This year PastForward 2016 takes place in Houston, TX, Nov. 15-18 at the Hilton Americas-Houston. Sign up for updates to be the first to know about conference details. Are you interested in submitting an idea for the conference? The Call for Ideas for 2016 is now open. Submit an idea by Feb. 1. … [Read more...]
Statewide Historic Preservation Organizations
The National Trust for Historic Preservation List of Statewide and Local Partners contains contacts for organizations ordered by state. … [Read more...]
Historic Preservation Links
African American History African American History and Culture African American Heritage Preservation Foundation African American History Archive African American Historical Text Archive African American History Links African American Mosaic Exhibition American history American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS) American Civil War Home Page American Memory (Library of … [Read more...]
Historic Design Guidelines
Alabama Huntsville http://www.hsvcity.com/inspection/index.php Mobile http://www.mobilehd.org/design_menu.php Opelika http://www.opelika.org/Default.asp?ID=813 Alaska Juneau http://www.juneau.org/history/Design-Standards-abrev%20.pdf Arizona Phoenix ftp://phoenix.gov/pub/HISTORIC/designgu.pdf Arkansas Eureka Springs … [Read more...]
Glossary of Preservation Terms
Preserve - To maintain a structure's existing form through careful maintenance and repair. Reconstruct - To re-create an historic building that has been damaged or destroyed; to erect a new structure resembling the old using historical, archaeological, architectural documents. Rehabilitate - To repair a structure and make it usable again while preserving those portions or features of the … [Read more...]