[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2022-02-11

Fri Feb 11 15:15:18 PST 2022

Oregon Heritage News 2022-02-11

In this Issue:

  *   Nominations open for state recognition of standout heritage volunteers
  *   Black exclusion in Oregon presentation, Feb. 17
  *   Black History Month on The Oregon Encyclopedia
  *   Learn about the Oregon SHPO historic sites database on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog
  *   It's February- Check-in with Your Board on Disaster Planning
  *   AASLH History Leadership Institute Online Course
  *   Willamette Valley Project Section 106 Programmatic Agreement Available for Public Comment
  *   State historic cemeteries commission seeks member
  *   BLM seeks a cultural and paleontological Resource Member
  *   Climate Action for Museums Toolkit
  *   "People Need to Remember", an article reflecting on interpreting and preserving African American history
  *   Oregon's 163rd Birthday Celebration; 100 Years of State Parks virtual event is Feb. 12, 10 a.m-2 p.m.

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Nominations open for state recognition of standout heritage volunteers

Oregon Heritage is extending nominations for heritage organizations to nominate an outstanding volunteer to be recognized at the state level. This is a non-competitive category with one nomination allowed from each heritage organization.

We know the incredible value of volunteers and how much they contribute to the preservation and promotion of Oregon's heritage. We certainly saw this in the recent study we did on The Value of Heritage Organizations' Volunteers<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HertiageValueVolunteers_Summary.pdf> where we learned such things as:

  *   Without volunteers, many heritage organizations would not be able to remain open; and if they were to remain open, their reduced capacity would undermine the quality and levels of their operations.
  *   Heritage Volunteers across the state contributed over $875,000 in one year.
  *   Volunteers helped promote heritage organizations by bringing visitors, recommending a heritage organizations to friends and family, and sharing organization updates with other community groups.

We also know how important it is to appreciation these volunteers. Volunteer appreciation opportunities like this are a great way to say thank you, retain volunteers, and attract new ones.

Here are just a couple examples of a volunteer you might want to nominate:

  *   Maybe you have a longtime board member who is retiring from board service and you want to honor their contributions to the governance of your organization. Sometimes it's hard to remember that board members are volunteers too!
  *   What about that massive project that was completed by a volunteer? What better way to honor their dedication and the completion of a project?
  *   Maybe you have that volunteer that is consistently there so that you can open the doors to those visiting the organization.
  *   Or that volunteer that inventoried the collection, or scanned all of the archives, or rehoused a collection.
  *   Or that newer volunteer that just joined and is AWESOME and you want to keep them engaged.
  *   Or you just plain have a great volunteer that you want to appreciate this way.

All nominations will be honored in a compilation video that will be shown at the 2022 Virtual Oregon Heritage Conference<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>, April 27-29. They will also all receive a certificate from Oregon Heritage thanking them for their service.

This is a non-competitive category so all you have to do is email katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov> with the following information:

  *   Name of the Standout Volunteer and whether they are aware of the nomination
  *   Name of the heritage organization
  *   Name of the person nominating the volunteer
  *   2-3 sentences on their  contributions to the organization
  *   Attach one photo of the volunteer

If you have any questions, contact Katie Henry at katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-877-8834.

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Black exclusion in Oregon presentation, Feb. 17

Black exclusion in Oregon presentation
February 17, 8:30 - 10:30 am

The Nonprofit Association of Oregon presents an online talk by Zachary Stocks, Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers.

Many know that Oregon is one of the whitest states in America, but fewer people are aware that this is by design. Zachary will reveal how the provisional, territorial, and state governments of Oregon created legal and social barriers to exclude Blacks from society, how Oregonians reinforced white supremacy with violence and intimidation, and how that history has been misunderstood over the subsequent decades.

Find out more and register here<https://www.oregonmuseums.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=rcFko5CRcoi4G2sEv%2bzXUqhenwu3GJbs8kHFlPl3MhOye5Qa%2bfubPy1j2vzqhNd0zS%2fGcvaT39jYFPgqAZMkrqaZMvA0kFC54z1T5Q0Kdow%3d>.

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Black History Month on The Oregon Encyclopedia

February is Black History Month, and The Oregon Encyclopedia is highlighting articles relating to Black history, including recently published entries such as the Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt<https://t.e2ma.net/click/3kwflh/jtxycc/nwmfimb>, Ben Johnson<https://t.e2ma.net/click/3kwflh/jtxycc/3onfimb>, Margaret Carter<https://t.e2ma.net/click/3kwflh/jtxycc/jhofimb>, and Ron Herndon<https://t.e2ma.net/click/3kwflh/jtxycc/z9ofimb>. In The OE's "Corner Gallery," read a new feature on Black civil rights in Oregon<https://t.e2ma.net/click/3kwflh/jtxycc/f2pfimb> by William Toll.

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Learn about the Oregon SHPO historic sites database on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog

Did you know that you can search for historic sites in Oregon in the Oregon SHPO online Historic Sites Database? Learn more about the database, efforts to keep it updated, and more on the latest post<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2022/02/04/oregon-shpo-continues-to-improve-the-historic-sites-database/> on the Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog.

