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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Laura Crook of the Doctors House Museum

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Late Victorian Period, Practical Preservation Podcast, Saving a building, Victorian Architecture / By Danielle Keperling

Laura Crook of the Doctors House Museum joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the saving of the Doctors house from demolition, the restoration, and the museum (along with paranormal investigation spoilers). Laura Crook served on the Board of Directors from 2015 – 2019 and has participated as Chair of the Membership & Outreach Committee, …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Amy Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian

Leave a Comment / Historical Architecture, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preserving a building, Rehabilitation, Saving a building, Victorian Architecture / By Danielle Keperling

Amy Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss documenting the restoration of multiple homes! Amy shares her lessons learned from multiple restoration projects including: know your limits, ask questions, and find local people to build your resource list. If you are looking for inspiration for your project visit Amy’s blog (after …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Sam McKelvey and Alice French of the Menokin Foundation

Leave a Comment / architectural salvage, coastal heritage, Colonial Architecture, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, History education, House museums, Inclusivity, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Museum, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation in the News, Salvaged materials, Saving a building, Slave History, Slave Houses, Slavery, Tradesman, Tradespeople / By Danielle Keperling

Sam McKelvey and Alice French – executive director and director of education – of the Menokin Foundation in Warsaw, VA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their preservation project, and the Foundation’s many services. We covered multiple topics, including: Sam and Alice’s respective backgrounds in history, preservation, and related fields, and how working at …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Bill Callahan of PA SHPO

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, cultural assets, Economic benefits of preservation, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Local Preservation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Preserving a building, Saving a building, State Preservation, Sustainability, Tax, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

Bill Callahan, the Western, PA Community Preservation Coordinator for the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO is a bureau within the PA Historical and Museum Commission) in Pittsburgh, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the state organization’s myriad services. We covered multiple topics, including: Bill’s background, including how exposure to the negative impacts of …

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PRESERVATION MONTH PART 2: How to Preserve a Building

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