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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In this Issue:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Volunteer and Cemetery Workshops, Commission to Meet, Burns </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. Space Filling Quickly in Annual Preservation Field School</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3. Extreme History Immersion Course Offered at Fort Clatsop</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4. Columbia River Quarantine Station Celebrates Centennial</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">VOLUNTEER AND CEMETERY WORKSHOPS, COMMISSION TO MEET, BURNS</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Oregon Heritage is offering workshops for strengthening volunteer programs and cemetery maintenance and repair, July 20-21 in Burns. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In conjunction with the workshops, the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will also meet in Burns. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The “Building a Strong Volunteer Program” workshop will take place from 9 – 11 a.m., July 20 at the Harney County Chamber of Commerce, 484 N. Broadway Ave. Volunteers are helpful workers and great advocates. Workshop participants will learn tips to develop a strong volunteer corps, keep volunteers engaged, and work effectively with volunteers. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">On July 21, Oregon Heritage will lead a cemetery maintenance and repair workshop from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Burns Cemetery near the intersection of Highways 395 and 20. The workshop will address marker cleaning, leveling and repair.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 1 p.m., July 20. Agenda items include current projects and upcoming plans. The commission invites public comments. State law established the seven-member commission to maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries and gravesites in Oregon; promote public education on the significance of historic cemeteries; and help obtain financial and technical assistance for restoring, improving and maintaining their appearances. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Join the Commission on Historic Cemeteries at 4 p.m. for a tour of the Burns Cemetery with the Harney County Historical Society.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For more information about these events and Oregon Heritage, contact Kuri Gill at <A href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@state.or.us"><FONT color=#3b5998>Kuri.Gill@state.or.us</FONT></A> or (503) 986-0685.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">SPACE FILLING QUICKLY IN ANNUAL PRESERVATION FIELD SCHOOL</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Interested in working in a hands-on environment, learning about preservation by doing it, and seeing a spectacular part Oregon? This summer, the Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School heads to southeastern Oregon for the 18th annual installment of the hands-on training program. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge will host the summer 2012 Field School. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The historic ranch of legendary 19th century cattle baron Pete French is the focus of this summer’s Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School, beginning August 19. Participants from all walks of life – from practicing cultural resource professionals to undergraduate and graduate students to novices with little background in the field – will have the opportunity to experience preservation firsthand. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Field School sessions will take place over a four-week period, split into two locations: Frenchglen Hotel and Sod House Ranch. Field School participants can earn two (2) graduate or undergraduate level credits from the University of Oregon for each repeatable one-week session. Participants can also earn up to fifteen (15) continuing education credits for architects. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">One of the week-long sessions is full, but openings remain in the other three. For further information, email <A href="mailto:pnwfs@uoregon.edu"><FONT color=#3b5998>pnwfs@uoregon.edu</FONT></A>, visit <A href="http://hp.uoregon.edu/"><FONT color=#3b5998>http://hp.uoregon.edu</FONT></A> or call (541) 346-2089. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">EXTREME HISTORY IMMERSION COURSE OFFERED AT FORT CLATSOP</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">“Over to the Sea Coast”, an intense history course for adults, will take place at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park beginning at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center at 8 a.m. July 28 and concluding in the afternoon of July 29. Park Rangers will provide a 30-hour immersion experience in the daily life of members of the Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark Expedition) in January 1806.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">In conjunction with Clackamas Community College, course objectives include learning about the Corps’ salt-making, Clark’s quest for the whale, local 1806 transportation, and Clatsop Indian culture at the time. Participants, age 16 and older, will stay overnight near the beach and need to be in moderate physical condition to hike seven miles.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Deadline for enrollment is July 25. For further information, contact Sally Freeman at sally_freeman@nps.gov or (503) 861-4424. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The Knapppton Cove Heritage will celebrate the 100th anniversary the “Pesthouse” at 2 p.m., July 21 at Knappton Cove, three miles east of the Astoria/Megler Bridge. Three miles upriver from the Washington side of the bridge, look for heritage marker signs and then turn into the driveway by the old gillnet fishing boat.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">In 1899, the Marine Hospital Service began inspecting immigrants entering the United States through Astoria.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Hospital Service built quarantine station or "lazaretto" in 1912 across the Columbia River in Knappton Cove on the former site of a cannery. That same year, the Marine Hospital Service became the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). The new “Pesthouse” served as an inspection point for ships and immigrants, keeping illness and vermin from the shores of Astoria. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">The centennial celebration will feature USPHS Assistant Surgeon General Rear Admiral Patrick O'Carroll as the keynote speaker, with follow-up comments by USPHS/Coast Guard Captain William Stenberg. Visitors will have the opportunity to view a new immigrant display in the Pesthouse Museum and to see a healing garden in the front lawn which features local plants used historically for their healing properties. For more information, visit <A href="http://www.knapptoncoveheritagecenter.org/"><FONT color=#800080>www.knapptoncoveheritagecenter.org</FONT></A> or call (503) 728-5206.</P>
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