[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2018-12-13

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Oregon Heritage News 2018-12-13

In this issue:

- Santiam Pass Ski Lodge listed in National Register of Historic Places
- CLIR Invites applications for digitizing at-risk audio and audiovisual materials
- Oregon State Archives requests objects for temporary exhibit related to prohibition laws
- Oregon Advocacy Commission meetings Dec. 14
- NEH Preservation Assistance grants for smaller institutions
- Tools to help assess museum financial sustainability

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Santiam Pass Ski Lodge Listed in National Register of Historic Places

The USDA Forest Service prepared and nominated this property to the National Register and Oregon's State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation supported the listing of this nomination. The National Park Service-which maintains the National Register-accepted the nomination Oct. 18, 2018

The Santiam Pass Ski Lodge is representative of an important period of development that shaped public lands to facilitate access and usage for outdoor recreation for the general public. The lodge was constructed between July 1939 and February 1940 and was the result of collaborative efforts by the USDA Forest Service with Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) labor.

Located on the Santiam Pass on Highway 20 in the McKenzie River Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, the Santiam Lodge was instrumental in creating a place for citizens to sleep and get meals in the mountains at a reasonable cost while they participated in winter sports activities around the area. It was operated in the capacity of winter ski lodge from 1939 until 1958. This property is one of the few remaining extant Rustic ski lodge facilities built by the USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest during the intensive building program between 1939 and 1941. The Santiam Lodge building was built in the Rustic style, an architectural style known for embracing a philosophy that is cohesive with the surrounding environment by using materials derived from local sources with a simple or natural finish.

On May 10, 2018, the Willamette National Forest signed the operating plan and special use permit for the restoration of the Santiam Pass Ski Lodge. The new permittees, Susan and Dwight Sheets, will be working with community members and foundations to renovate the CCC-built Lodge to its former condition. You can learn more about the work they are doing by visiting their website www.santiampassskilodge.org<http://www.santiampassskilodge.org>.

The Santiam Pass Ski Lodge is one of 67 individually listed historic properties in Linn County. The National Register of Historic Places was established as part of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The Forest Service Heritage Program seeks to preserve, protect and educate the public about historic sites. The Santiam Pass Ski Lodge, and many other Forest Service historic sites, reflect the agency's commitment to working with partners, state agencies, and local communities to preserve the past.  Learn more about the Forest Service Heritage Program at www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/heritage<http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/heritage>.

More information about the National Register and recent Oregon lists is online at www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org> (click on "National Register" at left of page).

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CLIR Invites Applications for Digitizing At-Risk Audio and Audiovisual Materials

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications from collecting institutions for the digital reformatting of audio and audiovisual materials, in its fifth call for the Recordings at Risk<https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/> grant program. Generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Recordings at Risk is focused on digitizing "at-risk" audio and audiovisual materials of high scholarly value.

For the fifth call, CLIR will award grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 for digital reformatting projects between 3 and 12 months carried out between May 1, 2019, and April 30, 2020.

The application deadline for the fifth call is February 8, 2019. Awards will be announced by April 30, 2019.

All audio and audiovisual formats are eligible, though applicants must partner with a qualified external service provider that can perform technically competent and cost-effective digital reformatting for the nominated format(s).

CLIR will hold an informational webinar for prospective applicants on Thursday, December 6, at 2:00 pm Eastern time. Prospective applicants can register in advance here<https://clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/register/6015433286436/WN_usx2FEIdT8mQz8InUhfRGA>. Please follow this link for more information: https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources.

Information for applicants, including a link to the online application form, is available on CLIR's website at https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/.

News and future developments with the Recordings at Risk program will be available through the program website and Twitter<https://twitter.com/CLIRRaR>. Questions? Contact recordingsatrisk at clir.org<mailto:recordingsatrisk at clir.org?subject=>. The Council on Library and Information Resources<https://www.clir.org/> is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning.

