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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">This spring Oregon State University will offer “Environmental Interpretation”, a course that explores interpretation as an effective communication strategy, which engages visitors at museums and historic sites. The course (FOR 493/593) will introduce communication tools and techniques applicable to a variety of disciplines, including cultural resource management. Participants will develop effective presentations, craft interpretive displays and publications, and discover the important role evaluation plays in program development. For registration information, visit ecampus.oregonstate.edu or call 1-800-667-1465.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The monthly Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE) series will offer three History Nights at McMenamins pubs in Bend, Troutdale and Portland during the next few weeks. These events offer the public the opportunity to explore and examine the people and events that have shaped our communities. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Bend: Chuck Hutchings will present his 30-minute documentary film “The Story of Three Bridges”, at 7 p.m., Feb. 28, during History Pub at McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St. The documentary, featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting, explores the design, construction, and importance of the three bridges over the Crooked River Gorge, as well as the architects and engineers who left their marks on the arch bridges.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Troutdale: Mona Bell had an unusual relationship with Sam Hill, whose lasting works include the Maryhill Museum and the Old Columbia River Highway. John Harrison will present “A Woman Alone: Mona Bell, Sam Hill, and the Mansion on Bonneville Rock,” at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 28, at McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St. In 1928, Hill built a mansion for Bell in the Columbia River Gorge. Learn about Bell’s 15-month fight with the Army over its condemnation of her hilltop home to make way for Bonneville Dam and the resulting aftermath. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Portland: </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua">Cheewa James, the great-granddaughter of a Modoc warrior will present “</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua-Italic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Modoc: The Tribe That Wouldn’t Die,</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua">” at 7 p.m., March 13 at McMenamins Mission, 1624 NW Glisan St. The 1873 Modoc War, fought in today’s Lava Beds National Monument, in California, pitted over 1,000 U.S. soldiers against some 55 Modoc warriors. Discussing the war in southern Oregon and northern California, James will tell about the fate of the 150 Modoc men, women, and children who survived, became prisoners of war, and found themselves on a train car and as exiles transported to the Oklahoma Indian Territory, where they started a new life. She spent a decade researching her book “Modoc: The Tribe That Wouldn’t Die,” also appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “The Modoc War.”</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua">For more information about History Nights visit <A href="http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/">www.oregonencyclopedia.org</A> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">“Can You Dig It? A Celebration of Oregon’s Archaeology” will open on Feb. 25 at the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum, 1220 Sherman Ave., North Bend.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">PSU SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES ON TWITTER</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><BR><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white">Portland State University Archives and Special Collections now feature a Picture of the Day and related news and announcements on Twitter. Home to PSU's historical records, Special Collections and University Archives also houses an array of rare books, collections and manuscripts ranging from the 10th century to the present. Tune in to Twitter or check out past tweets and photos at </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://twitter.com/PSULibArchives" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #1155cc; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">https://twitter.com/PSULibArchives</SPAN></A> .</P><BR><BR><BR>-----------------<BR>Visit www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/OHC/Conference.shtml to learn more about the joint Oregon Heritage Conference / Northwest Archivists Annual Meeting April 26-28. <BR><BR>Follow us on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Heritage-Conference/194597583890959 ) for updates. <BR><BR>Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info@state.or.us .<BR></SPAN></BODY></HTML>