[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2020-05-22

Tue May 26 13:29:36 PDT 2020

Oregon Heritage News 2020-05-22
Note: This message was caught in a listserv glitch on Friday and is a bit delayed, apologies!

In this issue:

  *   Zoo Train highlighted on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog
  *   Building Contact-less Visitor Experiences webinar May 27, 11am
  *   Oregon Main Street forms partnership to develop tools being used nationally
  *   Oregon Women's History Consortium's Virtual Map-a-thon Launch

*Be sure to visit the Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Resources<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/COVID-19-Resources.aspx> page to find upcoming webinars and resources, especially related to reopening and recovery.

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Zoo Train highlighted on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog

May is Historic Preservation Month. Learn how Dana Carstensen and Friends of Washington Park and Zoo Railway took steps to advocate for the preservation of the Portland Zoo Railway, including its recent listing it in the National Register of Historic Places.  The National Register program is one tool to honor and commemorate the importance of regional treasures for future generations. What historical treasures do you most value in your communities?

https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/saving-a-historical-treasure-the-portland-zoo-railway/

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Building Contact-less Visitor Experiences webinar May 27, 11am

Presented by CultureConnect (cultureconnectme.com)

CONTACT-LESS VISITOR EXPERIENCES
Wednesday, May 27 @1pm EST

As museums plan for re-opening, one transformation taking place is the move toward contact-less, self-guided visitor experiences in light of the health and safety policies due to Coronavirus.

In this webinar, we'll focus on technology, operations, way-finding, engagement and bring your own device (BYOD) programs<https://cultureconnectme.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=342c50efa65e6148debccd1f5&id=03042e458d&e=e9ed034e40>. As always, we'll have practical how-to information and take your questions along the way!

REGISTER HERE <https://cultureconnectme.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=342c50efa65e6148debccd1f5&id=fb9b13d2ea&e=e9ed034e40>

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Oregon Main Street forms partnership to develop tools being used nationally

When the pandemic start shutting down states across the country, Oregon Main Street and Washington Main Street joined forces to provide joint support to the networks. It became clear that there was a need to focus on an action plan for recovery and enlisted Iowa Main Street to join the partnership. Each State Coordinator asked two local main street managers to join the think tank and they developed an action plan and tools to help move main streets forward during the recovery.

The National Main Street Center picked up on this project and are helping to launch it nationally so all main street organizations can benefit from these great resources.

A big thank you to Darin Rutledge, Executive Director of Klamath Falls Downtown Association, and Liz Hannum, Executive Director of Downtown Oregon City Association, the Oregon representatives on this team along with Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street Coordinator.

The document will be rolled out early next week and the following webinar will focus on the tool. While it is geared towards Main Street organizations, we will certainly pull out the information that can be applied to all heritage organizations. Stay tuned!

Main Street Recovery Action Plan webinar May 27, 1pm

Main Street programs across the nation have been deploying their trademark creativity and resourcefulness in the face of the unprecedented challenges presented by the coronavirus. We know that Main Street was made for this work - bringing community members together to support one another and build (and rebuild) healthy local economies.

Three state Main Street programs - Iowa, Oregon, and Washington - joined forces to create a tool to help local Main Street organizations focus their priorities and establish themselves as key players in economic recovery. The Recovery Action Plan is a flexible work plan, complete with assessment tools, action ideas, and work plan templates for each committee. And it's simple - one document, easy to edit, yours to use.

We plan to roll out the document early next week. Main Street leaders (executive directors, board members, and volunteers!) from our three states are invited to a 45-minute presentation by the Recovery Action Plan team on Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m. PST. Join us!

Register here<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tcPX8fDASYSIeKVcG2dF2g>

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Oregon Women's History Consortium's Virtual Map-a-thon Launch

This week the Oregon Women's History Consortium launched the virtual Help Put Oregon on the Map "map-a-thon"! What is a "map-a-thon"? We fashioned it on Wikipedia edit-a-thons where people gather together to add important content on any subject. Often they have focused on adding women: medical professionals, scientists, engineers, artists, politicians-you get the idea. We expected to be holding gatherings of groups of people at archives and historical museums to work together to compile historical resources, share stories of the individual suffragists, anti-suffragists and organizations that made women's right to vote a reality, and then add those Oregon women's suffrage sites to the National Votes for Women Trail<http://www.nvwt.org/> (NVWT) online map. Turns out that type of gathering is not possible during a pandemic. Following in the steps of our intrepid suffrage predecessors, Greta and I quickly regrouped and radically changed our plans. Today OWHC<http://www.oregonwomenshistory.org/> launches our virtual map-a-thon and we can't wait for you to join in on this mapping adventure!

What is a Virtual Map-a-thon?
What is a virtual "map-a-thon"? Instead of meeting together in rooms to share historical documents, names and places, and completing a nomination to the National Votes for Women Trail<http://www.nvwt.org/> on the spot, we have figured out how to do it from the comfort of your home. All of the necessary historical materials have been collected into handy, shareable electronic files. Once you select a site that interests you (see list of potential site nominations below), contact us at oregon2020 at oregonwomenshistory.org<mailto:oregon2020 at oregonwomenshistory.org> and we'll send those materials to you. We'll be available to answer your questions and provide support to ensure your site entry is successful.

For more information on the event or to participate visit http://www.oregonwomenshistory.org/oregon-2020/help-put-oregon-on-the-map-virtual-map-a-thon-launch/

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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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