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Heritage Home Tour, Saturday July 30th
Tickets on Sale Now!
Heritage Auction, Saturday October 15th
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Volunteer for Great Springtime Activities!
First Friday Art Exhibit
May 31 - Helpers needed to take down current exhibit.
June 1 & 2 - Help with set up for new exhibit.
June 3 - First Friday reception help needed.
AHC Yard Sale
Volunteers are needed and donations are welcome!
June 2 & 3 - Volunteers needed to help set up, sort items and mark prices.
June 4 - Day-of-sale helpers needed.
Heritage Home Tour, July 30 -- House monitors needed, sign up now.
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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| Donation wish list | Office Supplies
-Rolling Desk Chairs
-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.
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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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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Education Programs
A Walking Tour of Portland's Yamhill Historic District and Beyond
Thursday, June 2, 2011 6:30-8:00 pm
Members: $13 General Public: $18
For details and to register click here.
The Houses of Vista Avenue (lecture + optional tour)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Lecture begins at 10:00 am
Optional tour follows immediately afterward
Members: $13 General Public: $18
For details and to register click here.
For information on all other spring programs, click here.
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The Portland Plan
Historic Preservation and The Portland Plan
FRIDAY, June 17th, 9:00AM - 11:30AM
1900 SW 4th Avenue (same location)
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"
Portland Legend-Painter,
Betty Chilstrom
Exhibit ends next week! Stop in and see the great work.
For more information, click here
June Exhibit and Opening Reception  Kathleen Lansing
Marmoleum Inlays Opening Reception, June 3rd 6-8pm Free and Open to the public Kathleen Lansing is the senior designer and second-generation owner of Lansing Linoleum Co., Inc. She characterizes her Marmoleum inlaid work as a type of folk art. She enjoys working in Marmoleum for its rich and varied colors and its warm and woodsy qualities. This work is done in collaboration with Stan Askew, Master Mechanic for Lansing Linoleum. This is an exhibit you will want to see! More information here. |
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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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Volunteer Spotlight
Accomplishments at the AHC are often all about great people working hard towards a common goal. This week's spotlight is on...
 Preservationist, Morgen Young has a B.A. in History from Furman University and a Masters in Public History from the University of South Carolina.
Her current work focuses on the documentation and preservation of history. Architectural Historic Preservation combines Morgen's interest in history, her care in sustainability and her desire to work with something tangible - buildings and architecture. After living in diverse places such as Panama, Alaska, Venezuela, Italy, and the American Southeast, Morgen settled in Portland for its "relaxed attitude and sense of sincerity." She enjoys this progressive city where so many people are aware and participating in the community - Morgen is a great example of this, splitting time between her career and volunteering at various organizations, including the Architectural Heritage Center. She is on the HPLO Endangered Places Task Force and is part of the Century of Action, working on the 100 years of women suffrage in Oregon. Morgen has been a volunteer at the AHC since 2009 and is currently the Chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Kitchen Revival Tour Committee. One of her goals at the AHC is to help reach out to a more diversified age group, to engage other generations, specifically college students. In regards to historic preservation, she wants to change the mentality that a building becomes frozen in time, and that the adaptive reuse of buildings should be a vital part of current design practices. For her, preservation "is just as much about modernity as it is about history - it's the evolution of a building." Morgen is the Owner and Consulting Historian for Alder. Alder offers consulting in history-based projects at the local, state and national level. Her expertise includes exhibit curation, corporate, property and family history research, and nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places. The AHC is lucky to have Morgen on our team of active volunteers. She can be seen in the building working on various projects on any given day and gives an amazing amount of her time and knowledge to our education efforts. THANK YOU Morgen! To read Morgen's full profile written by intern, Lacey Locke, 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:
Knappton Cove Heritage Center Open House Saturday , May 28 1-4 pm. The Station - which is on the National Register of Historic Places - is located directly across the river from Astoria, three miles upriver (east) from the north side of the Astoria/Megler interstate bridge. More information 503-738-5206 Spring and Summer Home Tours Sabin Home and Garden Tour Saturday August 13th 11-5 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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QUOTES & FACTS
"My connection to the past, like any Historian's, is through the stuff that's left behind. It's not an imaginative connection, although imagination is part of it. It's about documents, it's about sources, it's about clues, it's about the leavings, the shards, the remnants of people who once live and don't live anymore. Without the documents, there's no history..."
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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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: - New Building Proposed Adjacent to Hollywood Theatre
- 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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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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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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