Professional Credentials

• M.A., Public History, University of South Carolina
• B.A., History, Furman University

Personal Statement

I am a consulting historian who works with individuals and organizations alike to document, preserve, and interpret public history. My work focuses on exhibit development, oral history, digital history, and historic preservation.

Areas of Specialization:

• Pacific Northwest history
• Oral history
• Digital history
• Community history
• Company history
• Architectural history
• Genealogy
• Historic preservation
• Workshops and lectures
• Museum exhibits
• Walking tours

Professional Associations

• National Council on Public History
• Architectural Heritage Center, Business Member
• Northwest Oral History Association
• Northwest Independent Scholars Association
• Oregon Museums Association

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

• Consulting historian and owner of Alder since 2009. Clients have included Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon Historical Society, Port of Portland, New Seasons Market, Architectural Heritage Center, and the Center for Women’s Leadership at Portland State University
• Project Manager. Oral History Program. Oregon Health & Science University. Portland, OR. February 2014 to present.
• “Oregon Voices.” Oregon History Museum. Permanent exhibit debuted November 2015. Portland, OR. Curator.
• “Entrepreneurial Spirit: Latinos in Oregon/El Espiritu del Emprendedor: Latinos en Oregon.” Portland Mercado. October 15–December 31, 2015. Portland, OR. Curator.
• “PDX 75th.” Portland International Airport. October 1–November 30, 2015. Portland, OR. Curator.
• “World War II: A World at War, A State Transformed.” Oregon History Museum. June 26–December 7, 2015. Portland, OR. Assistant Curator.
• “The History of Starr-Edwards Heart Valves.” Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University. Permanent exhibit debuted June 2015. Portland, OR. Curator.
• “Farming in Historic Tualatin.” New Seasons Market, Tualatin-Nyberg Rivers. Permanent exhibit debuted September 2014. Portland, OR. Curator.
• “Made in Milwaukie.” Milwaukie Historical Society. Permanent exhibit debuted September 2014. Milwaukie, OR. Curator.
• “Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II.” Traveling exhibit, debuted September 12, 2014 at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario, OR. Curator. http://www.uprootedexhibit.com
• “A Sea Change in Oregon Politics: The 1973 Oregon Legislative Session.” Center for Women’s Leadership at Portland State University. Digital exhibit debuted April 2014. Portland, OR. Curator. http://cwppdigitalexhibits.com

Contact Information:
503.333.4914
morgen@alder-llc.com
www.alder-llc.com