Cascade Geographic Society's 
SUMMER 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.

Print Out Registration Form  Be sure to use your browsers back button to return to this page.

 

Cascade Geographic Society's

Summer 2009 Classes

 

 

 

Celebrating Our 22nd Year of Offering Classes through Portland State University Cascade Geographic Society's

Beyond the Classroom:

Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage Programs Offered Through the "Oregon Trail Education Center"

 

Classes, Workshops and Excursions of the Cascade Geographic Society featured in cooperation with Portland State University

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

_______________________________________

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

 

Cascade Geographic Society

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

email: cgsmthood@onemain.com

website: www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood _______________________________________

Cascade Geographic Society's

Celebrating Our 22nd Year of Offering Classes through Portland State University!

Cascade Geographic Society's

Summer 2009 Classes

 

 

Exploring the Old Columbia River Highway: Westside Heritage Sites --- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: K1256JG/CI 810 /Undergraduate: CRN: K1256JU/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Tuesday, July 7th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) --- meet in the parking lot outside the Subway Shop at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores, Troutdale, Oregon.

The scenic marvels and history of the Columbia River will be unveiled through an educational excursion along the Old Columbia River Highway, exploring the wealth of heritage sites just waiting to be discovered. Constructed between the years of 1913 to 1915, this early-day engineering wonder is considered to be one of the most beautiful scenic roadways in all of the world. From the mouth of the Sandy River eastward to Multnomah Falls, participants will venture forth, learning about the many special cultural, historical, and natural sites and features that depict the history of American Indians, the Euro-American explorers, the fur traders, the Oregon Trail pioneers, the homesteaders and miners, as well as the early-day tourist providers and recreationalists, and the history of this special road. Visit waterfalls, scenic vistas, historic buildings and towns, natural areas, pioneer sites, and much more, as this historic highway unfolds before you while new ideas and information are shared with you that should enrich your classroom learning environment and enhance curriculums. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

Exploring the Old Columbia River Highway: Eastside Heritage Sites --- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: K1257JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1257JU/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: July 8th (Wed.) --- 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet (Meet Outside Subway), Troutdale, Oregon 97060.

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Wednesday, July 8th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)--- meet in the parking lot outside the Subway Shop at the Columbia Gorge Factory Outlet Stores, Troutdale, Oregon. The scenic Columbia River Highway has some of the most breath-taking sites anywhere in the world. Constructed between the years of 1913 to 1915, early-day road builders pushed this "modern" roadway through the rugged Gorge that plagued Oregon Trail pioneers and early-day homesteaders with its dramatic but treacherous terrain. It was also the ancestral home for many indigenous people, whose heritage sites span this early road. This class will allow participants to explore the many special cultural, historical, and natural sites and features that depict the culture and history of Native Americans, the Lewis and Clark Expedition and other Euro-American explorers, the fur traders, and much more. Visit Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks, Hood River, and steamboat landings, old military fort sites, and more. Participants will also cross over the Bridge of the Gods and travel Highway 14 to Skamania Lodge and Museum, Beacon Rock, and other sites of interest. Participants will gain new ideas and information to enrich your classroom learning environment and curriculums. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

Chehalem Valley: The Birthplace of the Americanization Old Oregon Country for Educators

