[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2020-10-30

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Oregon Heritage News 2020-10-30

In this issue:

  *   Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries releases position paper on Confederate flags and a bulletin on marking unmarked graves
  *   Oregon Heritage workshop: Disaster Preparedness and Resilience for Collecting Organizations, Dec. 2
  *   Oregon Heritage workshop: Fire Recovery and Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Historic Cemeteries, Nov. 17
  *   Check out how these museums pivot for Halloween events!
  *   Museum Assessment Program (MAP) open for applications
  *   Archives Month: #AskAnArchivist featured on the Oregon Heritage Exchange
  *   Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years - The Eugene Story goes online
  *   NEDCC preservation training webinar opportunities
  *   AASLH History Leadership Institute Seminar applications open


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Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries releases position paper on Confederate flags and a bulletin on marking unmarked graves

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries has taken up the issues of the Confederate Flag and the ramifications of its presence at places meant for the public to access and marking unmarked graves.

The commission regularly addresses issues that arise for historic cemeteries. The commission researches the issues, holds discussion at their public meetings, allows for public comment, and then votes to take a position or not. The positions are intended to offer information and direction for historic cemeteries to have board and constituent discussion. Cemeteries and cemeteries may to choose ignore the position guidance. Whether they do or don't listen to it, they still have equal access to all commission resources, including grants.

The commission took on the topic of the use of Confederate flags in historic cemeteries beginning in April 2019. The following July and October 2019 and July 2020 meetings included lengthy discussions and information sharing about the Confederate flag, the history of its use, the impact of its presence to the public, and rules in government cemeteries were considered. Based on the discussions, the commission has agreed that historic cemeteries are places where all people should feel welcome and the presence of the Confederate flag can be threatening. At the recent October 2020 meeting, the commission approved a final document<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OCHCPPConfederateFlags.pdf>.

The commission also completed a new Heritage Bulletin<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB38MarkingUnmarkedGraves.pdf> regarding marking unmarked graves. This document provides the benefits of marking unmarked graves and issues to consider before taking on the project. It also offers some examples of markers that can be used.

All of the commission's position papers and Heritage Bulletins can be found on the technical resources<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/TechnicalResources.aspx> page of our website along with other information for historic cemeteries and nonprofits including disaster preparedness and nonprofit management.


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Oregon Heritage workshop: Disaster Preparedness and Resilience for Collecting Organizations, Dec. 2

Disaster Preparedness and Resilience for Collecting Organizations
Dec. 2, 2020, 9am - 12:30pm
Register here<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsc-ygrTIiHNC8Qic5waY5L7WO7bcfNdVO>

Join Oregon Heritage<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/default.aspx> and Oregon Museums Association<https://oregonmuseums.org/> for a workshop to explore action you can take to plan for a disaster in order to limit damage and recover quickly. The free, December 2, workshop will be 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. online. The first section, offered by Oregon State Archives<https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/default.aspx> will focus on disaster preparedness for essential records and archival collections. The second session, presented by UO's Institute for Policy Research & Engagement<https://ipre.uoregon.edu/>, will share a new model of community-wide disaster resilience planning for heritage resources. Learn how to team up with other heritage organizations in your community to develop a plan and move forward mitigation efforts. This session will explain what a community plan includes, explore the guidebook to developing the plan, and the value to collecting organizations to participate in a community plan. Register<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsc-ygrTIiHNC8Qic5waY5L7WO7bcfNdVO> online to get Zoom access information.

Matt Brown is with the Oregon State Archives. He earned his Masters in Library Science and M.A. in History from the University of Maryland College Park. He regularly delivers records management training sessions to public agencies throughout the state. He specializes in topics such as electronic records management, communications technologies, and records disaster preparedness. During this training, you will get an overview of the disaster preparedness planning process. You will learn how your disaster plan should identify and prioritize, assess risks to, and protect essential records and collections. Disaster preparedness plan resources and basic records salvage techniques will also be discussed. This presentation is indebted to the Smithsonian Institution's Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART) training for records professionals and first responders.

Robert Parker, with UO's Institute for Policy Research & Engagement, coordinated a team of University of Oregon students, including Melissa Graciosa, through the community planning process in partnership with the City of Cottage Grove, local heritage organizations, and Oregon Heritage. The results include individual organizational plans and a community-wide plan. Through the process the organizations discovered shared needs and goals that could then be included in the city plan. The workshop, led by Parker and Graciosa, will address the benefits of such an approach, the model process, and lessons learned.

