by Douglas Manger, contracted folklorist More results from our ongoing Survey of Oregon’s Southern counties!Ontario, Oregon has an unusually high concentration of Japanese-Americans. During WWII, some of the Japanese and Japanese Americans placed in the internment camps were released to work the agricultural harvests. That’s how many came to the Ontario area. Key Ontario leaders… Continue reading →

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, students and mentees of George Wasson. More on his life and work: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/registerguard/obituary.aspx?n=george-bundy-wasson&pid=170305600

Oregon Folklife Network presents an interactive arts workshop followed by an evening of entertainment with Fisher Poets, Jon Broderick and Jay Speakman, at Cozmic Pizza on Thursday, May 1, at 4 and 7pm. Come learn more about one of Oregon’s unique occupations on May 1, and celebrate May Day – a traditional labor holiday! A… Continue reading →

The Oregon Cultural Trust and its partners the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage and Oregon Humanities will continue “Conversations with Funders: Arts, Heritage and Humanities” from noon – 2 p.m., April 9, at the Des Chutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho, Bend. Conversations sessions will provide information about grants, resources and services that could be… Continue reading →

Oregon Heritage Commission has bestowed an Oregon Heritage Excellence Award to a collaborative project between Oregon Folklife Network (OFN), Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS), and University of Oregon Libraries (UO). The CTWS Culture & Heritage Language Department initiated the audio preservation project by asking James Fox, Head of UO Libraries Special Collection and University… Continue reading →