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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Charles Flickinger from Flickinger Glassworks

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Charles Flickinger from Flickinger Glassworks joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his business and career as an artisan.  Our conversation varied from minimalist living to repairing curved glass of the Statute of Liberty flame.  Curved glass is a speciality, niche business and Charles has collected over 4,000 steel molds from different projects (I learned …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Catherine Brooks of Eco-Strip

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Catherine Brooks from Eco-Strip, the exclusive US distributor of the Speedheater Paint Removal System, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss her company which allowed her to bring together her passion for the environment and public health.   The Speedheater is different from other heat-based paint removal systems because it heats the paint using  InfraRed …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Joe McCormick Realtor

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Joe McCormick, realtor, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss real estate and historic homes.   We discussed: Tips for historic home buyers and sellers How to choose a real estate agent for your historic home search or listing Why older properties are good values for real estate taxes Understanding any regulations that may impact …

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