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We cordially invite one and all to our upcoming NHN general meeting and public presentation:

“Green is the Color: A Brief History of the Portland Timbers, 1975-Present”

    By Michael Orr
    Wednesday, March 30, 2011
    Starts at 7:00 p.m.

2011 marks the inaugural season of Major League Soccer (MLS) in Portland, but the sport has a long and storied history in the region. At the start of the Portland Timbers‘ first MLS season, the Northwest History Network is pleased to partner with Thirsty Lion Pub to host Michael Orr’s presentation on the history of the team, players, and legions of loyal fans.

Michael Orr is a soccer writer and host of a weekly soccer-specific radio show on Cascadia.FM, MAO’s Football Show. He has written on tactics, club history, and is Managing Writer and Editor at FC Media, LLC.

The Northwest History Network is a non-profit consortium of history, library, and archives professionals and other people interested in preserving and bringing history to the public. Learn more about the Northwest History Network at http://www.northwesthistory.org/.

For more information, contact NHN Board Member James V. Hillegas, programs@northwesthistory.org.

Michael Orr will also be presenting an overview of the Timbers’ first season in 1975 as part of the Oregon Encyclopedia‘s History Night series at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, starting at 6:30 p.m. This presentation is titled “Soccer City, USA: The Birth and Rise of the Portland Timbers.”

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There are two upcoming events related to the ongoing project Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote, 1912-2012:

Century of Action on KBOO radio, March 4

CoA Project Director Janice Dilg and CoA President Eliza Canty-Jones will be guests on KBOO‘s Bread and Roses program this Friday evening. Host Nicole Vulcan will highlight the upcoming woman suffrage centennial during her show in honor of International Women’s Day March 8.

Tune in to hear more about the new Century of Action website, the history of women getting the vote, their political work in the state, and maybe even some historical suffrage songs.

Turn your dial to 90.7 FM this Friday March 4 at 6:00 p.m!

Century of Action Kick-Off, Salem, March 8, 2011

Century of Action: Oregon Women Vote, 1912-2012 will be having a kick-off event March 8, 2011, which also happens to be International Women’s Day. They are co-hosting this event with Sec. of State Kate Brown, and it will be held in the Capitol Building in Salem from 5:30-7:00 pm. The evening’s program will be from 6-6:30 and will comprise several speakers, a launch of the Century of Action website, highlight the upcoming Oregon Blue Book with woman suffrage as its theme, and the first reading of the Declaration of Statewide Celebration by Oregon Heritage Commission Director Kyle Jansson.

The Northwest History Network has played a critical role in getting the Century of Action project off the ground. CoA Project Director Janice Dilg would like the opportunity to publicly thank NHN for its early and ongoing support for the project and provide a venue for NHN to become more widely known. We are anticipating 75-100 guests that will include elected officials and supporters of the suffrage centennial.

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The next NHN social night will be held on Monday, February 21st, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Dan & Louis Oyster Bar, 208 SW Ankeny Street, in Portland.

See you there!