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The National Forest System: Cultural Resources at Risk (2008)

Posted By Forum Online 12-02-2016 19:21
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The National Forest System: Cultural Resources at Risk was prepared by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and T. Destry Jarvis, former Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior and currently President of Outdoor Recreation and Park Services, LLC. It urges the Forest Service ...

State: Hawaii's Commitment to Preservation

Posted By Forum Online 03-11-2019 15:22
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It is clear from the number of bills and resolutions relating to historic preservation that were introduced during the 1991 session of the Hawaii State Legislature that there is high interest in the subject. Sixty-five bills proposing changes to the historic preservation statutes or proposing the expenditure ...

Crowninshield Winners Share Experiences: 50 Years of Preservation in Texas

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Fifty years ago preservation meant only a trip to the Alamo or the San Jacinto Monument to most Texans. There were only a few statewide and local history organizations and their missions were mostly academic. The Texas Centennial was celebrated in 1936 with the construction of the Texas State Fair ...

Indiana: Taking Pride in Our Diverse Cultural Heritage

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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As lifelong Hoosiers, my wife Judy and I take great pride in our Indiana roots. Corydon, our hometown, is rich with historic places that are visible reminders of the beginning of our state. However, years ago Indiana’s first state capital was in decline. The community realized the importance of Corydon’s ...

Main Street: The Early Years

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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I guess this little vignette could have also been entitled "I Remember Main Street." However, my first thoughts when asked to write something about my years and experience with Main Street were not about finding a title, but rather that this is another sign that I am aging because someone is asking me ...

Saved From Heaven’s Gate, Keep the Faith

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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In June 1996, after two years of controversy and without obtaining a demolition permit or complying with a host of laws that protect historic resources in Los Angeles and throughout California, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles set out to tear down the city`s most historic church. Faced with ...

Working With the Code Official

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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All too often building and fire codes are referred to as obstacles to the goals of historic preservation. Instead, I would suggest that preservationists have been impeded by an inability to integrate successfully two discrete sets of goals and concerns. My intent in this commentary is to argue that these ...

Going Green: Applying a Sustainability Lens to Historic District Guidelines

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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When it comes to historic neighborhoods, initiatives to promote sustainability and historic preservation can go hand in hand. The recent development of design guidelines for a proposed local historic district in Davidson, N.C., provided the town with an opportunity to weave sustainability principles ...

Making the Preservation Message Resonate with Donors

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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I am really grateful to be here because I love the preservation movement and I’m one of the people who has benefited from all the hard work that you do. Some of the most wonderful times in my life were spent running around Mackinaw Island with my family and seeing those old buildings and being at Fort ...

Preserving Our Military Past: The Army’s Historic Properties Initiative

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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The theme for the 1999 National Preservation Conference, “Saving America’s Treasures,” highlights what preservation is about—developing successful programs and initiatives that not only save our historic treasures but also revitalize our communities across the nation. That is ...

The Awesome Power of Volunteers

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Using a heater to warm the epoxy, stone conservator Dean Ruedrich and a helper reassemble a statue at Congressional Cemetery during a massive volunteer effort last fall. It didn`t take long after Congressional Cemetery achieved the dubious distinction of inclusion among the National Trust`s "Eleven Most ...

Crowninshield Winners Share Experiences: Janus Revisited

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Conventional wisdom always points to Ann Pamela Cunningham and her successful campaign to save Mt. Vernon as the beginning of the preservation movement in our country. She and her effort are indeed important to us even today in that she not only saved the home of George and Martha Washington but she ...

Twitter Your Way: A Network of Possibilities

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 06-01-2010 00:00
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Twitter is a real-time example of the “six degrees of separation” theory positing that connections can be drawn between everyone on earth with relatively few steps. Employed strategically, this online social media tool can link you to new networks of people who are interested in preservation, planning, ...

Preservation Conference Comes to Tulsa: A Jewel on the Prairie

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Early History The oral tradition of the Lochapoka people, clan of the Creek Nation, tells of their forced emigration to Indian Territory, moving up the Arkansas River until they came to a place where the river made its great end to the west. They stopped and solemnly scattered the ashes of sacred fires ...

Cultural Resources Education in the Department of Defense: Recognizing the Need for a Heightened Awareness

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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The Department of Defense (DOD) boasts a rich and varied inventory of historic and archaeological resources, one of the largest collections of National Register properties in America. The inventory includes tens of thousands of historic buildings, many of them situated in extensive historic districts. ...

Establishing Civilization on the Suburban Frontier

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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When soldiers came home from the War of 1812 and the Civil War, they were told "Go West, young man." When they came home from World War II, the advice was "Get out of Dodge City"-and Detroit and Denver and Des Moines and the District of Columbia and every other urban area in America. And they went, millions ...

Combining Preservation and Conservation Values: Six Illustrative Examples

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Historic preservation organizations can and do protect farmland, open space, and natural resources. Land trusts preserve historic buildings and cultural landscapes. Preservation and conservation organizations work cooperatively to protect places that combine both natural and historic values. The examples ...

The Secretary of the Interior`s Standards for Rehabilitation: H. Ward Jandl

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Over the past 10 years, the Secretary of the Interior`s Standards for Rehabilitation, which comprise one section of the Secretary`s Standards for Historic Preservation Projects, have been widely adopted by state and federal agencies and a number of historic district and planning commissions around the ...

Education and Employer Expectations for Preservation Professionals

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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As a graduate student in the field of historic preservation about to enter the preservation workforce, I wanted to know if I was adequately prepared by my graduate education to obtain a professional position. Did I have the qualifications that organizations and agencies were looking for in a candidate? ...

Federal Highway Reauthorization Legislation: What’s at Stake for Historic Preservation

Posted By Preservation Leadership Forum 12-09-2015 17:35
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Preservationists will be in for a fight during the next Congress, as the House and Senate prepare to reauthorize a surface transportation policy bill. Within that bill will be several provisions that specifically address environmental and historic preservation concerns. Here’s what’s at stake, ...

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The National Forest System: Cultural Resources at Risk (2008)

State: Hawaii's Commitment to Preservation

Crowninshield Winners Share Experiences: 50 Years of Preservation in Texas

Indiana: Taking Pride in Our Diverse Cultural Heritage

Main Street: The Early Years

Saved From Heaven’s Gate, Keep the Faith

Working With the Code Official

Going Green: Applying a Sustainability Lens to Historic District Guidelines

Making the Preservation Message Resonate with Donors

Preserving Our Military Past: The Army’s Historic Properties Initiative

The Awesome Power of Volunteers

Crowninshield Winners Share Experiences: Janus Revisited

Twitter Your Way: A Network of Possibilities

Preservation Conference Comes to Tulsa: A Jewel on the Prairie

Cultural Resources Education in the Department of Defense: Recognizing the Need for a Heightened Awareness

Establishing Civilization on the Suburban Frontier

Combining Preservation and Conservation Values: Six Illustrative Examples

The Secretary of the Interior`s Standards for Rehabilitation: H. Ward Jandl

Education and Employer Expectations for Preservation Professionals

Federal Highway Reauthorization Legislation: What’s at Stake for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Places: Return to home page

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