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Your views sought on Oregon heritage's future
What will Oregon's heritage look like in the future? Give your views now.
You are invited to give your views on potential solutions to the challenges faced today by organizations, businesses and individuals in the Oregon heritage community.

The online survey about the solutions is the next-to-last stage of an Oregon Heritage Vitality Assessment by the Oregon Heritage Commission. The final stage will be adoption of the assessment and recommended solutions by the Heritage Commission later this fall.

Last fall, the Heritage Commission initiated an assessment of the challenges being faced by heritage in Oregon. The research has included a survey, individual interviews, forums and data gathering.

The survey asks individuals for their views about eight issues and solutions for each. The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Take the survey now
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Preservation project seeks input
You are invited one of three free meetings being held in Medford, Bend and Pendleton to provide input to create a successful plan for collections preservation in Oregon. Sponsored by many museum, library, and archival organizations, the meetings are designed to bring together archives, libraries and museums to plan a better future for Oregon's heritage collections.

The meetings are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Jackson County Library, 205 S. Central Ave., Medford; 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Deschutes County Library Administration Building, 507 NW Wall St., Bend; and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Tamastslikt Cultural Center, 72789 Highway 331, Pendleton.
Fellowship applications due Oct. 20
Application information for Oregon Heritage Fellowships is now available.

The Heritage Programs Division will provide 1-3 fellowships of $1,700 each to undergraduate students who are seniors and to graduate students for researching, writing and presenting a topic related to history, geography, archaeology, cultural heritage, or historic preservation in Oregon.

The Fellowship recipients will make a 20-minute presentation of their research findings April 8, 2011 at the Oregon Heritage Conference in Astoria.
History book titles sought
The Heritage Programs Division is compiling lists and descriptions of county history books published during the past 50 years. Let us know if there are books you want to submit.
Heritage Excellence Awards Presented
First Lady Mary Oberst presents one of the 2009 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards
The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards were presented to five individuals, projects and organizations this year.

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