[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2019-11-13

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Oregon Heritage News 2019-11-13

In this issue:


  *   Check out Dayton's story of place and community on the Oregon Heritage Exchange blog
  *   Association for Gravestone Studies Conference scholarship opportunity
  *   Annual joint meeting of the Oregon Advocacy Commission Nov. 15
  *   Ancestry open archives US military records for free until Nov. 17
  *   Don't know where to start on preserving your collection of objects and archives? Apply for a collections assessment grant
  *   Free webinar on NEH Preservation Assistance Grants
  *   Restore Oregon announces Oregon's Most Endangered Places for 2020
  *   Connecting to Collections Webinar Dec. 5 on insurance for your collecting institution
  *   NEDCC digital preservation assessment resources now available
  *   Historic Oregon Index at State Library now available online


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Check out Dayton's story of place and community on the Oregon Heritage Exchange blog

Mary's story of her engagement with Downtown Dayton is a powerful story of place and community. Stories such as this really emphasize the impact of organizations such as the Dayton Community Development Association who are doing heritage and revitalization efforts in Downtown Dayton. Check out the story here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2019/11/04/people-seek-authentic-community/> but beware, it made a couple Oregon Heritage staff members cry when they first heard it on the Oregon Main Street Bus Tour last year...

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Association for Gravestone Studies Conference scholarship opportunity

Student Scholarship for June 23-28, 2020 Conference in Austin, TX

Open to all graduate and undergraduate students at an accredited college or university. Non- US students are welcome to apply. The winner must become a member of AGS ($25/year for students and includes Markers and Quarterly subscriptions).

Scholarship includes housing, meals, scheduled trips, workshops, special events, and a $ 200 cash prize.

Meet conservators, cemetery managers, historians, advocates, preservationists, other students, and early career professionals from around the world who practice, research, and promote gravestone studies.

The submission requires an application form<https://www.gravestonestudies.org/images/scholarship/AGS_2020_Student_Scholarship_Form.pdf>, cover letter, one-page abstract, draft of visual presentation, and a reference letter from an academic adviser.

Email submission to AGSConfscholar at gmail.com<mailto:AGSConfscholar at gmail.com> by March 31, 2020.

For more information visit https://www.gravestonestudies.org/awards/scholarship

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Annual joint meeting of the Oregon Advocacy Commission Nov. 15

Joint Meeting of the Oregon Advocacy Commissions (OACs), and Regular Meetings of OCAPIA, OCBA, OCHA and OCFW
Friday, November 15th, 2019
Partners in Diversity Office, Suite 1440, 121 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97204

Joint Meeting of the OACs:
9:00am - 12:10pm and 1:25pm - 3:30pm in Large Conference Room

Regular Meetings of the Advocacy Commissions:
12:10pm - 1:10pm in Rooms TBA

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, November 15th, 2019, with each Commission holding its Regular meeting from 12:10pm - 1:10pm. The meetings will include discussion on topics of interest to the Commissions.

Guest speakers at the OACs Joint Meeting include:
Dr. Valerie Stewart, Oregon Health Authority
Dr. Paul Bellatty and Kirsten Kolb, Department of Human Services Office of Reporting, Research, Analytics, and Implementation (ORRAI)
Sophorn Cheang, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; and Aldo Solano, 2020 Census Project Manager; Governor's Office
Senator Michael Dembrow
Amy Herzfeld-Copple, Western States Center

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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Ancestry open archives US military records for free until Nov. 17

In honor of Veterans Day, Ancestry is opening their archive of US military records to the public for free until November 17 at 11:59PM EST. Visit www.ancestry.com/honor<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Faaslh.site-ym.com%2Flink.asp%3Fe=katie.henry@oregon.gov%26job=3936597%26ymlink=532647107%26finalurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Eancestry%252Ecom%252Fhonor/1/0100016e65ac76ac-dacb200f-afd3-4535-8678-dd2c3b2471fe-000000/-2RPY1NfAPNeIGraSPWVKhnwdCY=135> to explore.

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Don't know where to start on preserving your collection of objects and archives? Apply for a collections assessment grant

Small and mid-sized organizations wanting to improve the care of their collections are encouraged to submit an application for the 2020 Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. Learn more and apply.<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Faaslh.site-ym.com%2Flink.asp%3Fe=katie.henry@oregon.gov%26job=3936597%26ymlink=532647107%26finalurl=https%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Eculturalheritage%252Eorg%252Fresources%252Fcollections%252Dcare%252Fcap/1/0100016e65ac76ac-dacb200f-afd3-4535-8678-dd2c3b2471fe-000000/O4wnRjGbKwsuLvmgCvhuLtJ4b04=135>

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Free webinar on NEH Preservation Assistance Grants

December 4, 2019
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Register at https://www.lyrasis.org/Content/Pages/Event-Details.aspx?Eid=0E762F1B-2EF7-E911-80FE-00155D73CF3B

Join us for an overview of National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grants (PAG), including eligible activities, the application process, the review process, tips on writing your application, and more. We will review the latest application guidelines released in November 2019. Margaret Walker, Program Officer in the Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will provide information and answers to your questions.

