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<DIV>FYI...if you have activities to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month I encourage you to list them on the Oregon Heritage calendar. See details below. Cheers, Sheri</DIV>
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<DIV>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This e-mail may contain information that is privileged or confidential.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Heritage Info" <heritage.info@state.or.us> 4/30/2012 3:04 PM >>><BR>May is National Historic Preservation Month and for Oregonians it's a<BR>time to explore the state’s significant places and historical<BR>treasures. These historic places, artifacts, photographs and documents<BR>not only help tell the stories of our past, they also stimulate heritage<BR>tourism, a demonstrated force in economic development in communities<BR>throughout the state. <BR><BR>Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation<BR>Department, has an online calendar of historic preservation events<BR>taking place during May. The calendar is located at<BR><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/calendar.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/calendar.shtml</A> <BR><BR>Examples of the events include a window repair workshop in Portland; a<BR>heritage preservation fair in Salem; an Oregon Encyclopedia workshop in<BR>Bend; a preservation fair and roundtable in Astoria; historic home tours<BR>in Lake Oswego, Jacksonville and Pendleton; and an 1812 war veteran’s<BR>ceremony in Amity. <BR><BR>“Preservation is an important part of the infrastructure of many<BR>communities,” says Roger Roper, deputy state historic preservation<BR>officer and assistant director of the Oregon Parks and Recreation<BR>Department. “May is a great time to explore the diversity of our<BR>heritage and to learn preservation skills.”<BR><BR>Oregon has more than 200 museums, dozens of archives and 300 public<BR>libraries, many of which have historic collections. For example, among<BR>the collections of the Oregon Historical Society, are more than 2.5<BR>million photographic images.<BR><BR>In addition there are nearly 2,000 individual properties on the<BR>National Register of Historic Places, at least one in every county.<BR>There are nearly 800 designated historic cemeteries. It’s also been<BR>estimated that 75 percent of U.S. leisure travelers participate in<BR>cultural and/or heritage activities during travel.<BR><BR>In 2010, nearly $10 million in private re-investment was stimulated by<BR>seven Oregon Main Street communities which are using historic business<BR>areas.<BR>-------------------------------------------<BR>_____________________________________________________<BR>Heritage mailing list<BR>Heritage@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<BR><A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/heritage">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/heritage</A><BR>Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for content.<BR>Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) or the sender of the message, by phone or email.<BR>Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>