By Tanya Monthey :: The first female senator to be elected into the US Senate was Hattie Wyatt Caraway from Arkansas in 1932. Twenty-eight years later, Oregon elected Maurine Neuberger to become the third woman ever to be elected for the US Senate. Though many women before Neuberger had served as US Senators, they didContinue Reading Oregon Trailblazer | Maurine Neuberger
By Evan Smiley :: In 1972, Oregon became the fourth state to decriminalize homosexuality in the U.S. after revised Sodomy Laws went into effect on January 1st. Sodomy laws exist across the United States and their purpose is to legally define what constitutes normal and abnormal sexual behavior punishable by law. Today, Oregon law clearlyContinue Reading A Blow to Bigotry | Oregon Decriminalizes Homosexuality
By Greta Smith :: This fall I worked on a project for the Clackamas County Historical Society Museum of the Oregon Territory (MOOT) where I wrote interpretive text for 13 items that belong to the Kaegi Pharmacy collection. The Kaegi Pharmacy operated in Wilsonville from 1927 until it closed in 1989, after which brothers JohnContinue Reading Kaegi Pharmacy Exhibit | Interpreting objects in virtual space
By Maddie Mott :: Sand on its own is a pretty unremarkable substance. But when combined with technology, sand can be transformed into an educational user interface. In January 2016, I began an internship at the Clackamas County Historical Society (CCHS), where I was involved in creating interactive exhibit components designed for kids that wouldContinue Reading Interactive History | Changing the Way We Teach History in Museums
By Kira Lesley :: I interned with the Architectural Heritage Center, located in the Southeast Portland Historic District. Although my research interests involve Portland’s development and land use, I have only recently approached land use history’s intersection with historic preservation. My work with PSU Public History graduate and current Education Manager for the Architectural HeritageContinue Reading Historic Preservation and Collective Memory | Preservation as an Agent of Social Justice
By Lyndsay Smith :: In early September, I began my internship with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) through the Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS). The VSFS offers virtual internships from nearly 30 government agencies to U.S. citizens at the college level or above. It is managed by the U.S. Department of State. I am oneContinue Reading Commemorating the War Dead | Virtually Preserving Overseas American Military Cemeteries
By Kirsten Straus :: Last year, the South East Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA) was designated as a “Heritage Neighborhood” in Salem, Oregon. The designation comes with money earmarked for projects that celebrate the history of the neighborhood. SESNA decided on several uses of the money: a calendar with pictures of neighborhood landmarks, signage denoting historicContinue Reading Historic Architecture in Salem, Oregon | Embracing Heritage through New Technology