Newsletter - Clatsop County Historical Society

Newsletter
News For Clatsop County Historical Society Members
Fall 2006
Asian Games: The Art of Contest
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News Briefs................2
Collections Corner......2
Events & Exhibits.......3
Memorials:.................3
Clatsop County
Historical Society
Opens October 21, 2006
Many of the games most common to the United States
have found their way here from other parts of the world.
“Asian Games: The Art of Contest,” highlights the paramount
importance of Asia as a source
of many games, including
chess, backgammon,
parcheesi, playing cards and
polo. This NEH on the Road
exhibit will be on display
in the Heritage Museum
from October 21st through
November 25th; five weeks
only.
By exploring the evolution
and social functions of games
in Asia and their transmission
to other regions, the exhibit
illuminates important yet unfamiliar aspects of Asian
cultures and their ongoing legacy.
The exhibition features four broad categories or types
of games: chance; strategy; memory and matching; and
power and dexterity. Card games, board games and ball
games are all included. The exhibit is structured to suggest
the impact of particular games and the cultural values of
their players.
In conjunction with “Asian Games: The Art of Contest,”
The Clatsop County Historical Society will present other
public programs relating to the topic. The November
TNT (Thursday Night Talks)
presentation will feature a
discussion and demonstration
of the various games on
Thursday, November 2nd
at 7:00 p.m. Family Game
Day, featuring games that
originated in Asia including
a giant size chess game will be
held on Saturday, November
11, from 1 to 4 p.m.
“Asian Games: The Art of
the Contest” has been made
possible through NEH on the
Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for
the Humanities. It is presented by ExhibitsUSA, a national
program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, and was organized
by The Asia Society, New York, New York.
The Peter Iredale
They’re Back!
Visual Memories of the Last 100 Years
Talking Tombstones III, Carved In Stone
A photo exhibit of individuals and families pictured with
the Peter Iredale is on display at the Heritage Museum as
part of “Shipwreck Week”.
This October 25th marks the 100th anniversary of
the Peter Iredale running aground on Clatsop Beach.
“Shipwreck Week” has been planned to commemorate this
event. The Heritage Museum, Fort Stevens State Park, Cape
Disappointment State Park, the Ilwaco Heritage Museum,
and the Columbia River Maritime Museum have jointly
planned several days of events and exhibits designed to tell
not just the Peter Iredale’s story, but to expand it to include
the thousands of shipwrecks in this region.
Peter Iredale himself (Thomas Peter Iredale, descendant
of Peter Iredale) will be present at the Heritage Museum on
Thursday, October 26th at 7:00 p.m. for a free discussion
about the Iredale family and seafaring history.
After two successful years and the continued support by our
sponsor, Astoria Granite Works, the Talking Tombstones
event lives again. This year’s sequel, Talking Tombstones III,
Carved In Stone, will appear in the Greenwood Cemetery
on Sunday, October 29th starting at 1:00 p.m. until dusk.
Visitor’s should plan to arrive no later than 4:00 p.m. as
the deceased begin to fade from view as the darkness of
night draws near.
Ten former citizens are expected to return from the great
beyond for a grave side chat with any and all willing to visit
their tombstone. Hear from one of Astoria’s earliest and most
respected founders, be serenaded by the melodious voice of
a dusky damsel from Olney, or be shocked by the devilish
end of a devout man.
Greenwood Cemetery can be found approximately three
miles south of Astoria off Highway 202. Just follow the
special event signs.
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2006 OFFICERS
President:
Kent Easom
Vice President:
Vern Fowler
Treasurer:
Kent Ivanoff
Secretary:
Patricia Roberts
Board Members:
Wendy Berezay
Marsha Ettro
Jean Harrison
J. Todd Scott
Yvonne Starr
Randy Stemper
Executive Director
McAndrew Burns
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Sam Rascoe
Business Manager
Martha Dahl
Archivist &
CUMTUX editor
Liisa Penner
Curator
Lisa Studts
Facilities Manager
Bernard O’Brien
Museum Store
Sali Diamond
Martha Fisher
Membership/Memorial
Services
Alma Jackson
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Collections Corner
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Help
Photos Needed — Dig out your
scrapbooks
What’s probably the most photographed landmark in
Clatsop County? It’s not the Astoria Bridge or Haystack
Rock.
It’s the Peter Iredale, the skeletal shipwreck that’s
been mired in the beach at Fort Stevens for 100 years,
come this Oct. 25th.
