[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2020-05-01

Fri May 1 14:47:33 PDT 2020

Oregon Heritage News 2020-05-01

In this issue:

  *   In honor of MayDay: Disaster Preparation in the Middle of a Disaster
  *   Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call: Preservation Month, May 6, 11am
  *   Historic Preservation Month starts today!
  *   Recovery/Re-Opening info added to Oregon Heritage COVID-19 resource page
  *   NEDDC preservation training opportunities for continued learning
  *   SHPO staff news
  *   Smattering of virtual exhibits in Oregon museums to peruse over the weekend

  *   FINAL REMINDER: Museum coronavirus impact survey due May 1 (today)

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In honor of MayDay: Disaster Preparation in the Middle of a Disaster

Today is MayDay in the heritage preservation field. MayDay was established by the Society of American Archivists and Heritage Preservation, the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and encourages libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and preservation organizations to set aside May 1st to participate in MayDay.

The latest Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog post reflects on how to do disaster preparation in the middle of a disaster…sound familiar? We are all responding at this very moment in different ways to this unprecedented disaster. This blog post focused on a position paper published in 2018 by UNESCO and the World Bank. It is a framework on how culture is integrated, and integral, in all phases of recovery. You can read the post here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/disaster-preparation-in-the-middle-of-a-disaster/> and access a link to the original position paper. Incidentally, one of the consultants that worked on this paper was a featured Keynote Speaker at our canceled 2020 Oregon Heritage Conference, little did we know how relevant it would be to current happenings!

Just a reminder that if you participate in doing one thing related to disaster preparedness, you can enter a drawing to win a giftcard to Gaylord for collections supplies. For ideas on what to do or to enter the drawing visit AIC/FAIC’s MayDay resource page<https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/mayday>. You have until May 31, 2020 to share your story and enter the drawing.

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Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call: Preservation Month, May 6, 11am

Join us May 6, 11am-12pm, for the third Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call featuring Historic Preservation Month.

May is Historic Preservation Month and we know that many communities traditionally have celebrated with robust programming for the entire month. COVID-19 has derailed many of those plans but our conversation will focus on how to adapt programs so that historic preservation can still be celebrated and valued at a time when it is most needed. Whether you have already implemented ideas or are looking for ideas, join us so we can talk about the following:

What is your community doing make Preservation Month virtual?
What’s the best idea you’ve seen?
If you have already done an activity, what worked and what did you learn?
Bring an idea you’d like the group to help you modify.

You can find the call information here<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NmM4Nm0yaW0yNGkybG4xbXF2czc0MmxwOHQgOGFrNXA1b241cDBldjZqajg4dWVsanVxNDBAZw&ctz=America/Los_Angeles>. Be sure to copy and paste the call info to your calendar so you can join us.

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Historic Preservation Month starts today!

May is Historic Preservation Month and the past couple years Oregon Heritage has called out to heritage organizations across the state to help promote any preservation related events they may be having during this month. Each edition of Oregon Heritage News will list events that trickle in throughout the month. We know folks need to be creative during these times of social distancing and isolation so be sure to check out the list we created on how to take events virtual and/or join us on May 6 as we have a conversation about Historic Preservation Month activities (see announcement above).

Historic Preservation events/celebrations in Oregon:

Benton County and Corvallis lists all the virtual opportunities that heritage organizations have available for the community:

Proposed video tours to enjoy from the comfort of your home.
Franklin School Neighborhood & Tree Tour
Downtown Sidewalk Marker Tour
Historic Downtown Corvallis Tour
Rayburn Addition Tour
North Central Park Tour
Benton County Courthouse Tour

Self-guided Tour Pamphlets (Walking Tours)
Atomic Ranch
Avery-Helm
College Hill West
Downtown Corvallis
Franklin School Neighborhood Trees
Franklin Square 1
Franklin Square 2
North Central Park
OSU
Rayburn Addition
Sidewalk
South Central

Friends of Historic Forest Grove
As part of our ongoing Coronavirus Journal Living History Project, Friends of Historic Forest Grove is sponsoring a coloring contest for Historic Preservation Month. Line drawings of local houses are excerpted from our coloring book “Historic Homes of Forest Grove.” Here is the link to download the pictures: https://www.fhfg.org/color/  Deadline for submissions is May 22. Prizes for different age categories include the coloring book, FHFG membership, and gift cards to local small businesses.

If you are doing virtual events or promoting events that adhere to social distancing guidelines, be sure to send them to heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>. It not only promotes your event but helps organizations across the state with ideas on what to do thus supporting Oregon’s heritage network.

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Recovery/Re-Opening info added to Oregon Heritage COVID-19 resource page

A reminder that we are collecting COVID-19 resources on the Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Resource page<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/COVID-19-Resources.aspx>. We have just added a new section, “Recovery/Re-Opening”. Some of the current resources there include:

  *   "How to Get Ready to Open the Doors<https://www.aam-us.org/2020/04/29/how-to-get-ready-to-open-the-doors/>", AAM pulled these resources from their members only section to provide them for free to all. Addresses what it looks like for staff/volunteers and some of the things that might change operation like ticket systems, payment options, etc.
  *   Lessons Learned from SARS: How Museums Emerge After Crisis webinar<https://www.aam-us.org/2020/04/27/lessons-learned-from-sars-how-museums-emerge-after-crisis/>, presented by AAM (recorded on 4/27/20).
  *   WEBINAR May 5, AALSH Coversation: Planning for Re-Opening<https://learn.aaslh.org/products/live-webinar-aaslh-conversations-planning-for-reopening>. You need to register for this webinar but you can use a free code, FREEWBR20. We will put the recording here afterwards.
  *   Reopening Safely: Helpful Tips for Community Leaders and Small Business Owners<https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2020/04/30/reopening-safely-helpful-tips-for-community-leader>, from Main Street America’s COVID-19 Resources page<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter/covid19resources>.

