[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2025-04-04

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Oregon Heritage News 2025-04-04
In this Issue

  *   Articles related to recent federal actions
  *   Article on value of local museums from an Oregon perspective
  *   SOLVE supports historic cemeteries spring cleanup events
  *   Understanding the Value of Museums, by John H. Falk, April 30, 12 pm, University of Oregon campus
  *   OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries Podcast episode on decolonizing the archive
  *   Letitia Carson Symposium at OSU May 12
  *   NCSHPO has recently released 2 reports
  *   Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Public Archaeology and Remote Sensing Field School July 7-Aug 1
  *   ICYMI: recent posts on the Oregon Heritage Exchange
  *   Test your trivia skills at the 2025 Oregon Heritage Virtual Summit, April 17-18

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Articles related to recent federal actions

Elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be felt all over Oregon<https://www.orartswatch.org/elimination-of-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services-would-be-felt-all-over-oregon/>
By Amanda Waldroupe, Oregon Arts Watch, March 25, 2025

Oregon Humanities loses half its income as Trump administration cuts National Endowment grant<https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/03/oregon-humanities-national-endowment-cuts/>
By Kristian Foden-Vensil, OPB, April 4, 2025

Trump just gutted a tiny federal agency that supports libraries. Here's what it means for Oregon<https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/trump-just-gutted-a-tiny-federal-agency-that-supports-libraries-heres-what-it-means-for-oregon.html>
By Hillary Borrud, Oregonian, April 3, 2025

Trump executive order could affect system that distributes library books across Baker County, Eastern Oregon<https://bakercityherald.com/2025/04/03/trump-executive-order-could-affect-system-that-distributes-library-books-across-baker-county-eastern-oregon/>
By Jayson Jacoby, Baker City Herald, April 3, 2025

Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums<https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/attorney-general-rayfield-sues-trump-administration-to-protect-libraries-and-museums/>
Press release from Oregon Department of Justice, April 4, 2025

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Article on value of local museums from an Oregon perspective

Opinion: The evidence hidden in plain sight<https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/03/opinion-the-evidence-hidden-in-plain-sight.html>
By guest columnist Janice Crane, Oregonian

Check out this resource<https://www.theopedproject.org/resources> for tips and tricks on writing an op-ed.

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SOLVE supports historic cemeteries spring cleanup events
SOLVE and the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) are partnering up again to support Oregon Historic Cemetery Cleanup days.
Sign up to volunteer! Honor Oregon's rich history by restoring and maintaining its historic cemeteries. Volunteers will help with removing invasive plants, cleaning headstones, and general grounds maintenance-from April 11 through May 27. Find an opportunity at a cemetery near you on the SOLVE website<https://t.e2ma.net/click/j8rryl/v512rvyb/bqg4rbb>.
If you support a historic cemetery or know folks who do, you can still establish a cleanup event with SOLVE by contacting Estrella Valdez at estrella at solveoregon.org<mailto:estrella at solveoregon.org> or 971-346-2708.
SOLVE offers several resources to cemeteries that are registered for the event:

  *   Free supplies like litter bags, gloves, safety vests and first aid kits.
  *   Volunteer recruitment tools including event flyer templates, online registration, and promotion.
  *   Liability coverage and waivers.
  *   Funding options for tools, plants, and disposal costs.
  *   Advice on native plant species to plant for lower maintenance.
  *   Project planning assistance.
OCHC has many online resources including the How to Organize a Cemetery Clean Up Day<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB13_how_to_organize_cleanup_day.pdf> Oregon Heritage Bulletin. For general cleanup day information visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>.
Visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/> or contact Kuri Gill<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oprd.oregon.gov> 503-383-6787 for additional information.
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Understanding the Value of Museums, by John H. Falk, April 30, 12 pm, University of Oregon campus
Understanding the Value of Museums
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lecture with John H. Falk, the Founder and CEO of the Institute for Learning Innovation and Emeritus Sea Grant Professor of Free-Choice Learning at Oregon State University.
The value of something is determined by users, not creators. Accordingly, the public value of a museum is disproportionately determined by how a museum's users perceive they benefit from interacting with the museum. From this perspective, museums create value by supporting meaningful museum experiences; experiences that result in enhanced feelings of personal, intellectual, social, and physical well-being. Understanding these ideas, once a nicety, is now a necessity if museum professionals want to be able to create effective experiences for a continuously evolving and increasingly diverse public, if museum leaders want to be able to persuasively communicate their value within an increasingly challenging public policy and funding landscape, if museums as organizations want to be able to flourish, let alone survive, the rapidly changing world we now live in.
*Sponsored by JSMA and Oregon Humanities Center*
Learn more here<https://jsma.uoregon.edu/events/understanding-value-museums>.

