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Polk Historical Society celebrates 50 years
The Polk County Historical Society will observe and celebrate the 50th anniversary of its establishment on Saturday, April 25, at the Historical Museum. The celebration starts at 1:30pm at the museum (560 S. Pacific Hwy. 99, Monmouth). You can email the Society at PCHSoregon@gmail.com or check out their site at http://www.polkcountyhistoricalsociety.com/.
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We like it local!
Strawberries, greens, and crunchy carrots? Must mean it’s spring in the Valley! In the Heart of that Valley (Corvallis), we expect the Saturday Farmers’ Market to grace the riverfront– but now the Wednesday Market does as well.
Link to history & archives? Only a tangential one… We are the archives of a university once named “Oregon Agricultural College,” and it’s hard to miss the greenhouses and cattle, but we have a direct link as well: the University Archivist’s wife runs the markets. No market wide discount for us, though there was a buzz in the air yesterday AM and lots of talking about glorious fruits & veggies!
And if you find yourself there on a Wednesday, at the end of the day and hungry for more than a big carrot, check out booths for the Pretzel lady, the potato doughnuts at Gathering Together, Pacific Sourdough pizza, and Zia.
For more juicy details, visit the Locally Grown site.
To learn more about last night’s event, check out the Gazette Times article.
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The darker side of Earth Day: Remembering why we remember…
How far have we come? We celebrate our Earth today, thinking of ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle to ensure there is an Earth left to celebrate. But, being archivists, we are also mindful that history shows us that sometimes forests burn, houses flood, and pollution ends up in our streams. It’s the nature of having the historical records just outside our office doors…
Be good stewards, take care of our planet, and visit the osu.commons OR 150 collection, which will show you some of the natural beauty our great state has to offer!
Take heart, we have a future: check these sites out:
OSU’s Sustainable Energy Initiative (OSU SEI)
The College of Forestry’s Sustainable Living Project
ASOSU Environmental Affairs Task Force