[OMS_MANAGERS] 2023 Recap from Oregon Heritage

STUART Sheri * OPRD Sheri.STUART at oprd.oregon.gov
Fri Jan 12 16:04:25 PST 2024 

2023 Recap from Oregon Heritage
Throughout the year, Oregon Heritage has the privilege of having a front row seat to the work that all of you are doing throughout the state to preserve Oregon's heritage. Our goal is to help you do that work in any way we can, whether it be through technical assistance, grants, tools, data, mechanisms, celebration, and opportunities; or just to listen and be supportive.
Each year we try to capture a snapshot of that effort using the information from our programs, but it does not adequately capture the amount of work and the heart and passion of all of you on the ground doing the work. Here are some highlights, validation, and hopefully some inspiration moving into 2024.
Project Review

  *   275  Archaeology permits were issued and  1059 compliance review letters were issued to help determine if a project will have impacts on properties of historic significance thus protecting these resources
  *   19 Memorandum of Agreements and 5 Programmatic Agreements were signed allowing partners to complete preservation, education, and documentation projects that address or minimize negative impacts to historic resources while also streamlining processes
Document

  *   198,389 acres were surveyed that resulted in the documentation of 4,548 historic sites. Of the 4,548 sites, 4,003 were archaeology sites which are not available to the general public to view in the database in order to protect cultural resources. 545 were built sites that will be added to the Historic Sites Database<http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/>.
Designation

  *   Oregon had 10 listings in the National Register of Historic Place which included 9 individual properties and one Multiple Property Document (MPD). The listings included:

     *   Cahill-Nordstrom Farm, Unincorporated Clatsop County
     *   Liberty Theatre, North Bend, Coos Count
     *   Springfield High School, Springfield, Lane County
     *   Riverside Community Hall, Albany vcty, Linn County
     *   Oregon National Guard Armories, 1888-1978 MPD, Statewide
     *   Jim Pepper House, Portland, Multnomah County
     *   J. J. and Hazel Parker House, Portland, Multnomah County
     *   Dr. John D. Marshall Building, Portland, Multnomah County
     *   Wasco Warehouse & Milling Company Hydroelectric Project Historic District (White River Falls State Park), Tygh Valley, Wasco County
     *   Portland Golf Club Clubhouse and Golf, Portland, Washington County

     *   Oregon Main Street<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMS.aspx> bumped up its total communities in the network from 100 to 115.
  *   Due to success of a 2022 pilot project, in 2023 Oregon Main Street added the Rural Regional Main Street Hub to the Oregon Main Street Network structure to provide an avenue for small towns to move forward with their downtown revitalization efforts. This model is also stirring interest in other states and at the national level.
Engagement

  *   Independence hosted the 2023 Oregon Main Street saw the most attendees in the history of the conference. Participants convened to get inspiration on how to moves from ideas to implementation in their efforts to enhance the vitality of traditional commercial districts.
  *   The 2023 Virtual Oregon Heritage Summit focused on investing in volunteers and 12 lucky attendees received a mini-grant for their organization to carry out a volunteer appreciation activity. Resulting activities included appreciation means and events, swag, supplies, and awards for their volunteers.
  *   4 Heritage All-Star Communities<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/heritage-designations.aspx> received a grant to help them protect and promote their communities heritage resources.
  *   6 Heritage Tradition Events<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Heritage-Designations.aspx> made use of a grant to aid them in their promotion efforts and all 27 designated Heritage Tradition Events were promoted through a Here is Oregon campaign.
  *   Oregon Heritage/SHPO launched a project to develop the historic context and National Register nomination for Oregon's women's history. Learn more about that project here<*%09https:/oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2023/10/26/oregon-womens-history-project-2/>.
  *   The 2023 Fall Workshop on organizational planning worked its way across the state to four locations, Baker City, McMinnville, Woodburn, Lincoln City, in addition to a virtual location. For the first time we offered a dual language workshop and learned a lot in the process. If you missed the workshop, stay tuned for an upcoming Heritage Bulletin based on the workshop materials.
  *   Oregon Heritage expanded it's social media presence to included LinkedIn. You can follow our LinkedIn updates here<https://www.linkedin.com/company/oregon-parks-and-recreation-department/>.
  *   We redesigned the Oregon Heritage Bulletins so check them out here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/TechnicalResources.aspx> when you have a chance. Since it's the start of a new year, a good one to check out relates to Board Agendas<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB36_BoardAgendas2.pdf> and ideas for incorporating critical things like budget, policy review, board development, and more throughout the year in small manageable ways.
  *   Oregon Main Street developed a Policies and Procedures manual<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OMS%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20-%20WEB.pdf> to continue its effort to help boards strengthen their organization foundation.
  *   For the 2022/23 Oregon Heritage MentorCorps<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/mentorcorps.aspx> cycle we supported 10 organizations with mentors to help project plan, provide training and resources, and assess and prioritize needs.
  *   The Oregon Heritage Exchange top four most read posts:
     *   "Little" Joe Monahan<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2022/06/10/little-joe-monahan/>
     *   Showing the Love for Historic Theaters<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/showing-the-love-for-historic-theaters/>
     *   The Gilchrist Timber Company Story Online<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/the-gilchrist-timber-company-story-online/>
     *   Archaeology at the Willamette Heritage Center and Willamette University<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/archaeology-at-the-willamette-heritage-center-and-willamette-university/>
Preserve

