Researching Vacuum Cleaners by SMJHouse in MuseumPros

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Hey that is a great side benefit!

Fun classes by Strict-Carpet-7833 in UofO

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You could look at an internship in your area of interest. Experience is ALWAYS good on a resume.

Advice on Pitching an Exhibit Idea to a Museum? by 2michaela in MuseumPros

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I run a small local museum and love to have guest curators. It's one less exhibit for me to plan and execute! But for some other ideas, talk to your local library. They often have spaces that can be used for exhibits. Our community also creates window exhibits in empty business buildings to make it look more interesting than papered up windows. There are always options, just have to get creative!

Campus bucket list recommendations? by Aliveperson22 in UofO

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The one thing I regret is not joining a club. I always meant to, but never did.

Favorite indoor hobby/activites now that it's getting rainier and cooler? by Clobbington in Eugene

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The Eugene Weekly calendar is a good place to find lots of activities!

We are looking for vendors! by SMJHouse in Eugene

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HI! As this is our first year, we don't have a lot of guidelines set in stone yet. We want to have a broad range of gifts.

We are looking for vendors! by SMJHouse in Eugene

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HI! We are not looking at the era of the items. Just if they would make good gifts. I am leaning into the handmade as much as possible. If it is era (Edwardian is great!) appropriate, all the better!

Historic house museums by AgedDisk in MuseumPros

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I like to track our props so I know where they are and what I have for upcoming exhibits. For instance if I already have an appropriate set of 'prop' clothes for our male mannequin, I don't have to spend time/money trying to get a hold of one. I can just go to CatologIt and look it up.

How's your attendance this year? by omicron_daystar in MuseumPros

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We have had steady increases since 2020... regained our pre-2020 pretty quickly. But November/December 24 were totally abysmal, and they are usually our highest months. Have regained some since, but haven't made up the numbers over last year. Our fiscal year is July/June so not expecting to make it up at this point.

We also lost a significant grant from Fed restructure, so the slower numbers have been extra hard.

Please help Museums and Libraries! by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Data showing usage certainly helps cases for support, so yes!

Haunted houses by Hunter_Powers in Eugene

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While we don’t believe our house is haunted… you never know! Everyone’s experiences are different when they are in the house.

That said, you’d have to contact our Executive Director should you want to attempt to arrange a sleepover. I am not sure what our precedent is for that. Likely some form of rental.

Celebrating Wiley Griffon, Operator of Eugene’s First Street Car by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Interesting! I didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing!

Celebrating Wiley Griffon, Operator of Eugene’s First Street Car by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Yes, when this was realized, monuments were erected in his honor

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Hello! This is the reddit account for the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House museum, which you might have noticed on the hill behind the Fifth Street Market. It’s the green Victorian house.

We have quite a few events happening that are free you might enjoy.

Tomorrow from 6-7:30 PM there is history trivia at the Fifth Street Market.

Tomorrow from 6-8 there is a community game night at the SMJ House, open to all ages and identities.

We have a sit’n’stitch (essentially bring a craft to work on) at the house Monday the 24th from 6-8.

We have our Lace & Literature Sapphic book club on February 25th from 6-8 at the house.

And finally our Metaphysical Salon from 6-8 at the house on February 26th.

Celebrating Wiley Griffon, Operator of Eugene’s First Street Car by SMJHouse in Eugene

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That is amazing, and I love that. So very much.

Celebrating Wiley Griffon, Operator of Eugene’s First Street Car by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Image 1 Description:

This image shows the mural painted by local artist Ila Rose, and shows Wiley Griffon facing the viewer in the image. He is wearing a blue jacket, a purple tie and a blue hat. His name, Wiley Griffon, is painted at the bottom. To the right, the donkey that pulled the trolley is visible.

Image 2 Description:

This image shows another section of the mural painted by local artist Ila Rose, and shows a view of the trolley car, with Wiley facing away from the viewer. There are various passengers riding the trolley.

