Preservation News Archives - Practical Preservation

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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We're Throwing a Preservation Circus!

Other Stuff, Preservation Education, Preservation News / By Danielle Keperling

Never ones to do things in a ho-hum way, we’re throwing a Preservation Circus for our client appreciation day on Friday, August 22nd from 4pm to 7pm. Whether you are a client, thinking about becoming a client, are just curious about what it’s like to be a Historic Restorations client, are into historic preservation, …

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New Ways to Stay on Top of Preservation News

Maintaining Historic Buildings, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation News, Products Materials and Methods, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Blog The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office (PHPO) has launched a new blog “PA Historic Preservation” where you can keep up with all the preservation happenings in Pennsylvania. From their blog: [quote style=”3″] “The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office (PHPO) is part of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The Commission is the Commonwealth’s official …

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A surprising answer to the question, "What do preservationists do?"

Maintaining Historic Buildings, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Preservation News, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations, State Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Rhonda Sincavage (Associate Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the National Trust for Historic Preservation) talks about what historic preservationists do, and what they look like (we’re not the little old, blue-haired women most people think of, she points out). And most importantly, how historic preservation encourages economic growth, incubates independent and small business growth, promotes …

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Historic Home Show at York

Historic Preservation Projects, Preservation Education, Preservation in the News, Preservation News / By Danielle Keperling

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we exhibited at the Historic Home Show at York. As part of the Historic Home section of the Mid-Atlantic Garden Show at the York Expo Center. We enjoyed connecting with people that are interested in maintaining and restoring their vintage properties. The availability of regional “historic” home shows helps building …

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Columbia Preservation Fair

Architectural & Building Character, Colonial Architecture, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Preservation Education, Preservation News / By Danielle Keperling

On Saturday, September 20, 2008 we presented “How to Approach Work on Your Older Home” to a group of interested homeowners in Columbia, Pennsylvania. We discussed avoiding common mistakes, how to make an older home more energy efficient, and how to plan for the work. After we finished the question and answer segment Chuck offered …

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Restoration is Green Building

Energy efficiency, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Wood Windows, Indoor Air Quality, Preservation News, Uncategorized, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Green building is all the rage in the building industry. I can not open a remodeling or design/build magazine without a reference to a green building project. Preservation and restoration work is green in it’s approach. By using resources (building materials) that have already be harvested on land that has already be cleared is a …

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Historic Preservation Incentive Program (HB 221)

Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Preservation and Economics, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation in the News, Preservation News, State Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Historic Preservation Incentive Program (HB 221) is a piece of pending legislation that will help preserve historic structures across Pennsylvania. The legislation is designed to encourage people buying, selling, or dealing with historic buildings to be sensitive to the buildings history. This legislation will give more incentives to homeowners and developers making more grants and …

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