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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">1. Exchange Features Preservation at Work in Roseburg</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. Annual Tour of Historic Homes Scheduled in Albany</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3. Behind-the-Scenes Basketry Tour Offered at Tamastslikt</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">For Kathy Henderson, director of the Umpqua Valley Arts Association in Roseburg, her organization’s leased historical building is both a blessing and a burden. The 1917 Old Soldiers’ Home is a beautiful building according to Henderson, but can be costly to operate. Read how a grant from the Oregon Department of Energy helped make the building more energy efficient and worked well with its preservation needs on Oregon Heritage Exchange at <U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">www.oregonheritage.wordpress.com</SPAN></U>.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ANNUAL TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES SCHEDULED IN ALBANY</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Albany’s 35<SUP>th</SUP> Annual Tour of Historic Homes will take place from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., July 28. This year’s tour features six historic homes, two churches, including the United Presbyterian Church – celebrating its 100<SUP>th</SUP> year – and three museums. Homeowners and hosts/hostesses will be available to answer questions about restoration efforts and historic house maintenance. The self-guided tour includes trolley and/or horse-drawn wagon rides.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For information contact the Albany Visitors Association, (541) 928-0911 or E-mail: albanytour@gmail.com </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">BEHIND-THE-SCENES BASKETRY TOUR OFFERED AT TAMASTSLIKT</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute will feature a behind-the-scenes tour of the institute’s basket collection as part its Community Academy from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., July 25 at 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., Pendleton. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Registrar Randall Melton will guide the tour and the basket discussion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Tamástslikt collection features woven round and flat bags created by weavers of the Umatilla Indian Reservation as well as Klickitat and Wasco baskets. Weaver Joey Lavadour, whose baskets appear in the Tamástslikt gallery through August 12, will add commentary during the tour. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tamástslikt Cultural Institute holds the Community Academy on a quarterly basis in response to community interests. It offers an opportunity to connect with teaching resources to revitalize and repopulate cultural knowledge and skill assets in Tribal and non-Tribal communities. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For more information, visit <A href="http://www.tamastslikt.org/">www.tamastslikt.org</A> or call (541)966-9748. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">“Votes for Women! The Oregon Story”, which débuted at the Collins Gallery of the Multnomah County Library, is now available for exhibit at libraries, schools, museums, historical societies and other public venues. Created by Century of Action, the </SPAN>inexpensive and easily mounted exhibit provides an overview about woman suffrage across Oregon. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Use the exhibit materials as a stand-alone display or enhanced them with local historical documents, ephemera and oral histories from your community. The <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">main panels are available in downloadable files so multiple venues can tell this story simultaneously. Exhibit materials include outreach ideas, an adaptable press release and flyer to help spread the word.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">To request the "<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Votes for Women!</SPAN>" exhibit materials, visit <A href="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/9f26f5878a97b35bcade52795/files/Digital_Exhibit_Request_Form_1.pdf"><FONT color=#800080>http://gallery.mailchimp.com/9f26f5878a97b35bcade52795/files/Digital_Exhibit_Request_Form_1.pdf</FONT></A>, fill out the form and email it to <A href="mailto:info@centuryofaction.org">info@centuryofaction.org</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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