The Mountain Lecture Series 2003

Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum and the Mt. Hood Ski Education Foundation are pleased to present the first annual Mountain Lecture Series. Join us the first Saturday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM for intellectual stimulation and camaraderie.

All lectures will be held at the Museum at 88900 E. Highway 26, Business Loop, Government Camp, Oregon. Please call the Museum at 503-272-3301 for additional information. Admission is a $5.00 donation at the door.

This lecture series is part of the Chautauqua series and is made possible by funding from the

The Oregon Council for the Humanities,

An affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

January 4, 2003

Wy’east: Our Living, Breathing Mountain

Carolyn Gardner

USGS Geologist, Cascade Volcanic Observatory

Is the Mountain going to erupt? Come explore the volcanic history of Mt. Hood and future forecasts.

February 1, 2003

Lewis and Clark Meet Oregon’s Forests: Lessons from Dynamic Nature

Gail Wells

Communications at the College of Forestry, Oregon State University

How have the magnificent forests of the Pacific Northwest changed since the days of Lewis and Clark, and how have these changes affected modern forest management and land use decisions?

March 1, 2003

“We Pine for Murder”: Mark Twain, Folklore, and Western Journalism

Andrew Giarelli

Department of English, Portland State University

Meet the young Mark Twain, a budding Western journalist, who thrived on frontier sensationalism, tall tales, pseudo-scientific hoaxes, and legendary characters to give the public what it still pretends it doesn’t really want.

April 5, 2003

Oregon Stories from the WPA Files

Tom Nash

Department of English, Southern Oregon University

Enjoy a lively, informative program of stories, anecdotes, and songs depicting Oregon from the frontier era to the 1930’s, borrowed from the WPA files collected during the Great Depression.

May 3, 2003

York of the Corps of Discovery

Darrell Millner

Black Studies, Portland State University

The story of Lewis and Clark is well known. The account of York, the black slave of William Clark, however, looks at the expedition from the perspective of race in a new country aspiring to be a representative democracy.

June 7, 2003

The Ties that Bind: Quilts of Community

Mary Bywater Cross

Quilt Historian and Author

Quilts from the 1870’s through the present connect the diverse geography and culture of the Pacific Northwest and serve as a valuable social record of women’s contributions through out history.

July 5, 2003

Mountain Safety and Personal Survival

Richard Konopka

304 Para Rescue Team, US Air Force

The chances of survival in the wilderness are greatest in the first 24 hours. Find out what it takes to improve your chances of survival and how to keep a positive mind set during such an ordeal.

August 2, 2003

Cascadian Architecture

Gail Throop

Regional Historian, US Forest Service

Bing Sheldon

SERA Architects

Learn more about this historically significant architectural style featuring native rock work, large timbers, and steeply pitched roofs so prominent on Mt. Hood.

September 6, 2003

Finding the Muse on the Mountain: Poetry and Commentary

Nan Hunt

Published author and poet

Come explore the magic of the Mountain through poetry.

October 4, 2003

No lecture

November 1, 2003

Tribal Trade: Network and Legends

Ed Edmo

Walk through the rich history of the tribal trade routes that molded the economic and social networks centered at Celilo Falls.

December 6, 2003

To Be Announced