[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2022-03-11

Fri Mar 11 09:50:29 PST 2022

Oregon Heritage News 2022-03-11

In this Issue:

  *   Check out an example of a great heritage tourism partnership and project on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog
  *   Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Presents New Strategic Plan for FY 2022–2026
  *   Want to remove financial barriers for people to attend your museum? Check out Museums for All
  *   AASLH Online History Leadership Institute registration deadline March 21
  *   Call for Proposals open for FORWARD: Western Museum Association (WMA) Annual Conference, in partnership with OMA
  *   Oregon Heritage Mentor accepts position with a National preservation organization!
  *   Take a break and take this quiz: Which Woman in History Would Have Been Your BFF?
  *   NPS Historic Preservation Fund Annual Report FY2021
  *   (Pssssstttt…in case you missed it, registration opened this week for the 2022 Oregon Heritage Conference….just sayin…)

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Check out an example of a great heritage tourism partnership and project on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog

Baker County asked the question, what if developed a passport to get people traveling around our county and visiting our primary culture and heritage sites? Staff and volunteers of the county’s museums and cultural institutions banded together, applied for an Oregon Museum grant for their heritage tourism project, and saw great success, even in the pandemic! Read about their experience on the Oregon Heritage Exchange blog<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2022/03/01/baker-county-culture-heritage-passport/>.

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Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Presents New Strategic Plan for FY 2022–2026

It’s always good to look at the strategic plan of organizations that provide grants and other technical assistance as it might influence priorities for funding project in the future. Looking at how it aligns with your organization’s projects might help plan funding asks as your project progresses.

Here is the announcement from IMLS:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services today released a new plan to guide the agency’s programs and services over the next five years. The IMLS FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan,<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0015EQBt4BEqfpfhOrh51BkoUdRQERXP5JDxhRBKHJc3KYt9xKVHvaVrKz-1XIIoT56xtzGXn8sb079hIqbdU-pobRacFJ2ZXyB-oKT5B7dT2ta4B0qI9mf3JA9K7_mu3lht1GProiaxYJYddtaETzC4da808AL1HKWGv2JdRWJ9kis3qS4jHLPR96cQrzNtYjJt0gIFHNWcv8=&c=K7VcBJVtqAALYjKs6Ze3PTt41lhTcowWxJ7YFVLTxLm6lmlrC35cxw==&ch=FbSeDF63v_8zqh8Li7gOrmFMnJSItBmxn5KNBTFKDJ6mNV9UjQkKlQ==> encompassing the current year and culminating in the celebration of the U.S. Semiquincentinnal, frames how IMLS will advance, support, and empower America’s libraries, museums, and the communities they serve.

“In looking to our future, IMLS first looked back to our past commitments,” said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. “A tradition of excellence in public service recommits us to support what libraries and museums have always done across our nation, but increasingly have done under trying circumstances: engaging civically with their communities, deepening lifelong learning with particular emphasis on reaching out to the underserved and under-represented, preserving the past to inform the future, and using technology to deepen both self-development and community development.”

The new plan outlines four strategic goals that will underpin the agency’s programs and services:

  *   Champion Lifelong Learning: Museums, libraries, and archives are unparalleled sources of educational, information, health, job, and cultural resources. IMLS supports these institutions’ work to open themselves up to all community members and visitors, bridging the gaps of distance, resources, or experience.

  *   Strengthen Community Engagement: Museums, libraries, and archives can connect community members to develop or enhance a collective sense of place where everyone can feel respected and included. IMLS enables these institutions and their partners to foster dialogue that addresses and incorporates diverse community needs and experiences.

  *   Advance Collections Stewardship and Access: Museums and libraries are responsible for preserving, managing, and providing the broadest possible access to the cultural, artistic, historical, natural, and scientific collections entrusted to their care.

  *   Demonstrate Excellence in Public Service: IMLS recognizes the importance of reflective practice and continual improvement in our commitment to the agency’s mission to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations.

These four goals will guide IMLS through the next five years, alongside ongoing feedback from museum, library, and archives professionals and associations; Native American Tribes, including through Nation-to-Nation Consultations and Listening Sessions; Chief Officers of State Library Agencies; the Administration and Congress; members of the National Museum and Library Services Board; and the American public.

IMLS will assess the agency’s progress in achieving the goals and objectives framed in the strategic plan, revising it accordingly over the next five years.

The IMLS FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan can be found here<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0015EQBt4BEqfpfhOrh51BkoUdRQERXP5JDxhRBKHJc3KYt9xKVHvaVrKz-1XIIoT56xtzGXn8sb079hIqbdU-pobRacFJ2ZXyB-oKT5B7dT2ta4B0qI9mf3JA9K7_mu3lht1GProiaxYJYddtaETzC4da808AL1HKWGv2JdRWJ9kis3qS4jHLPR96cQrzNtYjJt0gIFHNWcv8=&c=K7VcBJVtqAALYjKs6Ze3PTt41lhTcowWxJ7YFVLTxLm6lmlrC35cxw==&ch=FbSeDF63v_8zqh8Li7gOrmFMnJSItBmxn5KNBTFKDJ6mNV9UjQkKlQ==>.

