Events
Astoria Community Meeting
A public Community Meeting will be held on the project in Astoria on Saturday, May 31, from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 Tenth St. 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 Barbara Mahoney, editorial board member, historian and biographer. In 2003, she won an Oregon Book Award for her biography of Oregon native Ralph Barnes, European correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune during the 1920s and 1930s.
Calendar Listing:
WHO: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Co-sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities & the Astoria Public 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: Astoria Public Library
450 Tenth St., Astoria
WHEN: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. and 1:00-3:00 p.m.
INFORMATION: 503-725-3990
This is a free event
Beaverton Community Meeting
A public Community Meeting will be held on the project in Beaverton on Monday, June 16, from 6:00-8:30 p.m., Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton. The meeting will provide information about The Oregon Encyclopedia and gather information for the project. Facilitating the meeting will be Ulrich Hardt, Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia, Professor at Portland State University, and Managing Editor of the award-winning, six-volume Oregon Literature Series; he'll be assisted by Linda Tamura, Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia and Professor of Education at Willamette University in Salem for 13 years.
Calendar Listing:
WHO: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Co-sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities & the Beaverton City 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: Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton
WHEN: Monday, June 16, 2008, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
INFORMATION: 503-725-3990
This is a free event