[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2019-09-19

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Oregon Heritage News 2019-09-19

In this issue:


  *   Check out how an Oregon museum re-examined and incorporated diverse stories in their school program
  *   Historic Cemetery and Marker Repair Workshop in Corvallis Oct. 12
  *   Salem lecture on The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Sept. 26
  *   Oregon Historical Society seeks contractor
  *   Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Council seeks volunteers and partners
  *   Oregon Humanities grant opportunities
  *   Registration open for Living History Conference in Forest Grove, Oct. 16-18
  *   Sauvie Island's historic Bybee-Howell House opens for special event Sept. 28, first time open to the public in 25 years!
  *   Don't forget to find an Oregon museum to visit for free on Museum Day Sept. 21
  *   Take the 2019 Oregon Nonprofit Sector Survey so the heritage nonprofit voices are heard

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Check out how an Oregon museum re-examined and incorporated diverse stories in their school program

The latest Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog post delves into the High Desert Museum's transformation of their Frontier Days school program into an opportunity to increase student awareness of the diverse perspectives and cultures that make up Oregon's history.

High Desert Museum received an Oregon Heritage grant to help facilitate this process. The Oregon Heritage Grant is currently open for applications, due Oct. 1. Visit https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/grants.aspx#Oregon_Heritage_Grant_Program for more information.

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Historic Cemetery and Marker Repair Workshop in Corvallis Oct. 12

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will offer a historic cemetery assessment and marker cleaning and repair workshop October 12.

The free workshop will be from 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. at the Corvallis IOOF Pioneer Cemetery, 434 NW Witham Hill Drive. It will address marker assessment, cleaning, leveling and repair. The workshop is FREE, but registration<https://store.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_item&itemId=162&eventId=167> is required.  Register online at the Oregon State Parks Store. https://store.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_item&itemId=162&eventId=167

Participants should bring their lunch, snacks, water to drink, a stool or folding chair to sit on, gloves to wear, a hat, sunscreen, appropriate clothing as this is a hands on workshop, comfortable shoes, a pen and note pad and camera if they want to take photos during the workshop. The workshop will take place rain or shine.

The workshop is presented by Dave Pinyerd and Bernadette Niederer of Historic Preservation Northwest. The cemetery is providing the site and a portion of the materials.

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is part of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. State law established the seven-member commission to maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries and gravesites in Oregon; promote public education on the significance of historic cemeteries; and help obtain financial and technical assistance for restoring, improving and maintaining their appearances. To learn about the workshop or to get more information on historic cemeteries visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/> or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oregon.gov> or 503-986-0685.

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Salem lecture on The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Sept. 26

Sept. 26, 2019
7:30pm
Paulus Lecture Hall, Room 201
Willamette College of Law, 245 Winter St. SE

Chelsea Rose, Research Archaeologist with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, will present on The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project: Public Archaeology, History, and the Search for Oregon's Early Chinese Residents. The event is free and open to the public.

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Oregon Historical Society seeks contractor

The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) seeks to contract with an educator who will create curriculum and provide docent training to augment our 2020 exhibit, Nevertheless, They Persisted: Women's Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment. The contractor will work with OHS staff to provide curriculum for grades 6 through 12 and to create and deliver training for volunteer museum docents. All work will be completed by the exhibit's opening date, March 13, 2020, with some intermittent deadlines. Proposals are due by 8am on Monday, October 7. Read the full Request for Proposals at www.ohs.org/curriculumrfp<http://www.ohs.org/curriculumrfp>.

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Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Council seeks volunteers and partners

The Pacific NW Maritime Heritage Council, a thirty-year-old volunteer-led organization, seeks both volunteers and potential collaborations as it seeks to reposition itself to better serve the broader maritime heritage community, ports and coastal communities. This effort is driven, in part, by the recent announcement by the National Park Service of the newly formed Maritime Washington National Heritage Area.

