June 2005, Volume 5, Issue 4
NEW LEWIS AND CLARK PICTORIAL BOOK NOW AVAILABLE
The latest book offering from the Washington State Historical Society is Ocian in View! O! The Joy: Lewis and Clark in Washington State, with illustrations by Roger Cooke and narrative text by Robert C. Carriker (168 pp., 78 color illustrations, 4 maps; $27.95 paper ). This volume is an ideal companion for anyone interested in retracing the Washington portion of the Lewis and Clark trail by car or boat-or from the comfort of a favorite easy chair. Cooke's unique illustrations draw you into scene, and Carriker's informative text and judicious use of quotes from the journals of William Clark and other corps members impart both a historian's perspective and a sense of actually being part of the expedition. These illustrations also grace a series of wayside markers erected at points of interest along the Washington portion of the expedition route as part of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial commemoration.
To order your copy, contact Amy Coggins at 253/798-5902. Shipping and handling are free to members of the Washington State Historical Society who purchase the book directly from WSHS.
LEWIS AND CLARK IMAGES ON WEB SITE
The Roger Cooke images can also be licensed for a fee by other agencies, businesses, or individuals who want to reproduce the images for subsidiary uses of a commercial nature, such as calendars, notepads, stationary, coffee mugs, and apparel.
The entire group of images will soon be posted on the web site of Roger Cooke, the artist who produced the original artwork. Information about licensing can be obtained at http://www.rogercooke.com/.
The original works of art will be on view at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, in a series of thematic presentations through September 2006.
DESTINATION THE PACIFIC - NEW SOUVENIR GUIDE AVAILABLE NOW!
The souvenir edition of the Destination: The Pacific commemorative guide is now available. The guide includes information about Signature Event programs and how to purchase tickets, which go on sale at the end of June.
The magazine also offers information about the new Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, a forum for Tribal Voices, a suite of bicentennial-related programs and products, and a travel planner section for those interested in attending Destination: The Pacific activities in November.
To receive a copy of the guide email director@destinationthepacific.com or call (503) 861-4403 and provide your name and mailing address. For updated information about bicentennial programs and ticketing information visit www.destinationthepacific.com.
WISDOM OF THE ELDERS PROGRAMS ONLINE
This special series of eight one-hour programs, titled Native Nations along the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Trail, includes indigenous elders, historians, storytellers, and song carriers from thirteen nations along the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Trail system. Program segments feature oral history and cultural arts of: Shawnee, Otoe, Omaha, Yankton, Sioux, Arikara, Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, Blackfeet and Shoshone tribes. The series is hosted by Arlie Neskahi (Dine). Program summaries, complete transcripts and audio are coming online during the next few weeks. Currently, Program One: The Sacred Earth, Program Two: Circles, Program Three: Cry of the Earth/Prophesy, Program Four: Honoring Native Women, Program Five: The Horse in Native Culture; Program Six: The Harvest; Program Seven: Tribute to Native Artists; and Program Eight: Native Relationships are online.
Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. is an American Indian 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation whose mission is the cultural preservation of indigenous elders' oral history and cultural arts. They record, preserve and share messages of wisdom and guidance, as well as story and song, from exemplary indigenous elders, tribal historians, storytellers and song carriers from native nations throughout North America. The non-profit has developed a companion website with a speaker's bureau called the Turtle Island Storytellers. A total of 80 individual webpage portfolios are on-line. The information includes talented oral cultural artists, their biographical summary and contact information, along with audio, transcript and a photo gallery. This project is funded by Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, National Park Service, and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, see www.turtleislandstorytellers.net.
The late Martin High Bear, Lakota medicine man and spiritual leader, and Rose High Bear, Deg Hit'an Dine, or Alaskan Athabascan originally founded Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. in 1992 in Portland, Oregon. Visit the website for more information at www.wisdomoftheelders.org.
JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL IN OREGON
Destination: The Pacific has raised most of the funds needed to host bicentennial activities in the lower Columbia Region, however, the final pieces of funding to complete the program are still needed. Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in Oregon, the state's committee to plan and coordinate bicentennial activities is looking for a person to help raise funds for Destination: The Pacific. If you know of anyone who you feel is qualified please have them contact Barbara Hubbard.
The Donor Campaign Coordinator is a contracted position that reports to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in Oregon to design and implement the individual and small business donor campaign for Clatsop County to raise $45,000. This is a hands-on position and requires ability to meet with regional Lewis and Clark bicentennial planners, develop direct-mail materials, communicate effectively with donors and prospects, and schedule appointments.
Duties include:
- Develop and implement a fundraising campaign to raise $45,000;
- Develop and implement direct-mail campaign from writing pitch letter to completion and distribution of donor request packet;
- Work with bicentennial planners to develop and research prospect list;
- Work with bicentennial planners to develop appointments for personal pitches;
- Develop fund-tracking system;
- Develop and coordinate donor fulfillment, including thank-you letters, gifts, final reports, and ensuring they are properly recognized on printed materials.
