 News from Preservation Pennsylvania January 26, 2011 |
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2011
Statewide Conference on Heritage, Transportation and the Environment
May 17-19
Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg
Workshop and registration details coming soon!
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STATE
*Deadline Approaching*
FEDERAL
2011 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) application is now available and projects may qualify for an historic structure assessment.
Deadline: 1/21/2011
Deadline: 03/01/11
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: Community College Teachers grant supports one week residency workshops for community college educators at or near sites significant to American history and culture.
Deadline 03/01/11
NEA Our Town Applications, FY 2011. At least two organizations are required to partner for this grant opportunity that funds "creative placemaking" initiatives. Statement of Interest Deadline: 3/01/11 Invitation to Apply Issued: 3/25/11
Application Deadline: 4/25/11
NEA Challenge America Fast-Track, FY 2012 grants fund a variety of arts-related projects, including design activities related to the "renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of existing structures to be used as cultural facilities."
Deadline: May 26, 2011
You may sign up to receive daily federal grant postings here.
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The Pennsylvania Downtowntown Center will host its annual conference June 5-8, 2011 in Scranton, PA. Additional details will be released shortly. You may find more information about the Pennsylvania Downtown Center by visiting their website here.
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CONGRATULATIONS
SAYLOR CEMENT KILNS!
Pennsylvania At Risk Resource (2005) Receives
Save America's Treasures Grant Award | |
Saylor Cem ent Kilns
Coplay, Lehigh County
(Pennsylvania At Risk 2005)
We are pleased to announce that the Saylor Cement Kilns Preservation Society recently received a matching grant award of $200,000 from the Save America's Treasures program for the conservation of the historic cement kilns in Coplay. The National Park Service recognizes the property's significance as the site where Portland cement was first manufactured, and consequently supports its preservation. Lehigh County owns the kilns, which are located in a public park, but relies on the fundraising efforts of the Preservation Society to help pay for the maintenance of these large brick structures. Erin Hammerstedt, Partners in the Field representative for Preservation Pennsylvania, has been working with the Preservation Society and the County to formulate a preservation plan for the kilns so that they can continue to be experienced by and interpreted to the public. Emphasis will now be on raising funds necessary to match the Save America's Treasures grant, so that this endangered historic property can be saved.
More information about the Saylor Cement Kilns Preservation Society, including how to donate to the organization, may be found here.
You may also access the original Pennsylvania At Risk 2005 profile by clicking here. |
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See the Latest At Risk Resources:
PENNSYLVANIA AT RISK 2010 | |
Last month, Preservation Pennsylvania annou nced its annual Pennsylvania At Risk list. Eleven Commonwealth resources are highlighted in the 2010 listing; in-depth information about each resource is featured in the Preserving Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania At Risk 2010 publication, which may be
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ADVOCACY UPDATE!
Gettysburg Casino Decision Still Delayed
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced on January 25th that it will NOT award the remaining Category 3 Resort license at its regularly scheduled January 26th meeting. The PGCB also said that it has not reached a final decision regarding the license. The Board will meet again on Thursday, February 10th.
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Have You Seen ProjectPATH?
Find Transportation Projects In Your Town Today! | |
 Preservation Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation(PennDOT) have partnered to create the Project for Pennsylvania Transportation and Heritage (ProjectPATH). ProjectPATH is a searchable database of PennDOT projects, both in specific locations or statewide.
Click here to access the searchable database of projects. |
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Need a Preservation Speaker?
Partners in the Field Representatives
Accepting Invitations Through June 30, 2011
Partners in the Field representatives, Dave Kimmerly and Erin Hammerstedt are now accepting invitations to speak at organizational meetings through June 30, 2011.
Practiced speakers and workshop leaders, Dave and Erin enjoy addressing a variety of historic preservation-related topics, including preservation basics, and facilitating question and answer sessions. Historic districts, planning commissions, historical societies, HARBs, heritage areas, and Main Street organizations are especially encouraged to contact Pennsylvania's only Partners in the Field representatives.
In the course of their regular duties, both Dave and Erin travel to communities across the Commonwealth offering on-site preservation guidance and advice. In addition, their expertise is available to all residents of Pennsylvania at no charge.
But their individual calendars are booking up quickly! So if your organization is interested in booking Dave or Erin as a featured speaker, please follow the "contact" links on the left.
A joint program with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Partners in the Field is a matching grant program designed
to put additional professional preservationists in the
communities where they are most needed.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT:
Two Pepsi Refresh Project Grants
Need Your Vote This January!
The Nicholson Heritage Association wants to renovate the 160+ year old railroad station in Nicholson in order to create an innovative community center, and they need YOUR VOTE to make it happen. Additional information about the Nicholson's railroad station project can be found here. Please vote for the project by following this link. You can vote for up to ten projects once each day throughout the month of January. Alternatively, you can vote by texting 105508 to Pepsi at 73774. Standard text messaging rates apply. Park Restoration LLC seeks to honor happy memories and facilitate new ones at Historic Conneaut Lake Park (CLP) by restoring the Midway and Fun House. Following the restoration project, CLP will become a one-of-a-kind family destination. More information about this project may be found here. But YOUR VOTE is needed to make it happen! Please vote for the project by following this link. You can vote for up to ten projects once each day throughout the month of January. You may also vote by texting 105312 to Pepsi at 73774. Standard text messaging rates apply.
REMEMBER to vote daily through the end of January and spread the word to your family and friends! Thank you!
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257 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 234-2310
www.preservationpa.org
info@preservationpa.org
Our Mission
Preservation Pennsylvania,
through creative partnerships, targeted educational and advocacy programs, advisory assistance, and special projects, assists Pennsylvania communities to protect and utilize the historic resources they want to preserve for the future.
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Who Are We?
Preservation Pennsylvania is the Commonwealth's only statewide, private non-profit, membership organization dedicated to the protection of historically and architecturally significant properties.
We are distinguished nationally as a statewide partner organization with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and across the Commonwealth as a resource for preservation-related advocacy initiatives, educational events, technical support, administering the Preservation Fund for Pennsylvania, highlighting at-risk historic resources, and acknowledging the outstanding efforts of preservationists in our state.
If we may assist you, please contact us using the information on the left! |
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Preservation Pennsylvania is officially licensed as a charitable organization in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation under Internal Revenue Service regulations. A copy of the official registration and financial information of Preservation Pennsylvania may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Questions about Preservation Pennsylvania should be addressed to (717) 234-2310. All membership/donor contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. |
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