If you have an awesome resource that we should add, please email heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>. Meanwhile, it looks like organizations are starting to do webinars on what re-opening might look like for organizations so be sure to check out the calendar widget at the bottom of the Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Resource page<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/COVID-19-Resources.aspx> for upcoming webinars we have collected.

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NEDDC preservation training opportunities for continued learning

NEW! 6-SESSION LIVE WEB COURSE  -
Fundamentals of Photograph Preservation
May 27-July 1, 2020
An in-depth introduction to the preservation of photographs, including their identification, deterioration, and care. Taught by NEDCC Senior Photograph Conservator Monique Fischer.
Session Topics: Photograph Conservation Checklist; Paper, Glass, and Plastic: ID and Care of Negatives; Finding a Balance - Caring for Cased Images; Black and White Photographic Processes - Salt to Silver Gelatin Prints; and Review and Preservation Plans.
Registration Deadline:  May 22 - Student Discount Available

NEW!  LIVE "HANDS ON" WEBINAR  -
Surface Cleaning Techniques for Paper-based Materials - A "Hands On" Webinar June 9, 2020  - In this 1-hour "hands on" webinar, participants will learn about various surface cleaning methods that can be safely used to clean books and paper. Using a combination of lecture and live demonstration, the pros and cons and appropriate application of each method will be discussed. Each participant will receive a supply kit in the mail and will have the opportunity to participate in a unique hands-on experience. Taught by NEDCC Director of Book Conservation Bexx Caswell-Olson.
Registration deadline: June 1

ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS
50% off through May 8 --- NEDCC Recent Webinars are available as On-demand Recordings -
Topics include: Building an Easy Digital Preservation Workflow with Small Tools; Diving Deeper with Digital Preservation Tools Using the Command Line; Preventing and Responding to Mold in Book and Paper Collections; and the "Caring For" Series on Scrapbooks, Photographic Collections, Framed Collections, Digital Media, and Architectural Records.

Free Webinar Recordings  --
Topics include: Writing Grants for Audio Preservation; Long-term Preservation for Early Record Books; Writing a Preservation Plan; How to Host a Community Scanning Day; and Moving to the Next Step with Digital Preservation  - The Digital Collections Assessment.

COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION INFO:  http://www.nedcc.org/prestr

QUESTIONS?  Contact info<at>nedcc <.> org

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SHPO review and compliance staff update

The Oregon SHPO will be seeing some staffing changes soon as Tracy Schwartz, Historian for the Review and Compliance Bureau, has accepted the Historian position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. Her last day with the SHPO will be May 8th. Until we permanently fill the position, Jason Allen will be stepping [back] into this role. Please contact him at Jason.Allen at oregon.gov<mailto:Jason.Allen at oregon.gov> with questions about project actions, eligibility, mitigation stipulations, or early consultation. All questions regarding the Go Digital submittal process or to check on the status of project review should be directed to Mary Beth Grover (MaryBeth.Grover at oregon.gov<mailto:MaryBeth.Grover at oregon.gov>). We wish Tracy the best of luck!

Also, we just received this interview published in Association of Oregon Archaeologist newsletter, “Current Archaeological Happenings in Oregon,” featuring SHPO’s State Archaeologist Dennis Griffin. See the interview here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Griffin%20Unplugged.pdf> and get to know a member of SHPO/Oregon Heritage staff.

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Smattering of virtual exhibits in Oregon museums to peruse over the weekend

Some virtual exhibit announcements that came across our inbox lately. Take some time to enjoy Oregon’s heritage stories this weekend:

Oregon Black Pioneers & Oregon Historical Society Launch Virtual Version of Civil Rights Exhibition, Racing to Change: https://ohs.org/museum/exhibits/racing-to-change-oregons-civil-rights-years.cfm.

Her-Story: An Oregon Perspective on the Woman’s Suffrage Movement<https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/her-story-an-oregon-perspective-on-the-womans-suffrage-movement-virtual-tour-of-tillamook-county-pioneer-museum-exhibit/>, Virtual Tour of Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Exhibit

Every Artifact Has a Story -<http://www.northlincolncountyhistoricalmuseum.org/virtualexhibit/> Virtual Exhibit from the North Lincoln County Historical Museum Collection.

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FINAL REMINDER: Museum coronavirus impact survey due May 1 (today)

The New England Museum Association is gathering information about the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on museums' economic and educational plans; specifically losses in revenue, employment, and educational opportunities. The survey closes May 1. Read more.<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2Fmuseumimpacts/1/01000171c6abd994-8a6cd228-7148-4221-9f83-3068cdd919b2-000000/kAl8gMmQGtDP1h5VJZBY4yBE7aY=159>

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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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