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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">APPLICATIONS FOR OREGON HERITAGE PRESERVATION SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Would you like to attend a preservation-related conference, workshop, or training in the next year? The Oregon Heritage Preservation Scholarship provides financial assistance for Oregon residents to attend a preservation-related conference, workshop, or training in the United States between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Eligible travel expenses include registration fees, transportation, lodging and meals. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Scholarships are competitive and offered twice per year. The first-round deadline is June 14. For more information, visit <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/Scholarships.aspx"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/Scholarships.aspx</FONT></A> or contact Cara Kaser at <A href="mailto:cara.kaser@state.or.us"><FONT color=#0000ff>cara.kaser@state.or.us</FONT></A> or (503) 986-0670.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">HERITAGE CALENDAR LISTS LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH ACTIVITIES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Speaking of preservation related activities; Oregon Heritage is listing Historic Preservation Month activities on its </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'"><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/pages/calendar.aspx"><FONT color=#0000ff>online calendar</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">. Check it out to learn about accomplishments and challenges taking place across the state. It’s not too late to list local activities </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">that feature preserving places, artifacts and archives. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Email a two-sentence description, the location, date and time to <A href="mailto:heritage.info@state.or.us"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Heritage</FONT></A>. Include the name of the sponsoring organization, and a website, phone number or email address where people can get more information about the event.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Cultural heritage institutions with preservation activities have the opportunity to complete "A Survey of Preservation Activities in Cultural Heritage Institutions - FY2012", a pilot study coordinated by the Preservation and Reformatting Section of the American Library Association and the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services. Visit <A href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/preservation-survey"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/preservation-survey</FONT></A> to take the survey, which will be open through June 25.<BR><BR>The goal of this survey is to document the state of preservation activities in this digital era via quantitative data that facilitates information sharing and tracking changes in the preservation and conservation fields over time. Questions focus on preservation activities for fiscal year 2012 (as defined by your institution) and will document your institution's administration and staffing of preservation activities, budget and expenditures, general preservation programming (disaster planning, education, outreach and more), conservation treatment, preservation reformatting and digitization, and digital preservation activities.<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The City of Albany, a Certified Local Government, is seeking proposals from interested consultants for the purpose of conducting a <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">minimum of four</SPAN> intensive level surveys in one of Albany’s Post World War II neighborhoods, Lehigh Acres <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">and a draft narrative of Section 8<B> </B></SPAN>of the National Register Nomination Form for a potential National Register historic district designation. Reconnaissance level surveys on the neighborhood of 117 residential properties took place in 2011.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Intensive Level Surveys and further historical analysis and documentation will assist the City of Albany Landmarks Advisory Commission and the residents in Lehigh Acres to gain understanding about the integrity of the neighborhood and the potential for listing the neighborhood in National Register of Historic Places. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The budget for this project is $3,000.<B> </B></SPAN> Email <A href="mailto:anne.catlin@cityofalbany.net"><FONT color=#0000ff>Anne Catlin</FONT></A> or call (541) 917-7560 to receive a copy of the Request for Consultant Services. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Consultant proposals are due May 24 by 5 p.m.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Trying to access the latest Heritage Bulletin, which discusses textile care? Here is a <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/docs/Heritage_Bulletins/HB_20_Caring_for_Textiles.pdf"><FONT color=#0000ff>corrected link</FONT></A>; otherwise, you can access any Heritage Bulletin by visiting <A href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/Pages/index.aspx"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Heritage</FONT></A> and searching under Technical Assistance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'">Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest heritage issues and trends at <A href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/"><FONT color=#0000ff>Oregon Heritage Exchange</FONT></A> and follow us on <A href="https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage"><FONT color=#0000ff>Facebook</FONT></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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