1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1423JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1423JU/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Thursday, July 9th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) --- meet outside at the Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams St., Oregon City, Oregon. Chehalem Valley, the traditional land of the Kalapooya Indians because of the abundance of Salmon and Camas, was settled by Mountain Man and fur trader Ewing Young at a special place where he could see both Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson. Here he established a sawmill, gristmill, and a ranch with herds of horses and cattle, not to mention a bank. For a period of time he was the largest employer of Americans who settled in this area. When he suddenly died, not believing that he had any heirs, his money became the foundation to the establishment of the First Provisional Government in 1846, that eventually lead to the establishment of the Oregon Territory in 1850, and the State of Oregon in 1859. This class brings together the impacts on the First People by the emigrating white missionaries and settlers, the Oregon Trail, and fur trade-era settlements in the lower Willamette Valley such as Champoeg, Butteville, St. Paul, St. Louis, Gervais, Mission Landing, Newberg, Yamhill, and others. Class participants will explore the history and related important sites of this "New Eden" by studying the relationship of settlement and statehood to Manifest Destiny, as well as learning about multi-cultural interactions with indigenous people, including the impact of disease on Native Americans, the cultural and religious sites that were destroyed by the early-day development, the treaties made and broken, the Indian wars, and more. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!] Oregon TRAIL Heritage Sites: MT. HOOD's Westside --- 1 Credit Graduate: CRN: K1258JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1258JG/CI 410 INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S. Fee: $165 DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Tuesday, July 14th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, OR. The Oregon Trail segments that traversed over Mt. Hood were the most difficult in all of the 2,000-plus miles of this difficult path that was utilized by the overland emigrants. Known as the "Barlow Trail", danger seemed to lurk at each and every step, although its most infamous site was Big Laurel Hill where travelers were forced to lower their wagons with ropes down steep cliffs. However, other places along this route were just as dangerous and claimed an equal number of lives. Yet, it was promoted to be a relatively reasonable, not to mention cheaper, alternative, to the Columbia River to get to the "New Eden" (the Willamette Valley). Today, over 150 years later, you can still follow in the wake of these pioneers and stand in their "footprints" as you study the incredible history of this crude path first hand. Learn about the rich multi-cultural history, which dates back to some ten thousand years of Native American use prior to the coming of the first whites. Participants will visit near-forgotten grave sites, stream ³fords², places where the original wheel ruts and swales have left their mark upon the natural landscape, and many other special sites. This class that will enhance how you teach the Oregon Trail in your classroom, and will provide a wealth of information to re-energize your curriculum. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

Oregon TRAIL heritage sites: MT. HOOD’s Eastside --- 1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: K1259JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1259JG/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Wednesday, July 15 (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, Oregon. The infamous Oregon Trail segment over Mt. Hood --- known as the "Barlow Trail" --- that maneuvers up and over the mountain's rugged eastern landscape, follows a dangerous scenic route through Dufur, Tygh Valley, Wamic, Smock Prairie, White River, Devil's Half Acre, and Barlow Pass. Utilized by Native Americans for its first ten thousand years, over 150 years ago it became the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range. This class will guide its participants on a special interpretative excursion over this infamous wilderness path, guiding them to a former tollgate, campsites, little-known routes, cabin sites, solitary graves and cemeteries, in addition to an old frontier hotel, pioneer schoolhouse, an octagon barn, and much more. This is an opportunity to travel to some little-known sections of the Oregon Trail from the comfort of your car, while learning about the terrible ordeal that thousands of emigrants had to endure in order to reach the Willamette Valley. This is an ideal way to learn about history firsthand, while acquiring many new ideas for your classroom. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

Sacred Sites, MYTHOLOGY, & Cultural History OF Mt. Hood's NATURAL LANDSCAPE---1 Credit Hour

Graduate: CRN: K1260JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1260JG/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Thursday, July 16th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, Oregon. Mt. Hood's natural landscapes represent a cultural identity of Native American cultural and religious sites, including their history and mythology and legends. This class explores the rich heritage that dates back some 10,000-plus years, highlighting the role that the natural physical environment played in their day-to-day way of life and survival. Participants will visit a number of sites, travel segments of indigenous trails, and learn about oral tradition and some religious practices, as well as gain a better understanding of Northwest Indian culture. There will be a strong emphasis on the legal protection of archaeological and cultural sites; the politics of protecting sacred sites; methods to evaluate natural sites for their cultural heritage, such as wetlands, riparian areas, rock outcroppings, meadows, etc. Learn how to integrate this information back into the classroom learning environment. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