Find more about Preservation Assistance Grants at https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-assistance-grants-smaller-institutions

Submission deadline for PAGs is January 15, 2020

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Restore Oregon announces Oregon's Most Endangered Places for 2020

Each year Restore Oregon<https://restoreoregon.org/> gathers nominations from people and organizations across the state and compile the year's list of Oregon's Most Endangered Places to shed light on important examples of our state's heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage.

The 2020 list includes three new endangered places and five from previous years. To see the full list visit https://restoreoregon.org/2020-most-endangered-places/.

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Connecting to Collections Webinar Dec. 5 on insurance for your collecting institution

Insurance: How to Manage Your Organization's Risk (FREE WEBINAR)
Dec. 5, 2019, 2pm-3:30 EST (11am-12:30pm PST)
With Kevin Sullivan

Does your organization have insurance? If so, does it cover all of the necessary exposures? If not, what are the barriers you face to attaining insurance? How do you know what kinds of insurance and coverages are appropriate for your situation? This webinar will cover how and why insurance will help you to manage risks to your institution and the types of insurance and risk strategies appropriate for museums and other cultural institutions with collections. We will look at all the points you should consider when contemplating insurance including coverage for your buildings, collections, your volunteers, your visitors, and third parties (vendors, contractors, event renters, etc.). And, you will learn how to talk to your insurance broker so that you get appropriate insurance for your institution.

For more information or to register visit https://www.connectingtocollections.org/insurance-manage-risk/.

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NEDCC digital preservation assessment resources now available

DIGITAL PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK: A handbook that provides a framework and templates for all components of a digital preservation assessment. Intended for use by cultural heritage consultants and professionals who provide preservation assessment services, this resource was launched in 2019 as one of the products of a Preservation and Access Education and Training grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

DIGITAL PRESERVATION PEER ASSESSMENT: A workbook that guides two or more institutions in a conversation about digital preservation--successes, obstacles to growth, and next steps for improved long-term access to digital collections. This resource was launched in 2019 as one of the products of a Preservation and Access Education and Training grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

SPANISH VERSION of the Digital Preservation Peer Assessment publication now available!
Evaluación por pares para la preservación digital

BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT: In December 2016, NEDCC received an NEH Preservation and Access Education and Training grant to prepare and present a collaborative Digital Preservation Assessment training program. This program approached digital preservation assessment and training through case-study assessments, shadowing opportunities, workshops, a training institute, and a final symposium.

The products of the grant project are now freely available online under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.

ACCESS THE DIGITAL PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT PUBLICATIONS HERE: http://www.nedcc.org/DAT

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Historic Oregon Index at State Library now available online

The Oregon Index is now online as State Library staff recently completed making more than 700,000 cards in the index available in State Library of Oregon Digital Collections.

Oregon Index Online is a powerful heritage tool that points to information about the news, events, and Oregonians that shaped our great state. The index contains citations to articles published in Portland and Salem newspapers, magazines, book chapters, and more. Oregon Index Online will quickly become a vital resource for researching Oregon history and state government.

The State Library staff and volunteers began compiling the Oregon Index in the early 20th century and continued to the mid-1980s. The oldest entry is from 1877 but most are from 1915 to 1986. The index of one-sided 3x5 cards is housed in 657 drawers. Each drawer contains 1,000 to 1,250 cards.

The State Library of Oregon partnered with the Oregon Department of Revenue to use its high speed/high volume check scanner during down time to scan the cards. After the cards were scanned, the images were prepared and loaded into a viewer for searching and browsing. The project took a little more than five years to finish. You can find Oregon Index Online in the State Library's Digital Collections at https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:or_index

Some of the cards use archaic language that may have been considered appropriate when the citations were created, but could be jarring to library users today. The cards have been digitized and posted without altering the content. Researchers will find terminology as it was used in its time and can follow changes over time.

There will be an Oregon Index Digital Launch Celebration on November 19 at 2:00 pm on the second floor of the State Library of Oregon building. Library staff, board members, state employees, researchers, and the general public are invited. RSVPs are kindly requested at https://tinyurl.com/oregonindexlaunch

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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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