[OR_Archaeology] CIVIL WAR IN OREGON FEATURED IN HISTORIAN's TALK March 24

[Susan White]

CIVIL WAR IN OREGON FEATURED IN HISTORIAN's TALK

Robert K. Sutton, the chief historian of the National Park Service, will speak March 24 on the Civil War in Oregon as part of the Oregon Historical Society's Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum.

Sutton, who launched his career in Oregon, has served as the Superintendent of Manassas National Battlefield Park and directed the Historic Preservation and Historical Administration public history
programs at Arizona State University. He has published several books, articles and reviews on public history. One of his primary interests is preparing for the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

Since 1998, the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum has provided a broad perspective on United States history by presenting the nation's top scholars and writers. Most featured lecturers have won a Pulitzer Prize or National Book Award for their writing, and many are among the most revered academicians in the nation

Sutton's presentation is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Antoinette Hatfield Hall of the Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. For information, visit www.ohs.org  For tickets, contact 503.248.4335 or www.pcpa.com