Events
Community Meetings
The Oregon Encyclopedia will include entries on all parts of the state, with special attention to smaller communities. It will include information on Oregon history, art, architecture, literature, anthropology, ethnology, folklore, and more. Encyclopedia editors and staff will involve as many local communities as possible by gathering information through Community Meetings. Public Community Meetings will be held on the project throughout 2008 in all corners of the state. These meetings will provide information about The Oregon Encyclopedia and open discussions of significant events, people, places, and institutions that should be considered for inclusion. By tapping into local sources of historical and cultural knowledge the meetings will give Oregonians the opportunity to gain ownership of what goes onto the Web about them and their state. Facilitating the meetings will be members of The Oregon Encyclopedia's distinguished Editorial board, Editors-in-Chief, and staff. Some meetings will provide writing workshops where prospective authors can work out topics and pieces for The Oregon Encyclopedia, with literary experts to guide the process.
Through Community Meetings, The Oregon Encyclopedia will be a true reflection of who Oregonians are today.
2008 Community Meeting Calendar
Coos Bay
Coos Bay Public Library
Saturday, March 8, 2008
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Florence
Siuslaw Public Library
Saturday, April 26, 2008
1:00-3:30 PM
Madras
Jefferson County Library
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Astoria
Astoria Public Library
Saturday, May 31, 2008
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Beaverton
Beaverton City Library
Monday, June 16, 2008
6:00-8:30 PM
Tualatin
Tualatin Heritage Center
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
6:30-8:30 PM
Selma
Selma Community and Education Center
Saturday, July 26, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Klamath Falls
Klamath County Library
Main Library
Event will be at:
Commissioner's Hearing Room on the 2nd
floor of The Government Center
Thursday, September 11, 2008
5:30-7:30 PM
Klamath Falls Community Meeting
A public Community Meeting will be held on the project in Klamath Falls on Thursday, September 11 from 5:30-8:00 p.m., Commissioner’s Hearing Room on the second floor of the Government Center. The meeting will provide information about The Oregon Encyclopedia and gather information for the project. Facilitating the meeting will be William L. Lang, Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia and Professor of History at Portland State University; he’ll be assisted by James Fox, Head of Special Collections and University Archives at University of Oregon’s Knight Library.
Calendar Listing:
WHO: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Co-sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities & the Klamath County Library
WHAT: Community Meeting for The Oregon Encyclopedia
DETAILS: “Open your mind to Oregon” and participate in the creation of the new on-line resource for information on Oregon history and culture. Web Site: www.oregonencyclopedia.org
WHERE: Commissioner’s Hearing Room on the second floor of the Government Center
WHEN: Thursday, September 11 5:30 – 7:30 p.m
INFORMATION: 503.725.3990
This is a free event
Burns
Harney County Library
Saturday, September 20, 2008
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Salem
Salem Public Library
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
6:00-8:30 PM
Portland
Central Library
Saturday, September 27, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Pendleton
Pendleton Public Library
Saturday, October 4, 2008
1:00 – 4:00 PM
Medford
Medford Library
Saturday, October 4, 2008
2:00-5:00 PM
Eugene
University of Oregon Many Nations Longhouse
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
6:00-8:30 PM
Baker City
Baker County Public Library
Thursday, October 9, 2008
6:00-8:30 PM
McMinnville
McMinnville Public Library
Saturday, October 18, 2008
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Hood River
Hood River County Library
Saturday, October 25, 2008
1:00-4:00PM
