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<P align=left>Grant Funding Allows Oregon Libraries to Host Oregon History
Museum Exhibits at</P>
<P align=left>No Cost</P></B></FONT><I><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Italic>
<P align=left>Oregon$B!G(Bs Landmark Legislation</P>
<P align=left>Oregon: 150 Years of Statehood, 150 Million Years in the
Making</P></I></FONT><B><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Bold>
<P align=left>Portland, OR – October 1, 2012 </B></FONT><FONT
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>– Oregon libraries are invited to host two Oregon
History</P>
<P align=left>Museum traveling exhibits at no cost. The two exhibits,
<EM>Oregon$B!G(Bs Landmark Legislation</EM>,</P>
<P align=left>and <EM>Oregon: 150 Years of Statehood, 150 Million Years in the
Making</EM>, were both made</P>
<P align=left>specifically for exhibit in the Oregon State Capitol.</P>
<P align=left>A grant from the Library Services and Technology Act has
underwritten the shipping of</P>
<P align=left>these panel exhibits to any library in the state, so that these
rich exhibits can be available to</P>
<P align=left>a wider audience. Libraries are welcome to reserve the full
exhibit, or specific panels</P>
<P align=left>within an exhibit, for up to one month. Suggested programming and
activities are</P>
<P align=left>available on the Oregon Historical Society website, </FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>WWW.OHS.ORG</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>.</P>
<P align=left>Libraries interested in hosting one or both of these exhibits
should contact Nicole</P>
<P align=left>Yasuhara at 503.306.5238 or </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>Nicole.Yasuhara@OHS.org</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>. Exhibit hosts are required to</P>
<P align=left>complete an online exhibit evaluation survey at the completion of
the exhibit.</P></FONT><B><I><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic>
<P align=left>About the Exhibits:</P></I></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>Oregon$B!G(Bs Landmark Legislation</P></B></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>Oregon has repeatedly led the nation in creating, revising, and
implementing laws</P>
<P align=left>shaping the quality of life of its citizens. While Oregon$B!G(Bs
innovations have evoked</P>
<P align=left>controversy, they have charted the course for other states and
nations.</P>
<P align=left>The 16 exhibit windows at the State Capitol highlight
groundbreaking legislation that</P>
<P align=left>Oregon has passed since Statehood either by Politician,
Legislative Action, or Public</P>
<P align=left>Initiative.</P>
<P align=left>Arranged chronologically, the window panels present legislation
that focuses on</P>
<P align=left>environmental, social, and land use issues.</P>
<P align=left>View the exhibit panels at </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>http://ohs.org/exhibits/current/oregons</FONT></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>Oregon: 150 Years of Statehood, 150 Million Years in the
Making</P></B></FONT><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>
<P align=left>In 2009, Oregon celebrated 150 years as a state. Oregon$B!G(Bs
landscape has a much longer</P>
<P align=left>history — geological processes have been building the
state's</FONT><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman> landscape for more than 150</P>
<P align=left>million years!</P>
<P align=left>The panels in this traveling exhibit illustrate how geology
crafted Oregon$B!G(Bs landscape and</P>
<P align=left>natural resources and continues to shape the land and lives of its
citizens. The most iconic</P>
<P align=left>of Oregon$B!G(Bs landscapes — Crater Lake, Multnomah Falls, Newberry
Crater, Steens</P>
<P align=left>Mountain, the Painted Hills, and so much more — display Oregon$B!G(Bs
geologic splendor.</P>
<P align=left>We invite you to explore these 16 panels into how
Oregon's</FONT><FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman> landscape was assembled</P>
<P align=left>during the past 150 million years — and to celebrate those who
learned to read the</P>
<P align=left>landscape before and during Oregon$B!G(Bs 150 years of statehood.</P>
<P align=left>View the exhibit panels at </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
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<P align=left>About the Oregon Historical Society</P></B></FONT><FONT
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<P align=left>The Society has served as Oregon$B!G(Bs primary research collection and
museum about</P>
<P align=left>Oregon history since 1898. OHS has an extensive collection of
historical pieces, including</P>
<P align=left>over 85,000 artifacts and 3 million photographs and films. It
safeguards and presents</P>
<P align=left>Oregon$B!G(Bs history through a museum, research library, traveling
exhibits, school programs</P>
<P>and website content.</P>
<P align=left>Contact: <FONT face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>Nicole Yasuhara,
</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman><FONT color=#0000ff
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>Nicole.Yasuhara@OHS.org</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=PalatinoLinotype-Roman>, 503.306.5238</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>