Marion County Historical Society
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March 2008 NewsletterJoin MCHS and bring friends on a trip to the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland to view two special exhibits, April 17, 2008, 9 am to 3 pm. The cost is $38 for members and $44 for non-members. A House Divided: Lincoln in His Own Words. View rarely seen manuscripts, artifacts and photos such as a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, a plaster cast of Lincoln's face and hands and pictures of our 16th president. OHS's popular exhibit has been held over for another month. Michael Curry's The Lion King. See Washington resident Curry's magical masks and props that brought the characters to life in Walt Disney's Tony award winning musical The Lion King. If there is time we can explore the other exhibits and OHS's gift shop. The cost of the trip includes the bus ride starting at and returning to Mission Mill, a superb Cascade Baking Co. box lunch (with your choice of sandwich) beverage, admission to OHS exhibits and docent tour. Name(s)____________________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________ Amount $_________________________ Phone number_______________________________ Reservations and all payments must be received by MCHS by April 11th to ensure your space. We have tried to keep costs low as possible and therefore after April 14th we will not be able to refund money in the event you cannot make the trip. For questions call Amy or Kathleen at #503-364-2128. UPCOMING EVENTS WITH MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYMarch 13 1:00 to 3:00 History Round Table.: What is Behind Those Walls. Take a tour of the Society's storage area and view some of the many artifacts that are carefully kept in storage to preserve them. Because of our limited space, please call or email to make a reservation.March 26 12:00 to 1:00 Every Picture Tells a Story, photo workshop. April 17 A trip with the MCHS to the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. to see the exhibit A House Divided: Lincoln In His Own Words. May 17 10:00 to 4:00 24th Annual Sheep to Shawl. Free event. Mission Mill Museum grounds. Visit our exhibit on the history of linen and flax locally and the Heritage Expo. Call to authors; The MCHS is seeking submission for the 2008 Historical Marion publications. For information on submission guidelines, please call Amy Vandegrift at #503-364-2128 Education Outreach ProgramInspire our next generation of historians by sponsoring our Educational Outreach programs. School funding is an issue we have all faced in one form or another, and our educational programs have suffered. Because of cuts in funding schools have less money for extra programs. Even our low cost of $45 is beyond many schools. Every teacher is making their few dollars stretch. One of our missions is education, a mission our membership has supported so well in the past. You can be a part of the solution to the funding problems by sponsoring our programs in schools. Each sponsored class allows another group of children to have a unique educational opportunity. We are hoping to have money available for the 2008-2009 school year. That includes the 150th Anniversary of Oregon's Statehood. This is an excellent time to introduce history in the schools. Our current programs include "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words; The Stories Photographs Can Tell" and "History According to Whom? Primary versus Secondary Sources." We also have a series based on aspects of life approximately 100 years ago such as play, schools and homes. Our programs are interactive, engaging and thoroughly researched. We help connect historical investigation to skills used throughout life and base our lessons on Oregon State Standards and goals. We are including a sponsorship form in this newsletter and hope this makes it easy to support our efforts. The Society is committed to education and helping all children discover the stories history can tell and the lessons we all need to remember. Please consider how a sponsorship helps us to honor this commitment. THE OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIADo you have an Oregon story to tell? Check out www.oregonencyclopedia.org . View the Get Involved section and learn how you can write your own story into the Oregon Encyclopedia for Oregon's Sesquicentennial. You can read stories from others around the state by going to the web site. Can we interest you in a little history?Want to expand your mind? Need something new or more in your life? Want to support the Historical Society? There are several projects that Kathleen and Amy would like to have some help with, such as:
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