[OMS_MANAGERS] Heritage All-Star Community: A first for Albany and for Oregon!

Wed Nov 7 10:32:57 PST 2012

Congratulations Albany!  The designation is very fitting, good job!
Kelly

Kelly Haverkate
Dayton Community Development Association
On Nov 7, 2012 10:18 AM, "Sheri Stuart" <sheri.stuart at state.or.us> wrote:

>  Congratulations to Albany for receiving the first "Heritage All-Star
> Community" designation! See both the press release and the blog
> below...Sheri
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> OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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> NEWS RELEASE                                               November 7, 2012
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> MEDIA CONTACTS:
> Kuri Gill
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> Kuri.Gill at state.or.us
> Albany receives Heritage All-Star Community designation
>
> Albany is the first city designated by the Oregon Heritage Commission as
> an Oregon Heritage All-Star Community. The commission created the All-Star
> program to recognize the strong efforts by communities to broadly preserve
> and develop heritage resources.
>
> An All-Star designation requires that communities meet at least 15 of 20
> criteria related to local heritage. These include heritage tourism efforts,
> historic preservation programs, photo and document archives, museums,
> historic cemeteries and more.
>
> Albany fit the bill right out of the gate,? said Kyle Jansson, coordinator
> for the Oregon Heritage Commission. They have the Albany Regional Museum,
> the Monteith House, a great preservation program with multiple historic
> districts, a strong Main Street effort with the Albany Downtown
> Association, and the city and community have made a commitment to heritage.
> They are working very collaboratively.
>
> The city is required to maintain at least 15 of the criteria to maintain
> the Heritage All-Star status. Technical assistance will be provided to
> Albany and other all-star communities to maintain, sustain and expand the
> heritage offerings and facilities.
>
> We are thrilled to be the first city to get this designation, stated Anne
> Catlin, Albany city planner. We still plan to work toward achieving all 20
> criteria.
>
> Assistance is available for communities seeking to acquire Heritage
> All-Star Community status. Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation
> Department, that houses the Oregon Heritage Commission, offers technical
> support, workshops, grants and other resources for all heritage projects in
> the state. To learn more, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri
> Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us or 503-986-0685.
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
>  Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
> Oregon Main Street
> 725 Summer St., Suite C
> Salem, OR  97301
> 503.986.0679
> www.oregonheritage.org
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> Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.*
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> >>> Oregon Heritage Exchange <comment-reply at wordpress.com> 11/7/2012
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>   oregonheritage posted: "By Anne Catlin On behalf of our heritage
> partners and the Albany Landmarks Commission, we are thrilled to be the
> first to get this designation. The day that the first email went out
> explaining the new Oregon Heritage All-Star Community designation, sev"     Respond
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>       New post on *Oregon Heritage Exchange*
> <http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/author/oregonheritage/>  Heritage
> All-Star Community: A first for Albany and for Oregon!<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/heritage-all-star-community-a-first-for-albany-and-for-oregon/>by
> oregonheritage<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/author/oregonheritage/>
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> *By Anne Catlin*
>
> On behalf of our heritage partners and the Albany Landmarks Commission, we
> are thrilled to be the first to get this designation. The day that the
> first email went out explaining the new Oregon Heritage All-Star Community<http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/COMM/Pages/awards.aspx#Oregon_Heritage_All-Star_Community>designation, several of Albany's heritage partners began talking about the
> criteria, and how many of them we thought that Albany already met. We
> thought the designation would well-deserved recognition to all of our
> heritage partners and volunteers, and the cooperation that exists in the
> heritage community of Albany.
>
>  Veterans' Day Parade in Albany. Photo credit: Oliver J. Anderson.
>
> After the Oregon Main Street Conference in October we realized that we had
> an opportunity to be the first city in Oregon to achieve this designation,
> and we decided to go for it. We announced the intention through the Friends
> of Historic Albany’s<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Historic-Albany-FOHA/262850113760918>Google group and gathered the information needed for the application from
> various partners including the City and nonprofit organizations.
>
>  Albany Regional Museum docent at cemetery tour. Photo credit: Deborah
> Lusk.
>
> Albany’s heritage partners have been working together for over 30 years to
> develop unique opportunities to share this heritage with residents and
> visitors, creating a welcome sense of place here in Albany, Oregon that is
> like no other. From the pioneer life of the Monteith House Museum<http://albanyvisitors.com/historic-albany/museums/monteith-house/>,
> through the collections at the Albany Regional Museum<http://www.armuseum.com/>,
> to tours of Albany’s National Register Historic Districts, a strong Main
> Street community <http://www.albanydowntown.com/> and the many
> volunteers, Albany boasts the best of well-established roots and a strong
> spirit for our heritage. Visitors and residents are given many
> opportunities to experience Albany’s heritage up-close through tours,
> collections, the arts, and new and exciting adventures such as Albany’s
> Historic Carousel Museum <http://albanycarousel.com/>.
>
>  Oregon 150 Celebration at the Monteith House in Albany. Photo credit:
> Oliver J. Anderson.
>
> We all believe there is value in the preservation of Albany’s heritage and
> we are proud of the Heritage All-Star Community designation. Now that the
> designation has been made we are looking forward to being able to use this
> to toot Albany’s horn, and show Oregon (and the rest of the world) that
> Albany is a special place with people and organizations that care about its
> culture, its history, and its future. In essence we want to let people know
> that Albany is a place that matters. We plan to start working on ways to
> achieve the rest of the 20 criteria to continue to strengthen our heritage
> partners and programs.
>
> *Anne Catlin is a planner for the City of Albany.*
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