Practical Preservation Podcast

Practical Preservation Podcast featuring John Goodenberger and Lucien Swerdloff from the Clatsop Community College’s Historic Preservation and Restoration Program

THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED February 2019: John Goodenberger and Lucien Swerdloff from the Clatsop Community College’s Historic Preservation and Restoration program joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss: The collaborative approach their program uses to deal with the contractor storage Sustainable building (viewing historic buildings as resources to …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places

THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED January 2019: Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places met with me to discuss the work he does helping to preserve religious buildings from demolition through adaptive reuse and the creation of community resources. Some of the topics we discussed include: The economic impact …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring John Walters from Lewalt Consulting Groupe

THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED FEBRUARY 2019: John Walters from LeWalt Consulting Groupe joined me to discuss how tax strategies can help with land and property preservation efforts. We covered: How to use easements (the only ironclad vehicle to protect a building) Energy tax credits (and new solar roofing …

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

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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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Lititz Historical Foundation

Cory Van Brookhoven and Lowell Wenger of Lititz Historical Foundation joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about the museum and general Lititz history. We covered a multitude of topics including: The Moravian origins of the town, including town regulations about who could live in the town proper and rules against taverns or dancing …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Scott T. Hanson of Restoring Your Historic House

Scott T. Hanson of Your Historic House joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his book, Restoring Your Historic House, the result of 4 years of hard work and dedication to present a practical and comprehensive guide for historic homeowners. We covered a multitude of topics including: How the present-day Conway Scenic Railroad and train …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Steven Bohnet of Bohnet Electric Co

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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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring David Trowbridge of the app Clio

David Trowbridge from the Clio app joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his Wikipedia-like local history depository.  The Clio app began as a classroom project and has grown to over 32,000 historical entries with 5,000 daily users!  Users can add local history sites, walking tours, source documents, and an augmented reality time capsule entry …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Stephen McNair of McNair Historic Preservation

Stephen McNair of Mc Nair Historic Preservation joined the Practical Preservation podcast to share with us his experiences and the services his firm provides.  Listen to learn:  Potential issues with historic tax credits Trends in adaptive reuse Economic incentives for commerical use preservation projects The biggest obstacles and challenges for planning historic projects Contact: Website …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Sean Wagner of the Mason Dixon Paranormal Society

Happy Halloween!  A little deviation from our usual Practical Preservation podcast episode – Sean Wagner from Mason Dixon Paranormal Society was interviewed to discuss their paranormal investigations.  Sean has been involved in over 200 investigations (and is now trying to find Big Foot with the Central Pennsylvania Investigators).  If you are wondering what a typical …

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