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Knights of Veritas Visit Vernonia

The Knights of Veritas, an educational group
returned to Vernonia for a second year as part of the
Vernonia Library Summer Reading Program. The
knights provided a free evening demonstration at
Hawkins Park, giving interactive instruction in
medieval historic arms, and swordsmanship and
combat strategies before donning their full armour for
a demonstration of a full contact battle.

The Knights of Veritas use high quality replica
steel armour designed after pieces from the early- to
mid-1500’s. Their armour looks and feels like the
historical originals, including accurate weight. A full
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suit of armour weighs about 65 pounds.

The annual visit by the Kights of Veritas is
becoming an favorite for both Vernonia children and
adults.
Historic Oregon Newspapers Go Online continued from page 5
gender studies at Western Oregon University. Cricket
Soules, a volunteer researcher for the Marshfield
Pioneer Cemetery, agreed. “The same information it
took us three hours to find on microfilm, we found
in under 30 seconds using keyword searching on the
website.”

Essays with background information about
each of the selected newspaper titles also available
on the site, along with brief tutorials on searching and
browsing, lesson planning materials for K-12 educators
and answers to frequently asked questions.

Beginning in 1953, the UO Libraries started
the Oregon Newspaper Program to microfilm the state’s
newspapers for preservation. The web-digitalization
Wings & Wheels Comes to
South Columbia County

The South Columbia County
Chamber of Commerce Event
Planning Committee, in partnership
with the Port of St Helens, Columbia
Aviation Center and Northwest
Antique Airplane Club is planning a
truly special local event.

The inaugural Wings &
Wheels event on August 14, 2011,
from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM will take
place at the Scappoose Industrial
Air Park at 34000 Skyway Drive,
Scappoose, OR 97056.

The one day event will
feature a “fly-in” and “cruise-in.”
Among the scheduled activities are:
antique, classic, home-built, ultra
light, planes on display; airplane
rides by Lou Coleman Charters;
vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles
on display; model railroad exhibit
in one of the hangers; food vendors
representing local restaurants; and
music from local bands.

Admission will be $5.00/
person, children under 7 are free.
There will be a $20.00 family cap on
admission (Rules do apply). Parking
is free. All proceeds benefit the
South Columbia County Chamber of
Commerce.
project took root in 2009 under a Library Services &
Technology block grant of $79,883 from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services through the Oregon
State Library in Salem. It was expanded by a $365,393
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
for the National Digital Newspaper Program, an
additional $246,880 under the Oregon Library Services
& Technology program, and by matching grants totaling
$181,046 from the Oregon State Historic Preservation
Office and the Oregon Heritage Commission through
the Oregon Cultural Trust.
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This conversion allows other computers to
read the output text, allowing for rapidly completed
keyword searches.

“Having the ability to keyword search has
dramatically improved the potential to use historical
newspapers for research,” said Karen Estlund, ODNP
director and head of Digital Library Services for UO
Libraries. “The data provided are not only useful for
the casual researcher but also provide extensive data-
mining possibilities to analyze trends in history.”

The utility of this resource already is being
appreciated. “I’m really enjoying using the site. It is a
tremendous help for a heavy newspaper researcher like
me,” said Kimberly Jensen, professor of history and
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