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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Expert House Movers of MD, Inc.

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, house and structural moves, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Other Stuff, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Resources for Historic Restorations, Uncategorized / By Laura Kise

Gabe Matyiko, vice president of Expert House Movers of MD, Inc. and a 3rd generation expert in structural moving, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about the family’s house and structural moving business. We covered a multitude of topics including: The origins of the company, and how Gabe came back to his family’s …

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For the Love of Love: Compromising Historical Integrity

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, Chateauesque, Community Preservation, damage, Historic Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, History education, Love Story, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Materials, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Preservation in Progress, Replacement in kind, Romance, Uncategorized / By Laura Kise

For this week’s blog feature we decided to focus on a story of monumental love and history, in honor of Valentine’s Day this Friday. If you’re a romantic, there’s a love story for you. If you’re not a romantic, never fear! We’ve included our usual focus on historical buildings and materials, and in this case, …

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Siding on Historic Homes

2 Comments / Architectural & Building Character, Contractor, damage, economic, Energy efficiency, health problems, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, life-span, maintenance, Materials, Siding on Historic Homes, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Age is not the only thing that makes a building historical. The traditional materials and craftsmanship in the original construction of your historical building are an essential part of its historical fabric. Preserving its architectural integrity can only be done by using the same traditional materials and craftsmanship that made your building what it is …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Steven Bohnet of Bohnet Electric Co

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation Projects, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Other Stuff, Practical Preservation Podcast, Products & Materials, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Steven Bohnet of Bohnet Electric Co. joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his 113 year old family business of electric contracting and a lighting showroom that also features light fixture restoration and lamp repair. We covered a multitude of topics including: The pros and cons of the Corporate (commerical) versus Non-Profit restoration/preservation projects Why …

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Hiring the Right Contractor

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, Contractor, Historic Preservation, Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Choosing a contractor with adequate skills and experience to complete a job is always important, but it is particularly important for restorations and renovations of a historical building. To avoid permanently damaging the historical fabric of your building, you need a contractor who is well-versed in historical products and materials, can identify and replicate the …

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Mid-Century Modern Architecture

5 Comments / Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

When most people think about the post-World War II era of the 1950’s, among the things they think about are iconic TV shows like “Howdy Doody” and “The Ed Sullivan Show,” presidents Truman and Eisenhower, Rock-n-Roll, the emergence of teen culture, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe movies, and the Cold War. But historical preservationists equate …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Matt Barley Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County board member

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Matt Barley joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss the work of Lancaster County Preservation Trust and his preservation philosophy. Some of the highlights of our discussion were: The Andrew Ellicott House and the Lancaster connection to Lewis and Clark The 10 hour house on South Prince Street in Lancaster Trends in preservation – video …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Dr. Lori V (Ph. D. Antiques Appraiser)

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Dr. Lori joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss her passion for helping people discover the treasures within their families. Jonathan and I meet her at a LNP (the Lancaster Newspaper) antique appraisal (you can watch that video here). When I reached out to Dr. Lori about an interview on the podcast she was so …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Andy deGruchy of Craftwork Training Center and LimeWorks.us

Leave a Comment / Maintaining Historic Buildings, Materials, Practical Preservation Podcast, Products & Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Andy deGruchy joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his Craftwork Training Center, the historic masonry contracting and supply business and his philosophy of the body, mind, and spirit working together to create art. His 35 years of experience as a mason was highlighted as he explained his dive into the material science world and …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring William Woys Weaver food historian and author

Leave a Comment / Other Stuff, Practical Preservation Podcast, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

William Woys Weaver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his research into food history and how it lead him back to his grandparents garden and forgotten heirloom seeds. This episode combines my love of food and history. The intersection of the two tells our collective stories and reflects the values of the time period …

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