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Oregon State Archives requests objects for temporary exhibit related to prohibition laws

The Oregon State Archives is preparing an upcoming exhibit based on our holdings of inmate casefiles.  The focus will be on individuals that were incarcerated for violations of the prohibition laws.  To add interest to the exhibit we are hoping colleagues in museums and historical societies might have small artifacts that would be available for loan that relate to the prohibition era.  Bottles and other items that might have been part of bootleggers trade; images of interiors of "drinking establishments" from the 1920's or early 1930's; or images or small artifacts associated with law enforcement activities related to the prohibition laws would be of interest to OSA staff.  If you have something in your collection that you think might be helpful in interpreting this subject please contact Theresa Rea at Theresa.REA at oregon.gov<mailto:Theresa.REA at oregon.gov>.

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Oregon Advocacy Commission meetings Dec. 14

Joint Meeting of the Oregon Advocacy Commissions (OAC's), and
Regular Meetings of OCAPIA, OCBA, OCHA and OCFW
Friday, December 14th, 2018
Willamette University College of Law
245 Winter Street SE, Room 121
Salem, Oregon 97301

Joint Meeting of the OAC's:  8:45am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:30pm in Room 121

Regular Meetings of the Advocacy Commissions: 12:05pm - 12:55pm in Rooms TBA in the College of Law

The Oregon Advocacy Commissions (Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs/OCAPIA, Oregon Commission on Black Affairs/OCBA, Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs/OCHA, and the Oregon Commission for Women/OCFW) will hold a Joint Meeting from 9:00am to 3:30pm on Friday, December 14th, 2018, with each Commission holding its Regular meeting from 12:05pm - 12:55pm. The meetings will include discussion on topics of interest to the Commissions.

Guest speakers at the OAC Joint Meeting include:
*       AAUW, Trish Garner, Legislative Director
*       APANO, Chi Nguyen, ED, and Robin Ye, Policy Director
*       Coalition of Communities of Color, Jenny Lee, Advocacy Director
*       Family Forward, Lili Hoag, Political Director
*       PCUN, Reyna Lopez, Executive Director
*       Oregon Latino Health Coalition, Olivia Quiroz, Executive Director (INVITED)
*       Urban League of Portland, Jackie Yerby
*       DOJ, Aaron Knott, Legislative Director
*       Dr. Hilda Rosselli, Director of Career and College Readiness, Chief Education Office
*       Salome Chimuku, Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, PSU

The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Requests for accommodations for people with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours in advance.

Contact Nancy Kramer at nancy.kramer at oregon.gov<mailto:nancy.kramer at oregon.gov> or 503.302.9725 with any questions or requests.

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NEH Preservation Assistance grants for smaller institutions

Preservation Assistance Grants (PAG) from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) help small and mid-sized institutions-such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities-improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections.

These may include collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials.

NEDCC highly recommends the NEH PAGs for those small to mid-size organizations that need help getting their preservation program going.

What's New?
- New Grant Application Deadline: January 31, 2019
- New Maximum award amounts:  Up to $10,000 for grants to improve general preservation practices. Institutions in federally declared disaster areas can also use funds for conservation treatment, disaster planning, and recovery and mitigation activities.   Up to $15,000 for grants to support activities related to American history collections that may be a part of the United States 250th anniversary coming up in 2026.

Questions? Attend the FREE Recorded Webinar, Tips on Writing Your NEH Preservation Assistance Grant,  Thursday, Dec 13, 2018, followed by LIVE Q&A with NEH Senior Program Officer Mary Downs.

Learn more and register for the webinar : https://www.nedcc.org/newsletters/neh-pag-free-webinar

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Tools to help assess museum financial sustainability

When a history organization is struggling financially, there are tools, assessments, checklists, and information that can help right the ship, but early action is critical. Read more about this and access the tools and assessments by visiting https://bit.ly/2Pw615p<https://aaslh.site-ym.com/link.asp?e=katie.henry@oregon.gov&job=3591459&ymlink=308893339&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbit%2Ely%2F2Pw615p>

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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>.

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