[HistoricCemeteries] HistoricCemeteries Digest, Vol 44, Issue 7

Thu Apr 25 12:14:55 PDT 2013

What an impressive list! Makes one proud to be an Oregonian. 
Florette Lewis

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Today's Topics:

   1. 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards	Announced (Kuri Gill)
   2. registration open for historic cemeteries	conference (Kuri Gill)

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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:20:00 -0700
From: "Kuri Gill" <kuri.gill at state.or.us>
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Subject: [HistoricCemeteries] 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards
	Announced
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2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Announced

Individuals, organizations and projects that have made outstanding
contributions to preserving Oregon heritage will receive 2013 Oregon
Heritage Excellence Awards in two weeks in Portland. The awards will
be
presented at 7 p.m. May 9 at a dinner at the Melody Ballroom. The
public
is invited to attend the awards presentation.

?The award recipients represent the diversity of efforts to preserve
Oregon?s heritage,? said Kyle Jansson, coordinator for the Oregon
Heritage Commission. ?They also serve as models for others for how to
make the most out of available resources.?

The recipients will be:

-- Don Ivy, Coos Bay, for his outstanding leadership to increase
understanding, appreciation, and perpetuation of traditional cultures
and culturally important sites throughout Oregon.

-- Heceta Head Lighthouse Restoration Project, Lane County, as an
exceptional example of an extensive, successful restoration project of
a
historically significant structure.

-- Kay Holbo, Eugene, for her extraordinary leadership in the
preservation of Oregon?s historic cemeteries, and especially the
Eugene Masonic Cemetery.

-- Oregon Archaeology, written by University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History archaeologists, for the book?s
outstanding contribution to the field of archaeology in the state.

-- ?Coming Home: Voices of Return and Resettlement, 1945-1965?
exhibition and public programs by Oregon Nikkei Endowment, Portland,
as
an exceptional example of an innovative and community-based approach
to
exhibition development.

-- ?History: Made by You? project, Medford by the Southern Oregon
Historical Society, as an excellent example of a relevant, successful,
and unique outreach program that has generated unprecedented community
response.

-- Springdale School Restoration project, Corbett, as an example of an
outstanding historic preservation project that benefits the local
community.

-- Willamette River (Oregon City) Bridge Rehabilitation project,
Oregon
City, as an extraordinary example of a successful restoration of a
historically significant bridge.

The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards are a project of Oregon
Heritage,
part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. This year?s awards
are being presented in conjunction with the Oregon Heritage
Conference.

Tickets for the awards presentation are available by completing the
registration form at
www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx.
For more information, contact Cara Kaser at cara.kaser at state.or.us  or
(503) 986-0670.
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Kuri Gill
Oregon Heritage
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
www.facebook.com/oregonheritage
http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:36:23 -0700
From: "Kuri Gill" <kuri.gill at state.or.us>
To: "Historic Cemeteries Listserv"
	<historiccemeteries at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [HistoricCemeteries] registration open for historic
	cemeteries	conference
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Register now!  Join the Association for Gravestone Studies at their
annual conference, June 18-23 at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

            What can you expect when you come to the Oregon conference?
 Stimulating research papers, late night sessions with slides, music,
refreshments and laughter, field trips to a variety of cemeteries large
and small, workshops and classroom/participation sessions to sharpen
your skills in caring for and promoting the value of cemeteries as
community treasures, college dorm accommodations and cafeteria dining
experiences, and a chance to see old friends and make new ones.  
Sessions and lectures cover a variety of topics and geographic
locations.  There are mysteries...the keynote lecture is the tale of a
star-crossed campaign to repatriate the remains of pioneer Chinese
immigrants in Oregon; this presentation includes stories of emptied
graves, embezzlement, restless souls and a collision between age-old
traditions and inopportune civil war.  There is history? one paper
traces the development of the community mausoleum from its beginnings in
Ohio in 1907 to its proliferation throughout the country in less than
two decades.  It examines the architectural design of these structures,
public reaction to them, and some modern preservation issues.  There is
technology? one session explores the advantages and disadvantages of
preserving gravestones digitally.  Another session explores how new
media has expanded our cemetery community, but it has also raised
questions about ethical behavior in research, on-site behavior in
cemeteries, gravestone photography and dissemination of images and
information. Yet another lecture topic takes us to New South Wales to
learn more about surveys of shipwreck cemeteries from the mid-1800s to
World War II. 
Of concern to all of us is what we can do to protect our cemeteries
from vandalism. The defense and response to vandalism is the topic for
both a classroom session and an evening lecture.  Need help in your
cemetery; there are sessions on cemetery preservation and conservation
and another focusing on how to engage public participation in caring for
cemeteries. 

            The outdoor museums of a number of cemeteries are on the
usual tours including Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland named by the
National Geographic as one of the top 10 in the world.
For more information on cost and a complete list of the lectures and
classroom/participation sessions visit the Association for Gravestone
Studies website: http://www.gravestonestudies.org/conferences.htm

Kuri Gill
Oregon Heritage
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
www.facebook.com/oregonheritage
http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/
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