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May We Interest You In Some Fine Volunteer Activities?
AHC Yard Sale -- Volunteers needed to help set up, sort items and mark prices, June 2 & 3. Helpers needed on day of yard sale, June 4.
First Friday in June -- Help take down our current show (May 31). Help set up for June exhibit (June 1-2). Help with First Friday reception (June 3). Sign up now!
Auction Committees -- Help with ticket sales, donations, set up, dessert auction. Planning is underway and your input is valuable.
Heritage Home Tour (July 30) -- Volunteers are already signing up for the 2nd annual tour. Get involved!
Marketing Volunteers -- needed for a few specific projects throughout the year. Requires varying levels of commitment dependent on project.
Social Media Volunteers -- We're looking for two enthusiastic volunteers to help with social media marketing. Requires minimal but weekly committment--primarily work from home but some check in and meetings with the AHC. Training provided.
For details about current volunteer opportunities, please contact
Ita Lindquist, Events & Volunteer Manager, ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264. |
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Heritage Home Tour, Saturday July 30th
Heritage Auction, Saturday October 15th
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| Donation wish list | Office Supplies
-Slim CD Cases
-Postage Stamps
-5x7 manila envelopes
-1/2" x 1-3/4" white mailing labels
-Sharpie Pens
For the Kitchen/Events
-Coffee Grinder
-Earth friendly cleaning products & liquid soap
-Nice Table cloths
-Paper towels
-Coffee
-Brita pitcher water filters
For the Library
-Book: "Design & historic preservation : the challenge of compatibility". Details
Technology
-Laptop with Windows 7 and wireless for office volunteers & community presentations.
-Blank CD's and DVD's
-DVD Drive
-USB extension cords
-Digital Camera
-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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We offer internships each term. Applications are accepted via the submission of cover letters and resumes to the appropriate hiring manager. Summer Opportunities:
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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Call to artists for 2012 exhibits
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Corporate members: please pass this invitation along to 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 us be more 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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Estate Planning
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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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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Tell us what you think and share your news
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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It's National Historic Preservation Month!
Share your preservation stories with us in celebration.
Click here to go to the AHC public Facebook page and tell us what you are doing to celebrate preservation this month. What important projects are you working on? What historic sites are you planning to visit this spring and summer?
We'll be collecting our favorite stories and tips to share with readers here and will also be giving away some prizes through the month!
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Education Programs
A Walking Tour of Portland's Yamhill Historic District and Beyond
Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:00-11:30 am or
Thursday, June 2, 2011 6:30-8:00 pm
Members: $13 General Public: $18
For details and to register click here.
Green Technology and Historic Preservation: A Panel Discussion
Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:00-11:30 am or
All Tickets: $10
For details and to register click here.
Portland Neighborhood Walking Tours
Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm
Members: $10 General Public: $15 (prices are per tour)
Hollywood Neighborhood Walking Tour--Sold out!!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Reedwood Neighborhood Walking Tour
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Pre-registration is REQUIRED; Limited to 30 people per tour
For detailed information and to register, click here .
For information on all other spring programs, click here.
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Yard Sale to Benefit the AHC!
Get your spring cleaning on and donate those gently-used but unwanted items to help support AHC programs and operations! We are having a yard sale on Saturday, June 4 in the Beaumont-Wilshire area. Pricing the items ahead of time would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped off on June 2 and 3 (Thursday and Friday prior to the sale). Contact hollyc@VisitAHC.org with questions and to receive the address to which to take the items. Many thanks!
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The Portland Plan
Historic Preservation and The Portland Plan
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend two very important symposia on Historic Resources.
#1 FRIDAY, May 20th, 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon
1900 SW 4th Avenue (City of Portland Development Services building))
#2 FRIDAY, June 17th, 9:00AM - 11:30AM
1900 SW 4th Avenue (same location)
The intent of these sessions is to identify historic preservation policy issues, from the views of important stakeholders including the Landmarks Commission, property owners and developers, preservation advocates, including our own Executive Director Cathy Galbraith, and others. This will take place at Session #1.
Session #2 will present the findings from the first session, with the objective of arriving at Historic Preservation Policy documents for inclusion in the Portland Plan. This is our opportunity to define the Portland's future for historic preservation.
A great turnout is absolutely essential. Check back to our website for more detailed announcements.
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Art Exhibits
"Betty Paints Portland" in celebration of National Historic Preservation Month
Portland Legend-Painter,
Betty Chilstrom
 On exhibit through the month of May.