The Clatsop County Historical Society is
commemorating the century mark with a photo display
featuring the Iredale from 1906 through the present. We
are asking members to dig out their family scrapbooks
and bring any and all photos of the Peter Iredale to
the Heritage Museum, where staff will scan the photos
while you wait.
Don’t think, ‘Oh, I just have snapshots,’ because
snapshots are what we need. Many of you have taken
visiting family to Fort Stevens and snapped a picture
of Grandma or cousin Ted at the Peter Iredale. We
want as many shots of the shipwreck as possible, no
matter what vintage or quality. After all, it’s 100 years
of the memories created while visiting the shipwreck
County Historical Society
that deserve commemorating. Soon, that will be all
that is left.
The photos we currently have went on display at the
Heritage Museum Oct. 1, and more shots will be added
as they come in.
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vents & Exhibits
The Peter Iredale — Visual Memories of the Last 100 Years
October 1st through December 31st , Tue. ~ Sat 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
Asian Games: The Art of Contest
October 21st through November 25th, Tue. ~ Sat 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
Sail Ahoy
Thursday, October 26th ~ 7:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
Thomas Peter Iredale, descendant of the 19th century shipping magnate Peter Iredale, will give a presentation
about the man and the fleet of ships he built and operated.
Talking Tombstones III:
Sunday, October 29th ~ 1:00 p.m. to Dusk
Greenwood Cemetery, 91569 Hwy 202
Me m o r i a l s
Mark S. Adams
William and Esther Meyer
Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
Jean Anderson
Lloyd Billings
Anita Angberg
Ronald and Charlene Larsen
Eileen Corkill
Westerholm Family
Karl Drlica
Curt and Shelley Ahola
John C. Forman
Evelyn Leahy Hankel
Florence Jackson
Donald E. Link
Ethel L. Wilson
Alice Thompson
Waverlie Warila
Lawrence H. Johanns
Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
Kaarlo J. Karna
Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
John F. Lonquist
Ronald and Charlene Larsen
Michael McDonald
Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
Charles Milton Gustafson
Elsie McGhee
Charles Michael Gustafson
Joe D. Miller
James and Ruth Hope
James and Ruth Hope
Eric and Lenore Hauke
Ronald and Charlene Larsen
Fall 2006
Linda Schatzel
Larry and Shirley Perkins
McAndrew Burns
Don and Molly Ziessler
Don and Carol Haskell
Robert and Mary Lovell
Mr. and Mrs. Allen V. Cellars
Bob and Glenda Miller
Helen Lankton
Randy and Debby Stemper
Richard and Mary Kettelkamp
Susan S. Miller
Michael Foster
Bill and Barbara Barrons
Hugh and Carol Seppa
Ruth Shaner
Nels Rasmussen
Joanne G. Lamb
City of Astoria
Jerome and Dixie Sullivan
Molly H. Edison
Joe and Lucille Easley
Robert and Elizabeth Moore
Mr. and Mrs. James McElhinny
Patricia McAlpin
Anne McAlpin
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Barnum
Bill and Martha Turner
Wayne and Marilyn Bradley
Gretchen E. Hunter
Walter H. Palmberg, Sr.
Joan Howell Pierson
Roderick A. Sarpola
Jack and Adele Middleton
Walter R. Swart
Barbara J. Mastbaum
Esther M. Walman
Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
Arnold Wisbeck
Joan Howell Pierson
Colleen Workman
Rae Goforth
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CCHS Calendar of Events
1 Oct. 26
Remember When? Old Timers Talk
Rediscovering Astoria’s Chinatown
10:00 a.m.
Heritage Museum
1 Oct. 29
Talking Tombstones III
Carved In Stone
1:00 p.m. – Dusk
Greenwood Cemetery
91569 Hwy 202
1 Nov. 2
TNT
The game of Go and other Asian games
7:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
1 Nov. 18
Plum Pudding Cooking Demonstration
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Flavel House Museum
Carriage House Visitors Center
1 Dec. 1 & 2
Holiday Dinner and Auction
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
1 Dec. 7
TNT
7:00 p.m.
Heritage Museum
1 Dec. 16 - 30 Tea and Plum Pudding
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Flavel House Museum
The Peter Iredale
1 Temporary — Visual Memories of the Last 100 Years
Oct. 1 ~ Dec. 31
Exhibits:
Asian Games: The Art of Contest
Oct. 21 ~ Nov. 25
Heritage Museum