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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">EXCHANGE DISCUSSES LINK BETWEEN BICYCLES, WATER-POWERED MILL<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: EN">Hundreds of cyclists lined up to get a guided tour of the only water-powered mill in Oregon still being powered the same way it was in 1858. What happens when cyclists on new carbon fiber bicycles meet up with equipment from the 1850s?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You’ll have to visit Oregon Heritage Exchange to find out: <A href="http://www.oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">www.oregonheritage.wordpress.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="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Oregon Heritage will award up to three $2,000 fellowships to full-time students of an Oregon university or college for researching, writing and presenting a topic related to Oregon history, geography, archaeology, cultural heritage, or historic preservation. The application deadline is Oct. 19.<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="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Visit <U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">http://cms.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/pages/scholarships.aspx</SPAN></U> for details and an application form. For more information, contact Cara Kaser, Heritage Outreach Specialist, at (503) 986-0670 or <U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">cara.kaser@state.or.us</SPAN></U> .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Chelsea Rose, Staff Archaeologist at Southern Oregon University, will present “Chinatown in Jacksonville: The Archaeology of a Vanished Ethnic Community” as part of the Origins: A Discover of Place series beginning at 5 p.m., Sept. 1 at Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road between Central Point and Jacksonville.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Between the 1850s and the 1870s, thousands of Chinese immigrants came to Southern Oregon to work in the gold fields and build the railroad. They brought with them a treasured culture thousands of years old, and built a thriving community in central Jacksonville. Then, within a few years, they were all but gone. Rose and her team from Southern Oregon University have conducted excavations at the Chinese settlement in Jacksonville, bringing to light the material culture of this vanished community.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Visit <A href="http://www.sohs.org/resources/events/origins-1">www.sohs.org/resources/events/origins-1</A> or call (541) 773-6536, ext.1002 for further information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) will collect oral histories for its upcoming exhibit on the Columbus Day Storm at the Oregon State Fair from 1 – 5:30 p.m., Sept. 1, in the Hart of the Garden. A special program will begin at 11:30. An opportunity to sign up for a videotaped interview will take place from noon – 1 p.m.<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="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">The new OHS exhibit, titled “The Mightiest Wind”, will open Oct. 12, 50 years to the day after the storm made landfall on the Oregon coast. The Columbus Day Storm brought widespread devastation to the Pacific Northwest. Wind gusts reached 116 miles per hour in Portland, 127 miles per hour in Corvallis, and in excess of 145 miles per hour on the coast. The storm caused nearly 50 fatalities - more than any other Pacific Northwest weather event in history. It forced portions of Oregon to rebuild their power systems from the ground up; some locations went without power for several weeks. Guest curated by KGW Chief Meteorologist Matt Zaffino, “The Mightiest Wind” will feature large-scale artifacts including a truck and a broken telephone pole to recreate the destruction caused by the storm. A wind machine will allow visitors to experience similar wind gusts and a green screen will offer the unique opportunity to play “weatherman” during Oregon’s most dramatic storm.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Do you have an interesting memory from the 1962 Columbus Day Storm? Share it during a 15 minute interview at the Fair. Arrive early and reserve your space. If you can’t make it to the Fair, visit <A href="http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/upcoming/columbus-day-storm.cfm">www.ohs.org/exhibits/upcoming/columbus-day-storm.cfm</A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to submit your story online. All interviews will become a part of the Oregon Historical Society oral history collection. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">For further information, visit <A href="http://www.ohs.org/">www.ohs.org</A> or call (503) 222-1741.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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