At 87, Betty has created a lifetime of art. Her paintings have captured old houses, bridges, street scenes and many other features of Portland and the northwest throughout the last century.
For more information, click here
June Exhibit Kathleen Lansing Marmoleum Inlays Opening Reception, June 3rd |
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Aging In Place: Your house can be your Home for a Lifetime
If you missed our recent program on Aging in Place or wish to learn more, don't miss the upcoming free fair and day of seminars hosted by Neil Kelly.
May 21st; 10am-4pm
For more information, click here.
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George McMath Historic Preservation Award
Congratulations to Elisabeth Walton Potter, recipient of the 2011 George McMath Historic Preservation Award. She was honored last Friday for her extraordinary accomplishments in historic preservation in Oregon and beyond. |
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Our Members & Staff in the News!
AHC Executive Director, Cathy Galbraith, was among the team of local experts invited to jury the Ten Greatest Homes for Portland Monthly Magazine. The printed article is on newsstands now. You can also read about it and see houses that didn't make the cut on Portland Monthly Online.
For details on how to share your news with us, click here.
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Sustaining Contributions
Did you know that you can support the AHC on an ongoing basis by signing up to have a monthly contribution from your checking account or your credit card? No muss, no fuss, and hardly any paperwork. A very "green" solution which means that all of your contribution can go towards saving the buildings you love. Your sustaining donation can begin at any time that works for you, be in any amount of $5.00 per month or larger, and will help provide a predictable base of month-to-month operating funds that are so greatly needed. Call or email Holly Chamberlain for more information at 503-231-7264 or hollyc@VisitAHC.org.
Thanks very much!
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Events We Recommend:
Spring and Summer Home Tours Lake Oswego Historic Home Tour Saturday, May 14th, 11am - 4pm More information and tickets here. Irvington Home Tour
Sunday, May 15, 11am - 5pm More information and tickets here. HPLO Rummer Oak Hills House Tour Saturday, May 21, 10am - 4pm More information and tickets here. Chapman Home Tour Saturday, May 21, 11am - 4pm More information and tickets here. Historic Certified Real Estate Professional Training session by Eclectic Preservation May 25th at the AHC Registration Details 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 |
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Business Member Spotlight is back!
AHC Business Members provide products and services pertinent to historic preservation and period-authentic restoration, and they support the mission and goals of our organization. Please consult the Resource Directory on our website and patronize these businesses first when you need professional services for your home projects and when you are looking for great cultural places to visit.
Spotlight:
Art First Colors owner, Mary McMurray finds the right colors to help people achieve their goals: to feel more energized; more peaceful; to discover original paint colors; or to create a beautiful new color palette to suit their taste. It is her passion to bring out the innate beauty in all buildings, whether historic or contemporary. Her clients love that she interprets their desires in unexpected, knowledgeable, and happy ways. We asked Mary why she is a business member of the AHC and what the AHC means to her.  "Eighteen years of helping the Bosco-Milligan Foundation uphold our indispensable architectural heritage have been such a memorable and rewarding experience that I will be an everlasting member of the AHC. I'm delighted that, one year, the Kitchen Revival Tour featured two homes for which I was the design consultant. I have led workshops benefiting the AHC on decorative painting techniques and given pictorial presentations on the history of colors in design. The people I meet through the AHC are treasured because we share heartfelt values for knowledge, history and architectural wonderment."
For more information, call Mary at 503-287-4354 or visit http://www.artfirst.net/; Oregon CCB# 80208
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Become the Mayor of the AHC!
Help us spread the word to all of the people in Portland who love old buildings, history, good education, exhibits, and more. We know all of you are loyal supporters of the AHC, but you wouldn't believe how many people out there don't know about us!
Ways you can help:
- Tell your friends and neighbors about our programs and events. Bring them with you the next time you visit.
- Write a review about us on Google Places
- Write a review about us on Yelp
- If you carry a mobile device and use foursquare, check in at the AHC every time you visit. If you are a regular volunteer or board member, "check-in" each time and compete to become the "Mayor"!
- Volunteer to help us hang posters and distribute postcards for special events to library branches, coffee shops and retailers in your neighborhood.
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QUOTES & FACTS
"These old buildings do not belong to us only, they belong to our forefathers and they will belong to our descendants unless we play them false. They are not in any sense our own property to do with as we like with them. We are only trustees for those that come after us."
-William Morris
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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: - On Old Buildings, Demolition, Deconstruction, and Reuse
- The Need to Debunk Historic Preservation Stereotypes and Myths
- Efforts to Create a National Register Historic District in Buckman Continue
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Memories of our Founders
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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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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