southern oregon historical society
By David Porter
To follow up on my earlier post, I wanted to note that the Oregon Heritage Commission, a state chartered entity which oversees grant programs and other similar activities, heard testimony about the challenging state of affairs among heritage groups across the state at a meeting early this summer.
Under the leadership of Chairman George Kramer, the Commission pledged to charter...
By David Porter
The economic downturn of the past eighteen months led to declining revenue from ticket sales and contributions to Clackamas Heritage Partners (CHP) which operates the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and two other sites in Oregon City. In March and April we were forced to suspend our operations while we attempted to raise funds to continue.
A very strong positive...
