[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2020-08-05

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Oregon Heritage News 2020-08-05

In this issue:

  *   National Park Service Lists Oregon Trail Resources and two other Oregon sites in the National Register of Historic Places
  *   JOB OPPORTUNITY: Oregon Heritage/SHPO seek Archaeology Survey and Inventory Coordinator
  *   Nominations open to join Nonprofit Association of Oregon’s Board of Directors
  *   OHS and other Oregon orgs. host Memory and Public Space: An Educator UnConference in August
  *   Museums and Libraries Join Forces to Boost Vaccine Confidence
  *   Free Webinar: Preservation Project Planning Basics for historic buildings

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National Park Service Lists Oregon Trail Resources and two other Oregon sites in the National Register of Historic Places


Two National Register nominations recommended by Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) have been accepted by the National Park Service and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.



These important documents outline the history of the Oregon Trail in Oregon. The Oregon Trail, Oregon, 1840 to 1880 Multiple Property Document provides a comprehensive history and tool for future listings of other Oregon Trail properties. The La Grande to Hilgard trail segment is one piece of the larger trail that retains physical evidence from those who traveled across Oregon.



This effort is in line with Oregon’s Statewide Preservation Plan that seeks to increase the number of listings in the National Register. It also supports the goals to increase access to Oregon heritage that are part of the Oregon Heritage Plan.



La Grande to Hilgard Segment – The La Grande to Hilgard Segment is a well-preserved trace of emigrant wagon ruts, crossing a high plateau composed of three segments that is 3.66 miles long and is located between the cities of La Grande and Hilgard. One of the steepest climbs on the Trail in Oregon, the La Grande to Hilgard segment follows a brushy ephemeral stream course that leads to a long, steep hill that is open and rocky. The La Grande to Hilgard trail segment was consistently used by overland emigrants, freighters carrying mining equipment, foodstuffs, and other commodities, and was used by stage companies carrying passengers across the greater Blue Mountains. Eventually use of these three trail segments by overland emigrants and freighters waned, particularly due to alternative routes that redirected traffic and road improvements that were made from La Grande to Hilgard and in the Grande Ronde River canyon. However, the redirection of travelers helped preserve these segments of the Oregon Trail.



Oregon Trail, Oregon, 1840 to 1880 Multiple Property Document - This document provides an overview of the history of the Oregon Trail through four different historical contexts and establishes a framework for identifying and listing Oregon Trail resources in the National Register of Historic Places. This thematic document provides resources and guidance for individuals interested in listing properties in the National Register. If anyone is interested in listing a significant Oregon Trail resource or would like to learn more about how to use this document, please contact Robert Olguin at Robert.olguin at oregon.gov<mailto:Robert.olguin at oregon.gov>

Two other Oregon sites recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places include:



The Harry and Eleanor Holmes House - Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) recommended the sites nomination at their February 2021 meeting. The National Park Service — which maintains the National Register — accepted this nomination in June 2021.



Located on a landscaped 1.98 acre lot and completed in 1939, the Harry and Eleanor Holmes House was designed by Los Angeles-based architect Paul Revere Williams, a nationally significant architect. Williams’ designs for industrialists, movie stars and other celebrities during the 1930s-1960s were broadly published and widely recognized for their elegant character, especially his trademark helical stairways.



With his brother, David, Harry was the owner of Bear Creek Orchards, later Harry & David, a nationally prominent innovator of mail-order marketing through their Fruit-of-the-Month club. Harry & David sold high quality pears and other fruits, developing a highly successful operation that was among the largest of its type in the nation.


The Harry and Eleanor Holmes House is the 45th individual property in Medford to be listed in the National Register, and the first listing since October 2012.

The Mill City Southern Pacific Rail Road Bridge - Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) recommended the nomination at their February 2021 meeting. The National Park Service — which maintains the National Register of Historic Places — accepted this nomination in June 2021.

The Mill City Southern Pacific Rail Road Bridge is located is located over the North Santiam River in Mill City, straddling the boundary of Marion and Linn counties.  The site is at the end of the original downtown core of Mill City.

The Mill City Southern Pacific Rail Road Bridge is a 120-foot-long single span pin-connected Pratt thru-truss bridge that spans the North Santiam River in Mill City, Oregon. A rare surviving example of wrought iron construction, one of only two such bridges in Oregon. The span was built for the Southern Pacific Rail Road for use in California c1885. Typical of Phoenix Column spans, the bridge was disassembled and relocated, first to Lake Oswego, OR, c1901 and then finally to Mill City in 1919.