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It's February- Check-in with Your Board on Disaster Planning

Disaster planning matters. To deal with it in bite-sized pieces, we suggest adding the topic to your board agenda at least three times over the course of the year. Here are a few items you can act on in February:

  1.  Do you have a disaster plan in place? Review & update assignments and contacts. If not, use the PReP template<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OC2C_PReP.doc> to get your contacts in one place.
  2.  Schedule your annual fire inspection<https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/02-23.pdf> and check the extinguishers
  3.  Schedule your annual first-responder tour

We're always looking for tips to help keep heritage organizations efficient and focused on their mission. Heritage Bulletin 36: Board Agenda<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB36_BoardAgendas2.pdf> lays out an easy to adopt an annual discussion schedule to make sure your board is well informed and you're thinking of all the things that need to be addressed within a year. Make sure you have these topics on your calendar!

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AASLH History Leadership Institute Online Course

History organizations are complex and exist in an even more complex society. Operating in this climate calls for new ways of thinking about leadership. In this new History Leadership Institute<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Faaslh.org%2Fprofessional-development%2Fhistory-leadership%2F/1/0100017ee43726c4-339a33de-0a5d-4401-a9ba-8d9cd52c3644-000000/-T7cMrftw9hOKOn5A1uO6NwHeLg=257> online course, participants will engage in an exploration of major theories of management, leadership, and followership that can serve professionals in meeting challenges of everyday work life and issues facing the sector. Important in this exploration is the notion of leadership and followership as fluid roles enacted by individuals across an organization; thus, knowing oneself is essential for enacting effective leadership. Leaders in transition, who are leading a new team, or need increased effectiveness to face tougher challenges will especially benefit from this course. Participants will investigate how these ideas should help inform current and future practice.

Readings, discussions, exercises, and the Leadership Circle Profile(tm) (LCP), a 360-degree assessment, will uncover your strengths and areas of growth to help you become more effective in your roles as follower, manager, and leader. This eight-week course opens with five weeks of weekly virtual sessions, then one week to meet individually with the instructor to review your LCP results, and closes with two weeks of virtual sessions.

  *   Welcome and introductions
  *   Module 1: The current landscape for following, leading, and managing
  *   Module 2: Followership: An overlooked and under-appreciated role
  *   Module 3: Management and managing
  *   Module 4: Leadership and leading

  *   Module 5: Leading and managing for impact and change
  *   Module 6: The Future is now: following, managing, and leading forward

SESSION DATES: March 28 - May 23
COST: $850 AASLH Members / $950 Nonmembers / 10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community or by emailing learn at aaslh.org<mailto:learn at aaslh.org>
What does your tuition include?

  *   The Leadership Circle Profile<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fleadershipcircle.com%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fleadership-circle-profile%2F/1/0100017ee43726c4-339a33de-0a5d-4401-a9ba-8d9cd52c3644-000000/n-k8K_HMW4-yQXzeO2s2g_sH7_k=257>(tm) (A $500 value)
  *   Individual one-on-one session with the course instructor, Julie I. Johnson, PhD, to review your Leadership Circle Profile<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fleadershipcircle.com%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fleadership-circle-profile%2F/2/0100017ee43726c4-339a33de-0a5d-4401-a9ba-8d9cd52c3644-000000/rgVtm4woFRRXJQ9fSjIKi0wcH-Q=257>(tm)
  *   A dedicated space to collaborate with other colleagues in the field and grow your professional support network
  *   All course materials

OPEN REGISTRATION: February 10 - March 21; 20 participant limit. Courses typically fill up before the registration deadline, so register early.

Register here.<https://learn.aaslh.org/products/online-course-following-leading-managing-in-the-current-climate-hli-spring-2022>

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Willamette Valley Project Section 106 Programmatic Agreement Available for Public Comment

Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the steward of cultural resources located at the 13 dams and reservoirs that comprise the Willamette Valley Project, is responsible for ensuring project effects on cultural and historic resources are considered prior to implementation.

Portland District is seeking public comment on a National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Programmatic Agreement that will establish a tailored review process for the Portland District to utilize when determining project effects on historic properties within the Willamette Valley Project. The draft document is available for the public to review at: https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll7/id/19965. Comments are requested by March 13, 2022 and should be submitted by email to wvpculturalresources at usace.army.mil<mailto:wvpculturalresources at usace.army.mil> or by mail to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ODV
RE: WVP PA
40386 W. Boundary Road
Lowell, OR 97452
The Corps will review all comments received.

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies take into consideration project effects on historic properties - which are buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts with local, state, or national historic significance - prior to project implementation. Programmatic Agreements allow for federal agencies to modify the Section 106 consultation process to allow for a streamlined review when the project scope and scale warrants a standardized approach. For more information on the Section 106 process and the role of the public please visit the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation website (https://www.achp.gov/section-106-quicklinks).

