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This is the preeminent statewide
conference for historic preservation advocates, practitioners and
educators.
Next in Spring 2010. Below is
information on our 2008 conference...
Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 2008
Sponsored by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
with the College of Graduate Studies, Plymouth State University
Attendees will learn about the links between
sustainability, economy and historic preservation; saving community
landmarks; best practices for managing growth and change;
partnerships for protecting natural and historic resources;
managing public history projects; crafting communication and
fundraising strategies; and much more.
Who should attend? Members and Leaders of Heritage and
Historic District Commissions; Advocates for Preservation Projects;
Preservation and Planning Professionals; Land Use Professionals and
Town Board Members; Historical Society Staff and Volunteers;
Teachers and Student Teachers; College Students in Related
Fields.
Featured speakers include:
- Emily Wadhams, Vice President for Public Policy at the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and former Vermont
Historic Preservation Officer
- Polly Welts Kaufman, Historian and Professor, University of
Southern Maine and project director for numerous women's
history trails
- James L. Garvin, New Hampshire State Architectural
Historian
- Ken Turino, Exhibitions Manager at Historic New England
The conference is generously sponsored by
Bedard Preservation and Restoration, LLC
Elizabeth Durfee Hengen, Preservation Consultant
Banwell Architects, P.C.
Eames Partnership
Samyn-D'Elia Architects, P.A.
The Common Man
Family of Restaurants
The conference is also supported by these organizational
partners:
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(subject to change)
FRIDAY April 11, 2008
8:00-8:30
Coffee and registration at Heritage Commons
Poster exhibit at Heritage Commons throughout the day
8:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00
Sustainability, Economy and Historic Preservation
Emily Wadhams, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's
Vice President for Public Policy, shares the latest research on the
relationships between sustainability, economy and historic
preservation. N.H. State Historic Preservation Officer Elizabeth
Muzzey, N.H. Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets & Food
Lorraine Merrill, LCHIP Executive Director Deborah Turcott and N.H.
Division of Parks Historic Site Program Specialist Benjamin Wilson
will offer N.H. responses.
10:15-11:45
A: Town-Wide Strategies for Managing Change
This session will focus on successes (and problems) that
the city of Keene has faced with trying to manage change in their
city. With W. Rhett Lamb (Keene Planning Commission), members of
the Keene Heritage and Historic District Commissions and Elizabeth
Durfee Hengen (Preservation Consultant).
B: Successful Community Landmark Preservation
Projects
Learn how to navigate your way through the "preservation
world" of architects, consultants, builders, funders, and
local and state officials. Speakers will share successful
approaches to preservation, and help you build your own skills in
developing and managing a preservation project. With Maggie Stier
(Field Services Representative, NH Preservation Alliance), Robert
Gillette (Whittier Covered Bridge restoration project), Arron
Sturgis (Preservation Timber Framing, Inc.).
12:00-1:10
Affinity Group Lunches (see registration form for
choices)
1:10-2:40
A: Communicate Your Message
Write an effective communications plan for your preservation
project, learning how to identify & prioritize audiences,
develop messages, determine the most effective distribution
channels and evaluate the results. With Robin Schell, Senior
Counsel & Partner at Jackson Jackson & Wagner.
B: Federal and State Highway Projects: The Role of the
Public
The New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation administers dozens of
projects each year that impact our state's historic resources.
Public input can be invaluable in shaping results. Find out how DOT
initiates public involvement, applies the Section 106 process and
how Context Sensitive Solutions planning helps facilitate better
public input. With Bill Oldenburg, Ram Madalli and Joyce McKay, all
from NHDOT.
C: Partnerships for Land Conservation and Historic
Preservation
Explore strategies for identifying and protecting resources with
both historic and natural value, such as historic farms and
campsteads. With Roberta Lane (National Trust for Historic
Preservation, Northeast Office); Patricia Jenkins and Laura Gund
(Town of Lee), Roger Larochelle (Squam Lakes Conservation Society),
Ed Hiller (Andover Historical Society), Beth McGuinn (Ausbon
Sargent Land Protection Trust) and Amy Dixon (Historic Resources
Specialist, LCHIP).