Used to carry rail traffic until 1971, the bridge was converted to pedestrian use by 1991, adding a wooden deck and new railings for safety.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Oregon Heritage/SHPO seek Archaeology Survey and Inventory Coordinator

The Archaeology Survey and Inventory Coordinator administers the state programs for the identification, recordation, and evaluation of historic properties significant for their archaeological or ethnographic associations in compliance with federal and state laws and guidance and professional best practices. The position creates and maintains processes and information systems to support this effort in coordination with the Oregon State Archaeologist and Survey and Inventory Program Coordinator. Your decisions and actions impact the accuracy, accessibility, and usefulness of digital and physical records used by our many partners, including Indian Tribes, and federal, state, and local agencies for planning, education, development, and regulatory uses. Your responsibilities include developing standards for identifying, documenting, and evaluating historic properties; reviewing, processing, and digitizing survey reports and site documentation; administration of the state-wide archaeological permit program; and creating and maintaining digital data and data systems, including the Oregon Archaeological Remote Records Access system (OARRA), Oregon’s Online Site Forms submission system, Oregon Historic Sites Database and Geographic Information System (GIS) for historic properties, and related information and data-storage systems. The Archaeology Survey and Inventory Coordinator completes archaeological surveys in support of Division projects as time and budget allow, and is the backup administrator for the Oregon Go Digital submission process

Please follow the link below
External Application<https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Salem--OPRD--Central-Office/Archaeology-Survey-and-Inventory-Coordinator--Natural-Resource-Specialist-3_REQ-68582>

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Nominations open to join Nonprofit Association of Oregon’s Board of Directors
*taken from NAO e-news 8/5/21


  *   Do you love Oregon nonprofits and all they stand for?
  *   Are you ready to use your talent and time to help build the nonprofit sector’s voice and visibility?
  *   Are you passionate about ensuring nonprofits are effective in serving Oregon’s communities?
  *   Do you want to have an integral role in helping nonprofits to connect, improve, and advance their missions so all Oregonians can grow and thrive?
  *   Are you committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives throughout the nonprofit sector?

If this sounds like you or someone you know, we would love to hear from you! The Nonprofit Association of Oregon<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HHM6R-R8L3RhDInUy6Rgn9bZtL0KsS4F-XFQ3vWxwQKt6QVY-uVJObz1KYVXgh9glj7jqd07hFZzgMS_e1QyNydmNnnSpAXHFbG2AzVSBdmWLd_162MRiy3uKBvqoHx-bLFimLBL621FLp9Vf36cPg==&c=0o1XH42LDicidGzcN50sTHtv7dV-mSz7NLAejyK6DQtqISv_JkHdUw==&ch=uxYwQPN4ZrdKwTVtjwwYMUXQHZ9l0zaxYRxneOJEHaqRVrpqGNw02w==> is growing our Board of Directors and looking for people who have the energy and drive to advocated on behalf of the nonprofit sector. We are seeking four individuals willing to commit and serve at least one three (3) year term beginning January 2022. While we are accepting applications statewide, in order to ensure that our board is representative of the diversity of our state, NAO has established a set of criteria that will help us in the screening process for selecting new board members for the NAO board.

Qualifications:  Membership on the Board of Directors is open to anyone with a demonstrated commitment to advancing the interests of Oregon's nonprofit sector. We strive to select a slate of candidates that is inclusive and broadly representative of the State of Oregon's growing diversity, as well as ensuring that all regions of the state and varied nonprofit sub-sectors have a place at the table. We have listed four specific sets of criteria that will help us in selecting our final slate of candidates.


  1.  NAO is committed to ensuring that our board continues to nurture and advance leadership opportunities within communities of color and new emerging leaders who are just beginning their careers in the nonprofit sector.
  2.  NAO seeks to create a board that ensures broad geographic representation within the state.  In particular, we are hoping to find new board members from Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon with lived and learned experience of rural Oregon.
  3.  Areas of expertise currently needed by the corporate entity include: Accounting or Financial Planning, Legal Expertise and Governmental Affairs and Public Policy.
  4.  Unique areas of expertise that can broaden the perspective of the board include (but are not limited to): Environmental and Climate Change, Land Usage and Sustainable Community Development, and Health and Human Services.
NAO Board Members are also expected to:


  *   Uphold the basic legal responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors.
  *   Maintain active membership in NAO.
  *   Seek to promote and serve as an ambassador of NAO in the broader community.
  *   Attend at least 75% of board and committee meetings in person, or by virtual meeting.
  *   Actively engages in NAO’s pursuit to institutionalize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its policies and practices.
  *   Serve on at least one board committee.
  *   Make a personal contribution to NAO at a level that is meaningful to you.

