[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-08-24

Tue Aug 24 08:19:23 PDT 2010

In this issue:
1.  Three cities to host collections preservation focus groups
2.  Historic highway trail to have open house
3.  Fall preservation classes set at Clatsop CC
4.  Archives intro workshop focuses on description
5.  New guide to 106 process published

THREE CITIES TO HOST COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION FOCUS GROUPS

You are invited one of three free meetings being held in Medford, Bend and Pendleton to provide input to create a successful plan for collections preservation in Oregon.  Sponsored by many museum, library, and archival organizations, the meetings are designed to bring together archives, libraries and museums to plan a better future for Oregon's heritage collections.

A grant from the federal Institute for Museums and Library Services to the Oregon Museums Association on behalf of archive, library, and museum partners throughout Oregon is making the meetings possible to take stock of preservation, training, and disaster preparedness needs.  From this a statewide preservation plan to address
those needs will be developed.  The plan is a necessary first step to secure funding for future  implementation.

The meetings are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Jackson County Library, 205 S. Central Ave., Medford;  1:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Deschutes County Library Administration Building, 507 NW Wall St., Bend; and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Tamastslikt Cultural Center, 72789 Highway 331, Pendleton.

Refreshments will be provided.  Please let us know you are coming so that we can plan adequate seating and refreshments by emailing Ruth Metz at ruthmetz at spiretech.com.  For additional information, visit the project website at  http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/C2C.shtml or contact Metz.

HISTORIC HIGHWAY TRAIL TO HAVE OPEN HOUSE

You are invited to an open house from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 24 in Portland to share plans and receive comments on the last 11-mile segment of the proposed Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail between Wyeth and Hood River. 

The open house will take place at the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 1 offices at 123 NW Flanders, Portland. The Portland office is located one-half block north of the "Old Town / China Town" Max light rail stop, which also offers a parking structure. 

The Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Plan provides a plan for development of future facilities along the trail, such parking lots, overnight bike camping, and rest rooms. It also identifies opportunities for view points and overlooks along the route. It also helps plan for and seek the needed funds to reconnect the Historic Columbia River Highway as a significant historic and visitor attraction. 

Since 1987, 11 miles of the state trail have been completed. Of the original 73 miles of historic highway, 61 miles are accessible by car on the drivable portions or by foot or bike on the state trail sections. About 11 miles of the state trail await construction. The goal is to complete the remaining 11 miles in time for the 100th anniversary of the Historic Columbia River Highway in 2016.

For more information, contact Kristen Stallman, Scenic Area Coordinator at ODOT at Kristen.stallman at odot.state.or.us or 503-731-4957. 

FALL PRESERVATION CLASSES SET AT CLATSOP CC

Clatsop Community College has announced its historic preservation classes for fall term that begins Sept. 20.

Courses offered this fall include a survey of the history and theory of historic preservation, an introduction to the theory and practice of sustainable building for new and historic buildings, printreading for construction, construction safety for historic preservation and tool safety for historic preservation. Field workshops include faux finish techniques, documentation and reconstruction, historic site recording, documentation and salvage, Astoria column restoration, and floor framing.

For more information about the courses and workshops contact Lucien Swerdloff: lswerdloff at clatsopcc.edu or 503.338.2301  Additional information about the Clatsop CC historic preservation and restoration program is available at http://www.clatsopcollege.com/Programs/index.html 

ARCHIVES INTRO WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DESCRIPTION

The Society of American Archivists is offering a workshop Sept. 30 in Portland on "Describing Archives: A Content Standard." The workshop will explore strategies for incorporating this standard into workflows for accessioning, arrangement, and description through discussions and hands-on work with a variety of exercises, culminating in a DACS-based analysis of existing finding aids. This workshop, a basic introduction to the standard, focuses on application of DACS rules and concepts, which participants can apply to repository processes and descriptive outputs. 

The course will be taught by Bill Landis, the head of Special Collections Research and Instructional Services at the Louis Round Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For more information and registration, visit http://www2.archivists.org/ 

NEW GUIDE TO 106 PROCESS PUBLISHED

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a new edition of its "Citizen's Guide to the Section 106 Process." It is now on the council's and Preserve America's homepages (top story) as well as in their online publications library http://www.achp.gov/pubs.html  as a downloadable PDF.
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