Healers
Gwen
Gwen, a videographer, contributed key oral history interviews, photographs and transcripts for the documentary The Logger’s Daughter, where she shared her father’s story as a Black logger and her family’s history in Maxville, Oregon. Prior to Gwen’s efforts, there was no public record available of the town of Maxville where Black loggers lived and worked in the early twentieth century. A partial list of Gwen’s efforts include: Oregon Encyclopedia on-line [Maxville], Blackpast.org [Maxville], Preservation Magazine and The Forum Quarterly [National Trust for Historic Preservation], Oregon Historic Quarterly and a musical play called On to Higher Ground. Gwen served on the Oregon State Advocacy Commission of Black Affairs for 5 years, and currently serves on the State Historic Preservation Committee.
Interviews
We invite you to listen to interview clips through the University of Oregon Libraries archives.
Black Loggers in Oregon
Inclusive Narrative as Healing
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
Gwen Trice’s ancestral hometown and historical preservation project: The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center currently seeks to honor the rich history of African American, Indigenous, and immigrant loggers in the Pacific Northwest, as well as serve as a site to connect with the region’s ecology and recognize Nimiipuu (Nez Perce)’s land stewardship in the region since time immemorial.