Cascade Geographic Society's 2008 Autumn Classes

(Graduate & Undergraduate cooperative Education Classes through Portland State University)

Payment Notice: Please note regarding payment for classes: make out one check (to P.S.U.) or pay with your credit card. You need to do this separately for each class. Check or credit card must be processed through Cascade Geographic Society, and must be received prior to the second class date . Payments not received by then may delay official registration and credit/grade. Please call (503) 622-4798 (Michael) or (503) 658-6233 (Nita) for information or registration.

Important Notice: Participants must be prepared to begin on time and bring the following: sack lunch & snacks; $10 for museum fees, if needed; extra money in case of emergencies; proper dress and shoes to fit the weather conditions & season. Optional: camera & film.

Autumn 2008 Classes

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Beyond the Classroom:

Cultural, Historical & Natural Heritage Programs

Offered Through the

"Oregon Trail Education Center"

Classes, Workshops, & Excursions of the

Cascade Geographic Society

featured in cooperation with

Portland State University.

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We do not have a minimum enrollment number, so we almost never cancel classes.

Preregistration is encouraged, but you may also register on site at the class site. If you have registered through P.S.U., make sure you also call us, as your registration will most likely not be communicated to us prior to the class.

Call (503) 622-4798 for registration and information.

Cascade Geographic Society

mailing address: P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049.

email: cgsmthood@onemain.com

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Celebrating Our 21st Year of Offering Classes

through Portland State University

Cascade Geographic Society's

Autumn 2008 Classes

Cascade Geographic Society's

Autumn 2008 Classes

Oral Traditions, Ghost Stories, & Folklore of Mt. Hood's Haunted Places

--- 1 Credit Hour

CRN: Graduate --- CI-810/Undergraduate --- CI-410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Date/Time/Meeting Place: October 11th (Saturday), 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. --- Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road. Welches,Oregon.

Mt. Hood is known for its beauty, tranquil landscapes, and rich Native American and Oregon Trail history, but also for its ghosts and their stories that have lingered throughout the decades of change. Beginning in 1845 when this rugged Mountain became an alternative route for the "overland" emigrants to take their "Prairie Schooners", rather than rafting them down the Columbia River, certain incidents took place which gave birth to certain stories that are generally told around the campfires to frighten the disbelievers and reaffirm just what did happen to those who believe. Forced to traverse through rugged and dangerous natural areas, these weary travelers tackled seemingly bottomless swamps and even lowered their covered wagons down steep cliffs with ropes. The events that took place along this crude path became part of this Mountain's history and folklore, with fascinating tales of indigenous people, the Mountain Men, the gold-seekers and other prospectors, homesteaders, as well as infamous highwaymen, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, and other outlaws, some of whose spirits reportedly still continue to haunt to this very day.

This class will allow you to explore the places where this 11,235-foot Mountain's oral traditions have long told of ghosts who reportedly still continue to linger in their earth-bound prison. From historical sites along the Oregon Trail to haunted places within villages, to quiet out-of-the-way places within the forest and isolated pioneer graves and mysterious tunnels hidden within the earth, these unique stories are now part of the areaıs folklore.

Oral Traditions, Ghost Stories, & Folklore of Lower Willamette River Haunted Places

--- 1 Credit

CRN: Graduate --- CI-810/Undergraduate --- CI-410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Date/Time/Meeting Place: Carnegie Art Center, (Saturday) November 8th (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams, Oregon City, Oregon.

Ghosts along the Lower Willamette River? Here in this region that possesses some of the richest heritage of oral traditions in the Pacific Northwest, the stories and folklore reveal tales of ghostly hauntings that are associated with some particular historic events Oral Traditions, Ghost Stories, & Folklore of Lower Willamette River Haunted Places and places. From steamboat landings to pioneer graveyards, to historic homes, to a waterfall and camas-gathering area, and other significant sites, participants learn about some of the history and of the people who are said to still haunt these places. This class features a very different side of history -- the one rarely written about in books --- but passed on through the oral traditions of the Indians, the fur traders, and the early-day settlers and missionaries, and their descendants. This is an ideal way to learn about the stories and little-known-history of what the emigrants called the ³New Eden² (the Willamette Valley). This unique educational exploration will enable participants to gather some unique classroom ideas for such things as historical projects, creative writing projects, and inter-disciplinary curriculums. .

Old French Prairie Historical Excursions

1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: CI 810/Undergraduate: CRN: CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Dates, Times, & Meeting Places: Carnegie Art Center, (Saturday) November 15th (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams, Oregon City, Oregon.