Since December 2020, the Portland District has been consulting with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, other federal and state agencies, county recreation partners, and other parties with an interest in the Willamette Valley Project and historic properties. The public brings a diverse breadth of knowledge about our shared heritage to the process and this comment period affords them an opportunity to share issues of concern regarding either historic properties or project effects on historic properties.

Willamette Valley Project: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates 13 dam and reservoir projects in the Willamette River drainage system. Each dam contributes to a water resource management system that provides flood risk management, power generation, irrigation, water quality improvement, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation on the Willamette River and many of its tributaries. Since their completion, the dams have cumulatively prevented over $25 billion in flood damages to the Willamette Valley. For more information, visit: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/.

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State historic cemeteries commission seeks member

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is seeking a new member for the position representing Southern Oregon.

The Commission is seeking a member with knowledge related to, or interest in, cemeteries, historic preservation, genealogy, cultural and burial practices of ethnic groups found in Oregon, landscape and native plants, and history.

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is comprised of seven citizens and is empowered by the Legislature to develop and maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries in Oregon, make recommendations for funding, obtain grant funding, seek legislative appropriations for historic cemeteries, and assist in the coordination of restoration, renovation and maintenance of historic cemeteries statewide.

The group meets four times per year in different locations around the state. There may be an occasional additional meeting for extra projects, programs, and grant selection. Commissioners are also asked to provide informal meetings in their regions or work on other projects outside of meeting time. Travel costs are reimbursed. While protective measures are in place due to COVID, the meetings will be teleconferences.

To apply, send a letter of interest and resume to commission coordinator Kuri Gill at  Kuri.Gill at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-986-0685. Please include your reasons for wanting to serve on the commission, any skills or knowledge you will bring to its work, and ideas or goals you have for your participation. Please submit your information before March 9, 2022.

More information about the Historic Cemeteries program is available online at www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org>.

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BLM seeks a cultural and paleontological Resource Member

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington is looking for a cultural and paleontological Resource Member through the American Conservation Experience (ACE).
This intern will assist the BLM OR/WA State Office in a variety of cultural and paleontological resource program duties for a 52 week period.  Please visit the link below for additional details and how to apply.

ACE: Cultural and Paleontological Resource Member, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington State Office.<https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/731208.html>

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Climate Action for Museums Toolkit

The Alberta Museums Association launched a Climate Action for Museums Toolkit in collaboration with Green Economy Canada. Through case studies and practical instructions, this resource empowers museums to embed environmental sustainability into the core of how they operate.

Learn more here<https://museums.ab.ca/get-involved/climate-action/climate-action-toolkit.aspx>.

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"People Need to Remember", an article reflecting on interpreting and preserving African American history

In this Museum magazine article from 2010, the now-Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution reflects on why museums have so often avoided topics of African American history and why that must change, not only in the increase of representation but in the types of narratives museums tell. Read his still-timely suggestions in honor of this Black History Month.

Read the article by Lonnie G. Bunch III here<https://www.aam-us.org/2010/11/01/people-need-to-remember/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&utm_campaign=ff8d93f1b4-FieldNotes_2022_Feb7&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f06e575db6-ff8d93f1b4-37243273>.

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Oregon's 163rd Birthday Celebration; 100 Years of State Parks virtual event Feb. 12, 10 a.m-2 p.m.

Oregon's 163rd Birthday Celebration; 100 Years of State Parks virtual event is Feb. 12, 10 a.m-2 p.m. Join the festivities at https://www.facebook.com/events/517065289651691. See videos celebrating the Oregon State Parks centennial, our favorite photos from times passed, and interpretive programs featuring park rangers at State Capitol State Park and Champoeg State Heritage Area.

Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani will share his thoughts and a poem written for the state park centennial, reflecting his experience considering the connection between people and Oregon's special places, and among all people who have called these lands home.

Other activities are planned so tune in at 10!

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MNCH Oregon Stewardship Award nominations open

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History will accept nominations for the fifth annual Oregon Stewardship Award during February 2022.

Spearheaded by the Museum Advisory Council<https://mnch.uoregon.edu/museum-advisory-council>, the Oregon Stewardship Award recognizes an environmental or cultural heritage project that involves the community and aligns with the museum's mission to inspire stewardship of our past, present, and future. The $1000 award includes recognition of the project in the Oregon Heroes section of the museum's Explore Oregon<https://mnch.uoregon.edu/exhibits/explore-oregon> exhibit.

Online nomination forms will be available on the museum's website<https://mnch.uoregon.edu/learn/oregon-stewardship-award> beginning February 1.

Projects produced by community groups, individuals, nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions are all eligible, as are national and regional organizations with offices or affiliates in Oregon. Eligible projects are Oregon-based and relate directly to Oregon's environment or cultural heritage. To be considered, projects must have meaningful community impact and be ongoing or completed during the 2021 calendar year.

The museum invites groups and individuals to self-nominate their projects. Nominations will also be accepted from third parties wishing to recognize group or individual stewardship of Oregon's environment or cultural heritage.

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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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