Foodways Archives - Practical Preservation

Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Becky LeBarre Renfrew Museum and Park

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, cultural assets, Foodways, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, History education, House museums, Museum, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Sustainability, Traditional and Vernacular, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Becky LaBarre, executive director of Renfrew Museum and Park, located in Waynesboro, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the site, as well as special Christmas events. We covered multiple topics, including: Becky’s background, including how growing up near Greenfield Village sparked her early interest in History and Preservation The history and preservation story …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Dominique Hawkins of Preservation Design Partnership

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, climate heritage, coastal heritage, Community Preservation, Cultural landscape, damage, flood insurance, Foodways, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic streetscape, house and structural moves, keeping history above water, Local Preservation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Safety, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Dominique Hawkins, founder and managing principal of Preservation Design Partnership based in Philadelphia, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss flood mitigation in historic areas. We covered multiple topics, including: Dominique’s background in design, architecture, and historic preservation, including her early career transition from architecture for housing developments to the world of historic preservation, …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring April C. Thomas of Fashions Revisited and Historic Foodways

Leave a Comment / Fashion, Foodways, Practical Preservation Podcast, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

April C. Thomas, proprietor and sole designer of Fashions Revisited, and Director of the Historic Foodways Program for the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society (NYCHAPS) in Dillsburg, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss her fashion business and the foodways program. We covered multiple topics, including: April’s background, including growing up working …

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