[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2010-03-16

[Heritage Info]

In this issue:
1.  Tillamook Museum to host talk about Lange
2.  Encyclopedia group sets Tillamook community gathering
3.  Records coordinator position available in Eugene
4.  Historic cemeteries grants available for 2010
5.  Heritage Programs closed March 19


TILLAMOOK MUSEUM TO HOST TALK ABOUT LANGE

Members of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission will read from
Dorothea Lange's field notes from 1939 with images of her Depression-era
photos of Oregon at 2 p.m. March 27 at the Bay City Arts Center. Lange's
photographs can also be seen at Art Space in Bay City until the end of
March. The reading is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by
the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum's Daisy Fund. For more information,
call the museum at 503-842-4553 or visit www.tcpm.org. 


ENCYCLOPEDIA GROUP SETS TILLAMOOK COMMUNITY MEETING

A public community meeting will be held by the Oregon Encyclopedia
Project in Tillamook from noon-3 p.m. March 31 at the Tillamook County
Library located at 1716 Third St. The meeting is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be served.

Participants will be asked to contribute their knowledge of local
history and culture to The Oregon Encyclopedia, an online resource of
the state’s significant people,
places, events, and institutions available at
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org. The Oregon Encyclopedia is a
partnership between Portland State University,
the Oregon Historical Society, and the Oregon Council of Teachers of
English.

The meeting will include a presentation by Tillamook County Library
staff about the local historical resources available at the Library that
support the research and writing of local history. Doug Decker,
executive director of the Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust and
contributor to the encyclopedia, will lead a discussion about the
region’s history, and work with participants to identify Tillamook
County topics that should be included in the encyclopedia. 

For more information, contact Tania Hyatt-Evenson at 503.725.3990 or 
pdx05508 at pdx.edu 


RECORDS COORDINATOR POSITION OPEN IN EUGENE

The University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences is seeking to
hire a records and information coordinator. The application deadline is
March 31. For more information, visit
http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs/classified.php?id=3342 


HISTORIC CEMETERIES GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR 2010

Historic cemetery advocates may now apply for 2010 state grants to help
preserve cemeteries throughout Oregon.

Application forms are available through the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department’s Heritage Programs website, www.oregonheritage.org, or by
calling 503-986-0685. The application deadline is April 19.

Funded by state lottery dollars, the grants provide financial support
for protection and security, restoration and preservation, education and
training, research and interpretation, and projects supporting the
commemoration of Oregon's sesquicentennial. Examples of projects
eligible for funding include security fencing or lighting; skilled
monument repair or training; conservation of historic elements such as
fencing, curbs, markers, etc.; documentation and mapping; signage;
landscape restoration; planning, and interpretation.

Potential applicants may contact Historic Cemeteries Program
Coordinator Kuri Gill at 503-986-0685 or Kuri.Gill at state.or.us for more
information on the grant program and to discuss projects. 


HERITAGE PROGRAMS CLOSED MARCH 19

The Heritage Programs Division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department will be closed on March 19 as a result of a mandated
furlough
day for state employees. The staff will resume normal hours on Monday,
March 22.

The OPRD Heritage Programs include the parks department's cultural
resource specialists, as well as the State Historic Preservation
Office,
the Oregon Heritage Commission, the Oregon Commission on Historic
Cemeteries, the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, and
the Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council.
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