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Oral histories concerning early electric lighting in Oregon communities

Creator:

Hardy, Channing C.

Abstract:

One of the greatest technological breakthroughs of humanity was the ability to construct a device and eventually a system which would provide a more efficient, safe, clean, convenient and relatively inexpensive form of illumination than ever used previously electric light. The introduction of this new technology into Oregon communities in...

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Masters Thesis
The Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial as Interpreted by Museums on the Oregon Trail

Creator:

Fackler, Amy E.

Abstract:

This study describes and analyzes Oregon Trail related exhibits of eleven museums and two interpretive centers that are geographically located along the Oregon Trail from Baker City, Oregon to Portland, Oregon. The exhibits were featured at the facilities during the 1993 Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial, a celebration that was initiated and...

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Masters Thesis
Museum education programs : Portland, Oregon

Creator:

Scherer, Leigh Anne Whitney

Abstract:

In this study I explored the variety of educational opportunities available in museums. Next, I examined the museum education programs in the Portland, Oregon area and described what types of opportunities are available to teachers. Finally, I made suggestions for teachers on how to best access museum programs and for...

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Masters Thesis
Anthropological Pecovery, Analysis and Identification of Historic Burials in Two Southern Oregon Cemeteries

Creator:

Jenkins, Paul Christy

Abstract:

Federal legislation and U. S. Army Corps of Engineer regulations require that human burials be removed for reinterment if they are to be inundated as a result of dam construction. The final phase of the Applegate Lake Project was the archeological removal, analysis and identification of two historic Euro-American cemeteries,...

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Masters Thesis