FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 1997 Contact: Lisa Hill (503) 306-5221 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Oregon's Rich Cultural Heritage On-Line! Portland, OR -- The Oregon Historical Society Web site (http://www.ohs.org) is a one-stop journey for history surfers, educators, and armchair travelers of all ages. OHS staff members have collaborated with Thurber Technology Group to produce a Web site that will access the rich resources that Oregonians have collected and preserved since 1873. A simple click on the site map begins your trip through Oregon's colorful cultural heritage. Access the museum's wide variety of collections ranging from an extensive film archive to maps, manuscripts, oral histories, artifacts, books and photographs. Oregon's visual and written history is now available on-line! When the search engine for the Web site is fully developed (Fall 1997) viewers will be able to access the full range of our on-line collections. For instance, choose "salmon" as a search term, and it is possible to pull up labels from canned salmon, photographs of dip-netting at Celilo Falls, statistics on salmon runs or maps showing fish wheels on the Columbia River. An exciting feature of the OHS Web site is the Education and Outreach page with a variety of educational materials available for educators to rent. Scan the list of slide shows, artifact kits, curriculum guides, and traveling exhibits and bring history into your classroom or home! To find out what else is happening at the History Center, both the Exhibitions and Upcoming Events pages offer great activities for a group of friends, your family or for those surprise visitors from out of town. The Museum Store is also accessible via the Web site and offers a sampling of gifts from the Pacific Northwest and the Oregon Heritage Collection inspired by the collections of the Oregon Historical Society. These gifts range from Native American beadwork to colorful Pendleton blankets to a variety of books about the Northwest. Now you can shop from home with an easy-to-use order form! The OHS Web site is made possible with the collaboration of the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS), and generous support from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Meyer Memorial Trust, Lamb Foundation, Bank of America, US WEST Communications, and the Higher Education Act, Title II-B as administered by the U.S. Department of Education.