Skills Required:
- Excellent writing;
- Strong phone and personal presentation skills;
- Familiarity with Clatsop County community and its business and community leaders;
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, and Excel
- Comfortable with using email
Time Frame
June - December 2005
Contract Fee
$15,000
Contact:
Barbara Hubbard
Board Member, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Association
bhubbard@pacifier.com
PRESERVE AMERICA INITIATIVE
President's Bush's FY 2006 budget proposes $12.5 million in grants to assist communities in preserving their cultural and natural resources. These grants would support community efforts to demonstrate sustainable uses of their historic and cultural sites and the economic and educational opportunities related to heritage tourism.
The program would not fund bricks-and-mortar projects, but rather would complement to Save America's Treasures grant program by helping local communities develop sustainable resource management strategies and sound business practices for the continued preservation of heritage assets. Eligibility would be extended to State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, designated Preserve America Communities, or Certified Local Governments that have helped applied for Preserve America Community designation.
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
By Sharon Hultman, WSHS Digital Projects Manager
Experience Washington
Lewis & Clark Experience
http://www.experiencewashington.com/lewisandclark/default.html
The Lewis & Clark Experience is a visually appealing website, opening to a beautiful picture of the rolling hills of eastern Washington, with an introduction by Washington State Historical Society director, David Nicandri. This intro is followed by an invitation to plan a trip along the Lewis and Clark Trail, but it is worthwhile to do a bit more exploring of the site before you click over.
The Story and The Trail both utilize an interactive map with designated regions. The Story section will provide the user with brief historical background on each region. The Trail section provides "Locations of note" for the same regions. It's a good approach, but could benefit from an expansion of the available information.
Tribal Homelands starts out promisingly, with a beautiful photo of a row of Yakama teepees and several good paragraphs about the tribes then and now. However, this reviewer felt that there could definitely be more about the tribes in this site overall - perhaps links to some the tribal websites, or directions to their cultural centers, since as the site states, "indigenous Indian people continue to play a key role in shaping the Pacific Northwest we treasure today."
As might be intuited, Events provides a listing of a number of Lewis and Clark Bicentennial events in Washington state. The Photo Gallery is the jewel in this site's crown, though. Each of the seven regions found the interactive map of the Trail has at least one wonderful photo of the Columbia River area along with information or quotes from the journals of the Corps of Discovery. Although the photos and the captions are not always clearly related —a picture of the Stonehenge replica at Maryhill illustrates a quote about the "horrid appearance of the agitated gut Swelling, boiling & whorling in every direction"—it's hard to find fault with high-quality, dramatic images of our home state.
Even if you're not planning an immediate trip, it is fun to click over to the trip planning section, if only to view the 360 Virtual Tours of the Lewis & Clark Trail Scenic Byways (http://www.experiencewashington.com/byways/Byway.aspx?bwid=11). Although there is only a single interactive movie of the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, the photography by Brad Bohonus is lovely, and the images have been seamlessly joined to create a true in-the-round experience. If you don't have Apple Quicktime, it's time to consider getting it. Then you can browse around the rest of the site looking for more gorgeous views of Washington!
NATIONAL LEWIS AND CLARK TALENT DATABASE NOW ONLINE
Event and program coordinators looking for Lewis and Clark-related speakers, musicians, dance groups, performers, living history interpreters, and even puppeteers can search the Washington State Historical Society's new online Lewis and Clark Talent Database. Each entry includes detailed program descriptions, costs, and contact information. Nearly 200 entries from across the United States are listed in this handy new feature at http://69.13.172.222/LCTalent/programSearch.asp. Or, go to washingtonhistory.org, click on "Lewis and Clark," then "Talent Database." To get the broadest search results, leave all fields blanks and click "Search."
To get your program entered in the database, email Lauren Danner, Assistant Bicentennial Coordinator, at Ldanner@wshs.wa.gov.
EVENTS LISTING
We are now listing bicentennial events and promotions in a large, searchable database, with several different search criteria, freeing up space in the electronic newsletter for more news-related items. If you would like to have an event or promotion listed in this new database, please direct all information to Mark Vessey at mvessey@wshs.wa.gov and he will post the listing.
To access this new feature, visit our website at www.washingtonhistory.org/lewisandclark and click the Bicentennial Events Calendar Database at the top of the page —or click on the link below.
PLEASE LOOK for additional information and updates on Bicentennial planning activities and projects in next month's e-newsletter.
ALSO - if you have articles or news-worthy information that you would like to contribute to this e-newsletter or to Washington's quarterly bicentennial newsletter, please contact Mark Vessey at 360.586.0219 or mvessey@wshs.wa.gov.
The Washington State Historical Society, lead agency of the state's Agency Assistance Team (AAT) for bicentennial planning, will send this newsletter via e-mail on a monthly basis to provide updates on events, projects, and activities going on around the state in preparation for the commemoration.
Your name is in the state's Lewis and Clark Trail database as someone who has expressed interest in the bicentennial. If you do not want to continue to receive this newsletter and/or other bicentennial communications, reply to this e-mail or contact Mark Vessey at the Heritage Resource Center 360.586.0219.