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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Three Oregon university students will present research findings April 24 at the Oregon Heritage Conference in North Bend. The presentations
will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Salmon Room of the The Mill Hotel, 3201 Tremont St., and are free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">The three students have been named Oregon Heritage Fellows by Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, based
on the strength of both their scholastic achievement and their research topics. The fellowships encourage the thoughtful inquiry of Oregon’s heritage by emerging scholars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">“The Fellows conduct original research into the diverse history of Oregon, often on topics that have drawn less attention from more-experienced
historians,” explains Chrissy Curran, assistant director with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. “We believe it is important that their research is presented to the public.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">The Fellows, their schools and topics are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Gennie Nguyen, University of Oregon</b>. “Revisiting Vanport and Albina’s Multicultural History.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>David-Paul Hedberg, Portland State University</b>. “Wilson Charley, protector of the 20<sup>th</sup> century Columbia River: Indigenous Leader, Environmental Activist and Conservationist.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Cayla Hill, Oregon State University</b>. “The Expansion of Catholicism: An Archeological Exploration of St. Joseph’s College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon Territory.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Eliza Canty-Jones, editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, will moderate the session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">The Oregon Heritage Conference April 22-24 brings together staff and volunteers from historical societies, historic landmark commissions, schools
and universities, humanities groups, local and state agencies, museums, tourism and economic development organizations, federal agencies and tribal governments. To find more information and register for the conference, visit
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/conference.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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