Contact Kuri Gill<mailto:kuri.gill at oregon.gov>, 503-986-0685, for additional information.


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Oregon Heritage workshop: Fire Recovery and Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Historic Cemeteries, Nov. 17

Fire Recovery and Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Historic Cemeteries
Nov. 17, 2020, 1pm-4pm
Register here<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdO-tqzgtGdBhjpD98xO4MCb70Rpza-qc>

Join Oregon Heritage<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/default.aspx> for a workshop learn recovery tips for cemeteries impacted by fire and explore community-wide planning for heritage resources. The free, November 17, workshop will be 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. online. The first section, offered by Historic Preservation Northwest<http://hp-nw.com/> will focus on post fire recovery in historic cemeteries, from safety issues to monument care. The second session, presented by UO's Institute for Policy Research & Engagement<https://ipre.uoregon.edu/>, will share a new model of community-wide disaster resilience planning for heritage resources. Learn how to team up with other heritage organizations in your community to develop a plan and move forward mitigation efforts. This session will explain what a community plan includes, explore the guidebook to developing the plan, and the value to collecting organizations to participate in a community plan. Register<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdO-tqzgtGdBhjpD98xO4MCb70Rpza-qc> online to get Zoom access information.

Dave Pinyerd and Bernadette Niederer, of Historic Preservation Northwest, focus on historic cemetery preservation through planning, survey, and monument care. They will provide guidance regarding historic preservation based on examples and research into the impacts of fire on historic stone, mortar and cemeteries in general.

Robert Parker, with UO's Institute for Policy Research & Engagement, coordinated a team of University of Oregon students, including Melissa Graciosa, through the community planning process in partnership with the City of Cottage Grove, local heritage organizations, and Oregon Heritage. The results include individual organizational plans and a community-wide plan. Through the process the organizations discovered shared needs and goals that could then be included in the city plan. The workshop, led by Parker and Graciosa, will address the benefits of such an approach, the model process, and lessons learned.

Contact Kuri Gill<mailto:kuri.gill at oregon.gov>, 503-986-0685, for additional information.


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Check out how these museums pivot for Halloween events!

>From a online panel on sci-fi costumes, to a moonlight picnic, to an online adopt-a-skull fundraising event, the American Alliance of Museums gathered some examples from across the county how museums are pivoting their Halloween events this year. View article here<https://www.aam-us.org/2020/10/23/how-will-museums-haunt-us-this-halloween/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&utm_campaign=eaa23e0775-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_22_09_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f06e575db6-eaa23e0775-37243273>.

Be sure to check out the Oregon Health Authority guidelines and risk assessment<https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Pages/OHA-provides-tips-for-a-safe-(but-still-spooky-and-fun)-Halloween.aspx> for Halloween this year.


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Museum Assessment Program (MAP) open for applications

The Museum Assessment Program<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/museum-assessment-program-map/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&utm_campaign=eaa23e0775-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_22_09_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f06e575db6-eaa23e0775-37243273> offered through the American Alliance of Museums is a one-year process<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/map-process-and-timeline/> of self-assessment, institutional activities, and consultative peer review with a site visit and recommendations. Museum emerge with:

  *   Greater alignment of activities, mission, and resources
  *   Analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities
  *   Prioritized roadmap for improving operations and meeting standards
  *   Practices benchmarked to standards
  *   Enhanced credibility with potential funders and donors
  *   Improved communications between staff, board, and other constituents
  *   Expert advice, recommendations, and resources
  *   Increased capacity for strategic planning
  *   Preparation for core document verification, accreditation or reaccreditation

MAP offers five different assessments to choose from:

  *   Organizational
  *   Collections Stewardship
  *   Education & Interpretation
  *   Community & Audience Engagement
  *   Board Leadership

Find out which one is right for your museum<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/map-assessment-types/> and how to apply<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/apply-to-the-museum-assessment-program/> for the February 1, 2021 deadline.

An Oregon grant resource that might be an option for financial assistance for this assessment process is an Oregon Cultural Trust Organizational & Professional Development Grant<https://culturaltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/FY21_OCT_OrgProfDevt_GrantApplication.pdf> which is given out on a rolling basis.


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Archives Month: #AskAnArchivist featured on the Oregon Heritage Exchange

October is National Archives Month and we wanted to give it one last shout out before the month ends. One of the national events that is done to bring awareness and understanding to the importance of archives is #askanarchivist day. This year it was held on Oct. 7. We thought we would gather a few of the questions that were asked for your enjoyment. View post here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/archives-month-askanarchivist/>.


