Main Street America is proud to recognize Sheri Stuart, Oregon Main Street Coordinator at Oregon Main Street, as a 2025 Mary Means Leadership Award recipient. Main Street America announced Sheri Stuart, Main Street Coordinator for Oregon Main Street, as a 2025 Mary Means Leadership Award recipient. This prestigious award is the organization’s top honor, recognizing individuals who […]
Free Event for Zion Lutheran’s 75th Anniversary!
Pictured Above: Interior of Zion Lutheran Sanctuary, Photo by Stephanie Brown. Free Event for Zion Lutheran’s 75th Anniversary On Saturday May 3, 2025, Zion Lutheran Church will be observing the 75th Anniversary of their Pietro Belluschi designed house of worship. Restore Oregon supporters and the general public are invited to their presentation and celebration of […]
Exciting News for the Jennings Lodge Camp Meeting Site and Retreat Center
Pictured Above: North from Jenn Ave Congratulation’s to the Jennings Lodge Camp Meeting Site Exhibit The Jennings Lodge Camp Meeting Site Exhibit will have its grand opening at the Museum of the Oregon Territory on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 12 – 4 pm and all are welcome! This new exhibit was developed by the […]
GOOD NEWS and Positive Progress in Our Policy Advocacy
Advocacy Updates on Our Work at State Legislature Restore Oregon would like to thank YOU and everyone who helped create a groundswell of engagement with the Oregon Legislature so far this session. This was a week of big progress for two bills specifically so we wanted to keep you informed and engaged! This week…
Happy Women’s History Month!
Pictured above – clockwise from top left: Anne De Wolf shows guests the hidden features of the kitchen; Melanie Nead of Lonesome Pictopia sharing information to the guests; tour guests gathered in the main living room space. Happy Women’s History Month! To kick off Women’s History Month, Restore Oregon collaborated with sponsor Arciform for a […]
FIVE New Main Streets Added to the Oregon Main Street Network
Baker City; Photos Courtesy of Baker City Downtown FIVE New Main Streets Added to the Oregon Main Street Network Oregon Main Street (OMS) has accepted Baker City Downtown at the Designated Main Street level of the Oregon Main Street Network and added Downtown Bend Business Association, Corvallis Downtown Organization, Main Street Mosier, and the Yamhill […]
Presidential Executive Orders Impacting Historic Preservation
Pictured Above: Executive Director Nicole Possert, with Carol Quillen, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Shaw Sprague, Vice President for Government Relations at the National Trust at 2024 Advocacy Week in Washington, DC. Presidential Executive Orders Impacting Historic Preservation Restore Oregon Plans Trip to Washington DC as Restore Oregon Prepares for 2025 […]
Mary E. Barnes Fullilove
Mary E. Barnes Fullilove The Forgotten W.C.T.U and Suffrage Trailblazer by Kimberly Moreland As the lead research consultant and member of the Albina Preservation Initiative, a preservation project dedicated to bridging the gap between traditional historic preservation and Black history in Portland, we discovered the home of James Nathaniel and Mary E. Barnes Fullilove, who […]
Oregon midcentury modern homebuilder Bob Rummer dies at 97
Sharing the sad news that Robert Rummer, 97, passed away last Friday. Our 2023 home tour highlighted a street of “Rummers” including the residence he shared with wife Phyllis for so many years. RIP Bob Pictured Above: Robert (“Bob”) Rummer Pictured Above: Bob and Phyllis Rummer Excerpt from Restore Oregon’s book: “Oregon Made: A […]
Action Alert – Please Show Support for Preservation in Oregon Legislature
Testify in Support of HB 3190 Bring Back a Preservation Financial Incentive The first public hearing for HB 3190 is tomorrow! It is now scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th at 3 pm with the House Revenue Committee. Your action can make a difference to show statewide support for historic preservation. HB 3190 was introduced on […]