  *   The Oregon Heritage Commission launched the 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/tools.aspx>. We will need your help so be sure to fill out the survey coming out Jan. 22!
  *   The Oregon Heritage Commission released a new resource, The Heritage Organization's Guide to Creating & Cleaning Up Collection Information<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/TechnicalResources.aspx#datacleanup>, to help organizations figure out where to start in creating or cleaning up their collection information. The guide also includes a case study of an organization plan to clean up their Past Perfect database.
  *   Northwest Digital Heritage<https://nwdh.dp.la/> now includes over 650,000 digital records from over 225 collecting organizations across the pacific northwest. A pilot was carried out to continue work on developing a process to provide a service of online hosting of collections for those that need it.
  *   FEMA awarded a grant to long-time partners at the University of Oregon, Institute for Policy Research and Engagement in partnership with Oregon Heritage. The team will assist Oregon Heritage All-Star Communities in developing community-wide disaster resilience plans for heritage resources over the next three years.
  *    Three active permits for work being done in abandoned historic cemeteries. More information on this process and Oregon Historic Cemeteries can be found here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Historic-Cemeteries-Program.aspx>.
  *   Oregon Heritage was able to award a total of $6,172,619 through the several grant programs, highlights are below:
     *   Oregon Main Street grant program awarded nearly $5,000,000 to 27 projects in Main Street communities for building projects that encourage economic revitalization.
     *   Historic Cemeteries grant program awarded $62,360 to 14 historic cemetery projects.
     *   Oregon Museum grant program awarded $77,582 to 12 museums throughout the state.
     *   18 grants totaling $2276,181 were awarded for historic properties and archaeology projects. Five of the grants were awarded in the Diamonds in the Rough category (see some examples of projects here<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/tag/diamonds-in-the-rough/>). This grant funds façade enhancements that restore the historic character of the property. The other 13 grants were in the Preserving Oregon category for properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places and for archaeology projects.
Celebrate

  *   10 Excellence on Main Awards<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/awards.aspx> were awarded and celebrated at the 2023 Oregon Main Street Conference. (even though this is a list of 2023 stuff, don't forget that nominations are open NOW for the 2024 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Awards.aspx#one>).
  *   At least two Oregon projects were recognized nationally:
     *   The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project (OCDP) was honored with the National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation during the N-ational Trust for Historic Preservation's annual PastForward Conference (see a video of the project here<https://youtu.be/Urw4LYYoBO8>).
     *   The Vanport Mosaic Project received a Leadership in History award from the American Association for State and Local History Leadership in History.
Hopefully all of you took some time and the end of the year to celebrate the successes of your organizations and accomplishments. We have seen some great examples of Annual Reports documenting the hard work your organizations have done over the year. These are a great tool to share your organizations' impact. The Oregon Heritage Commission's Sharing the Value of Heritage Toolkit<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx> can also help with messages and data related to the statewide impact of your work.
As Oregon Heritage moves forward into 2024, we have some new faces in our office. Josh Henderson is working on archaeology survey and inventory, Mary Newcomb is helping support the administrative aspects of our whole team, and Val Ballestrem will be providing support to our preservation programs. We will continue adding to our staff as we move into 2024 so look for those introductions in the Heritage News.
We are very much looking forward to seeing many of you at the 2024 Oregon Heritage Conference<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx>, April 17-20, in Forest Grove. This is our first in person Heritage Conference since 2018 and we are very excited to spend some time making space for important conservations related to heritage preservation work in Oregon.
Happy New Year!


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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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Salem, Oregon 97301

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