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OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries Podcast episode on decolonizing the archive
OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries Podcast
Season 4, Episode 1: Decolonizing the Archive w/Natalia Fernández
Description: We are joined in this episode by Oregon State University Associate Professor and Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) Curator, Natalia Fernández.
How can academic archives confront harmful narratives and create more inclusive records? Fernández shares how SCARC'S Antiracist Description Activities project is challenging biased language, improving finding aids and ensuring collections are represented with dignity, non-prejudice and accuracy.
Hosts: Joan Vigil and Brittany Young
Date of recording:  February 6, 2025
Full Link to episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/16886108-s4-e1-decolonizing-the-archive-w-natalia-fernandez
Oregon Heritage Note: Sharing this resource is a result of a report release by the Oregon Heritage Commission in 2024, Addressing Harmful Content in Collections<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Report_Addressing_Harmful_Content_2024.pdf> (2024) - The purpose of this report was and is for the Oregon Heritage Commission to understand the scope of harm, trauma, and triggering that can occur to visitors, staff, and volunteers when engaging with institutional records and collections and how organizations are addressing harmful content in their collections.
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Letitia Carson Symposium at OSU May 12
Second annual Letitia Carson Symposium<https://crafs.oregonstate.edu/centerforresilient/lclp-symposium>, Monday, May 12, at the OSU Alumni Center in Corvallis.
The symposium is free to the public but advanced registration is required<https://crafs.oregonstate.edu/centerforresilient/lclp-symposium>, as space is limited.
An inspiring morning of presentations about Letitia Carson - her story, the land, and her legacy - will be followed by an afternoon field trip to the Carson Donation Land Claim and homestead site, at the OSU Soap Creek Beef Ranch.
The trail to the homestead site is now fully inside the Soap Creek fenced riparian area, and we are excited to show you the new route.
Register today!<https://crafs.oregonstate.edu/centerforresilient/lclp-symposium>
Lauren and the Letitia Carson Legacy Project team
https://letitiacarson.oregonstate.edu<https://letitiacarson.oregonstate.edu/>
Digital History Collection<https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/>

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NCSHPO has recently released 2 reports
NCSHPO has very recently released 2 reports. The most recent is the work of the Workforce Committee - which undertook the examination of employment trends in historic preservation. The other, represents the work of the SOI Standards Committee - and focuses on the efficacy of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (in particular, the Standards for Rehabilitation).

Both reports include numerous recommendations for future discussion and further exploration.

https://ncshpo.org/news/
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Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Public Archaeology and Remote Sensing Field School July 7-Aug 1
Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project
Public Archaeology and Remote Sensing Field School
July 7 - August 1, 2025
This field school is an intensive four week, 6-credit course (ES 408) where students participate in archaeological investigations as part of the award-winning Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project. The field school will introduce students to historical archaeology method and theory, remote sensing, survey, excavation, GPS, artifact identification, stratigraphy, primary document analysis, and public outreach through fieldwork, field trips, and guest speakers. The class will take place in eastern and northwest Oregon, where the class participants will camp together and share meals. Instructor approval required to register.
To apply: In an email, please provide your name, address, email and phone numbers, your university/college, major, class standing, and the name, phone number, and email of two references. Describe, in one or two paragraphs, how attending an archaeological field school focused on the Chinese diaspora can enrich your personal, educational, and professional goals, and how your participation, in turn, will add value to the project. Email this to the project director, Chelsea Rose.
For additional information, please contact:
Chelsea Rose
Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA)
1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520
Email: rosec at sou.edu<mailto:rosec at sou.edu>
Phone: 541.552.6764<tel:+15415526764>
Learn more here<https://soula.sou.edu/field-school/>.

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ICYMI: recent posts on the Oregon Heritage Exchange
Documentary film born in Oregon archives: Samurai in the Oregon Sky<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/documentary-film-born-in-oregon-archives-samurai-in-the-oregon-sky-now-available-for-educational-distribution/>
Main Street Revitalization Grant Success Story: Jones-Knudson Apartments<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/main-street-revitalization-grant-success-story-jones-knudson-apartments/>
Fellowship Follow-Up | "Not Fit for Human Habitation" : Portland's Wartime Japanese American Detention Camp<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/fellowship-follow-up-not-fit-for-human-habitation-portlands-wartime-japanese-american-detention-camp/>
SOLVE Success Story at Tillamook County Historic Cemetery<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/solve-success-story-at-tillamook-county-historic-cemetery/>
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Test your trivia skills at the 2025 Oregon Heritage Virtual Summit, April 17-18
Oregon Heritage staff and participants had so much fun at the evening virtual trivia event during the 2023 Summit, that we begged State Archives and Oregon Department of Forestry to join with us once again for another round of Oregon history trivia. So with that said, if you join us for the 2025 Oregon Heritage Virtual Summit, not only will you participate in and benefit from discussions and presentations on mobilizing together for heritage BUT you will also be able to join in on the final event of the first day featuring Oregon trivia from this year's Oregon Blue Book.
The Oregon Blue Book is the state's official almanac and factbook and is produced by Oregon State Archives. The 2025-2026 Oregon Blue Book special insert theme is Oregon's Hells Canyon.
Thank you to Natalie Sanman from Oregon Department of Forestry Theresa Rea from Oregon State Archives for facilitating and providing trivia content.
Less than two weeks to register!
2025 Oregon Heritage Virtual Summit
Mobilize Together for Heritage
April 17-18
Online
In partnership with Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Learn more and register here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Heritage-Summit.aspx>
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