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Want to remove financial barriers for people to attend your museum? Check out Museums for All

Your institution is invited to join the more than 800 participating museums spanning every state and discipline in Museums for All. Built on a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums, this is an access program that encourages people of all backgrounds to visit museums by removing financial barriers from museum participation. Read more<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmuseums4all.org%2F/1/0100017f6aa45467-cceb460b-7d64-42d6-89cf-6d43b83a25a5-000000/p7WAFGypp5naPMus3i0H7RXIG28=261>.

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AASLH Online History Leadership Institute registration deadline March 21

Following, Leading, & Managing in the Current Climate: Join Dr. Julie I. Johnson, founder and owner of J2R2 Leadership and Change Associates, from March 28 – May 23 for a new History Leadership Institute online course focused on personal leadership. Readings, discussions, exercises, and The Leadership Circle Profile™ (LCP), a 360-degree assessment, will uncover your strengths and areas of growth to help you become more effective in your roles as follower, manager, and leader. Courageous followers, those new in their leading roles, in transition, or in need of increased effectiveness to face tougher challenges will benefit from this course. The deadline to register <https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flearn.aaslh.org%2Fp%2Fevent-leadership-HLI-2022spring/2/0100017f6aa45467-cceb460b-7d64-42d6-89cf-6d43b83a25a5-000000/E5-Yp_wjgPGF8YkBLCldWl8nyWU=261> is March 21.

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Call for Proposals open for FORWARD: Western Museum Association (WMA) Annual Conference, in partnership with OMA

October 6-9, 2022
Hilton Hotel, Portland, OR

WMA's 2022 Annual Meeting, in partnership with OMA, will be filled with an array of new opportunities to share content with colleagues and contribute to a fun and creative gathering of museum folk.

To meet the increasingly complex needs of the museum field, WMA 2022 aims to be more inclusive and participatory to address the need for learning, healing, and connecting in a safe environment. We envision a wide-ranging slate of inspiring activities that speak to your current needs and long-range goals.
How can you contribute? We are currently looking for:

  *   Session Proposals
  *   Workshop Proposals
  *   Poster Session Proposals
  *   Flash Talk Proposals
  *   Activity Station Proposals
  *   Round Table Discussion Hosts
  *   Happy Hour Discussion Hosts
  *   Your ideas for engagement
  *   Read more about each opportunity<https://www.oregonmuseums.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=kKl7szPZhrYxt%2fC4iOum%2bDrIVRuqQpi3seBTikT6rtxIBlhLzv76pMwDCgAYSKjYamay6IMkQ9hrA5%2fXIVBKe7rhEn2zB5EQG%2bbiSYTWpNQ%3d>

With your contribution, we can craft a unique gathering that adds more voices to the conversation of how to move museums FORWARD. Share your creative ideas with WMA today and let’s imagine a new future for museums, together in Portland this October!

The 2022 proposal deadline is Friday, April 8, 2022.

Find out more information and submit a proposal here<https://westmuse.org/Request_For_Proposals>.

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Oregon Heritage Mentor accepts position with a national preservation organization!

Congratulations to Tara Puyat, a former mentor with the Oregon Heritage MentorCorps<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/mentorcorps.aspx>, for accepting a position with the Northeast Document Conservation Center. It will be great to have a preservation specialist in Oregon passing on the resources of NEDCC! Check out the announcement below:

“This past February, NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center welcomed Tara Puyat as a new Preservation Specialist. From her office near Eugene, Oregon, Tara provides preservation consultations, training programs, assessments, and disaster assistance to a variety of cultural heritage organizations nationwide, with a focus on the western United States. NEDCC serves clients nationwide and specializes in paper-based conservation, digital imaging, audio preservation, and preservation outreach and training.

In the upcoming year, Tara will present or co-present webinars on disaster planning, collections security, audiovisual collections, environmental monitoring, and renovation and moving projects, as well as NEDCC’s popular Preservation 101 web course. She is scheduled to conduct customized training sessions for the Seattle Heritage Emergency Response Network, to present at the Northwest Archivists conference, and to participate in a number of preservation assessments. “Preserving access to our cultural heritage for future generations is what draws me to this field. I want to help institutions do this in an accessible and sustainable manner. Working at NEDCC gives me the opportunity to fulfil this mission and share my knowledge with those who need it.”

Prior to her tenure at NEDCC, Tara worked or interned in museums with cultural and natural history collections in Oregon and Alaska and was a student employee in the Beach Conservation Lab of the University of Oregon Knight Library. She most recently served as Collections Manager at the Lane County History Museum in Eugene, OR, where her work included environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, cataloging, and artifact housing initiatives. Tara formerly volunteered with the Oregon Heritage MentorCorps, providing preservation advice to institutions throughout Oregon. She also has extensive experience as a math, science, and music teacher.

Tara holds an MA in Preventive Conservation from Northumbria University in the UK as well as a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies and an MA in Musicology from the University of Oregon. She has earned additional degrees in music performance and chemical engineering. She is bilingual in English and Filipino. Reach out with questions at tpuyat at nedcc.org<mailto:tpuyat at nedcc.org>.”

