~ Cascade Geographic Society's ~

Winter 2009

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

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Celebrating Our 22th Year in Offering Classes Through Portland State University!

Winter 2009 Classes

Northwest Folklore & Frontier Experience --- 1 Credit

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

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

Date/Time/Meeting Place: Saturday, January 24th (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Stage Stop Road, Welches, Oregon.

Probe the folklore of the Northwest as it relates to the frontier experience. Learn through Native American stories about their traditions of carving totem poles, welcoming and house poles, transformation masks, and canoes. Be exposed to the rugged pioneer lifestyles and tall tales told by the newcomers who first arrived by ship, the fur trader trails, the Oregon Trail, and later by rail. Lots of exposure to available media resources for the classroom.

Willamette Valley Heritage Colonies --- 1 Credit

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

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

Date/Time/Meeting Place: : Saturday, January 31st (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Carnegie Art Center, 606 John Adams St., Oregon City, Oregon.

Pioneer settlements in the Willamette Valley represent a rich heritage in the story of Old Oregon just awaiting to be explored. Three of the more interesting ones are the Aurora Colony and Hubbard --- which are situated on the Camas fields of French Prairie --- and Canby, which is located on Baker Prairie. Originally, the Aurora Colony was known as "Aurora Mills", which was founded in 1857 as a German agricultural and religious commune. Hubbard is a settlement that had its beginnings in 1849 when Charles Hubbard constructed a cabin on the land occupied by a squatter who headed for the California gold fields. And Canby, originally known as "Knighttown", was founded around 1860 by Adam Knight, who was a former member of the Aurora Colony. This class will allow the participants to explore the well-known and little-known heritage of these three unique villages that played a significant role in the development of frontier agriculture and industry in the Willamette Valley, in addition to learning about their different ways of life, traditions, religious beliefs, cultural practices, and folklore, as well as their interaction with Native Americans. Visited will be important historical sites which will allow educators an opportunity to gather information for developing teaching units and strengthening their curriculums.

Heritage Explorations of Old Vancouver --- 1 Credit

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

INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATES, TIMES, AND MEETING PLACES: Saturday, February 7th (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Mall 205 in the parking lot outside Baja Fresh, 102nd and Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon.

Vancouver stands on the north bank of the Columbia River in Washington State and is a land rich with Native American, fur trade, pioneer, and military history. In 1825, the English-owned Hudson’s Bay Company established one of the largest fur trade centers in the Pacific Northwest at this site, which served trading posts and frontier outposts as far away as Alaska. Then, with the great influx of emigrants over the Oregon Trail, the Americans eventually forced out the British and an American military fort was constructed that eventually developed this area into a major port city. At the turn-of-the-century its skies were graced by the coming of the first flying machines, and then a spruce mill to construct planes needed for World War I. During this period the first shipyards were constructed which were used through World War II. This class probes the way of life of the Native Americans in this locale, the history of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, the Oregon Trail, the development of Officer's Row, Pearson Air Park, and the Kaiser Shipyards, through a unique interpretative tour that takes the participant directly to these important sites where history was made and is now preserved. Reacquaint yourself with the history of Vancouver and develop “hands-on” activities to include in your teaching units and curriculums.

Heritage buttes & Natural Areas of East Portland--- 1 Credit

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

INSTRUCTOR: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

DATES, TIMES, AND MEETING PLACES: Saturday, February 21st (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Stage Stop Road, Welches, Oregon.

East Portland contains natural areas of the Northwest which represent more than just places of spectacular scenic beauty; many still represent the traditional cultural and religious sites utilized by indigenous people. These are special places which still possess the rich heritage of traditional Native American history and mythology. This class explores the sites, ways-of-life, stories, and their relationship to the natural landscape for the past 10,000-plus years. Participants will visit a variety of natural sites such as Indian Rock, Oak Bottom, Powell Butte, Kelly Butte, Mount Tabor, Mount Scott, and Begger Tick Marsh, in addition to traveling sections of historic indigenous trails. Also studied will be the laws that protect archaeological and cultural sites; the politics of protecting sacred sites; methods to evaluate natural sites for cultural heritage, such as wetlands, riparian areas, rock outcroppings, meadows, etc.

MT. HOOD Heritage Trails: Western Foothills to Oregon City --- 1 Credit

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

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

Date/Time/Meeting Place: : Saturday, February 28th (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center, 24525 East Stage Stop Road, Welches, Oregon.