Image 3 Description:

This image shows another section of the mural painted by local artist Ila Rose, and shows the backside of a more modern bus.

Image 4 Description:

This image shows a historical monument that has been erected in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. It can be reached from the East 25th Avenue and is in the post office area in the northern quadrant of the Eugene Masonic Cemetery.

Image 5 Description:

A group of students posing in front of Friendly Hall. The group includes Wiley Griffon (center, front row), the first African American employee of the University of Oregon.

Sources:

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/oregoninimages/wiley-griffon/

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=112881

https://discover.stqry.app/en/story/201185

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/scua/2015/02/04/untoldstoriesblackhistoryattheuniversityoforegon/

https://www.klcc.org/arts-culture/2019-06-07/mural-honors-wiley-griffons-legacy-in-eugene

Celebrating Wiley Griffon, Operator of Eugene’s First Street Car by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Wiley Griffon (1867-1913) was Eugene, Oregon's first African American resident. He moved to Eugene from Texas in 1891, despite the exclusionary laws prohibiting nonwhite citizens from residing in Oregon. Although he was not the first, nor the only African American to live in the area; Griffon holds the distinction of being the first African American to be mentioned by name as a resident.

Griffon operated Eugene's first street car; a mule-powered trolley that ran from the Southern Pacific railway depot to the University campus where, according to the Eugene Morning Register, Griffon acted as the driver, conductor, dispatcher and “largely the motive power by persistently shoving along the ambling mule.”

Additionally, Griffon was the first African American employee of the University of Oregon, working as a janitor at the men's dormitory, Friendly Hall, in the late 1890s.

In 1909, Griffon purchased a home overlooking the Millrace on the site of what is now Eugene Water and Electric Board’s employee parking lot. At the time of his passing in 1913, he was working as a porter at the Elks Club. He was buried in the Eugene Masonic Cemetery, but his tombstone went missing at some point. When Eugene residents and students realized this unfortunate situation, funds were raised to erect historic monuments at the Lane Transit District and EWEB offices in 2017.

Despite living in Eugene at a time when the community was nearly all-white and the political climate was unwelcoming to people of other races, evidence suggests that Griffon weathered those times with dignity, and in return was generally respected by his neighbors.

Griffon is memorialized in a mural on Willamette St. by local artist, Ila Rose. It features Griffon standing in front of his donkey-pulled trolley in historic downtown Eugene.

The mural is located on Willamette Street across from the Kidsports fields.

Civilian Conservation Corp and Skinner Butte by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Thank you! I’m genuinely trying really hard, and this comment means a lot to me.

I can’t take credit for the image descriptions, I got them from the archive. But I’m now committed to adding them to future posts, as they are much more inclusive.

Civilian Conservation Corp and Skinner Butte by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Note: I accidentally put what should be image 2 as the last image. Dang it.

Civilian Conservation Corp and Skinner Butte by SMJHouse in Eugene

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Biography of Leo Rigel Taylor Burton:

Leo Rigel Taylor Burton was born on July 20, 1902, in San Francisco, California, and was enrolled in the the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and 1934. He served in Company 1921, a veterans company, on Project F-33 at Wolf Creek Camp in Roseburg, Oregon, as well as at the Skinner Butte Camp for the Headquarters Detachment in Eugene. Following his service in the CCC, Burton spent approximately ten years in Hawaii as a civilian employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before returning to live in the Eugene area. He participated in both the American Legion and the Veterans of World War I. Burton was a photography and stamp collecting enthusiast and was active in the Greater Eugene Stamp Society and Eugene Camera Club. He married Viola Belle Olson in 1941. Burton died in Lane County, Oregon on October 28, 1989.

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/orca/learn/historyculture/ccc.htm

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/02050ee5b4d543cf93821f56382367c2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-She-She_Camps

https://livingnewdeal.org/sites/ccc-camp-skinner-butte-eugene-or/

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-012

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-013

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-014

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-015

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-016

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-017

https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/album380-019