Women in Preservation Archives - Practical Preservation

Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring author and activist Catherine Fleming Bruce

On this week’s episode of the Practical Preservation podcast, we spoke with Catherine Fleming Bruce, author and activist. Catherine is the author of “The Sustainers: Being, Building and Doing Good through Activism in the Sacred Spaces of Civil Rights, Human Rights and Social Movements” which received the 2017 Historic Preservation Book Prize from the University …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Gwen Jones and Karla Pearlstein of Ariel Grace Design

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Gwen Jones and Karla Pearlstein of Ariel Grace Design joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss custom floor cloths, Bolling & Co. (a previous podcast guest – Gwen is a co-owner), and the Preservation Artisans Guild. You can contact Ariel Grace Designs at: 503-206-2631 or info@arielgracedesign.com or by visiting their website: Custom Floorcloth Makers | …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Susan Dippre former décor and landscape manager for Colonial Williamsburg

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THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED February 2019: Susan Dippre from Susan Dippre Designs joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss how working at Colonial Williamsburg combined her love of history and landscaping. She has recently begun her own company to provide the general public with Williamsburg inspired designs from …

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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 Kaitlin O’Shea of Preservation in Pink

Leave a Comment / Historic Preservation, Historic preservation and restoration education, Inclusivity, Philosophical Musings, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation Education, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Kaitlin O’Shea of Preservation in Pink, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss her blog and how preservation is a part of so much of everyday life. We covered multiple topics, including: Kaitlin’s desire growing up to live in a walkable neighborhood, and how she eventually connected that to preservation Kaitlin’s varied experiences as a …

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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 Briana Grosicki of PlaceEconomics

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, architectural salvage, Community Preservation, Economic benefits of preservation, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic streetscape, Inclusivity, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintaining your historic home, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Rehabilitation, Salvaged materials, Why Preservation Matters, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Briana Grosicki, associate principal of PlaceEconomics based in Washington, D.C., joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss the economic benefits of preservation. We covered multiple topics, including: Briana’s background, including growing up regularly visiting local battlefields in Virginia, volunteering with her main street district as a teen, to working with Donovan Rypkema Briana’s additional roles …

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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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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Rabbit Goody of Thistle Hill Weavers

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Rabbit Goody, owner, designer, and master weaver of Thistle Hill Weavers, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about her background in weaving, and museum curation and consultation. We covered a multitude of topics including: Rabbit’s interwoven skill-sets and background, starting with her intuitive skills as a teen-aged weaver, and her academic backgrounds in …

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Women’s Hidden Roles in Historic Preservation

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South Carolina Senate Chamber Portrait of Ann Pamela Cunningham, The “Founding Mother” of Historic Preservation. Photo credit South Carolina Legislature. Many women and men have contributed so much to the field of historic preservation in America. However, as is too often the case, the role of many women has been hidden in …

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