[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2011-08-01

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In this issue:
1. “Oregon Blue Book” Centennial, 1911 Editions Available
2. Oregon Humanities Programs Available
3. Cowgirls Exhibit Set to Open at Tamastslikt
4. Home Skills of 1862 Brought to Life at Champoeg



“OREGON BLUE BOOK” CENTENNIAL, 1911 EDITIONS AVAILABLE

The “Oregon Blue Book”, published every other year for 100 years,
is the state’s official fact book and almanac with information about
government, agencies, state history, the economy, educational
institutions and all 242 cities and 36 counties. The Centennial Edition
2011-12 includes a color exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of
women’s right to vote in Oregon, and an expanded section dedicated to
Oregon’s nine federally recognized Native American tribes. Published
by the Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division, the Almanac section
lists facts about annual rainfall and temperatures, natural resources,
notable Oregonians and more! 

In recognition of the Book’s 100th birthday, the State Archives
reprinted the original 133-page “1911 Oregon Blue Book”. A companion
37-minute video, “100 Years of the Oregon Blue Book”, created by
local historian Darrell Jabin, features historical vignettes and
interviews with Oregon’s legislative leaders. For more information,
call the State Archives at (503) 378-5199 or visit
http://bluebook.state.or.us/ . 


OREGON HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

Oregon Humanities is offering nonprofits across the state twenty-six
discussion programs during its 2011-12 Conversation Project season. Led
by some of Oregon's most respected humanities experts the project
features a variety of topics including the sesquicentennial of the Civil
War and Black history in Oregon. Nonprofits may begin applying on Aug. 1
for programs beginning Nov. 1. Visit
http://oregonhumanities.org/programs/section/conversation-project to
view the full catalog of available Conversation Project programs and
detailed instructions about applying. For questions or additional
information, contact program coordinator Annie Kaffen by phone at (503)
241-0543, (800) 735-0543, ext. 116 or email at
a.kaffen at oregonhumanities.org .


COWGIRLS EXHIBIT SET TO OPEN AT TAMASTSLIKT

A photographic exhibition called “Cowgirls: Contemporary Portraits of
the American West”, will open Aug. 12 and run through Oct. 9 at
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton. The exhibit reveals the
complex, unglamorous, yet often inspiring reality of women steeled by
ranch life in the modern west. Supplemented with historic photos and
public programming around the topics of local cowgirls and the interface
of tribal culture with cowgirl culture, the exhibit features female
saddle bronc riders, horse trainers, trick riders, jockeys, and
ranchers. For more information, visit
http://www.tcimuseum.com/exhibits.cfm .


HOME SKILLS OF 1862 BROUGHT TO LIFE AT CHAMPOEG

Come experience some the women’s work of the 19th century! Champoeg
State Heritage Area will focus on women’s work of the 19th century
during Home Skills Day, Aug. 6. Visitors to the farmstead will have a
chance to make herbal vinegars, knead bread dough, mend clothing, sew a
quilt square, wash and wring out the laundry, and taste hand-churned
butter on a roll baked in the Dutch oven.  For additional information
visit www.champoeg.org or contact Kim Martin via email: kim at champoeg.org
or phone: (503) 678-1649.



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