Past
is Present
Request for Information on NAI Regional History
Faith
L. Duncan will be using archival research, material culture,
and oral histories to put together a history of the Region.
She has received numerous documents from past Officers and
she has in her possession the archives passed along to her
by many members.
She has needs for primary documents
such as regional newseletters and
flyers, meeting minutes, Chapter records, photographs with
identifiable
captions written on separate sheets of paper, negative to
print of people
and events, displays and videos old ballots,flyers and workshop
programs
If copies of written materials are sent she would request
they be made on
acid-free paper for long term storage.
If
you are willing to share any written, material, audio-visual,
or taped
history with Faith, please contact her at fduncan@fs.fed.us
or give her a
call at 907-228-6278.
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1988: Neil Hagadorn was the Region
10 director; the Board of Directors added northern Idaho
to the Northwest Region. Sam Ham is named regional coordinator
for the additional area. Neil always signed his correspondence
“Fair Winds and Calm Seas”.
1989: Director Karin Gustin, Deputy
Jim Pollock, Treasurer Bob Appling and Secretary Betsy Cheatham
take office.
July 13, 1989: Interpretive Solutions
to Management Problems was the fall regional conference
at the Cornet Bay Environmental Learning Center, Whidbey
Island, Washington.
September 15, 1989: Petitioners for
the newly formed Puget Sound chapter included the late Grant
W. Sharpe.
1993: The Region 10 business directory
had twenty pages of businesses and contractors and was sent
in booklet form to the membership. Susan Straus was the
only individual listed under storytellers.
February 22-25, 1994: Region 10’s
workshop, Access to Interpretation: Unlock the World is
held in Astoria, Oregon. Sam Ham gave the closing address.
March 21, 1994: A recommendation/proposal
submitted by Ronica Hathaway requests clear policies in
relation to funding and organizing chapters. Ronnie was
the Puget Sound Chapter president at the time.
December, 1994: A two year strategic
plan for the Region had three goals: enhance membership
services, stabilize and diversify the region’s financial
resources, and strengthen the region’s organizational
structure. Multiple objectives and action items were listed
under each goal. Ronnie Hathaway was appointed newsletter
editor in 1994.
1995: There is $8,976.97 in the Regional
treasury and an operational plan with goals, objectives,
and action items
April, 1995: Exhibit Design with
the Visitor in Mind workshop is offered by region 10 at
the Inn of the 7th Mountain in Bend, Oregon. John Osaki
of the Forest Service is the Regional Director.
December 9, 1995: The Associated
Press runs an article written about the 1995 federal furlough
and the cost of the NIW in Orlando, Florida.May 14, 1996:
Region 10 offers a workshop entitled Survival Tactics for
the Lean Years: a seminar on partnerships, grants, volunteers
and other strategies to boost budgets, in Pendelton, Oregon
December, 1996: A list of the Board
of Directors from NAI included Cem Basman as president and
Jane Rohling as Region 10 Director. Jane worked for the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Enterprise, Oregon, at
the time.
1997: Jane Rohling Director Walt
Tegge, Deputy, Cindy Samples, Treasurer, and Lezlie Murray,
Treasury sell Pendelton Cowgirl Cards and Columbia Legends
Jewelry
Ronnie Hathaway is newsletter editor,
and the cost for eight pages is $500.00
The late interpreter anthropologist
Jim Goss indicates he can keynote at the Regional Workshop
at Tamustalik Cultural Institute, Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Pendelton, Oregon; themes were cultural heritage tourism,
American Indian interpretation, and Introduction to Interpretation
March 4-6,1997: NAI collaborative
workshop in Redmond Washington featured David Larsen, Sheri
Forbes, Matt Graves, and John Osaki.
April 2, 1997: Double Design Day
Interpretive Signs and Interactive Computer Exhibits Workshop,
Lewiston, Idaho; there was a Field Trip to Hell’s
Canyon Recreation Area.
April 25, 1997: Make a Character
of Yourself Workshop offered by Nancy Harms of Region 10
at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
in Baker City, Oregon.
April 11-13, 1997: NAI Spring Board
Meeting in Tucson, Arizona. Regional summary to the board
indicates Pasquale Anolfo as membership chair. Pendelton
Cowgirl Calendars and Columbia Legends jewelry were brought
as fundraisers to Billings NIW and did not sell well.
September 30, 1997: The Regional
treasury shoed $9,093.88 in the treasury having made $1615
in the previous quarter.
1998:
The idea of a regional brochure was discussed at a regional
board meeting. The Northwest Passages regional newsletter
carries a lead article entitled South of the Clouds by Robin
Lee detailing Joseph Rock’s botanical studies in Yunan
Province in southwest China.Robin had written a winter,
1997 lead article entitled “On Assignment in Indonesia”.