Mt. Hood's heritage trails extend from its western foothills to Oregon City, and encompass a rich multicultural history featuring the historic paths of Native Americans, the fur trade, the Oregon Trail and the Barlow Trail, and other routes utilized by the early-day pioneers. From the Mountain to the "New Eden" --- the Willamette Valley --- this class allows participants to follow both the well-known and little-known paths of history by visiting campsites, stream crossings, pioneer settlements, former villages, graveyards and final resting sites, and natural areas utilized by indigenous people, as well as other special places where history actually took place. This unique class will allow participants to follow the old wagon roads on both the north and south side of the Sandy River, and view firsthand the places where Native Americans traveled, as well as the great historical migration of white emigrants who traversed through a rugged and unforgiving landscape. Visited will be special heritage sites and villages such as Salmon, Marmot, Sleepy Hollow, Alder Creek, Cherryville, Bull Run, Sandy, Damascus, Boring, Eagle Creek, Carver, and Oregon City. An ideal way to learn about history and how to incorporate this information back into your classroom, and develop new ideas to enhance curriculums.

Portland's Secret Catacombs ~ 1 Credit

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

Instructor: Michael P. Jones, M.S.

Fee: $165

Date/Time/Meeting Place: Saturday, March 7th (10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) --- meet at Skidmore Fountain on S.W. 1st & Ankeny, Portland Oregon.

Beneath the streets of Downtown Portland's waterfront lie the remains of an infamous history that represents the remnants of an untold history of human rights violations at its worst. Unsuspecting victims who had little or no ties to their families. and who frequented the saloons, gambling parlors, opium dens, and places of lesser reputations, would find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements where they were held hostage for a period of time --- until they were finally taken through tunnels to the wharfs and sold to sea captains ready to leave port. It was a time when the Rose City was "wide open" and bootlegging, white slavery operations, and police and political corruption were common but rarely discussed openly. From the 1850's to the Great Depression, Seamen Missions defended the rights of sailors, loggers, sheepherders, and other working stiffs who were victimized over and over again by shanghaiers who sold them for "blood money". Commonly referred to as "Wharf Rats", theses shanghaiers controlled the city's harbors to the point that Portland became known as the "Worst Port in the World" for this "skullduggerry". This class explores Portland's little-known underground, taking you into shanghai tunnels and accompanying historic buildings that have survived along with the stories. You'll change your perspective of the Northwest's history as you are enriched by this revealing look at what court records, old books, customs records, and crumbling letters from the victimized have miraculously preserved.

~ Tours & Other Special Educational Programs ~

Tour Mount Hood's Infamous Oregon Trail With Your Class

Through the years, it has become tradition to many schools to visit the Oregon Trail on Mount Hood with the Cascade Geographic Society, and this would be an ideal adventure for you, your class, and parent helpers. Bring history alive by taking advantage of this field trip opportunity where you can follow in the wake of the "Prairie Schooners". The sites that will be visited during this day-long excursion include emigrant graves and campsites, wagon ruts and swales, primary and secondary routes, tollgates, stream "fords", and much more, including the infamous Big Laurel Hill where pioneers were forced to lower their covered wagons down over its dangerously-steep cliffs. This special interpretative tour will be enhanced with multi-cultural stories of the past about the Indians, the emigrant travelers, and the African-American pioneers who came West. This is a very popular field trip so sign-up early and reserve a day by calling (503) 622-4798.

Visit the "Portland Underground" (Shanghai Tunnels) with Your Class. Call (503) 622-4798 for Information! website: www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.

For Volunteer Opportunities, Please Call (503) 622-4798!

163rd Anniversary of the Infamous Barlow Trail

The Autumn of 2009 marks the 163th Anniversary of the first toll road over the Cascade Mountain Range. Known as the Barlow Trail, this was the final overland link of the Oregon Trail that allowed emigrant travelers a cheaper but far more dangerous alternative to rafting their covered wagons down the Columbia River. In 1845, the wagon parties of Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, Joel Palmer, and William Rector joined together and attempted to make the first crossing of the 11,235-foot Mt. Hood by widening an Ancient Indian trail. From mid-September through December, they battled their way through the thick timber of the Mountain's southern flank, and failed. They had to cache their "Prairie Schooners" and most of their possessions in a crudely-made log cabin, and hiked out. They didn't reach Oregon City until Christmas Day. The following year, after Barlow received a charter from the Provisional Government of Oregon, plus $4,500, he started charging a toll for the previlege of traveling over this rough wilderness path. Travelers taking this route was required, amongst other things, to lower their wagons down the steep cliffs of Big Laurel Hill with ropes. Today, with the expertise of an interpretor with the Cascade Geographic Society, experience this unique and colorful history by visiting emigrant campsites, graves, tollgates, wagon ruts and swales, and even the infamous BigLaurel Hill, the worst section of the 2,000-plus mile Oregon Trail. Or, study Old-Growth Forests, wetlands, Wild Rivers, Salmon and wildlife habitats, ethnobotany, environmental issues, and more, all located alongside this historic trail. Give the Cascade Geographic Society a call at (503) 622-4798 for further information and details. We'll work with you to develop just the right field studies experience for you and your class. Coming...Living History on the Oregon Trail at our "Oregon Country Settlement". Call (503) 622-4798 for Information! website: www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.

