[OR_Archaeology] PSU's Archaeology First Thursday Lecture Series: Maxville Heritage Project, April 1st, 4 p.m.

[Wendy Ann Wright]

*Maxville Heritage Project:
An exploration of a historic eastern Oregon multicultural logging community
and its potential for archaeology*

Thursday April 1st, 4 p.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 294
(1825 SW Broadway, 97201)

Portland State’s Anthropology Student Association and Department of
Anthropology welcome Gwendolyn Trice, the founder and Executive Director of
the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center <http://www.maxvilleheritage.org/>to
April’s edition of Portland State’s First Thursday Archaeology program.  Ms.
Trice will bring stories of the Maxville Heritage Project, featured on The
Logger's Daughter<http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonexperience/programs/19-The-Logger-s-Daughter>,
as part of OPB's Oregon Experience.

The historic town of Maxville was a multicultural community in northeastern
Oregon built by a Missouri lumber company in 1923. Census records show that
workers primarily from the southern statesmoved to the remote mountains of
eastern Oregon following logging and timber jobs in Wallowa County.  A
number of these workers and families were African American.    The Maxville
Heritage Project began as a story revealed through the eyes of Gwendolyn
Trice. What started out as this African American woman’s discovery of her
father and grandfather’s long journey from Arkansas to Eastern Oregon has
become an important addition to the diverse experiences of Oregonians.  Gwen
is a videographer, storyteller and writer whose passion for preservation
brought her back to the rural landscape of her past.  Students in Dr.
Douglas Wilson's Historic Archaeology course in Portland State’s Department
of Anthropology are currently assisting the Maxville Heritage Interpretive
Center with background research on the town and the people who lived there.
Come learn about this important site, discuss the potential for its
archaeological and educational value.

This event is free and open to all.
Food and refreshments will be served.

Funding for this event has been generously provided by Portland State's
Anthropology Student Association, Department of Anthropology and Speaker's
Board

For questions, suggestions or more information about the Portland State's
First Thursday Archaeology Program please call 503.725.3081 or email
wendyannwright at gmail.com
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