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We Send A Valentine To All Our Great Volunteers!
Art Exhibit -- Volunteers needed to help with take-down of current exhibit (March 1) and set-up of the next exhibit (March 2). First Friday Reception -- March 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m., help with our popular First Friday artist's reception. Kitchen Revival Tour -- April 16, sign up to be a kitchen monitor for our 13th annual tour. Don't miss it!
For details about current volunteer opportunities, please contact
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| Donation wish list | Thank you to everyone who has been responding to our requests for donations! Last week we received much needed towels and pot holders for the kitchen!
Our current needs are:
For the Kitchen/Events
-Three nice serving spoons
-One Cake server/platter
-Ground coffee
-Brita pitcher water filters
Office/Technology
-Postage Stamps
-Plain white printer paper
-Large Foam core sheets
-Windows PC Desktop computers. [Windows XP or Vista.]
-Rolling Computer Rack
If you have donations that we can use in our kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.234.7264 or philipa@visitahc.org.
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Internship Opportunities
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We have an ongoing program and offer internships each term. Applications are always accepted via the submission of cover letters and resumes to the appropriate hiring manager. Winter Intern Opportunities:
- Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Website Maintainence
For details of all positions offered each term, see the on our website.
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Rent the AHC for your next meeting or event!
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Let us help make your next event even more memorable. Besides our beautiful, historic building, we offer affordable rates, a relaxed staff, kitchen facilities, equipment, and more. For information about our building rentals, check out the rental page on our website or contact Ita Lindquist at 503.231.7264.
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AHC Monthly Art Exhibits are open to Portland artists .
| AHC Art exhibits are open to artists in the community. We give priority to our business members, their employees, and our general membership, but we are accepting applications from artists who are not members.
Our beautiful building offers an ideal location for presentation of 2 dimensional art and is a great place to invite your clients, family, and friends for an opening reception.
We are currently booking shows for 2012 and invite our artist community to apply for a show.
Corporate members: please pass this invitation along to painters, photographers and other 2d artists within your organization so everyone can enjoy the benefits of your membership.
To receive an information package and application, send an email to barbarap@visitahc.org.
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Help the AHC be more environmentally sustainable by renewing your membership promptly! Timely responses make your membership contributions go farther because they save paper, postage, and volunteer and staff time. You can even send in your dues or renew on-line prior to receiving a mailed notice by checking the renewal date noted on your newsletter mailing label. If you have any questions or feedback regarding your membership, email Holly Chamberlain at hollyc@VisitAHC.org. Thank you so much for your contributions and participation. Every membership matters! |
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About the AHC... |
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The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation in the Portland area. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, we offer a range of education programs to help people appreciate, restore, and maintain vintage properties. Over 40,000 people have participated in our talks, home tours, workshops, and gallery exhibits. 701 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97214
Open Wed - Sat
10:00AM - 4:30PM
503 231-7264
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Thank you to everyone who has written in to let us know how much you enjoy the weekly enews. We like hearing from you! Many of you use this newsletter as a reminder for program registrations, to check out volunteer opportunities, and to find resources for your home projects. Thank you.
Do you have feedback or suggestions you would like to share? If so, please send them to marketing@visitahc.org. We will do our best to listen to all ideas.
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Save the date for these popular events!
- Kitchen Revival Tour, Saturday April 16th
- Heritage Home Tour, Saturday July 30th
- Heritage Auction, Saturday October 15th
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February Education Programs
This Week!! It's "Cooch" not "Cowch"
An Insider's Guide to Portland Architecture and History
Saturday, February 19, 2011 10:00 am-11:30 am
Members: $13 General Public: $18 Few people learn about Portland's history or its architecture in a formal way. For the majority of new residents, learning is by happenstance. A building that went unnoticed on the morning commute suddenly emerges from the mist with a nickname and its place in the city's history is revealed. And learning is often by mistake. Have you ever been corrected for mispronouncing the name of a new or unfamiliar street or building? For more information and to register, click here. Sponsored by: The Architecture Foundation of Oregon. From the Gilded Age to the Space Age:
A Century of American Lighting 1870-1970
Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Members: $13 General Public: $18 Nothing defines the interior of an older home like its lighting. Just as exterior building styles have changed throughout the decades, so have the designs and materials of light fixtures. Appropriate lighting is an important component of any home restoration project and we're bringing in a top-notch expert to "enlighten" us about popular lighting styles. For more information and to register, click here. Upcoming in March: "Live Where You Play": The Transformation of Lake Oswego from an Iron Plantation into a Residential Playground
Saturday, March 5, 2011 10:00 am-11:30 am
Members: $13 General Public: $18 Historic Neighborhood Theaters of Southeast Portland
Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:00 am-11:30 am
Members: $13 General Public: $18 Portland's Stadium: The Many Lives of Civic Stadium
Saturday, March 26, 2011 10:00 am-11:30 am
Members: $13 General Public: $18 For information on all winter programs, click here. |
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Don't miss our current exhibit!
 Photographer Doug Richardson
on exhibit through March 1st.
Work is for sale at very reasonable prices with sales benefiting the artist and the AHC
 I have been photographing the world around me for over thirty-five years. The last few years I have been exploring Portland's iconic places at night using film and long shutter speeds to capture familiar scenes in a different light. For me this creates an emotional experience that differs dramatically from daylight shots.
