[or-roots] FW: FYI

[Kuri Gill]

Just in case you haven't heard, this will be a great presentation.
Please spread the word.
 
 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 29, 2003
CONTACT: Kuri Gill - Mission Mill Museum 503-585-7012 
WHAT:       Bill Lucas to present "Cannery History"
WHEN:       November 17th, 2003
WHERE:     Mission Mill Museum-1313 Mill Street SE-Salem, OR 97301
 
 
 
Bill Lucas will present "Cannery History." Using slides and artifacts
Mr. Lucas will discuss the development and impact of the food processing
industry. He will focus primarily on the Salem District, once the
largest canning area in the world, which includes Marion, Polk and a
portion of Yamhill counties.
 
Mr. Lucas worked in the canning industry for fifty years. His general
interest in history has led him to collect and research information
about the food processing industry. In his retirement, Mr. Lucas has
served as a consultant for the industry overseas and has spent time
researching the industry before his time.
 
Attendance includes entrance to The Mill Family exhibit, which explores
the personalities that ran the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill.
 
November 17th, 7:30pm - Dye House, Mission Mill Museum
$4.00 per person; free to museum and Marion County Historical Society
members 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, November 05, 2003
CONTACT: Mission Mill Museum  503-585-7012 
WHAT:      Speaker Series at Mission Mill
WHEN:      Third Thursdays, January-April 2004, 7:30pm
WHERE:    Mission Mill Museum-1313 Mill Street SE-Salem, OR 97301
 
Salem, OR - 
 
Mission Mill Museum kicks off its annual Speaker Series January 15, 2004
with a presentation by Jim Kopp:  Eden Within Eden:  Exploring Oregon's
Utopian Heritage.  The series takes place the third Thursday of the
month, January-April, 7:30pm, at Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE
in Salem.
 
Kopp's presentation examines aspects of the attempts to realize an
Oregon utopia both before and after statehood was achieved.  He is the
director of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis and Clark University
in Portland, holding a PhD in American Studies from George Washington
University.  Mr. Kopp is one of the featured speakers from the Oregon
Council for the Humanities' Chautauqua program,
 
The series continues Feb. 19, with Soul-saving, Circuit-riding, and
School-starting:  the Methodist Origins of Jason Lee's Mission presented
by Charles Wallace, chaplain and religious studies professor at
Willamette University.  On March 18, John Ritter will present Wool,
Water and Workers, an examination of how the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill and
its people helped to put Salem on the map.  By day, Ritter is a Youth
Corrections Specialist at the Department of Education, and for the past
23 years he has taught history in the evenings at Chemeketa Community
College.  
 
Nadine Sanders, the Singing Weaver, will round out the series with a
presentation of weaving tales, legend and music on April 15.  Sanders
received education in Fiber Arts at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
and her Speech Communications degree from St. Olaf College in
Northfield, MN.
 
Tickets are available at Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE, or at
the door.  Tickets are non-refundable, and all proceeds benefit the
museum's education and preservation programs.  For more information,
call 503-585-7012 or visit the website at www.missionmill.org
<http://www.missionmill.org/> 
 
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(We have images available; please contact us 503-585-7012 if you would
like them.)
 
 
 
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