I just returned from a community meeting for the Oregon Encyclopedia. It's a project originating from Portland State University to create an online encyclopedia of things, people, places, and events of Oregon from ancient history to present day. It's an ambitious project, and one of partner projects of Oregon 150, the celebration in 2009 for Oregon's sesquicentennial.
The community meetings are designed to spread the word about the project and to solicit suggestions for entries and authors. It was interesting. Only a few people attended, and the amount of knowledge was astounding. While the input was decidedly around Marion County, I couldn't resist adding some things from Benton, Polk, Yamhill and Curry Counties. It elicited an interesting response a couple of times, "Okay, let's get back to Salem". One of the other interesting tidbits I discovered was that one of the other attendees had ancestors who lived very close to mine in north Benton County from the 1840's until the 1940's when Camp Adair was built. As soon as I unearth my genealogy books, I'll have to do some digging.
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You do the neatest stuff. By the way, you really did pack in a lot during your trip out East. I'll bet you needed a vacation to recover from your vacation. It was fantastic to see you and your parents again, even for a short time.
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