Experience "Mt. Hood's Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey" with your class. Participants will learn about both the Rivers and the Forests in this inter-disciplinary approach. Spend the day in a 33-acre Old-Growth Forest, complete with a Lake, a River, Wetlands, and lots of Wildlife and Salmon. This unique outdoor classroom will allow you to study environmental science, fisheries, social studies, language arts, art, and more. We'll design a program to fit your needs. A great winter season field trip. Call (503) 622-4798 for specific details. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Visit Mount Hood's Oregon Trail with Your Class! Autumn, Winter, or Spring! Call (503) 622-4798. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Want To Tour Portland's Infamous Underground (The Shanghai Tunnels) With Your Class?

Beneath the streets of Downtown Portland's waterfront lie the remains of an infamous history that represents the remnants of an untold history of human rights violations at their worst. Unsuspecting victims who had little or no ties to their families, and who frequented the saloons and other places of lesser reputations, would find themselves dropped through trapdoors into basements where they were held hostage for a period of time until they were finally taken through tunnels to the wharfs and sold to sea captains ready to leave port. It was a time when the Rose City was "wide open" and police and political corruption were common but rarely discussed openly. Roughly from 1850 to 1941, shanghaiers who sold men for "blood money", had little or no interference from the outside. Commonly referred to as "Wharf Rats" or "Land Sharks", these merciless shanghaiers controlled the city's harbors to the point that Portland became known as the "Worst Port in the World" for this skullduggery. Today, you can visit the infamous "Portland Underground" with the Cascade Geographic Society. We will adjust the historical information in this 45-minute tour to the age of your class. This unique adventure into the historical world of shanghaiing is quickly becoming known as one of the best educational field trips around. If you would like to explore Portland's Shangahi Tunnels with your class, make your reservations today. Special limited tours of Portland's infamous Underground are available. This unique and secret history of the "City of Roses" is awaiting you and your classes discovery and exploration. For additional information, please give the Cascade Geographic Society a call (503) 622-4798. And, due to our workload, if you get our voicemail, to insure a quick response, be sure to leave both a daytime and evening number with the hours you can be reached.

Located on Mount Hood’s Oregon Trail,

“Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center” is awaiting the arrival of you and your class!

For the study of western migration, Native American culture, wildlife, old-growth, and other natural resources, this is the place to visit.

Small, but packed with great information!

Call us to make an appointment at (503) 622-4798.

Storytelling is alive and well! Call us at (503) 622-4798 today!

How You and Your Class or Organization Can Keep Wildlife From Being Killed On Our Roads

You and your class or organization can assist the Cascade Geographic Society from keeping wildlife from being killed on roads in the Mount Hood Area by sponsoring a "Wild Animal Warning Reflector". These unique devices are placed along roads in wildlife migration corridors and are beneficial to the animals during the high-kill periods, which is between dusk and dawn. When the light of the on-coming traffic passes this section of road that has the "relector" mounted on a 3-foot post, Deer, Elk, Bear, Cougar, Bobcat, Coyote, Raccoons, and other wild animals will wait until the vehicle(s) pass. The cost is only $20 a reflector. This is a great class project. Every reflector makes a difference. This is a great and critical fund-raising project! For additional information how you can help, please call (503) 622-4798 or email us at cgsmthood.teleport.com. Or, write us at: Save Our Wildlife, P.O. Box 398, Rhododendron, Oregon 97049.

Learn More About Our Special Educational Festivals & Events.

Call (503) 622-4798 for information or check out our website at:

www.members.tripod.com/cgs-mthood.

Environmental & Oregon Trail Projects In Need of Volunteers

Each school year, over 350 dedicated volunteers from Portland Metropolitan Area has assisted us in restoring the natural environment, sections of the Oregon Trail, or in doing other important work that helps both history and Mother Nature. However, much more work is left to be done. If you want to contribute some volunteer time to benefit fish and wildlife, we could surely utilize you and your talents.

Many things have contributed to the poor conditions of our Northwest, and we still have fish and wildlife habitats in need of enhancement or restoration. Help Salmon and wildlife species by lending Cascade Geographic Society a hand. Project sites vary and can range from Mount Hood (which is a major focal point), to the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to Sauvie Island.

Important historical sites like the Barlow Trail (the Oregon Trail segment over Mount Hood is being consumed by non-Native plants. Restoration is critical in order to bring native vegetation back.

If interested, please get in touch with the Cascade Geographic Society. Give Nita Kreuzer, Volunteer Coordinator, a call at (503) 658-6233 [evenings].

