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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">1. Museum Collections Group Shares Information </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">2. Emigrating to America Exhibit Set to Open</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">3. Traditional Uses of Columbia Plateau Plants Subject of Talk</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">4. Rose Farm Museum Set to Open for Summer </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">MUSEUM COLLECTIONS GROUP SHARES INFORMATION</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">People who work with museum collections deal with the objects, photos, artwork – basically the “stuff” behind the scenes. Most experience similar issues and have overcome problems with success. A group of such individuals now meets in the Portland area to share their experiences. They exchange information about what works, what doesn’t work, and more. Learn about them and join the discussions taking place at the Oregon Heritage Exchange - <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/"><FONT color=#800080>http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com</FONT></A> and while your there, sign up to receive blog post notification via email.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">EMIGRATING TO <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">AMERICA</st1:place></st1:country-region> EXHIBIT SET TO OPEN</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: OregonLDO">Between 1889 and 1938, thousands of people passed through a required health inspection at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Knappton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cove</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Quarantine</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, sometimes called the Columbia River's <st1:place w:st="on">Ellis Island</st1:place>. A special titled “Emigrating to <st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region>” will open at 2 p.m., May 26 at the </SPAN><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: QuicksandBook-Regular">Knappton</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: QuicksandBook-Regular"> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cove</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: OregonLDO"> in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State> <SPAN style="COLOR: black">3 miles upriver (east) on Highway 401 from the north side of the Astoria/Megler Bridge. </SPAN>Vintage photographs illustrate this exhibit, which details the emigrants experience at various ports of departure before boarding ships to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> and arriving in ports like Knappton Cove. The exhibit will run through fall 2012. For further information call Nancy Anderson (503) 738-5206 or email <A href="mailto:thecove@theoregonshore.com">thecove@theoregonshore.com</A> . <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: OregonLDO">When hiking through the Columbia River Gorge, have you ever wondered how people used flora and fauna over time for medicinal and food sources? Kimberlee Chambers will present “Plants of the Columbia Plateau: Traditional Uses and Contemporary Applications” at 6:30 p.m., May 29 at McMenamins Edgefield Power Station Theater, 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, as part of the continuing Oregon Encyclopedia History Nights. <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">At this History Night you will have the opportunity to understand how our lives have benefitted from the knowledge of native plants that indigenous peoples have used for thousands of years. In this presentation, Chambers will offer an overview of some of the most important plants of the Columbia Plateau; reviewing their traditional uses and the application of these plants and traditional ecological knowledge to contemporary challenges in land management practices, sustainable foods, natural medicine and climate change.<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">Visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org for History Night locations and more details.</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">ROSE</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">FARM</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">MUSEUM</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> SET TO OPEN FOR SUMMER</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rose</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Farm</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> will open for tours on Saturday afternoons from noon – 4 p.m., beginning June 2 through Sept. 1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Visitors will see the Holmes House, one of the earliest American homes in <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> built by William and Louisa Holmes in 1847, which served as a social center for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> well into the 1900s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">General Joseph Lane</st1:address></st1:Street>, the first territorial governor, gave his inaugural address from the balcony in 1849.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Operated by the McLoughlin Memorial Association tours take approximately 45 minutes, and can accommodate groups of up to 20 people.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For reservations and additional information, call (503) 656-5146 or visit <A href="http://www.mcloughlinhouse.org/"><FONT color=#800080>www.mcloughlinhouse.org</FONT></A> .</P><BR><BR>-----------------<BR><BR>For a complete list of Historic Preservation Month events, go to www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/calendar.shtml .<BR><BR>Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com<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>