Quilting: Fabric of American History For Educators

--- 1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1261JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1261JG/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: Friday, July 17th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stagestop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Welches Road (junction of Stagestop Road & Welches Road), Welches, Oregon 97067. The traditional fireside craft of quilting is part of our individual and collective heritage that represents important educational tools that go beyond just art by also interweaving history, storytelling, literature, mathematics, and geography. It makes no difference whether these creations of blocks, geometric designs, and what-nots, whether fancy or simple, represent a family, a neighborhood or community, a village or town or city, or even a state or region, and not forgetting who we are as a Nation, those creations possess unique elements. Their importance is more than just than a collection of artistic expressions captured on fabric, but are inter-locking threads that lace one generation together with another. From the Colonies of New England to the American Revolution, to the settlement of the Northwest Territories and the migration into the Mississippi and Missouri Regions, from the "Underground Railroad" during the days of the slave trade to the Civil War, to the westward migrations over the Oregon, California, Mormon, and Santa Fe Trails, to the settlement of the Old Oregon Country, these coverings, either individually or collectively, tell the dramatic stories of life. For educators they represent resources that can be utilized in the classroom. This course provides an ideal way to develop new projects and to strenghten study units and curriculums in multi-disciplainary fields. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

 

FRONTIER Times & Ways: Living History EXPERIENCE FOR EDUCATORS --- 1 Credit Graduate -- Graduate: CRN: K1262JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1262JU/CI 410---

Instructor: Michael P. Jones

Fee: $165

DATE, TIME, AND MEETING PLACE: Tuesday, July 21st (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 E. Welches Road, Welches, Oregon. Experience some of the chores and tasks that faced the pioneers and early-day homesteaders in the Old Oregon Country through this unique "hands-on" experience of the past in a unique 1840's setting. Participants will come to understand the challenges of the Wilderness that taxed the endurance and emotional stability, as well as the physical strength of the Oregon Trail emigrants and settlers. During those times, survival was based not only upon the intelligence that they employed in doing their daily tasks and chores, but how they lived, cooperated, and worked with others. This class allows the participants to experience some elements of the workday on the frontier, such as dutchoven cooking, fashioning metal in a blacksmith shop, candle- and soap-making, making fire without the use of matches, splitting shakes, cutting wood with a bowsaw and crosscut saw, fashioning furniture with a foot-powered lathe, and other old-fangled skills. Learn about constructing temporary shelters and architecture, pioneer clothing, and quilting, as well as about folklore and folkways, village life, and much more. Use historical artifacts and taste pioneer foods and step back into time. Educators can take this experience back into their classroom and incorporate what they've learned into curriculums and ³hands-on² units. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

FRONTIER learning: From the overland trail to one-room schoolhouses --- 1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1263JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1263JU/CI 410

INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: Wednesday, July 22nd (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stagestop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Welches Road (junction of Stagestop Road & Welches Road), Welches, Oregon 97067. The concept of education on the frontier represented a vast difference from what we expect today for our children. Survival for a family meant that everyone had to work to ensure that there would be enough food on the table. Almost daily, it seemed, the tough choices that had to be made often-times placed education last, even though the pioneers understood the importance of "book learnin'". This class explores schooling during the time of our country's westward movement and the settlement of the Old Oregon Country. From schooling on the Oregon and California Trails to the one-room schoolhouses in the "New Eden" (the Willamette Valley), reading, writing, and arithmetic had to fit within the parameters of adapting to surviving within a hostile environment. This class provides both a historical look at the early-day learning and how its affected both the individual and their families. Participants will also be able to experience a pioneer schoolhouse and its unique lighting sources and furnishings, early-day writing resources and books, as well as learn about the life of a school teacher in the Wilderness. Held at a living history village on Mount Hood, this is a hands-on class that will allow educators to come to a better understanding of the historical growth of "schooling". This is an ideal way to develop or strenghten study units and curriculums for your classroom, as well as develop new projects for your students. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

Journals, Diaries, & Schooling on the FRONTIER for educators --- 1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1264JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1264JU/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: Thursday, July 23rd (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stagestop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Welches Road (junction of Stagestop Road &Welches Road), Welches, Oregon 97067. Explorers and pioneers of the Old West left behind a legacy of frontier heritage in journals and diaries that captured that special insight into the land and its resources that they visited or lived on, and provided a glimpse into the ways-of-life of these people. For many, education was limited or scarce, and being able to write their impressions into a bound book of some sort actually became an extension of their schooling. Writing down their day-to-day thoughts became something that went beyond the scope of their learning, for, one-day, the written interpretations of their life would represent an important and personal history that would later educate both family and friends, and, sometimes even strangers. This class explores historical journals and diaries and their authors, from the time of the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery" to the Oregon Trail, to the settlement of the "New Eden" (the Willamette Valley) and elsewhere in the Northwest. Situated in a living history village, participants will make their own leatherbound journals, study a wide array of historical writings, and capture on paper thoughts about the emigrant trails and historic structures that can be utilized in the classroom. Gather new ideas for projects to intergate into study units and curriculums. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

