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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>In this issue:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>1. Champoeg research recognized with national award</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>2. Is there something odd about the I.O.O.F listings?</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>3. Memories of 1936 fire to be rekindled</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>4. Presentations scheduled for Portland area</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>5. Verizon Foundation offers grants</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>CHAMPOEG RESEARCH RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL AWARD</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The National Association of State Parks Directors has given David Brauner and Oregon State University one of its president's awards for park history.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Brauner's work at Champoeg State Heritage Area goes back decades, but it is the findings since 2002 that have generated new interest. Brauner and doctoral candidate Mollie Manion have been working with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to build the historical record of "the birthplace of Oregon." Through field schools conducted by the OSU Archaeology Department, digs have revealed artifacts that have challenged how historians think about Euro-American settlers of this site and how they lived. This summer, nearly 1,000 visitors observed the students excavating the site and documenting their finds and learned of treasures and history of this significant site. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The park directors association promotes and advances the state park systems of America. Brauner accepted the award at its annual meeting. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>"We've had many exciting finds at Champoeg," he said. "To call the area 'rich' is akin to calling Stonehenge a nice bunch of rocks, as the saying goes." Citing a strong working partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Brauner added that "the honor of this award belongs to the public of Oregon. This work was conducted for pure research--out in the open, as a school, and with the public looking on."<BR><BR>"People think of parks as campgrounds, and places to play or picnic," said OPRD director Tim Wood. "We also need to remember how important a park can be to our history, our sense of who we are as a people." More information about the award and the project is available at <A href="http://www.prd.state.or.us/news.php?id=1655">http://www.prd.state.or.us/news.php?id=1655</A><BR><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>IS THERE SOMETHING ODD ABOUT I.O.O.F LISTINGS?</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>You may have noticed that four Oregon sites related to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows have been listed during the past six months in the National Register of Historic Places. Cara Kaser of Oregon Heritage explains in the Oregon Heritage Exchange that the four are among several dozen significant I.O.O.F sites in the Oregon Historic Sites database. She explains information is being sought about more sites in her blogpost at <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com">http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com</A> </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>MEMORIES OF 1936 FIRE TO BE REKINDLED</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The Bandon Historical Museum will conduct an event remembering the 1936 “Great Bandon Fire” from 1 – 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the museum located on Fillmore and Highway 101 in Bandon. The event will include presentations and stories about the fire and the people involved. For further information, email <A href="mailto:bandonhistoricalmuseum@yahoo.com">bandonhistoricalmuseum@yahoo.com</A> or call (541) 347-2164.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>Sept. 24: Historian Richard Engeman will present "Meet the Producer: Public Markets and Progressives in Portland and Seattle" at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. Public markets blossomed in the early 20th century, and both Seattle and Portland embraced them. Yet the experience of the markets in the two cities were different, and Engeman explores those differences. The talk is co-sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society and Holy Names Heritage Center.</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>Oct. 1: <SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>Barbara Mahoney will present "Oregon Democracy: Asahel Bush, Slavery, and the Statehood Debate” during the Oregon Encyclopedia’s continuing History Night series at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>As the editor of a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City> newspaper and a leader of the Democratic party, Bush shepherded the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> territory to statehood in the midst of the national controversy over slavery. Bush’s influence and his adamant loyalty to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> led several contemporaries to conclude that he played the key role in keeping <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> in the <st1:place w:st="on">Union</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>Oct. 2: </o:p>Harvey Steel will present “The Archaeology of Folk Pottery in the Pacific Northwest” following a business meeting of the Oregon Archaeological Society at 7 p.m., Oct. 2 at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.,. The lecture will concentrate on archaeological surveys that located and identified the earliest known stoneware and redware potters of Oregon and Washington.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More than two dozen pottery sites in these two states have been located and explored, including analyses of the exact composition of the clay beds used by each of the potters. For further information, visit<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.oregonarchaeological.org/">www.oregonarchaeological.org</A> or call (503) 727-3507.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>VERIZON FOUNDATION OFFERS GRANT FUNDING</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>The Verizon Foundation offers event sponsorships and competitive grants.</SPAN> Eligible <SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>501(c)(3) organizations can submit grant requests for projects with a focus on educational programs, that have a volunteer component, and support a wide range of diverse individuals within their community. For more information visit </SPAN><A href="http://www.verizonfoundation.org/grants">www.verizonfoundation.org/grants</A> . </P>
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