[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2023-09-08

Fri Sep 8 16:44:11 PDT 2023

Oregon Heritage News 2023-09-08
In this Issue:

  *   Oregon Heritage/Oregon SHPO seeks consultant to conduct 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study
  *   Congratulations to two Oregon sites for receiving a national grant!
  *   Check out a census report related to the archives field in the latest edition of American Archivist
  *   Main Street Disaster Preparedness Toolkit featured on Main Street America blog
  *   American Alliance of Museums has a new resource library, check it out!
  *   National Mitigation Planning Program Webinar Series: From Policy to Action

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Oregon Heritage/Oregon SHPO seeks consultant to conduct 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study
The State of Oregon, State Historic Preservation Office announces OregonBuys<https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/> Bid Solicitation # S-63400-00007894 to collect proposals for the Oregon Heritage Vitality Study Project. (If you head to the OregonBuys<https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/> site and look up S-63400-00007894 in the search bar at the top, you will find the full RFP).
The purpose of the 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study and Report is to understand the condition of heritage resources and organizations in Oregon and provide recommendations to continue to improve conditions. The work will collect current information and follow up on data gathered and analyzed and recommendations that resulted from the 2010 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study and Report. The project will document changes over time related to the needs, challenges, and opportunities in the heritage preservation field in Oregon. The project materials will also include a messaging tool to assist in using the report develop heritage resources and organizations.
The purpose of the RFP is to contract for professional consulting services to complete the 2024 Report which includes the following tasks and deliverables:

  *   Develop Research Approach and Methodology;
  *   Execute Research Methodology;
  *   Analyze Data and identify issues and recommendations; and
  *   Final Report & Communication Tools.

The RFP schedule is below:
Event
Date
Time
Pre-offer Conference (Not Mandatory)
Via MS Teams Meeting
September 11, 2023
3:00 PM
Questions / Requests for Clarification Due
September 14, 2023
2:00 PM
Opening (offer Due)
September 22, 2023
2:00 PM

Issuance of Notice of Award (approx.)

October 6, 2023

Winona Butler is the Single Point of Contact for this RFP; please submit any questions to Winona at the following email address:
Winona.Butler at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:Winona.Butler at oprd.oregon.gov> or upload questions into the OregonBuys Q&A tab.
OregonBuys Commodity Code used for this RFP is 956-30: Historical Studies and Services.
If you are a consultant that is not in the OregonBuys system, please contact Winona Butler for information on how to do that.

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Congratulations to two Oregon site for receiving a national grant!
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the 2023 recipients of the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation<https://savingplaces.org/favrot-fund> and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors<https://savingplaces.org/cynthia-woods-mitchell-fund>. Grants from these two funds will help preserve a diverse range of historic sites across the country. Between them, the National Trust has granted a total of $223,500 to 32 organizations in 19 states. The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors are annual grant opportunities offered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
There were two Oregon sites that were included in the list of recipients:
Upward Bound Camp for Persons with Special Needs, Inc. in Gates received $8,000 for window repairs at Gates School from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation<https://savingplaces.org/favrot-fund>. This school erves as the site of a year-round Upward Bound Camp for persons with diverse-abilities.
The all-volunteer run Mark Prairie Historical Society in Canby was awarded $10,000  from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors<https://savingplaces.org/cynthia-woods-mitchell-fund> to restore the Schoolhouse's interior to its circa-1879 origins in the wake of a destructive 2021 ice storm. Since 1950, the Schoolhouse and its two acres of Oregon white oak savanna have served as a meeting place for community use to the people of the rural neighborhoods south of Portland.

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Check out a census report related to the archives field in the latest edition of American Archivist
A*CENSUS II: All Archivists Survey Report
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Ioana G. Hulbert<javascript:;>
The American Archivist (2023) 86 (1): 18-78.
https://doi.org/10.17723/2327-9702-86.1.18
The following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary:
"Five thousand, six hundred and ninety-nine archivists and memory workers across the United States took the time to share their experiences within the archives profession by completing the A*CENSUS II All Archivists Survey. The All Archivists Survey, fielded seventeen years after the original A*CENSUS collected foundational data for the field, provides a measure of how far the field has come in nearly two decades and introduces new or expanded areas of exploration, including sections on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, community archives, and student loan debt.
This report shares findings on the current employment, education, and demographic characteristics of archivists and memory workers. It examines their perspectives and experiences on topics including job placement, salaries, sector differences, attrition, and key issues in the field. Further, it compares demographic data across time, with a particular focus on how the distribution of race/ethnicity and gender has changed since the original A*CENSUS in 2004..."

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Main Street Disaster Preparedness Toolkit featured on Main Street America Blog
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. In this Main Spotlight on the Main Street America Blog, Manual Ochoa, Consultant on the National Park Service Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Program, shares five steps that Main Streets can take to prepare for upcoming natural disasters. Learn more<https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/09/05/main-spotlight-getting-ready-for-the-unexpected-wi?mc_cid=d4c666cb80&mc_eid=0e501fd357>.

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American Alliance of Museums has a new resource library, check it out!
AAM's Resource Library<https://www.aam-us.org/topic/resource-library/> just got an all-new design, and now, AAM is looking for your help to improve the site! You can send feedback in their two-question survey<https://westmuse.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=292ba30672daddc0764d36f0a&id=cec83e371e&e=f4886bfe41>, recommend resources to content at aam-us.org<mailto:content at aam-us.org>, and pitch resources using the Resource Proposal Form<https://westmuse.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=292ba30672daddc0764d36f0a&id=687eec3baf&e=f4886bfe41>.

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National Mitigation Planning Program Webinar Series: From Policy to Action

FEMA is holding a webinar series for anyone involved in hazard mitigation. This series focuses on putting mitigation planning policy into action. Each webinar discusses key policy topics. They highlight planning resources, best practices, and lessons learned from case studies across the country. Listen in to hear from FEMA, its partners, communities and other experts in the field.

Planning for Equitable Mitigation

Thursday, Sept. 14, 1 - 2 p.m. ET

By centering equity in the mitigation planning process, we can create a plan that benefits the whole community. This includes its most vulnerable residents. This webinar will highlight updates to FEMA's mitigation planning policy. It shares data tools you can use to identify and engage socially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in your community. It will also feature a case study of the city of Oakland's Equitable Climate Adaptation Plan and how the city carried its equity-focused planning processes into the local hazard mitigation plan.

Learn about the different types of equity that emerge in the planning process. Hear why equity matters, and how to use both tools and community conversations to create a more equitable hazard mitigation plan.

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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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