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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1. Salem receives Heritage All-Star Community designation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2. Windows in Time series to take place in Medford, Ashland<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">3. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">“Settling In” exhibit puts down roots at Jewish Museum May 8</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4. Lincoln County Historical Society seeks maritime objects<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">5. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">“Created Equal” project offers programming support opportunity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">6. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Volunteer coordinators sought for Astoria, Portland museums</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SALEM RECEIVES HERITAGE ALL-STAR COMMUNITY DESIGNATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Oregon Heritage Commission has designated Salem as an “Oregon Heritage All-Star Community.” The commission created the All-Star program to recognize the strong efforts by communities to broadly preserve and develop heritage resources.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">An All-Star designation requires that communities meet at least 15 of 20 criteria related to local heritage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These include heritage tourism efforts, historic preservation programs, photo and document archives, museums, historic cemeteries and more. Salem meets 18 of the 20 criteria, the highest number of criteria of any Heritage All-Star community to date.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The city is required to maintain at least 15 of the criteria to maintain the Heritage All-Star status.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Salem – and other all-star communities – will receive technical assistance to maintain, sustain and expand the heritage offerings and facilities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Dennis Powers will present "The Past from the Eyes of Gold Hill: The Town, Gold Mining, The River, and More" as the next topic in the 2013 "Windows in Time" history series sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Jackson County Library Services. The talk will feature rare images of life in the "olden days," including the Rogue River and gold mining beginning at noon on May 1 at the Medford Branch Library, 205 South Central Avenue, and May 8 at the Ashland Branch Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard. For more information on the "Windows in Time" series, call Jackson County Library Services at (541) 774-6996 or 541-774-8689 or the Southern Oregon Historical Society at (541) 899-8123 or visit <A href="http://www.jcls.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.jcls.org</FONT></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The Oregon Jewish Museum will hold an opening reception for its new exhibit “Settling In” from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., May 8 at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">1953 NW Kearney St., Portland. Made possible in part through a grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission, “</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Settling In”</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> examines the experience and acculturation of immigrants to Oregon through the lens of the Eastern European and Russian Jews. They became “Americanized” through the Neighborhood House, the settlement house founded in south Portland in 1905, and later immigrants served through the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization. The <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>exhibit examines and compares the struggles and triumphs of the early 20th century immigrants with challenges and achievements of a contemporary and diverse group of immigrants from Burma, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, and Somalia. Running through September 29, the exhibit highlights the old and new realities of the immigrant experience through compelling and sometimes astonishing stories</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">. For further information, visit <A href="http://www.ojm.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.ojm.org</FONT></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS MARITIME OBJECTS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: .25in 99.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman">The Lincoln County Historical Society wants to borrow maritime-related objects for the community-based exhibit, “Ship to Shore: Objects of a Maritime Community.” This community-driven exhibit opens June 28 as part of the opening of the Pacific Maritime and Heritage Center. Maritime objects do not need to be old, but a connection to the central Oregon coast is preferred. For information about submitting an object, call (541) 265-7509. The deadline for making loan arrangements is May 15. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">The National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, recently announced a special initiative project called “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle.” The partnership provides museums and historical societies, humanities councils, public and academic libraries and community organizations the opportunity to receive an award of up to $1,200 to support public programming exploring the themes of the Created Equal project. Each of the 500 sites chosen will receive a film set containing the films The Abolitionists, Slavery By Another Name, The Loving Story and Freedom Riders, as the catalyst for their public programming. The four nationally acclaimed films connect the stories of the long civil rights movement to spark public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in U.S. history. For detailed information, visit <A href="http://www.gilderlehrman.org/createdequal"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.gilderlehrman.org/createdequal</FONT></A>. The grant term runs September 1 – August 31, 2016. The application deadline is May 15.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=value><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Columbia River Maritime Museum, located in Astoria, is seeking a part-time volunteer coordinator, to work 25 hours per week. The successful candidate will recruit, train, and schedule volunteers, and will be outgoing, organized, and able to multi-task. Excellent communication skills required. Application packets are available at the front desk of the museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria. The application deadline is April 26. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">The Oregon Maritime Museum, located in Portland, is seeking a part time volunteer coordinator to serve at its two locations. The </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: windowtext">coordinator will recruit, train, schedule, and manage volunteers for an office and library at 115 SW Ash Street, Portland, and on board the Steamer “Portland” a few blocks away. Duties related to volunteer coordination include support for special events, museum store operations, and outreach to the community. Previous </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">experience in an office or non-profit environment and educational background or work experience in recruiting, history or education preferred. The successful candidate will communicate effectively with co-workers, volunteers, and the public, in person, by email and on the telephone; will be well organized and highly detailed oriented; will have the ability to work independently and the willingness to become proficient at telling the museum’s story. Applicants should possess a proficiency in Windows-based office systems, email, social media, and the internet; as well as the ability to do basic statistical reporting, some graphics, and some financial reporting. For a complete job description and application requirements, visit the <A href="http://www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org/pdf/Announcement_VolunteerCoordinator_04-13.pdf"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Maritime Museum website</FONT></A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The application deadline is May 10.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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