The Cascade Geographic Society is always setting up New Classes & Educational Opportunities.To avoid missing out, please consider having our class schedule emailed, faxed, or even mailed to you directly. Contact us at (503) 622-4798 or email us at: cgsmthood@onemain.com

When You Think About...

the Oregon Trail,

Located on Mount Hood's Oregon Trail, "Stage Stop Road Interpretative Center" is awaiting the arrival of you and your class! For the study of western migration, Native American culture, wildlife, old-growth, and other natural resources, this is the place to visit. Small, but packed with great information! Call us to make an appointment at (503) 622-4798. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Storytelling is alive and well! Call us at (503) 622-4798 today! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Environmental & Oregon Trail Projects In Need of Volunteers

Each school year, over 350 dedicated volunteers from Portland Metropolitan Area has assisted us in restoring the natural environment, sections of the Oregon Trail, or in doing other important work that helps both history and Mother Nature. However, much more work is left to be done. If you want to contribute some volunteer time to benefit fish and wildlife, we could surely utilize you and your talents. Many things have contributed to the poor conditions of our Northwest, and we still have fish and wildlife habitats in need of enhancement or restoration. Help Salmon and wildlife species by lending Cascade Geographic Society a hand. Project sites vary and can range from Mount Hood (which is a major focal point), to the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to Sauvie Island. Important historical sites like the Barlow Trail (the Oregon Trail segment over Mount Hood is being consumed by non-Native plants. Restoration is critical in order to bring native vegetation back. If interested, please get in touch with the Cascade Geographic Society. Give Nita Kreuzer, Volunteer Coordinator, a call at (503) 658-6233 [evenings].

Environmental Studies,

& much more...

Think of us...(503) 622-4798

The Cascade Geographic Society is always setting up New Classes & Educational Opportunities.To avoid missing out, please consider having our class schedule emailed, faxed, or even mailed to you directly. Contact us at (503) 622-4798 or email us at: cgsmthood@onemain.com. p>

Rhododendron Meadow

"Rhododendron Meadow" is a special place that has been preserved by the Cascade Geographic Society as part of their "Sanctuary Lands Program" for future generations. This 14.5 acres that is a natural, cultural, and historical treasure, is an ideal place for your class for field research, whether its studying its Anadromous Fish Streams, Wetlands, Open Meadows, or Forests. If you have a research need, please give us a call at (503) 622-4798.

The Cascade Geographic Society can provide a professional storyteller for your class, organization, workshop, seminar, or other gatherings. Specializing in Native American myths, true stories of the Oregon Trail and the Mountain Men- told in period clothing and utilizing the music and artifacts of those times of long ago, around a special indoor campfire - history does come alive! Reserve a performance for Northwest Indian Myths and Legends, a lone storyteller in period clothing or the complete program with Indian drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling. Or, Tales of the Oregon Trail, featuring a storyteller in period clothing, retelling the famous and infamous stories of this ancient 2000-plus mile trail of the Indians and the ³Prairie Schooners². In addition, there are many other programs that feature oral tradition such as the Following: Tall Tales of the Pacific Northwest and Stories of Other Oddities (true or not, these stories are part of the folklore of this most unique geographic area); Taming the New Eden (Stories of Settling the Willamette Valley) (the oral history of the American Indians and the others who emigrated West -- the Oregon Trail pioneers, the missionaries, the Chinese, the African-Americans, the Gypsies, and others); Tales of Old Oregon (stories of its history and how this geographic region became a state); and more.

Storytelling Workshop.

We offer a special half day, one, two, or three-day workshop that teaches you how to not only tell stories, but how to write stories. This special process, Writing Oral Tradition, combines various disciplines --- language arts, drama, speech, history, etc. The sessions include storytelling performances, classroom presentations (such as oral traditions in the Northwest, North America, and around the world, the art and techniques of storytelling, the use of props, blending music and dance, the use of research in storytelling, the process of writing stories, editing stories, etc.), and more. The production of a hardbound book of stories is also an option in this very unique workshop for both educators and their students.

Field Trip Opportunities!

€ Portland Underground (Infamous Shanghai Tunnels) € Mount Hood¹s Infamous Oregon Trail Tour € Mount Hood¹s Old-Growth Wilderness Odyssey € Lewis & Clark Trail Tours € Pioneer Cemetery Tours € Custom-Designed Tours (we¹ll create one to meet your needs!) Special Programs! € Storytelling --- Native American Mythology, Tales of Oregon Trail, and More... € Storytelling Workshops € Holiday Tales From Old Oregon € Special Class Presentations € Living History Presentations € Custom-Designed School Programs (we'll create one especially for your needs) Volunteer Opportunities! € Mount Hood's Public Lands Clean-Up € Portland Underground Restoration Projects € Mount Hood¹s Oregon Trail Restoration Projects € Fish & Wildlife Habitat Restoration Projects € And Much More... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Call Cascade Geographic Society at (503) 622-4798 for Additional Information or for Registrations! Or, email us at cgsmthood@onemain.com. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ © 2009 by Cascade Geographic Society.