One of the richest heritage areas in the Pacific Northwest is "Old French Prairie" that stretched along the Willamette River south of Oregon City to the Pudding River and all the way to Salem. Here, the history of Native Americans, the fur trade, the missionaries, and settlement is reflected in the natural landscape and historical sites of this portion of the Willamette Valley. This unique multi-cultural "greenbelt" possesses the essential ingredients for learning, especially since this area encompasses the settlements of Aurora, Canby, Hubbard, Champoeg, Butteville, St. Paul, St. Louis, Gervais, Mission Landing, Newberg, and Yamhill which are waiting to be explored. Participants will rediscover history by visiting important heritage sites --- the well-known and little-known places where history was made --- and follow in the paths of those who came here during Oregon's early years.

Old Portland Shanghai Tunnels & Haunted Places: Maritime History & Folklore

--- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: CI 810/Undergraduate: CRN: CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Date, Time, & Meeting Place: (Carnegie Art Center, (Saturday) November 22nd (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Mall 205, outside Baja Fresh, S.E. 102nd & Washington, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon.

The shanghai tunnels of Old Portland stretched themselves along the Willamette River and overtook the harbors with vice and corruption that made some people rich, while others were sold to unscrupulous sea captains to fill a void in their crew. In Downtown Portlandıs Old Town and along the southwest waterfront areas, in Old Portland Shanghai Tunnels & Haunted Places: Maritime History & Folklore addition to Lower East Portland, Northwest, Albina, St. Johns, Kenton, Linnton, and Sellwood, unsuspecting victims were dropped through trap doors and held in underground cells until taken through tunnels that "snaked" their way out to ships where the shanghaiiers collected their "blood money". By the time the Victorian era had come to town, the "City of Roses" had earned the reputation of being the "worst port in the world for shanghaiing". This gave birth to the oral traditions that have lingered to this very day --- tales of ghosts and earthbound spirits --- all linked to the horrors of the "Portland Underground". This tour explores the little-known tales of the shanghai tunnels, taking you into historic buildings around the city that have survived, along with those stories that were rarely told until now.

Portland Architectural Landmarks & Mansions: A History of Elegance & Folklore --- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: CI 810/Undergraduate: CRN: CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Date, Time, & Meeting Place: Carnigie Art Center, (Saturday) December 6th (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Mall 205, outside Baja Fresh, S.E. 102nd & Washington, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon.

Portland's architectural landmarks are both diverse and elegant, with some experts actually referring to this wonderful eclectic assemblage as "frozen music". From the mansions of the "City of Roses" to the "painted ladies" of the Victorian homes, to the cast-iron frontage buildings and ornate fountains of the past, to even the magnificent bridges that continue to span the Willamette River, each of these landmarks possess a special grandeur that is unequaled in anything designed and built in our contemporary times. Each has their own story to tell, with some of this history having become part of the oral heritage of their neighborhoods, while others became immersed in the folklore of the city itself. Participants will explore a variety of these architectural wonders and learn about the fascinating stories behind them. Learn about the exciting history of some very unique places like Pittock Mansion, the Simon Benson House, the ornate fountains and cast-iron and brick-fronted buildings of Old Town, the elegance of such residences as the Palmer House, the Lion & the Rose House, the Tudor House, the Portland White House, the Clinkerbrick House, the MacMaster House, and others. View them first-hand inside and out, gather their histories, and learn about their fascinating histories and about the special communities of which they are part. A great way to explore while gathering information for developing teaching units, curriculums, strengthening your professional knowlege, and just for personal interest.

Mt. Hood's Historic Oregon Trail Autumn Landscapes--- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: CI 810/Undergraduate: CRN: CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $160

Date, Time, & Meeting Place: December 13th (Saturday), 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. --- Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road. Welches, Oregon.

The first attempted crossing of Oregon Trail emigrants over Mt. Hood's rugged natural landscape with "Prairie schooners", took place in the Autumn of 1845. Following leader Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, they traversed over an ancient Native American path, making these Willamette Valley-bound travellers the first to take this great risk of crossing over the Cascade Mountain Range. This ordeal represented one of the more infamous ordeals in all of the history of the Oregon Trail and almost cost the emigrants their lives. For some reason, however, historians have either changed the details of this account, or ignored it completely. This class will not only take participants to those places visited by the "overlanders" during their ordeal during the same season that they passed through the mountains, but will also provide interpretations of the true account of Barlow and his party. Vistied will be Devil's Half Acre, Barlow Pass, Toll Gate, forgotten and near-forgotten graves, Trillium Lake, Pioneer Woman's Grave, Big Laurel Hill where covered wagons were lowered down steep cliffs with ropes, the graves and other historic sites of Summit Prairie, and much more. Walk in the "footprints" of the Oregon Trail pioneers and gain information that will enhance how you teach the Oregon Trail history in your classroom and revitalize your curriculum.

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