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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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Kevin Shue of Lancaster History

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After our Practical Preservation event in June at Lancaster History I reached out to our contact to see if they would have someone share their resources for researching house histories on the Practical Preservation Podcast.  Kevin Shue joined the podcast and shared his more than 30 years of experience working with the collection at Lancaster …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Matt Barley Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County board member

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Matt Barley joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss the work of  Lancaster County Preservation Trust and his preservation philosophy. Some of the highlights of our discussion were: The Andrew Ellicott House and the Lancaster connection to Lewis and Clark The 10 hour house on South Prince Street in Lancaster Trends in preservation – video …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Dr. Lori V (Ph. D. Antiques Appraiser)

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Dr. Lori joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss her passion for helping people discover the treasures within their families. Jonathan and I meet her at a LNP (the Lancaster Newspaper) antique appraisal (you can watch that video here).  When I reached out to Dr. Lori about an interview on the podcast she was so …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Andy deGruchy of Craftwork Training Center and LimeWorks.us

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Andy deGruchy joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his Craftwork Training Center, the historic masonry contracting and supply business and his philosophy of the body, mind, and spirit working together to create art.  His 35 years of experience as a mason was highlighted as he explained his dive into the material science world and …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring William Woys Weaver food historian and author

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William Woys Weaver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his research into food history and how it lead him back to his grandparents garden and forgotten heirloom seeds.  This episode combines my love of food and history.  The intersection of the two tells our collective stories and reflects the values of the time period …

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