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Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years - The Eugene Story goes online

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History and Oregon Black Pioneers announced the launch of the new, fully online version of the exhibit Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years - The Eugene Story.

The digital exhibit, which faithfully mirrors the brick-and-mortar version opened last fall which received a 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award<https://youtu.be/TWEbKgbskB4>, chronicles the civil rights movement in Eugene during the 1960s and 70s through video, photos, and lively interpretive text. As the pandemic continues to limit the number of folks who can visit the museum in person, the new digital exhibit helps ensure the public's continued access to these critically important stories about Black history and culture, racial justice, and civil rights activism in our state and local community.

View the new exhibit at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/racingtochange/.


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NEDCC preservation training webinar opportunities

- Caring for Vellum-bound Books - November 3, 2020
- Strategies for Born-digital Collections - November 17, 2020
- Writing Your NEH Preservation Assistance Grant - FREE - November 20 or Dec 3, 2020
- Creating Preservation-quality Oral History Recordings - December 8, 2020
- Strategies for Nitrate and Acetate Negatives and Film - December 15, 2020
- Starting a Conservation Project: How to Get the Most Out of Your Money - FREE - February 9, 2021
- Validating Digital Files for Preservation - March 2, 2021
- Coping with Pests and Mold - March 11, 2021
- Caring for Object Collections - March 23, 2021
- Surveying, Selecting, and Testing Digital Preservation Software - March 25, 2021
- Digital Preservation Planning - April 1, 2021
- Digitizing Photographic Collections - April 12, 2021
- Personal Digital Archiving - FREE - April 27, 2021
- Writing Grants for Audio Preservation and Reformatting - FREE - April 30
- Building an Easy Digital Preservation Workflow with Small Tools - June 22, 2021

MULTI-SESSION ONLINE COURSES:

- Managing an Environmental Monitoring Program - 2 Sessions - December 10 & 17, 2020
- Fundamentals of AV Preservation - 6 Sessions - January 14-February 25, 2021
- Fundamentals of Photograph Preservation - 6 Sessions - March 3-April 7, 2021
- Writing a Disaster Plan - 2 Sessions - April 8 & 15, 2021

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER: www.nedcc.org/prestr<http://www.nedcc.org/prestr>
Eligible participants earn Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) through the Academy of Certified Archivists

FREE or discounted On-demand webinars also available on a variety of preservation topics.
www.nedcc.org/ondemand<http://www.nedcc.org/ondemand>

QUESTIONS about the preservation or conservation of collections items? Need FREE advice?
Ask NEDCC: https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/ask-nedcc/preservation-questions
NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center - www.nedcc.org<http://www.nedcc.org>
JOIN the NEDCC E-News List for all the latest updates: www.nedcc.org/news<http://www.nedcc.org/news>


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AASLH History Leadership Institute Seminar applications open

The American Association for State and Local History is currently accepting applications for the History Leadership Institute's 2021 Seminar! Simply put, the HLI Seminar is the field's best professional development opportunity for mid-career professionals at history organizations of all types and sizes. Since 1959, the HLI Seminar has provided people at all management levels the tools, ideas, and connections to enhance their ability to lead institutions and the field.

The HLI Seminar operates on a "2+2" format: 2 weeks of online learning, followed by an intensive 2-week residential experience at Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana. During that time, a cohort of about twenty professionals dives deep into a broad range of current and future issues facing the history and museum field, including equity and access, measuring impact, community engagement, strategic planning, facilitating change, and much, much more.

Through workshops, discussions, and field studies facilitated by dozens of nationally-recognized experts, Associates tackle the most pressing issues confronting history institutions and develop strategies for addressing them. HLI challenges history professionals to ask not "Are we doing things right?" but rather to ask "Are we doing the right things?"

The 2021 Seminar is scheduled for June 1-26. We are of course remaining attentive to outside circumstances and are prepared to pivot if necessary.

Applications are due Dec. 31, 2020. To learn more visit www.historyleadership.org<http://www.historyleadership.org>.

An Oregon grant resource that might be an option for financial assistance for this opportunity is an Oregon Cultural Trust Organizational & Professional Development Grant<https://culturaltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/FY21_OCT_OrgProfDevt_GrantApplication.pdf> which is given out on a rolling basis. Be sure to check in with them and see if this grant might apply.


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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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