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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>2. New Year’s Eve Brings Cultural Trust Donation Deadline<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>3. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">History</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> to Reopen After Year-Long Renovation, Jan. 6<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>4. “All Aboard” Exhibit Opening at OHS, Jan. 15<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>5. “Art of Heritage” Set as <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place> Heritage Conference Theme<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>6. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Seeking RFP for National Register Submission <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>Join the scavenger hunt-fun and celebrate 12 Days of Oregon Heritage between Dec. 26 and Jan. 5! Visit <SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">Oregon Heritage Exchange</A> to learn more.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>NEW YEAR’S EVE BRINGS CULTURAL TRUST DONATION DEADLINE <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3>The stroke of midnight on Dec. 31 is the last chance for donors to contribute to their favorite local heritage organizations and receive a deduction on their 2012 income taxes! It is also the last opportunity to match donations with a gift to the </FONT><A href="http://www.culturaltrust.org/"><FONT size=3>Oregon Cultural Trust</FONT></A><FONT size=3> and receive a 2012 tax credit.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>The Trust has </SPAN>supported heritage organizations across the state through the unique cultural tax credit for ten years now.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Share the Trust’s important role in building stronger <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> communities. Send an end-of-the-year email to your supporters with the following link: </FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA13rcOTjX8&feature=youtu.be"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>Oregon Culture: Who and What We Are</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">HISTORY</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">MUSEUM</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> TO REOPEN AFTER YEAR-LONG RENOVATION, JAN. 6<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>The History Museum of Hood River County will reopen with a ribbon cutting ceremony at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">300 E. Marina Dr.</st1:address></st1:Street>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, from 2 – 4 p.m., Jan 6. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>The museum closed in November 2011 for remodeling and renovation work, resulting in an upgraded facility, new displays and exhibits. New gallery spaces include Native American Culture; Early Settlers; Timber and Logging, Agriculture; Recreation; and the Japanese American Experience. A new education and exploration space is now available for school tours and visits from family groups; a new atrium gallery will feature rotating displays highlighting other stories and collections of artifacts; and a new mezzanine reading lounge is available to visitors. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>The </FONT><A href="http://www.co.hood-river.or.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7b94EE25E6-A0ED-4521-9A58-17B850492220%7d"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>History Museum</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face=Garamond> has served <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> since 1907 when the Pioneer Society began to collect items that represented the history of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and the Mid-Columbia region.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For additional information, email </FONT><A href="mailto:thehistorymuseum@hrecn.net"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>thehistorymuseum@hrecn.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3> or call (541) 386-6772.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>The Oregon Black Pioneers and the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) will open a new exhibit on Jan. 15 at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1200 SW Park Ave.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City></st1:address>. “All Aboard: Railroading and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City></st1:place>’s Black Community” focuses on the work and lives of the African American community that grew up around Union Station. The exhibit will run thru April 21.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 75.0pt 150.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>Visitors will discover the various jobs available to blacks working for the railroad; experience the sight and sounds of community life during this era; and learn about the establishment of black-owned businesses, churches and other social institutions within the context of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>’s racial history. The interactive exhibit features the opportunity to read remnants of historical black newspapers and to have a picture taken with a Pullman Porter or in front of a platform backdrop of the Union Pacific’s Portland Rose, once herald as “A Triumph in Train Comfort.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>Created through collaborative effort between OHS, a Community Advisory Committee consisting of consisting of former railroad men, the children of former railroad men and local historians and the Oregon Black Pioneers, the exhibit received partial funding from the Oregon Heritage Commission. For further information, contact Gwen Carr or Kimberly Moreland at </FONT><A href="mailto:blackpioneers@qwestoffice.net"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>blackpioneers@qwestoffice.net</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face=Garamond> or visit the </FONT><A href="http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/upcoming/railroading-and-portlands-black-community.cfm"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>Oregon Historical Society</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3> website. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>The 2013 Washington Heritage Conference will take place Feb. 4 – 5 at the Red Lion Hotel in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Olympia</st1:City></st1:place>. This year’s theme, “The Art of Heritage”, reflects the partnership between the Washington State Historical Society, Washington State Arts Commission, Washington State Arts Alliance and Washington Museum Association.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>The conference will feature collections care and effective grant writing workshops on Feb. 4. Attendees will learn how to work effectively with elected officials, how to implement social media; get an update on lodging tax; learn about initiatives to build new audiences for arts and heritage; see how other arts and heritage groups have used state grants; get some tips on board development; and enjoy a special session on “Museums, Arts and Historic Sites Synergy” on Feb. 5. Carol Kammen, AASLH columnist who writes “On Doing Local History” will present “Clio and Her Sisters: Integrating Arts and Heritage” as the key note speaker.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>The deadline for </FONT><A href="http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageServices/conferences.aspx"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>registration</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face=Garamond> is Jan. 30. For further information, contact Shanna Stevenson, </FONT><A href="mailto:sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Garamond>sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=3>. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>The City of Oregon City is seeking a qualified consultant to prepare a multiple property submission to the National Register for commercial and public buildings in the Downtown and McLoughlin areas of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The submission will include two city-owned buildings, one city-owned site and one private commercial building. It will also include a proposed historic context statement for a geographic area that encompasses these buildings and other resources in the historic area of downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and the lower McLoughlin commercial area that may become the subject of future nominations. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><FONT size=3>The deadline for receipt of two (2) unbound copies of the proposal is 4 p.m., Jan. 15. Submit proposal to City of Oregon City, C/O Christina Robertson-Gardiner, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box 3040</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Oregon City</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97045-0304</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>. Visit the </FONT><A href="http://www.orcity.org/planning/request-proposal-national-register-mps"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Oregon City Planning Department</FONT></A><FONT size=3> website for additional information.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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