The Council's need is increased support (volunteer/interns/financial) to keep our maritime heritage colleagues in Oregon (as well as BC and Alaska) engaged and supported in the face of increased demand on our limited resources to support the three-year planning effort for the new - first in the nation - Maritime Heritage Area. We need assistance with a variety of tasks including the use of MailChimp and WordPress to drive engagement. We are also in need of a host who can provide a fall meeting location for Oregon's maritime community to meet and explore ways that the Council can improve our services to local communities, museums, historical societies, traditional boat groups, lighthouse groups, heritage and tourism agencies.

Please contact:
Sam Shogren, Chair- Pacific NW Maritime Heritage Council
Principal - Shogren Consulting Group LLC
Beaverton, Oregon
sam.shogren at gmail.com<mailto:sam.shogren at gmail.com> | 503-504-0770

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Oregon Humanities grant opportunities

Oregon Humanities has allocated an additional $5,000 for Responsive Program Grants for programs taking place before December 31, 2019. They are also currently accepting letters of interest for the 2020 Public Program Grants.

Oregon Humanities is committed to funding programming that centers those most affected by a topic in order to highlight perspectives that have been historically undervalued, and particularly programming based in and led by rural communities and/or communities of color.

Oregon Humanities' grants help support programs that help communities explore complex topics, build community voice and power, and are timely and responsive. Programs can be in multiple languages or be in a language other than English.

Responsive Program Grants<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wt0bPrFGXYZWZgGCoKMI8DZW6YhyjmvfkVFjkOkurKF3xK4mY8TGehnPj5Z0OQdeXBIp4mJrOqLIMZ-LrVyyM6eYMe16S4j53o_8haq756iCQRbPJ7mMAtvBsZtpjyBzdyziF4rMk52RYltsXMUCllzsYjUzcidmhJ2SagXtNTl43DvPldNJfikfNrpNe5Es_Y651zpp0is=&c=Y2CBo4uZApHALYs0uxec6NJBZhGjWGwDoAFXR3rGVkX6gd2ERZRH6Q==&ch=KDPUGtCI4BXf2wzLi2R65uIimA8SpgVuy8sV7Ak9yphGAtvJvwqsRw==>
Oregon Humanities' Responsive Program Grants enable nonprofit organizations and federally recognized tribes in Oregon to address urgent or timely issues in their communities. Awards of up to $1,000 are given on a rolling basis until the allocated funds have been fully awarded.

Oregon Humanities has allocated additional funds for grants in our current fiscal year to find ways to respond to the causes and effects of the recent escalation of violence and hatred towards members of our communities at local, state, and national levels. An additional $5,000 is available for programs taking place before December 31, 2019 and we are inviting community groups affected by this escalation of violence to apply now through October 20, 2019.

Guidelines for the 2020 Responsive Program Grants will be live on our website the first week of October.

Public Program Grants<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Wt0bPrFGXYZWZgGCoKMI8DZW6YhyjmvfkVFjkOkurKF3xK4mY8TGeihX92f6vaRcFBYq1uhiEOL0YmrnzNG6n6uKxi07SGBtJltsFZVofhoFZHK5GZtKOdUBTtdcUREsCtAmTTih_AI9IvnomHQmvEAkRrk6Mepzg6IR0JkNpRjQ77tmOvSrXZjkxjXN3IlhCY31NGj0Or0=&c=Y2CBo4uZApHALYs0uxec6NJBZhGjWGwDoAFXR3rGVkX6gd2ERZRH6Q==&ch=KDPUGtCI4BXf2wzLi2R65uIimA8SpgVuy8sV7Ak9yphGAtvJvwqsRw==>
Once each year, Oregon Humanities' volunteer board of directors awards Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 in support of programs across Oregon that explore challenging topics and strive for just communities. Letters of interest for 2020 grants are open now and due on October 16, 2019.

