Val C. Ballestrem

Professional Credentials:

• MA, History (Western U.S./Public History), Portland State University

• BA, History, Portland State University

Personal Statement:

• I am a historian with broad knowledge of Portland, Oregon and Pacific Northwest History. My goal is to help others better understand our region today through well-researched and documented stories of our past.

Areas of Specialization:

• Portland, Oregon area history, including neighborhoods, roadways and transportation, urban renewal, architecture, and historic preservation; exhibit research and writing; walking tours; public presentations; archive and library collections management.

Professional Associations:

• American Association for State and Local History

• Northwest History Network

• National Council on Public History

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Organization of American Historians

• Oregon Historical Society

Selected Positions and Publications:

Employers have included: Architectural Heritage Center; The Oregon Encyclopedia; Oregon Historical Society; Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site; Oregon Military Museum.

A Brief History of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood, http://handpdx.org/blog/history/

(2011)

Entries in The Oregon Encyclopedia:

• Justus Krumbein

• Barber Block

• Mt. Hood Freeway

Contact Information:

• porltandhistory@gmail.com

• www.portlandhistorian.com

• 503.807.6978

Follow @pdxhistorian on Twitter

Morgen Young

Professional Credentials

• M.A., Public History and Historic Preservation, University of South Carolina
• B.A., History and Latin American Studies, Furman University

Personal Statement

• I am a consulting historian who works with individuals and organizations alike to document, preserve, and interpret public history.

Areas of Specialization:

• Pacific Northwest history; architectural history; historic preservation; oral history; documentary photography; 20^th Century Alaska Native/American Indian history; sports history; community history; company history; workshops; museum exhibits; walking tours

Professional Associations

• National Council on Public History
• Architectural Heritage Center
• Historic Preservation League of Oregon
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Northwest Oral History Association

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

• Owner of Alder, LLC, since 2009. Clients have included Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon Historical Society, The Salvation Army Cascade Division, Chenega Future, Inc., Architectural Heritage Center
• “The Red Shield in the Rose City: 125 Years of the Salvation Army in Portland,” Oregon History Museum, September 15 – December 31, 2011 Portland, Oregon.
• Brick House Beautiful, Portland, Oregon. Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. July 2011. Author.
• “The History of Diversity in the Health Sciences,” Oregon Health & Science University, permanent exhibit, opened June 2011.
• “Soccer City USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982,” Oregon History Museum, April 15 – September 4, 2011, Portland, Oregon.
• We are the Land, We are the Sea: Stories of Subsistence from Chenega. Chenega Heritage Inc, 2007.

Contact Information:

• morgen@alder-llc.com
• 503.333.4914
• http://www.alder-llc.com/

Richard H. Engeman

Attired for the Oregon Statehood Centennial

Professional Credentials:

• MA, History (Western American/Public history), University of Washington

• MLS, Librarianship, University of Oregon

• BA, American Studies, Reed College

Personal Statement:

• I am a public historian with a broad knowledge of Pacific Northwest history, and a commitment to making regional history accessible and meaningful to a wide audience

Areas of Specialization:

• Transportation history (railroads, steamboats, streetcars, buses); regional foodways; public markets; architecture and historic preservation; community history; historical photographs, maps, ephemera, and archival resources; historical tours; public talks and illustrated presentations

Professional Associations:

• National Council on Public History

• American Association for State and Local History

• Washington State Historical Society

• Northwest History Network

• Oregon Historical Society

• Northwest Archivists

Selected Positions and Publications:

• Proprietor of Oregon Rediviva, LLC, since 2006. Clients have included the Victorian Society in America; Oregon Historical Society; Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

• Employers have included the Oregon Historical Society, University of Washington Libraries, Southern Oregon Historical Society

• The Oregon Companion: an Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press, 2009

• Eating It Up in Eden: the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook. White House Grocery Press, 2009

• Wooden Beams and Railroad Ties: the History of Oregon’s Built Environment. Online publication at the Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society, 2005

Contact Information:

• 503-235-9032

• Website and blog at www.oregonrediviva.com