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“Wildwood Daze” – SCA’s 35th Anniversary Conference in Wildwood, New Jersey
The Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA) conference in Wildwood on September 26-29 will feature tours and papers highlighting the largest collection of mid-century resort architecture in the United States. Continue reading
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Transportation Research Board ADC50 Summer Meeting
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) ADC50 Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation is partnering with the Pennsylvania Statewide Conference on Heritage for their annual summer meeting. The joint conference will be July 15-19 Continue reading
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Defining Context
The next National Register of Historic Places Program webinar will focus on Historic Contexts. The webinar is titled – Context, Context, Context and will be presented on May 15thfrom 1-3 pm (EST) by NPS historian Paul Lusignan. Continue reading
Historic Roads Working Group Convenes
Last Saturday, historians and cultural resource professionals met at the National Council of Public History/Organization of American Historians conference to discuss historic roads and how to advance their understanding, preservation and public interpretation. Continue reading
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How Much is a Piece of the “True Road” Worth? – NCPH Conference Working Group
This April a group of professionals interested in historic roads will be convening a working group to address this resource at the National Council on Public History’s (NCPH) annual meeting. Working Group participants, including myself, have developed case studies outlining their experience and views on historic roads. Continue reading
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Upcoming National Register Webinars
The National Park Service has a series of monthly webinars on various topics related to listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places. I plan to join in and learn more to assist in preparing future National Register Nominations. Continue reading
A Landmark Goes Green
After over 100 years spanning the Thames River, the Tower Bridge in London will be more “green” as the property is being retrofitted with LED lighting. This modification is expected to reduce the structure’s energy consumption by 40%. Continue reading
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ACHP Announces New Guidance on the Development of Prototype Programmatic Agreements
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has developed guidance to assist federal agencies and their preservation partners in developing Prototype Programmatic Agreements (prototype agreements). Recently, a number of federal agencies have expressed interest in pursuing a prototype agreement, one of the several program alternatives provided in the regulations implementing the Section 106 process, “Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR Part 800). Continue reading
Two Projects Recognized by ACEC MN
The American Council of Engineering Consultants (ACEC) MN chapter honored engineering achievements over the last year at the recent ACEC MN Banquet. Continue reading
Annual Iron and Steel Preservation Conference in Michigan
The 3nd Annual Iron and Steel Preservation Conference will be held on March 5-6, 2012 at the Lansing Community College in Lansing, Michigan. The first day includes presentations on a variety of historic metal bridge issues from historians and engineers Continue reading
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