More information and photos of Doug's work here
March exhibit Painter, Leah Faure
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Business Member Spotlight
 Restoring History LLC is a consulting service focused on preserving and restoring historic buildings. They help find creative solutions to the puzzle of how to incorporate modern amenities without destroying the historic character that make vintage buildings special in the first place. They also help design and return historic details that may have been lost through previous insensitive remodels. Much of their focus is on kitchens and bathrooms, but they can help with anything from finding hardware, color consults, to finding crafts people who understand historic buildings. We asked owner Karla Pearlstein about her involvement with the AHC and she shared the following with us: "Restoring History LLC is proud to be a member of the Architectural Heritage Center. We believe that the AHC provides educational opportunities that would otherwise not exist. Restoring History LLC. believes that the only way to save our heritage is through education, and the AHC provides exhibits, tours, and lectures to promote a better understanding of our architectural material culture. Restoring History LLC. supports the AHC's educational mission.
For more information: www.RestoringHistory.com; 503-452-7772
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Our Members & Staff in the News!
The AHC in the Sports section of the Oregonian? Well, not exactly! But our own Cathy Galbraith, Executive Director, did get a couple of mentions in recent sports articles. Cathy was tour guide for an African American Landmarks tour last week. Check out her mentions in this article:
Trail Blazers: Andre Miller and Marcus Camby join 40 middle school students for Black History Month tour
 The February/March issue of Oregon Home features a Kraft Custom Construction whole-house remodel that is located in Salem. The home owner remodeled to open the main living
areas plus add on a new massage studio and outdoor living space. Kraft is also celebrating 30 years of business this year! Congratulations from the AHC!
Barbara Pierce and CJ Hurley (CJ Hurley Century Arts) were the lead consultants and designers for the restoration of an Arts & Crafts bungalow featured in the current issue of Old House Journal.
The Laurelhurst home is pictured on the cover and the full article can be read here.
Hammer and Hand has posted some great behind the scenes pictures of craftspeople at work in their shop. Check it out here .
If you are an active member or business member of the AHC, we want to hear about it when you win a preservation related award, have your work honored in an exhibit, have your restored home featured in a magazine. Share your news with us at marketing@visitahc.org.
In the body of your email, please provide the following information:- a brief summary of the project, article, award, etc.
- full website address of any links you wish to share regarding your recognition
- Business members only - a link to your website and an attached logo (72dpi, 1"max)
We will do our best to recognize everyone, but we do edit content in our newsletter as necessary.
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Events We Recommend:
The Architectural Heritage Center is proud to announce that we are hosting a screening of the new documentary "The Greenest Building"
Tuesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:00pm
A new hour-long documentary by producer Jane Turville, presents a compelling overview of the important role building reuse plays in creating sustainable communities. Narrated by David Ogden Stiers, "The Greenest Building" explores the myth that a "green building" is a new building and demonstrates how renovation and adaptive reuse of existing structures fully achieves the sustainability movement's "triple bottom line" - economic, social, and ecological balance.
You can read more about the film and order tickets at http://thegreenestbuildingatahc.eventbrite.com/.
Filmmaker Jane Turville will be on hand to answer questions and DVDs of the film will be available for purchase (cash or check).
Seating is limited - TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED at the above link.
Doors will open at the AHC at 6:00pm so you'll also have time to take a look at our current exhibit Re-Building South Portland.
HPLO Rummer Oak Hills House Tour
Saturday, May 21, 10am - 4pm
Take advantage of a unique opportunity to visit eight homes built by Robert Rummer. These iconic "atomic age" houses are highly sought after and those on tour include some in virtually original condition and others that have been updated. An illustrated lecture by Jack Bookwalter will present an overview of mid-century residential architecture as context for the work of Rummer and Eichler. Mr. Rummer himself will be in attendance to answer questions.
More information and tickets here.
Exhibit: Bridging the Gap: the History of the Interstate Bridge
Clark County Historical Society and Museum
1511 Main Street
Vancouver, Washington
Runs through Oct 29
This exhibit is about the history of the bridge, how it was built, how it was funded and also looks at the social, cultural, and economics of it.
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Memories of our Founders
"I knew both of them as we used to vie for the spoils on the demolition sites. They always got there first! I met Jerry first, when I had a house with exceptional Povey stained glass windows. Jerry had to repair some broken glass - and he had fill-ins - just what the doctor ordered."
-- Bill Failing
Do you have a recollection of Jerry or Ben that you would like to share for publication or for our archives? Please contact Holly Chamberlain at hollyc@VisitAHC.org or 503-231-7264. Many thanks to those who have already sent in the reminiscences that help round out our organizational history.
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QUOTES & FACTS
A house is so much more than timber, cement, and mortar. It is a love-structure which stores up memories. It is security, shelter, healing, and peace. It is the shared joys, tears, dreams, and heartbreaks of several generations.
-Rev. W.R. Bouknight, III
Bulletin of Trenholm Road United Methodist Church [1990]
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Portland Preservation Blog
Keep up with our advocacy efforts and stay informed of preservation issues in Portland. This is also a great way to learn more about the technical assistance we are providing in the community.
http://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/
Recent Posts: - Recent Program Provides Insight Into How Humans Exert Power Over Place
- City Approves Design for East Burnside Re-Development and Demolition of the Galaxy Restaurant
- Bosco-Milligan Foundation/Architectural Heritage Center's Position on the Proposed Galaxy Restaurant Redevelopment
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Does your employer match gifts?
Many companies double or even triple gifts to non-profits...including membership dollars! The AHC's parent company, the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, is already registered with a number of companies as a recognized non-profit, and we are happy to do so with more. Check with your employer's human resources or community involvement office to find out if you have access to a matching program. For not much paperwork, you can make your gift to the AHC go even farther! Thanks!
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Making a Future for the Past
Would you like to see your commitment to the Architectural Heritage Center continue into the future? Consider including the organization in your estate planning. For more information on how you can leave a legacy to the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, please contact Holly Chamberlain, Deputy Director, at 503-231-7264 or hollyc@VisitAHC.org.
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