From kuri.gill at state.or.us Tue Sep 6 11:19:54 2011 From: kuri.gill at state.or.us (Kuri Gill) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:19:54 -0700 Subject: [HistoricCemeteries] Heritage playing card promotes stewardship Message-ID: <4E6601D9.EDFF.0014.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> HERITAGE PLAYING CARDS PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP Decks of playing cards that illustrate important Oregon cultural heritage sites and objects and how Oregonians can become stewards of these nonrenewable resources have been issued by the Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. ?Oregonians represent many diverse heritage groups,? says state archaeologist Dennis Griffin. ?We expect the cards will help them understand the diversity and significance of their heritage resources and be inspired to be stewards of them.? The idea for the cards came from similar ones developed by the US military at the beginning of the Iraq war, Griffin said. Those cards enabled soldiers to understand the cultural heritage of that country, respect it in their operations, and gain Iraqi friends by protecting that heritage. Half of the cards show some of Oregon?s most significant heritage sites and objects. The others tell why heritage is important and how Oregonians can help preserve sites and objects. About 20,000 decks have been printed, thanks to contributions from the Association of Oregon Archaeologists, ICF Jones and Stokes, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the US Bureau of Land Management, the US Bureau of Reclamation, and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The cards are available from county historical societies, the contributing organizations, and selected state parks. The cards may also be picked up from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C, Salem. For more information about the cards, contact Kyle Jansson at heritage.info at state.or.us or 503-986-0673. Kuri Gill Heritage Grants and Outreach Coordinator 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C Salem, OR 97301-1266 (503) 986-0685 (503) 986-0793 (fax) kuri.gill at state.or.us www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org/ ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kuri.gill at state.or.us Tue Sep 6 13:59:46 2011 From: kuri.gill at state.or.us (Kuri Gill) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:59:46 -0700 Subject: [HistoricCemeteries] Cultural Heritage Courier Message-ID: <4E662752.EDFF.0014.0@PRD.STATE.OR.US> Summer arrived late in Oregon and the Courier is no exception, but here's why: We've been eagerly waiting for the arrival of something else very special -- decks of the new Oregon Cultural Heritage playing cards; it's the cover story in this issue of the Courier. If you want more information about where to find these cards, contact Kyle Jansson Kyle.Jansson at state.or.us. Also in this issue - Find out what's happening with Oregon's Main Street program from the perspective of several dedicated volunteers. Travel the back roads of the state with two Heritage Programs staff members who have been busy working with historic communities. Check out some of the recent National Register listings, and much more! (One technical note. A last minute computer glitch prevented the first two links on the cover page's table of contents from working properly. Of course, you can still scroll the PDF to find these first two articles; the rest of the links to articles should work fine.) Here's the link to the Cultural Heritage Courier, Summer 2011. http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/docs/Courier_11_2_sum.pdf David Bogan Editor, Cultural Heritage Courier Heritage Programs Division Oregon Parks & Recreation Department Kuri Gill Heritage Grants and Outreach Coordinator 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C Salem, OR 97301-1266 (503) 986-0685 (503) 986-0793 (fax) kuri.gill at state.or.us www.oregonheritage.org ( http://www.oregonheritage.org/ ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: