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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Some of you may have received a message from Ross Fuqua earlier this month about this survey. Well here it is! If your library or organizations does any kind of heritage work (physical heritage
or history collections, digital collections, run a museum, etc.) in Oregon, Oregon Heritage wants to hear from you! Please direct questions to the contacts in the message below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Buzzy Nielsen, MPP, MSI (he/him/his)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Program Manager for Library Support and Tribal Liaison</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov">buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3486<br>
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3645in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DA4E1A.33C621F0" alt="Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at the State Library of Oregon"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>From:</b> Heritage <heritage-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>INFO Heritage * OPRD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 23, 2024 3:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> heritage@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Heritage] Action Requested – Oregon Heritage Vitality Survey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk156913593"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Action Requested – Oregon Heritage Vitality Survey
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><a name="_Hlk156911555">The Oregon Heritage Commission is requesting that all those engaged with heritage preservation related work in Oregon please take the
</a></span><a href="https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fG1c61ZwGuyzMq"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study survey</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">
now open through Feb. 2. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">The goal of this study is to better understand the current state of Oregon’s heritage
sector and to help the Oregon Heritage Commission and statewide partners and entities target solutions</span></strong> – such as specific policies and resources — for sustaining and boosting heritage-related work in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">We need your help! Please take about 30 minutes to share information about your organization’s operations and concerns. Your survey response is critical to
the success of this project: the more information we have, the better we can develop and target solutions for supporting Oregon’s heritage sector over the next 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><b>Please complete the survey by Friday, February 2.
</b>Survey takers will then be entered into a drawing to win free registration for the
</span></span><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/heritageconference.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">2024 Oregon Heritage Conference</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">
this April in Forest Grove!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"></span></span><a href="https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fG1c61ZwGuyzMq"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Click
here</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">
to start the survey!</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">If you prefer a paper copy of the survey to be mailed to you, please contact
</span></span><a href="mailto:Katie.Henry@oprd.oregon.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">Katie.Henry@oprd.oregon.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555">
or call 503-877-8834. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156911555"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Thank you in advance for helping to make this effort a success!</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><b>Additional Survey Background:
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</b>This study is an update to the 2011 Heritage Vitality Study which resulted in identifying issues impacting heritage preservation work across the state and made recommendations that led to focused initiatives and technical assistance. To learn more about
some of the outcomes that followed that study visit </span><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/tools.aspx#2024ohv"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593">here</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593">.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593">The 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">is a partnership between Oregon Heritage and the University of Oregon’s Institute for Policy Research and Engagement.</span></span>
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">For more information, contact Katie Henry with Oregon Heritage at
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593">katie.henry@oprd.oregon.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">
or</span></span> Aniko Drlik-Muehleck, the IPRE project director, at </span><a href="mailto:aniko@uoregon.edu" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="text-decoration:none">aniko@uoregon.edu</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk156913593"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Follow us on Facebook at @oregonheritage, on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/" target="_blank">
LinkedIn</a>, on the <a href="https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">
Oregon Heritage Exchange blog</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department that includes the State Historic Preservation Office. Learn more about our programs at
<a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/" target="_blank">www.oregonheritage.org</a>. The news editor can be contacted at
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oprd.oregon.gov" target="_blank">heritage.info@oprd.oregon.gov</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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