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Saturday, April 24, at 7 p.m.

Presenter: Gregory P. Shine, Oregon Encyclopedia historian | FREE or by donation

​In this program, historian Gregory P. Shine will examine how the posting of a little-known army captain, Charles Bendire, to Camp Harney in 1874 would expand the nation’s understanding of western birds and bird behavior, and catapult Bendire to national prominence in the world of ornithology – ultimately to a leading position at the Smithsonian Institute, where his specimens collected from the Harney Basin informed, and today continue to inform, scientific understanding.

Shine is a historian, writer and educator who has been researching, writing, and presenting on topics related to the history of the American West for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the editorial board of the Oregon Encyclopedia, a co-sponsor for this program.