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Registration open for Living History Conference in Forest Grove, Oct. 16-18

The Western Region of the Association of Living History Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) will partner with the Friends of Historic Forest Grove for a conference on living history techniques and interpretive programming. The conference will run from October 16th  through the 18th in Forest Grove. Attendees from six states will assist with a project at the FHFG facility using their professional skills to help organize archival files. ALHFAM is the foremost organization in the field of historical interpretation.

The conference will feature presentations on Volunteer Programming Development, Interpretation and other topics relating to life at the end of the Oregon Trail. In addition, attendees will visit local sites, including Old College Hall and the A.T. Smith House in Forest Grove.  Registration is open to ALHFAM members and non-members at https://www.alhfam.org/.

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Sauvie Island's historic Bybee-Howell House opens for special event Sept. 28, first time open to the public in 25 years!

The public is invited to view the historic Bybee-Howell House during the Sauvie Island Jubilee on Sat. Sept. 28th from 10am-5pm. The exhibit will feature beautiful photographs from the Oregon Historical Society archives. The house is one of the western United States oldest standing homes and is on the National Register of Historic Places, but has been closed to the public for 25 years and is slipping into poor condition. Metro wants to begin planning for long-term care and public use of the house and Jubilee visitors that tour the house will have an opportunity to sign-up for the planning process. Admission to the Jubilee and house is free but please RSVP www.sauvieislandjubilee.org<http://www.sauvieislandjubilee.org>.

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Don't forget to find an Oregon museum to visit for free on Museum Day Sept. 21

Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Visit here<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2019/> to get your ticket and more information.
There are 20 Oregon museums participating so be sure to visit here to find an Oregon museum near you to visit: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/search/?q=&states=US::OR&

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Take the 2019 Oregon Nonprofit Sector Survey so the heritage nonprofit voices are heard

Nonprofit Association of Oregon invites all 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Oregon to participate in the 2019 Oregon Nonprofit Sector Survey.

Your collective input is critical for all of us to understand the state of the nonprofit sector and will allow us to identify trends, issues, and challenges affecting Oregon's nonprofit landscape. (The last Oregon sector report was released in 2016.) The 2019 survey findings will be a valuable resource to inform the work and decision making of nonprofits, funders, policy makers, those who serve Oregon's nonprofit sector, and others. The survey results will also help NAO shape our future programs and services.

We invite ALL Oregon 501(c)(3) organization chief executive officers/executive directors or their designees to participate in this survey - our goal is to have the leader (or designee) of the nonprofit take this survey, as well as to have them share the link with their peers at other nonprofits. In the case where a 501(c)(3) nonprofit is all volunteer based, the board chair/president should complete the survey.

If you're not a 501(c)(3) organization CEO/ED (designee) or board chair/president at an all-volunteer-based 501(c)(3) organization, we would appreciate it if you could forward this message to the leaders of those organizations. The more nonprofits that participate, the richer the data and the more opportunity we will have to gain a robust understanding of the impacts on our collective work. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.

Contact information will remain strictly confidential and survey responses will be anonymized. Survey findings will be consolidated into an Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report.

This survey will be open until end of day Monday, September 30, 2019.

Thank you very much for making the time to share your perspective in this survey - your input is critical to having a robust and rich findings report to share with you all.

Begin survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SoS2019Oregon<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001du4reve1kUXAHeHg-xmEeQLRIQJ9nOEkmDW4qo9GwdkLSCOcQZMSB6HacIbjUUn1nauO00OdTo9eUoW2o5bKUAlrcZ0T3UE80iUTgOCA0UzVCGK3uvVeeR_ywGfz6uY0-PxgvHmt4w8O9UdV0L0skZnM5Gu8Dhw0s53Xx_UG8fEdvqeieJiqLILXQgHJdCardFL04QK9H2o=&c=xb0Am_MrR9L5nbIir6hKl7oNk7ao-GNH7K0CL2RovifSS40ssHFI2g==&ch=RTrggiEhbxi7ElM6sh32xO2tpBEVsC3O3vE2mJB090cmGIUtrEU1kw==>


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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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