If you are interested in applying to join NAO’s Board of Directors, please submit your application here<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HHM6R-R8L3RhDInUy6Rgn9bZtL0KsS4F-XFQ3vWxwQKt6QVY-uVJOeXf2hIpsrmjIeI8ukjLHl0xsySY8LUniDe85_AEvoyXC3Yr2Dxhv5dTrfbdm-W3ETnhb7X_uj0nmncaNcfR8e1hRc95nsZdrodZ1_KJ0cx-_g0wkYsD_1I=&c=0o1XH42LDicidGzcN50sTHtv7dV-mSz7NLAejyK6DQtqISv_JkHdUw==&ch=uxYwQPN4ZrdKwTVtjwwYMUXQHZ9l0zaxYRxneOJEHaqRVrpqGNw02w==>.

If you have someone in mind that you believe meets these requirements and would like to nominate them, please contact us at nominations at nonprofitoregon.org<mailto:nominations at nonprofitoregon.org> with the individual's first and last name, email and phone number.

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OHS and other Oregon orgs. host Memory and Public Space: An Educator UnConference in August

OHS's education department is excited to join with museums and cultural organizations across the state to explore the debates over how American society uses public space to memorialize, create, negotiate — and even forget — history. We invite you to join us for Memory and Public Space: An Educator UnConference<https://t.e2ma.net/click/nsrwvg/r7l5jj/zxzf4jb>. This professional development opportunity will give educators across disciplines ideas, information, and resources designed to help teach about the role public spaces play in expressing societal values. Sessions will include topical lectures, lessons, live events, and articles that approach the subject of public space and memory through disciplines including art, history, and language. This conference is free for all attendees and will be offered both synchronously and asynchronously throughout the month of August beginning on Monday, August 9.

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Museums and Libraries Join Forces to Boost Vaccine Confidence

The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) today announced the launch of Communities for Immunity<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2IGUrxoznEUHfLvwhUiEZnVOBuZnjezNRuvdbmxD8hBEOma9qiGF4xCT70Rq6x77EV8JqAcmLZ5_gJul4CB_AqQbTxYpqgbGDH8SJhTZmPJgv1e2M-lhOOwfWnXJZ5JJk&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==>, an unprecedented partnership to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence in communities across the United States.

This important project launches at a critical moment as the United States is experiencing both a surge in COVID-19 cases related to dangerous new coronavirus variants and an urgent need to dramatically increase vaccination rates. “Throughout the pandemic, our nation’s museums and libraries have supported their communities with critical educational and social services,” said Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums. “As community pillars and trusted messengers, they are well-positioned to help build trust in and overcome hesitation to the COVID-19 vaccines.”

“IMLS is honored to join with the CDC and partners ASTC, AAM, ALA, and NNLM on this national program,” said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. “Good information and support at the local level through Communities for Immunity and the ongoing engagement of museums and libraries will strengthen our continued fight against the pandemic.”

“As we continue to see the Delta variant spread across the country, we must come together to fight health misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine — the best tool we have to defeat this virus,” said Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General. “Museums and libraries are the vaults that hold our knowledge and history. They educate us on the discoveries and blunders of our past. That’s the foundation upon which Communities for Immunity will equip the American people with accurate, reliable, science-based information. This partnership comes at a crucial time. We need more trusted messengers who let science lead, as they help Americans make informed health decisions for our families.”

“Access to information about vaccines and trusted messengers to effectively convey it locally is a matter of life and death. America’s 117,000 libraries provide both, serving communities at greatest risk of contracting the coronavirus and those most hesitant to receive the vaccine,” said Patty Wong, President of the American Library Association. “The American Library Association is proud to join the Communities for Immunity initiative to offer resources and funding to supercharge the capacity of our nation’s second responders.”

“There is a long history of partnering with museums, libraries, and science and technology organizations to promote health education in the U.S.,” said Judy M. Gantt, CDC Museum Director. “Through the Communities for Immunity partnership, museums and libraries are supporting CDC’s mission to prevent disease, injuries, and disability from COVID-19, while delivering fact-based information on the science of COVID-19 and helping build confidence in the vaccine.”

With support from the CDC and IMLS, ASTC will lead Communities for Immunity, which will provide funding to museums, libraries, science centers, and other cultural institutions to enhance vaccine confidence where it matters most: at the local level. Building on the many ways they have supported their communities during the pandemic, the partnership will activate museums and libraries to create and deliver evidence-driven materials and develop resources, programs, and approaches specifically designed to help museums and libraries engage diverse audiences in building trust in the COVID-19 vaccine.

This includes working in partnership with ASTC-member experts on science and community engagement. Museums and libraries will leverage resources and research available on vaccines and variants disseminated by IMLS’s research partnership with OCLC and Battelle, the Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) project.

“Museums and libraries are defined by their commitment to serving their communities, and we are honored to support them in doing what they do best: engaging their communities in locally-resonant learning and action to tackle big challenges,” said Christofer Nelson, President and CEO of ASTC. “As an association committed to increasing understanding of—and engagement with—science and technology among all people, we know that now is the time to lean into helping our communities through the science-focused challenge of COVID-19.”

