<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><i>[apologies for any cross-postings]</i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues,</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">We would like to share with you several local events and activities in celebration of Oregon Archives Month. Additional information is below. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">Please help us spread the word by sharing this with your users and communities.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">Happy Archives Month!</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">Paige</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">- - - - - - - - - - </span></font></div><div><span id="m_7515364636307647990gmail-docs-internal-guid-84b0e2d6-7fff-6f61-d7d2-5002ee455bb6"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Oregon Archives Month is Back!</span></h2><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">October is Oregon Archives Month and archives up and down the Willamette Valley are inviting you to celebrate with us! Even though the pandemic continues to keep us apart physically, we have online or socially distanced activities that take you behind the scenes, introduce you to archival resources, talk about what we do, and share activities you can do on your own. There are self-guided tours, video tours of archives, collection highlights, and even a coloring book. There’s something for everyone and you are guaranteed to discover something new!</span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt">Archives come in all sizes. From the National Archives and Records Administration to your own personal family photo albums. They have in common the simple fact that they provide valuable evidence of the past. Archival records include correspondence, diaries, financial and legal documents, photographs, vido or sound recordings, and electronic records. These records document how communities, beliefs, practices, and preferences have changed over the years.  Historical records can shed new light on common beliefs or explain how things have come to pass. </span></div></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt">American Archives Month is a collaborative effort by professional organizations and repositories around the nation to highlight the importance of records of enduring value. </span></div></span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline">Visit </span><a href="https://portlandarchives.wordpress.com/?p=477" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Archives Month 2021</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"> to discover events and activities online and nearby.</span></div></span><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:center"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt">Participating organizations:</span></div></span><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="http://www.visitahc.org" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Architectural Heritage Center</span></a><a href="http://www.visitahc.org" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="http://www.portlandoregon.gov/archives/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">City of Portland Archives & Records Center</span></a><a href="http://www.portlandoregon.gov/archives/" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum</span></a><a href="https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="https://fiveoaksmuseum.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Five Oaks Museum</span></a><a href="https://fiveoaksmuseum.org/" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="http://www.georgefox.edu/library/about/archives/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">George Fox University/NWYM Archives</span></a><a href="http://www.georgefox.edu/library/about/archives/index.html" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Japanese American Museum of Oregon</span></a><a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/" style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none"><a href="http://specialcollections.lclark.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lewis & Clark College</span></a><a href="http://specialcollections.lclark.edu" style="text-align:center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