Events
Friends of History, October 14
Join the Editors-in-Chief at a Friends of History event at Portland State University for an evening of public history. Learn about the project, discuss new entries, and find out how to become involved in the on-going development of the Oregon Encyclopedia. See you there!
October 14, 7:00 pm
Portland State University
Browsing Lounge, Smith Center
Calling all Architectural Historians:
The Oregon Encyclopedia Community Meeting
Architectural Heritage Center
701 SE Grand Avenue, Portland 97214
Saturday October 10, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Do you consider yourself an expert on a significant Oregon architect?
Perhaps you know the story behind the construction of a local landmark? Or maybe you have a long list of favorite architects and buildings you would like to learn more about. If so, The Oregon Encyclopedia would like to hear from you. The Architectural Heritage Center is co-sponsoring and hosting this public meeting to discuss the Encyclopedia Project, to locate potential authors, and to identify possible topics to be included in this important online encyclopedia of Oregon history and culture.
Teacher In-Service Day Presentation, October 9
2009 Fall Teacher In-service Day Presentation
Friday, October 9 at OCTE Conference, Lake Oswego High School
Personal History: When Students Write about Their Oregon
In this workshop we will learn about translating student interest into writing for an authentic audience, e.g., The Oregon Encyclopedia. We will discuss brainstorming, historical significance, and evaluating sources. Presenters will include students from Riverdale High School who will share their experience. Workshop participants will share their “secret Oregon” and will leave with tools to encourage students to do the same.
Presenters: Santha Cassell (Teacher), Lachlan Johnson, Morgaine Trine, and Julie Gregory (Students), Riverdale High School; Linda Tamura, Willamette University & OE; Rick Hardt, Portland State University & OE.
The Urban League Meeting, August 26
On August 26, 2009, Oregon Encyclopedia staff will meet with members of the Senior Center of The Urban League of Portland. The Urban League helps empower African Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, and economic security. Editors-in-Chief Bill Lang and Rick Hardt will lead a discussion on local history, and ask members to contribute their knowledge of Oregon history and culture to the Encyclopedia.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Urban League of Portland Senior Center
10 N Russell Street, Portland
A Follow-up to the Stayton Community Meeting, June 27
We would be so pleased to see you again on June 27, at the Stayton Public Library to learn more about The Oregon Encyclopedia, and to delve deeper into local history. Thank you to the library staff and to the members of the community who attended the June 6 meeting. Your contributions help make the Encyclopedia valuable and comprehensive.
Please join Editor-in-Chief Bill Lang in a discussion about local history, and open your mind to Oregon!
Saturday, June 27, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
The Stayton Public library
515 N 1st Avenue, Stayton
This event is co-sponsored by the Stayton Public Library. The project is also supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Oregon Council of Teachers of English, the Oregon University System, Willamette University, and the Oregon Heritage Commission. Private donors have provided additional support. The Oregon Encyclopedia is an official Sesquicentennial Partner Project of Oregon 150.
Community Meeting in Stayton, June 6
On June 6, Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society invite the public to "open their minds to Oregon!" Come and contribute your knowledge of local history and culture to The Oregon
Encyclopedia of History & Culture, a dynamic online resource that engages Oregonians in learning about all things Oregon. Learn about the Web site, meet the project team, and bring your ideas. Find out how you can be a part of this exciting project.
Join Editor-in-Chief Bill Lang and Encyclopedia author and former news analyst at KGW-TV, Floyd McKay, to discover The Oregon Encyclopedia.
Saturday, June 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
The Stayton Public library
515 N 1st Avenue, Stayton
This event is co-sponsored by the Stayton Public Library. The project is also supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Oregon Council of Teachers of English, the Oregon University System, Willamette University, and the Oregon Heritage Commission. Private donors have provided additional support. The Oregon Encyclopedia is an official Sesquicentennial Partner Project of Oregon 150.
Oregon Encyclopedia on OPB's "Think Out Loud"
Friday, May 8, 9-10am
Tune in to hear Editor-in Chief Bill Lang talk about the Oregon Encyclopedia with the hosts of OPB's "Talk Out Loud," a call-in radio show on all things Oregon. Ask questions, suggest entries, find out how to contribute to this valuable new online resource.
American Culture & Politics Speaker Series: Bill Lang on The Oregon Encyclopedia
Monday, April 27, 4:00 p.m., Oregon State University, Memorial Union, Room 208
"What Beavers, Ducks, Bart Simpson, and Leroy Vinnegar have in Common, or How to Make a State Encyclopedia of Oregon"
How does a group of Oregon scholars and writers go about creating an Oregon Encyclopedia of History & Culture? If they invoke the ambition of Denis Diderot, editor of the great 18th-century Encyclopedie, do they really intend to include everything and everyone Oregon? And what would that mean? Between the ambition and publication is an intellectual obstacle course, where the first question is: What's in and what's out? The story of this process is almost as interesting as the stuff that will be in The Oregon Encyclopedia.
William L. Lang is Professor of History at Portland State University and one of three Editors-in-Chief of the Oregon Encyclopedia of History & Culture. Born in Portland and educated at Willamette University, Washington State University, and University of Delaware, Lang is author of six books on Pacific Northwest History, most recently Two Centuries of Lewis and Clark (2004) and Great River of the West (2009).
For more information visit www.oregonstate.edu/cla/history.
Community Meetings
The Oregon Encyclopedia includes entries on all parts of the state, with special attention to smaller communities. In 2008, editors and staff visited many local communities to gather information for the Encyclopedia. The meetings encouraged open discussions of significant events, people, places, and institutions. By tapping into local sources of historical and cultural knowledge, the 2008 meetings and those planned over the coming months will give Oregonians the opportunity to contribute in significant ways to The Oregon Encyclopedia.
Through Community Meetings, The Oregon Encyclopedia will be a true reflection of who Oregonians are today.
2008 Community Meetings
Coos Bay
Coos Bay Public Library
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Florence
Siuslaw Public Library
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Madras
Jefferson County Library
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Astoria
Astoria Public Library
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Beaverton
Beaverton City Library
Monday, June 16, 2008
Tualatin
Tualatin Heritage Center
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Selma
Selma Community and Education Center
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Klamath Falls
Klamath County Library
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Burns
Harney County Public Library
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Salem
Salem Public Library
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Portland
Central Library
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Pendleton
Pendleton Public Library
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Medford
Medford Library
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Eugene
University of Oregon Many Nations Longhouse
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
McMinnville
McMinnville Public Library
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Public Library
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Hood River
Hood River County Library
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Baker City
Baker County Public Library
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Bend
Deschutes Public Library
Monday, December 15, 2008
