[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2018-09-07

Fri Sep 7 16:35:15 PDT 2018

Oregon Heritage News 2018-09-07

In this issue:

- Devastating Fire at Brazil Museum is a Reminder to think about Disaster Preparedness
- NAO Presentation on Board Governance and the Effective Board-ED Relationship Sept. 26
- Two Oregon Folklife Network Community Conversations in Sept.

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Devastating Fire at Brazil Museum is a Reminder to think about Disaster Preparedness

By now I am sure many of you have heard of the tragedy that occurred at Brazil's National Museum where many significant artifacts were destroyed by a fire. You can read more about the fire here<https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-museum-fire/569299/>.

Please consider talking to your organization about getting an emergency response and recovery plan in place for the protection of your people and your collections. At the very minimum, you can fill out a Pocket Response Plan, a two page document that you fill out and fold up and put in your wallet so that when an emergency strikes, you can just pull it out and have the numbers of who to call right here. You can find that template and other resources at www.mindyourcollections.org.<http://www.mindyourcollections.org/>
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NAO Presentation on Board Governance and the Effective Board-ED Relationship Sept. 26

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Presentation at 8:30 a.m., Networking at 10:00 a.m.
Light Breakfast Provided

Title: Board Governance and the Effective Board-ED Relationship
Presenter: James Lussier,  Founder & Principal Consultant, The Lussier Center/TLC
During this session, you will learn the following:

-          The principles of effective board governance, how it is a prerequisite to and complements a highly functional management team;

-          What needs to be developed at both the governance and management levels to guide organizational performance; and

-          How to implement an effective approach and then measure its contribution to meeting your organization's purpose and desired objectives

Learn more here: https://nonprofitoregon.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3150

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Two Oregon Folklife Network Community Conversations in Sept.

A Community Conversation with the Novak Family

Join folklorist Jennie Flinspach and local restauranteurs the Novak Family for a conversation about some of the cultural traditions of Linn County and the people who practice them. The talk will be Thursday, September 20, at 3:00 PM at Novak's Hungarian Restaurant, 208 2nd St. SW in Albany.

This open community conversation invites audiences to connect with tradition keeper Matilda Novak and her children about their family history and the authentic Hungarian cuisine that their family has made for many years. The Novaks will also demonstrate the methods they use to create the traditional dishes served in their family restaurant.
Folklorist Dr. Thomas Grant Richardson, an independent folklorist based in New Mexico, spent several days in Albany and the surrounding area speaking to members of the community, documenting their traditions, and learning how their occupations shaped their lives as a part of the Oregon Folklife Network's Willamette Valley Statewide Folklife Survey.
Funding for this program comes from the National Endowment for the Arts to the Oregon Folklife Network, Oregon's designated Folk & Traditional Arts Program. The project sent trained folklorists to meet and interview culture keepers in Benton, Linn, Lane, Marion Counties and at the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.

Jennie Flinspach, OFN Summer Folklife Fellow, received a BA in English from Simpson College and Master's degrees in Folklore and Arts Management from the University of Oregon. With the OFN, Flinspach has managed the Oregon Culture Keepers' Roster and interned with the Warm Springs Folklife Fieldschool. As an archivist for the Randall V. Mills Archive of Northwest Folklore, she designed and edited Cooking with Folklore: Recipes from the Archives. Prior to moving to Oregon, Flinspach was a high school English and drama teacher in the Iowa public school system.

For more information about public programs in throughout the Willamette Valley, contact Jennie Flinspach at ofn at uoregon.edu<mailto:ofn at uoregon.edu> or 541-346-3820. Please contact Oregon Folklife Network Director, Riki Saltzman, at riki at uoregon.edu<mailto:riki at uoregon.edu> or 541-346-3820 with questions about the Oregon Folklife Network or recommendations for traditions, groups, or individual folk & traditional artists to be documented in the Willamette Valley area. OFN always appreciates contact information for traditional musicians and dancers, quilters, storytellers, cooks, leatherworkers, fly-tiers, wood carvers, silversmiths, taxidermists, basket makers, and more. The OFN is administered by the University of Oregon and is supported in part by grants from the Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Historical Society, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

A Community Conversation with Suzen Tattoozen

Join folklorist Jennie Flinspach and local tattoo artist Suzen Tattoozen for a conversation about some of the cultural traditions of Lane County and the people who practice them. The talk will be Sunday, September 16, at 2:00 PM at the Whiteaker Community Market, 2nd and Van Buren St in Eugene. This open community conversation invites audiences to connect with tradition keeper Suzen Tattoozen about the traditional art of tattooing. Tattoozen will discuss many aspects of her tattooing practice and community work and will take questions from the audience.

Folklorist Alina Mansfield, an independent folklorist based in San Francisco, spent several days in Eugene and the surrounding area speaking to members of the community, documenting their traditions, and learning how their occupations shaped their lives as a part of the Oregon Folklife Network's Willamette Valley Statewide Folklife Survey.
Funding for this program comes from the National Endowment for the Arts to the Oregon Folklife Network, Oregon's designated Folk & Traditional Arts Program. The project sent trained folklorists to meet and interview culture keepers in Benton, Linn, Lane, Marion Counties and at the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.

Jennie Flinspach, OFN Summer Folklife Fellow, received a BA in English from Simpson College and Master's degrees in Folklore and Arts Management from the University of Oregon. With the OFN, Flinspach has managed the Oregon Culture Keepers' Roster and interned with the Warm Springs Folklife Fieldschool. As an archivist for the Randall V. Mills Archive of Northwest Folklore, she designed and edited Cooking with Folklore: Recipes from the Archives. Prior to moving to Oregon, Flinspach was a high school English and drama teacher in the Iowa public school system.

For more information about public programs in throughout the Willamette Valley, contact Jennie Flinspach at ofn at uoregon.edu<mailto:ofn at uoregon.edu> or 541-346-3820. Please contact Oregon Folklife Network Director, Riki Saltzman, at riki at uoregon.edu<mailto:riki at uoregon.edu> or 541-346-3820 with questions about the Oregon Folklife Network or recommendations for traditions, groups, or individual folk & traditional artists to be documented in the Willamette Valley area. OFN always appreciates contact information for traditional musicians and dancers, quilters, storytellers, cooks, leatherworkers, fly-tiers, wood carvers, silversmiths, taxidermists, basket makers, and more. The OFN is administered by the University of Oregon and is supported in part by grants from the Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Historical Society, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>.

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