Additional organizations joining in the effort include the Association of African American Museums (AAAM), the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL), the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM), and the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). This national coalition of partners are creating a Community of Practice to develop and refine vaccine education resources that will be shared with the broader museum and library community.

Communities for Immunity builds on a number of earlier and ongoing efforts to activate engagement in vaccine confidence work, including REopening Archives, Libraries and Museums <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d9JQYwzy3b-7ONaN8ckha-JS2GVrz2vlELd06jteXQMLt6Rg1zUO0yrVebC6GPJjKLCt-0EvMHU9kGMqrnOBmOubYeo-kPDn6k8YjO3btPHrNEUICl99E6EDSWoo7hqF5_fPwfDihKmXgR6iQcEN6BE7gwAcpfOENS1onwAKh5UU4OshZp7lNcg=&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==> (REALM)<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d9JQYwzy3b-7ONaN8ckha-JS2GVrz2vlELd06jteXQMLt6Rg1zUO0yrVebC6GPJjKLCt-0EvMHU9kGMqrnOBmOubYeo-kPDn6k8YjO3btPHrNEUICl99E6EDSWoo7hqF5_fPwfDihKmXgR6iQcEN6BE7gwAcpfOENS1onwAKh5UU4OshZp7lNcg=&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==>, a research partnership between OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle; Vaccines & US<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2RvDQAW89q9vbThzCwrKYriQxcXXyzk89iRWAzOUx-csM25U_e5_T0IvzWPvFiQRM4vJ_CKlxGpQyEpwk9STIYg==&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==>, led by the Smithsonian and in collaboration with a range of partner organizations and individuals; V<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2Xjl_ARQN1NqwPplqpkm-sE0jLU8CsBLaWp339V3EwI6mV9RE0DHoS7403BCpD4GZjTGKT4AKyKB17yBRnEZxJXdJRTb-ZvQjGLsXi9sKRmW_FtBxdnc6kyYNUCkiv5EyuOvWhJADmKssxuE7lrUJ2A==&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==>accinate with Confidence<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2Xjl_ARQN1NqwPplqpkm-sE0jLU8CsBLaWp339V3EwI6mV9RE0DHoS7403BCpD4GZjTGKT4AKyKB17yBRnEZxJXdJRTb-ZvQjGLsXi9sKRmW_FtBxdnc6kyYNUCkiv5EyuOvWhJADmKssxuE7lrUJ2A==&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==> from the CDC; We Can Do This<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2WvoVbny_6TWBRzv8rNG8TuYXnyAoTMciKMvEMog79mzAK0gbTV5jxpGlWGdHQYPG9A8Nk_g8Cw-yyZV6AS0FBQ==&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==> from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and the It’s Up to You<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2sgOUsYfXNW7lwmWVz3vOvSGmkpFjd2y6T5eAJVV8miLv7bm9YRwb9RFKkzoXl97QqugvvP59LWqmQtmjAIDN9MQWR78j85d3RQpNYi8ahJWLJPi6oQb7PA==&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==> campaign led by the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative.

For more information, please visit CommunitiesForImmunity.org<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xAy_bz206jbWp3ZbrADoc3G31fupGF9d5ZDXfS_Q6zeCDAupQ6L8d-4u2P6bNcQ2IGUrxoznEUHfLvwhUiEZnVOBuZnjezNRuvdbmxD8hBEOma9qiGF4xCT70Rq6x77EV8JqAcmLZ5_gJul4CB_AqQbTxYpqgbGDH8SJhTZmPJgv1e2M-lhOOwfWnXJZ5JJk&c=dc6cvMUtoG2Yx2rXVX5IHzUyw1ge8WL_rG1q3QY6Tj0EYedBe3DOiQ==&ch=5GkH6yIOY55VO2r5mI29pR7H4fb3ZeCd4MzRY5Z1Vkfut1cAlUqttA==>.

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Free Webinar: Preservation Project Planning Basics for historic buildings

Planning to tackle some major rehabilitation work on your historic building, but not sure where to start? This National Trust for Historic Preservation Forum Webinar on August 17 will give an overview of the process of architectural design and construction practiced by architects, engineers, contractors, and preservationists, which provides the framework for most rehabilitation projects. Speakers include representatives from Partners for Sacred Places and grantees from the National Fund for Sacred Places. Register today<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fforum.savingplaces.org%2Fforum-webinar/1/0100017b0d30e473-5fb46e1f-79cf-4339-947d-350dbab10dc2-000000/47rhxa1RuYFQwds3w60WS6lvhdg=229>.

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