For more information about becoming a mentor with the Oregon Heritage MentorCorps visit here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/mentorcorps.aspx>.

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Take a break and take this quiz: Which Woman in History Would Have Been Your BFF?

Quiz courtesy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/quiz-which-woman-in-history?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=womens%20history.

You can also check out the National Trust’s Where Woman Made History Campaign<https://savingplaces.org/womens-history#.YiuBBt-Ibcs> which includes over 1000 places from the 2020 crowdsourcing campaign.

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NPS Historic Preservation Fund Annual Report FY2021

The National Park Service (NPS) administers the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2hpc3RvcmljcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uZnVuZC9pbmRleC5odG0_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.FcYRuRfbjkHZbYlUnzH2pOberFC_17T7IxVfq35CYfU/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l> on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, and uses annually appropriated funds to provide grants to State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO)<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2hpc3RvcmljcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uZnVuZC90aHBvLWdyYW50cy5odG0_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.AXYKsaiX4qj2vroqlcMjyqSVNfi5OiTyT25q6sZ_ETQ/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l> to assist in their efforts to protect and preserve their historic resources. Each State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2hpc3RvcmljcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uZnVuZC9zaHBvLWdyYW50cy5odG0_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.ZqjvgMsX36Cf9hQTpgsRDHNndVrvFgDRmGFJJnRafJ4/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l>, appointed by the Governor for each state, manages this annual appropriation to perform the Federal preservation responsibilities required by the National Historic Preservation Act.<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2hpc3RvcmljcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uZnVuZC9uYXRpb25hbC1oaXN0b3JpYy1wcmVzZXJ2YXRpb24tYWN0Lmh0bT91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.EeNo_57ga3z5JFRnYJ_lwWbE2sdL3MbbxH6H2RP-NOY/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l> Preservation activities may be carried out directly by States, who are required to pass through 10% to Certified Local Governments (CLG)<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2NsZy9pbmRleC5odG0_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.8C_8z8NIFZF3TJFKX13rgVIH_9mjXkFYNcIzzr-1-n8/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l>, and provide a 40% match to their HPF funds. HPF grants to THPOs, which do not require a match, help them
undertake preservation activities and assume SHPO responsibilities on Tribal land if desired.

In FY2021, Congress appropriated $144.3 million in funding for the Historic Preservation Fund to support a broad variety of programs, including annual formula grants to SHPOs and THPOs and several competitive project grant programs. The FY21 HPF Annual Report outlines a selection of activities supported by these appropriations.<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAzMDguNTQ1ODE2OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ucHMuZ292L3N1YmplY3RzL2hpc3RvcmljcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uZnVuZC91cGxvYWQvSGlzdG9yaWNfUHJlc2VydmF0aW9uX0Z1bmRfMjAyMV9Bbm51YWxfUmVwb3J0LnBkZj91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.qAUe3Po-8-tS7QnuMeoau05I-MA3PG9VImGIT-sn1xo/s/2167140558/br/127708299239-l>

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2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference - REGISTRATION OPEN!

Registration is now OPEN (finally!) for the 2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference & Heritage Excellence Awards, April 27-29!

The power of heritage has never before been made so clear as it has in recent times. In 2020 we had planned to inspire heritage organizations at the conference, to help you realize and enact your organization's power within your communities. Instead, you blew us away the past two years with your proactive actions, your steadfastness, and most of all, your resilience. From proactive collecting for historic events, providing information about similar historic events, responding to civil unrest, saving historic sites from fires, to just surviving financial uncertainty. You harnessed the power, now let's embrace it and multiply it. Join us April 27-29 as we explore ways in which heritage preservation empowers communities, uncovers untold stories, preserves history in the making, creatively engages audiences, and proves its value.

This conference engages participants in all areas of heritage preservation in Oregon including historic preservation, museums, historical societies, city/county commissions, main streets, archaeology, historic cemeteries, and more. Whether you want to strengthen your organization, identify tools and resources for your efforts, engage with the community, advocate for support, or create new appreciation for Oregon heritage in its many forms, you will want to attend.

More information:

  *   Check out the preliminary schedule and session descriptions here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx#schedule>.
  *   Last week we announced the Plenary Speakers: Vu Le, author of NonprofitAP, and Willie Richardson, heritage preservationist in Oregon. You can learn more about these speakers here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx#keynote>.
  *   For information on the 2022 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards visit here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx#awards>. A big thank you to Oregon Historical Society, sponsor of the 2022 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards.

Registration:

  *   You can register by visiting here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx#registration> BUT be sure to read some of the tips and tricks to registering through the Oregon State Parks store. Even if registration seems a little complicated, stick with us, we promise to make it worth it by not only having an awesome conference line-up for you, but also several chances to win conference giveaways.
  *   BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE 😊 – If you are one of the first 200 to register by April 12, you will receive a conference packet by mail with some goodies.

Register now!<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx#registration>

Questions with registration? Contact Kuri Gill at kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-986-0685.
Questions related to conference events, schedule, awards, etc.? Contact Katie Henry at katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-877-8834.

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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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