[OMS_MANAGERS] Message from Erin Barnes, CEO, Main Street America

[STUART Sheri * OPRD]

Dear Main Streeters,

Did you know that Elvis got his first guitar in a hardware store in Tupelo, Mississippi? Or that Frederick, Maryland, was the first colonial town to protest the Stamp Act?

This year we're launching a new project called Main Street 250, exploring the parts of the American story that are "hidden in plain sight" in our Main Street communities. Every Main Street in America has a story that locals know but few outsiders do: moments that shaped our communities and sometimes the country itself. And today I'm excited to share with you a sneak peek at our Main Street 250 storytelling map!
Explore the Map ><https://map.proxi.co/r/dAGYgXyPQNY3S9EGV2PY>

>From moments of national significance to stories known only by locals, this map shows how American history has been shaped not just in capitals and monuments, but on sidewalks, in storefronts, and on public squares where everyday people did extraordinary things.

This beta is just the beginning, and we need your help to make it better. I invite you to explore the stories already on the map, and then submit one from your own Main Street<https://d5ghn804.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/Y+113/d5gHn804/VVHctl6clK8GW4XQLgg6R_kzCW842MfZ5K6PkGN7Wbry-3m2nnW7Y8-PT6lZ3m9W4cYYyx1N1SdJVzj61x1Cq_gXW14JNFj6NBP7JW6l8Pqm1SdFNGN2MR0lncScdnN3XC6gyDJRr4W5QSLvR4b_6TCN7mMrGJprnjrW7Qph7D4CV79GW2V7VSP8_Qd81W71m72w4Dcs6PW1PhdH750X110W4jW49W1T5pzcW3sQZnP3XsrvgN4kRsLY1kJbpW8P8zzF5WBhn6W4WW4N32B0_TgW35Hm5R6pY2_SW8mnBgW65N_hWVqPC6N3fDnRRW2-vvM42l5GL9N7SFG7GVwPJlW6ZVBzN8HYR8RW7BfxW86BZNTCW3Cx3G94YLH-kW5VYNCN2P8p4Yf87fPrq04>. Whether it's a site of courage, innovation, civic strength, or resistance, your story is part our larger national narrative. Together, we can help tell a story of America at 250 that reflects the full, diverse, and deeply local histories that define our downtowns and connect us across generations and geography.

In celebration of our shared history,
Erin


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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) |  Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Cell: (503)551-3705
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

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