Writing in FRONTIER settings: The Influence of Historical Architecture on Creativity, Literature, Folklore, & Storytelling for educators

--1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1422JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1422JU/CI 410

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: Friday, July 24th (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at Stagestop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Welches Road (junction of Stagestop Road &Welches Road), Welches, Oregon 97067. Frontier architecture has long left its impact on writing. Historical architecture, particularly that related to our pioneer past, has long proven itself to impact creativity, literature, folklore, storytelling, etc., that has been captured between the covers of books, journals and diaries, that has provided a special insight to America¹s past, including historical events, the land and its wild and domesticated resources, the various Nations that interacted with these landscapes and the indigenous people who lived here. Investigated will be the differing architectural styles, such as those utilized by Native Americans, the American Mountain Men and the Euro-American fur trade, the early-day homesteaders and settlers, and the efforts to ³ciivilize² these rustic architectural styles. Class participants will be able to visit and interact in a living history village and gain first hand knowledge how such structures from our past can influence writing. This is an ideal way to gather new ideas for curriculums, special units, and class projects. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

Lewis & Clark's Exploration of the Pacific Coast --- 1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1265JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1265JU/CI 410 :

INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

FEE: $165

DATE/TIME/MEETING PLACE: Saturday, July 25th (10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at Columbia River Maritime Center (Meet Just Inside the Front Door), 1792 Marine Drive (which is actually Oregon Highway 3o when you enter the City), Astoria, Oregon 97103. The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 has proven itself to be one of the more intriguing chapters in American History. The destination of the ŒCorps of Discovery" was the Pacific Ocean, situated on a coast that was not even part of the United States at the time. We will follow in the wake of their journey, and explore the rich heritage of the Pacific Coast, both the places and its people, that were captured on the pages of their journals. A primary focus will be on the rich multi-cultural heritage of those indigenous people living at the mouth of the Columbia River and along the Pacific Ocean with whom the explorers came into contact during their stay in this area during the Winter of 1805-1806. A secondary focus will be on the effects of contact on native peoples "post Lewis and Clark". Participants will explore a wide variety of sites, including the Northwest Maritime Museum, Fort Clatsop, Fort Columbia, Fort Stevens, the Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center, the Astoria Column, and others, in both Oregon and Washington. Educators will have an opportunity to develop a variety of resources for their classrooms, as well as exploring field trip opportunities. The emphasis will be on researching and sharing information and ideas for cross-curriculum classroom projects at a variety of educational levels. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE- Registration or bring checks to first class!]

 

 

Pacific Coast & Willapa Bay Heritage Sites --- 1 Credit

Graduate: CRN: K1266JG/CI 810 --- Undergraduate: CRN: K1266JU/CI 410

INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

FEE: $165

DATE /TIME/MEETING PLACE: Sunday, July 26th (10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) at Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (Meet in the Parking Lot), 115 S.E. Lake Street, Ilwaco, Washington 98624. Washington's Pacific Coast and Willapa Bay possess rich cultural and natural sites where indigenous people lived, fished, hunted and gathered, and traded at for many thousands of years prior to the coming of the Euro-Americans. With the coming of the early-day explorers, fur traders, Oregon Trail emigrants, and settlers, additional sites of importance were established by these newcomers. This class will explore these environmentally rich natural areas, including Leadbetter Point Wildlife Refuge, oysterbeds, wetlands, and wildlife habitats. You¹ll learn about the multi-cultural history of these special places, and will be able to add to your classroom curriculums and study units that blend environmental science and social studies with language arts. Offered Cooperately by Portland State University (PSU) and the Cascade Geographic Society (CGS). [Payment --- PSU for $55 and $110 to CGS FOR PRE-Registration or bring checks to first class!]