Preserve Oregon's Heritage

Preserve Oregon's Heritage Cards are 2.25" wide X 3.5" high Oregon's most significant heritage sites and objects. The others tell why heritage is important and how Oregonians can help preserve sites and objects. In recognition of Oregon’s rich cultural heritage, and as a means to increase public awareness of the importance of cultural resources in our state, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has created a deck of playing cards with both archaeological and historical themes. Originally conceived as a means to help celebrate our state’s Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2009, the idea for creating a heritage oriented deck of cards came from preservation-based playing cards that had been published by the US Department of Defense (DOD) in 2007. This deck had been designed for our soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a means to educate the soldiers of the need to preserve cultural sites while they were involved in the war effort. DOD’s innovative program of cultural preservation was recognized by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 2007 and given the annual Chairman’s Award that honors outstanding federal achievement in cultural issues.