[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Six, including sally Donovan, to be awarded ...

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Kuri
Thanks for sharing and all you do.
I am having tests on the 5th or I would be  there.
The digitizing is something we do at Brooks and it is  so worth the efforts.
Thanks to those who are working on that as  well.
Dorene
 
 
In a message dated 4/22/2016 1:44:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov writes:

 
Sally Donovan, cemetery restoration and planning  specialist, is one of the 
recipients this year. 
2016 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards  Announced 
Individuals, organizations and projects that have made  outstanding 
contributions to preserving Oregon heritage will receive Oregon  Heritage 
Excellence Awards May 5 in Salem. The public is invited to attend the  presentation 
with pre-ticketing required. 
“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: 
-- Oregon Digital Newspaper Program, a cooperative,  ground-breaking effort 
led by the University of Oregon Libraries to digitize  more than 740,000 
pages of historic newspapers and create related educational  resources. 
-- Oregon Archaeological Society, for its decades of  work educating the 
public about archaeology, preserving cultural resources and  advancing 
archaeological knowledge. 
-- J.S. Cooper Block Restoration, for an outstanding  effort to restore an 
Independence landmark that has helped to rejuvenate the  downtown area. 
-- B.A. Beierle, for her enduring and collaborative  efforts to sustain the 
historic resources of Corvallis and Benton  County. 
-- Gary Dielman, for his decades-long work  preserving and writing about 
the history of Baker County, including the 10,000  historic images collected 
by the Baker County Library District. 
-- Sally Donovan of Hood River, for her dedication  and outstanding work on 
behalf of Oregon’s heritage resources, including her  leadership in working 
with historic cemeteries. 
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 using  the online 
registration system that is available through 
_www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx_ (http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx) 
.  For more information, contact Kyle Jansson at 503-986-0673 or 
_kyle.jansson at oregon.gov_ (mailto:kyle.jansson at oregon.gov)    



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