[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2022-04-08

Fri Apr 8 20:09:45 PDT 2022

Oregon Heritage News 2022-04-08

In this Issue:

  *   Register early for the 2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference (by April 12), get a mailed packet
  *   Three Oregon heritage organizations receive National Trust Telling the Full Story grants
  *   Preserving Oregon Grant Letter of Intent deadline, April 13
  *   Check out a collaboration story on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog
  *   Announcing the Theme for Preservation Month 2022
  *   AASLH blog post features how states are preparing for Semiquincentennial

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Register early for the 2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference (by April 12), get a mailed packet

Last call to register early for the 2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx> so you can get a conference packet mailed to you with some goodies to enjoy during the conference!

If you register by April 12 and are one of the first 200 people to register, you will get an awesome conference packet mailed to you in advance of the conference.

The packet will include things like a printed schedule of events, a beautiful booklet commemorating the Oregon State Parks centennial, some yummy snacks and recipes, an opportunity for you to pitch your town for the 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference, some brain break activities, and other swag. Come on, the snacks alone are a good reason to REGISTER NOW<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>!

Check out the plenary speakers, sessions, workshops, tours and more here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>.

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Three Oregon heritage organizations receive National Trust Telling the Full Story grants

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, together with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), announced the recipients of the Telling the Full History Preservation Fund. The fund was made possible with support from NEH through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021. This grant program helps interpret and preserve historic places of importance to underrepresented communities across states and territories of the United States.

$2.5 million in grants were awarded across 39 states to 80 organizations.

Oregon Heritage would like to congratulate the three Oregon heritage organizations and projects that received a grant and we look forward to the outcomes:

  *   Bosco-Milligan Foundation, Portland, OR
Touring, Mapping, and Rediscovering the Historic Places of Portland's Japanese American Community
  *   Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
Oregon Trail Interpretive Kiosk Project
  *   The Vanport Mosaic, Portland, OR
Lost City, Living Memories: Creating a Community-Centered Digital Hub on Vanport

To see all grants awarded across the country, visit here<https://savingplaces.org/neh-telling-full-history?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=weekly#.YlC2Pt9lBEY>.

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Preserving Oregon Grant Letter of Intent deadline, April 13

The required Letter of Intent for the Preserving Oregon grant is next week, April 13.

The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office offers the Preserving Oregon Grant for rehabilitation work that supports the preservation of historic resources listed in the National Register of Historic Places or for significant work contributing toward identifying, preserving and/or interpreting archaeological sites.

Letter of Intent Deadline: April 13, 2022 (11:59 p.m.)
A pre-application work description submission is required. If you are interested in applying, submit the description by creating an application on the OPRD GrantsOnline System.

Once you have submitted a letter of intent, you may be contacted to discuss the project and to perhaps schedule a site visit. Once the letter is approved, you will be able to work on the application in the same online program.

Application Deadline: May 10, 2022 (11:59 p.m.)
For more information visit https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Grants.aspx

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Check out a collaboration story on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog

The latest post of the Oregon Heritage Exchange features a collaboration between Bend Parks and Recreation Dept. and the Deschutes County Historical Society to preserve and care for historical items in the Hollinshead-Matson Historic House. Read about the project here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2022/03/29/preserving-central-oregons-agricultural-history-at-a-homestead-house/>.

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Announcing the Theme for Preservation Month 2022

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced their theme for Preservation Month 2022: People Saving Places.

May is National Historic Preservation Month. This is a time for local, state, and national entities to shine a light on historic places and historic preservation efforts to emphasize their value to the community and hopefully inspire others to take action.

If you'd like access to messaging and materials to help support celebrating this in your own community, visit here<https://support.savingplaces.org/page/5785/data/1?ea.url.id=1224816&forwarded=true>.

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AASLH blog post features how states are preparing for Semiquincentennial

On the AASLH Blog, John Marks writes about how states from coast to coast (and beyond!) are preparing for a broad exploration of U.S. history for the Semiquincentennial in 2026-and how AASLH is supporting them. More than half of all states have either completed or begun the process of creating a state-level 250th anniversary commission. Is your state among them? Read more<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Faaslh.org%2Fstate-preparations-for-us-250%2F/1/0100017ffa91b96b-f368e765-f190-42f6-ab22-6e06472248d6-000000/AneAhSZ-UeA3tSobfxoaetPgC-g=265>.

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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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