The new study will focus on these institutions’ essential roles within a community to help them demonstrate the success and impact of their programs and services.

Building upon IMLS’s 2016 study Strengthening Networks, Sparking Change: Museums and Libraries as Community Catalysts<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HIlti1pHSjR4Ta5Xcx43q7gmsYYX6bB2Ane27zsW5RVbq3fMzggWi8ZdM_ntDvjYLY9PngbFTNCP63153CiEtI9YvUhPfx6o2JMHKmyFeP7L06CINdY71kFDcsOwmqCAPtDLBTs5nmNeBV9px9yiDlI0tepX4K9HYelCDh_hvjrkZRhCRKJUQij1VhgXj5mqse8ped4esNhggx2eelSyBTC2Kn5DwtWiCaFx0I1w42UMoNGgdVekDZBV-DYEE77qKain7MDV0gE=&c=7NouCFp45S4TEr-fiM-IFBBq3wiPvihmS2cxl_nMQZSYnTfG9Pp2dA==&ch=2-EgTQFmM7nx5kqJSX27LCbc2qsFXblx1agVg0oXzgX2iC42Bdh-QQ==>, this new research is grounded in the social wellbeing framework that looks beyond economic outputs to assess the relative wellness of individuals, communities, and nations. It recognizes that while people value their material standard of living, other factors also matter, including cultural engagement, economic and ethnic diversity, political voice, and social connections.

The study aligns with the IMLS Strategic Plan, Transforming Communities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HIlti1pHSjR4Ta5Xcx43q7gmsYYX6bB2Ane27zsW5RVbq3fMzggWi_P6eHL1hKhqnTMf_BuL99jih1D3sEVSWViEFk7Cd6XD_DgSmOv1TK1fzy9d1Q10HXm4ibhTftSDeDB--Be5q5yHV7NiCuo5SYQ58BvG2Fe3NEhmgZOgaEo=&c=7NouCFp45S4TEr-fiM-IFBBq3wiPvihmS2cxl_nMQZSYnTfG9Pp2dA==&ch=2-EgTQFmM7nx5kqJSX27LCbc2qsFXblx1agVg0oXzgX2iC42Bdh-QQ==>, by strengthening the capacity of museums and libraries to improve the wellbeing of their communities. The research will quantify 10 dimensions of social wellbeing at the county level across the nation that represent material standard of living, economic and ethnic diversity, health, school effectiveness, housing quality, political connection, the presence of cultural institutions and nonprofit organizations in the community, the environment, and personal safety. The study will identify counties where the presence of museums and libraries is most strongly associated with different factors of social wellbeing.

The research encompasses literature review of other studies’ findings, data analysis from publicly available sources, and comparative case studies, and the results will be compiled into three issue briefs and a synthesis report for dissemination.

IMLS will conduct the research in partnership with the Policy Solutions Group at Reinvestment Fund, a leading innovator in the financing, analysis, and design of neighborhood and economic revitalization efforts; Social Impact of the Arts Project, a research group at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice; and HR&A Advisors, an industry-leading consulting firm that excels at developing sophisticated and market-tested models to measure the impact of development projects and policies in terms of job creation, wages, tax revenues, and overall economic activity.

This new study, Understanding the Social Wellbeing Impacts of the Nation’s Libraries and Museums, was initiated under the umbrella of IMLS’s flagship Community Catalyst Initiative<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HIlti1pHSjR4Ta5Xcx43q7gmsYYX6bB2Ane27zsW5RVbq3fMzggWi8ZdM_ntDvjY1OGx36Mm0HOV4jVMJcmpHntq8LAhImyj_hymZkA4w28jQY2PMOPxrAExt6eB1K5vJuuZ4imf2wRzHRIqV--r8-qQ5du5gnIli41Hp0dKgJyAkzAzwfXS0rwL0TEFw13k86S2hyJ8R2Gzxw1t-fjOLSq8X9hGWTIn&c=7NouCFp45S4TEr-fiM-IFBBq3wiPvihmS2cxl_nMQZSYnTfG9Pp2dA==&ch=2-EgTQFmM7nx5kqJSX27LCbc2qsFXblx1agVg0oXzgX2iC42Bdh-QQ==>. The program, which has the long-term goal of developing new approaches, tools, and training for museums and libraries to help them become more sustained and adaptive partners within their communities, works to elevate the essential, impactful “anchor” and “catalyst” roles that these institutions play.

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Call for Participation Session Topics, Association for Gravestone Studies 2019 Conference

Judy Juntunen and Robert Keeler are coordinating the Classroom Participation sessions for the 2019 Conference. What ideas do you have? What topics would you like to see covered? One suggestion from the 2018 Conference was a session on conservation. The person who suggested it said, "I'd like an opportunity to ask questions about how to handle a problem at the cemetery where I volunteer. At the hands-on workshops, we are focused on the current project." Another person suggested a subject that could prompt a roundtable discussion. What would that topic be? Let me know your ideas: rycraftjuntunen at aol.com<mailto:rycraftjuntunen at aol.com>

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AASLH Offers Webinar on Caring for Historic Cemeteries Sept. 6

DATE: September 6, 2018
TIME: 3:00 – 4:15 pm EASTERN (Remember to calculate for your time zone!)
COST: $40 Members / $65 Non-members
Closed captioning available upon advanced notice. Please contact learn at aaslh.org<mailto:learn at aaslh.org> for more information.
Register Here<https://learn.aaslh.org/p/caring-cemeteries>
Description & Outcomes:
This webinar will cover the basic steps of caring for historic cemeteries. Topics covered include an introduction to documentation surveys and forms, and an overview of general definitions required for documentation, photography tips, and an introduction to preservation planning and prioritization.  Also covered will be basic tips for cleaning of stone monuments. After the presentation, there will be ample time for questions and answers.
Participant Outcomes

  *   Participants will understand the first steps to preservation planning and prioritization of historic cemeteries.
  *   Participants will feel prepared to document historic cemeteries.
  *   Participants will be equipped to take basic steps to care for historic cemeteries.
Speaker:
Jason Church is a Materials Conservator in the Materials Conservation Program at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Park Service). Jason divides his time between conducting in-house research, organizing various training events, and teaching hands-on conservation workshops. Since 2005 he has conducted more than 100 lectures and hands-on training for cemetery conservation.  He earned his M.F.A. in Historic Preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design.

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