2:45-4:15
A: Options for Historic School Buildings
Historic schools around the state are threatened by factors that
often favor new construction. Hear about different approaches to
saving old schools from advocates, architects and educators, and
learn about the N.H. Department of Education's Building Aid
Program priorities and reimbursement formulas. With Ed Murdough
(N.H. Dept. of Education), Kurt Lauer, AIA (Lauer Architects) and
George E. Brodeur, Jr. (Littleton Union School District).
B: Fundraising Tips and Grant-Makers Panel
Explore the elements of a successful fundraising campaign and where
to go for resources and assistance. With Peter Benson, Senior
Program Officer of the NH Charitable Foundation. Several intuitions
will have representatives on hand to explain their preservation
grant programs, including Land and Community Heritage Investment
Program (Deb Turcott), New Hampshire Moose Plate Program (Deb
Gagne) and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (Cassandra
Erickson).
C: Tour of renovated Mary Lyon Hall, PSU
4:30-6:00
Reception at the Plymouth Regional Senior Center
(former Boston & Maine RR Station)
Sign up to walk to the reception site with local guides from the
Plymouth Historical Society who will offer a brief introduction to
the town and its historic downtown buildings.
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SATURDAY April 12, 2008
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee and registration at Heritage Commons
Poster exhibit at Heritage Commons throughout the day
9:00 - 10:00
Finding Significance in Public History Sites
Polly Welts Kaufman, historian and professor, will discuss how to
bring theories of public history out of the books and into
practice, why it is important to do so and why historic
preservation may be a key part of this process.
10:15 - 11:30
A. Research Tools and Techniques
Understand historic buildings better by tapping into the wealth of
material available for researching your town, neighborhood or
building. Learn where to go for maps, photographs and deeds, and
how to decipher the clues contained in the architecture and
landscape features of a property. With James L. Garvin (New
Hampshire State Architectural Historian) and William P. Veillette
(Executive Director, New Hampshire Historical Society).
B: Nature, Culture and History at Historic
Sites
This session will explore key issues in interpreting historic
landscapes and the way that people interact with the natural
environment. The panel will draw lessons from research and
preservation at three New Hampshire historic sites: Strawbery Banke
(Portsmouth), the Remick Country Doctor Museum (Tamworth) and the
Northern Forest Heritage Park (Berlin). Speakers will include
Martha Pinello (Monadnock Archaeological Consulting), Bob Cottrell
(Remick Country Doctor Museum), James & Connor Wagner (Northern
Forest Heritage Park), and Thad Guldbrandsen (Center for Rural
Partnerships, PSU).
11:45 - 1:00
Affinity Group Lunches (see registration form for
choices)
1:15 - 2:45
A: Public History Projects for Schools and
Communities
How can local schools, town leaders, historical societies and area
residents work together to save a landmark, create a historical
walking trail, memorialize an important local event or better
understand the town's history? This roundtable discussion will
showcase innovative community engagement strategies through model
examples from around New Hampshire. With Jim Garvin (New Hampshire
State Architectural Historian), Marcia Schmidt Blaine (Professor of
History, Plymouth State University), Polly Welts Kaufman
(women's history trail creator and Professor at University of
Southern Maine), John Krueckeberg (Professor of History, Plymouth
State University) and Rebecca R. Noel (Professor of History,
Plymouth State University).
B: Effective Fundraising Strategies
Between 80 and 90% of money raised for preservation comes from
individual gifts. Learn to make a compelling case for your
preservation project to these potential donors, cultivate and
solicit individual and corporate donor gifts and be strategic about
preparing your grant applications. With Anne Hamilton, Director of
Development, N.H. Historical Society.
C: Tour of renovated Mary Lyon Hall
2:45 - 4:15
A. Historic Houses and Other Small Museums in the 21st
Century
More and more historic house museums and historical societies are
turning to both mission-related and unrelated programs, events and
sources of income to raise the capital for preservation of their
buildings. This session will discuss the challenges inherent in the
long-term sustainability of these institutions and explore creative
new models for museums and other properties across New England.
With Ken Turino, Exhibitions Manager at Historic New England.
B: Communication Technologies for New Audiences
Pod-casts, MySpace and YouTube are just some of the ways that the
traditional communications paradigm is changing. This session will
demystify the various "new" communications tools and help
you determine what are the right channels for your organization or
preservation project. With Christine Halvorson of Halvorson New
Media, LLC.
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