Architectural Heritage Center Events & News June 14, 2011

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

www.VisitAHC.org

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The second annual Heritage Home Tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 30th! The tour showcases five architecturally significant homes in the Portland area. This is a tour that old home lovers will not want to miss!

Heritage Home Tour HHT 2011

Saturday, July 30th
10am-4pm
Members: $35.00;
General Public: $50.00

Tickets are on sale now! More information and tickets here.

See what others have said about AHC home tours!

Lead Sponsors:

Supporting Sponsors:

Arciform LLC Bonhams and Butterfields

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Education Programs

Artistry in Brick: The Distinctive Mid-Century Homes of Ken Birkemeier (encore)

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Lecture begins at 10:00 am - Optional tour follows immediately afterward.

Members: $13 General Public: $18

For details and to register click here .

The Summer Newsletter will be out soon, but our enews readers can get a jump on program registrations! For information on all upcoming education programs, click here.

Register now for our special summer Hard Hat Tour of Portland's Oldest Building.

Hallock & McMillan Building
Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Members: $15.00 General Public: $20.00

Sponsored by:

Bremik

Current Art Exhibit

Kathleen Lansing

Marmoleum Inlays

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.

Lansing Art Exhibit

This is an exhibit and sale you will want to see! On exhibit through July

More information here.

Save the Date!

CJ Hurley

"Houses, Landscapes, Flowers, and Dreams:

The Poetic Art of CJ Hurley"

An exhibit of new work showcasing Paintings and Drawings paired with Poetry

Opening Reception

August 5th 6-8pm

Free and Open to the public

Support the Oregon Cultural Trust!

The Oregon Cultural Trust supports the AHC through grant funding.
Support the Trust and donate by June 30, 2011

Fewer than 10 days remain to help the Oregon Cultural Trust reach a
fundraising goal. Last month, the Trust challenged Oregonians to raise $630,000 in new donations by June 30 to support of Oregon culture. That will mean a
record $1.7 million dollars in grants to be issued next month for
heritage, humanities and arts organizations across the state.

"You are Oregon Heritage. You are Culture. This is your opportunity to make a gift to the Cultural Trust that expresses the value of Oregon culture in your life," says Trust manager Kimberly Howard.

"Every gift matters. No gift is too small. And the Cultural Trust
only works if people pay in, by making a donation."

QUOTES & FACTS

"What we want to conserve, therefore, is the evidence of individual talent and tradition, of liberty and union among successive generations of Americans. We want the signs of where we came from and how we got to where we are, the thoughts that we had along the way and what we did to express the thoughts in action. We want to know the trails that were walked, the battles that were fought, the tools that were made. We want to know the beautiful or useful things that were built and the originality that was shown, the adaptations that were made and the grace-notes to life that were sounded. We want to know the experiments in community living that were tried and the lessons that were taught by a brave failure as well as by a brave success. It is all these things and more like them that we want to keep before our eyes as part of our lived life as a people, and as connecting links between a past which millions of Americans helped make and a future we must continue to make."

-Sidney Hyman
With Heritage so Rich [1966]

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Blue Star Museums

The AHC is proud to participate in Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the NEA, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families now through Labor Day 2011. The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), A DD Form 1173 ID Card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID Card, which includes active duty military and their immediate family members, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve. To find out about other area museums participating, visit http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/.

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Events We Recommend:

Visit The Troutdale Historical Society Museums

New summer hours!

The Rail Depot Museum open 10-2 Tuesday through Saturday Harlow House Museum and the Barn Museum open the third Saturday of each month

More Details here.

Pittock Mansion Behind the Scenes Tour

Saturday June 25, 11 am -3 pm

Reservations Required

Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery & Northwest Rose Historians
Present an Afternoon of Wine & Roses
A Benefit for the Historic Lone Fir Cemetery Rose Garden
Saturday July 16, 2011
2:00 pm - 4:00pm

For tickets 503-913-0512 or email

"Hats Off!" exhibit on historic headgear; 1700s - 1970s

Stevens Crawford Heritage House,

Now Through Thanksgiving 2011

Sabin Home and Garden Tour

Saturday August 13th 11 am -5 pm

Taming the West: Changing Landscapes and Resource Extraction

Annual conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter, Boise, ID, October 7 - 9, 2011

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

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!

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:

The Hyperbolic Paraboloid and the Columbia River Crossing
Building Proposed Adjacent to Hollywood Theatre
On Old Buildings, Demolition, Deconstruction, and Reuse
The Need to Debunk Historic Preservation Stereotypes and Myths

Help us spread the word!

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.

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.

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!