2011 Statewide Conference on Heritage 

May 17-19, 2011

Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg

The conference will feature workshops, sessions and speakers from the historic preservation, archaeological, heritage tourism, transportation, legislative, and planning communities, including a number of nationally known speakers and subjects of state, regional and national importance.

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Preservation Night

at the

Ballpark!  

 Tuesday, May 17th

7:00-10:00pm

Metro Bank Park 

 City Island 

Join speakers and attendees for a Senators' night game at the newly remodeled Metro Bank Part on City Island.

 The Harrisburg Senators, a Double-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals, will be taking on the New Britain Rock Cats, the Double-A Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins at 7:00pm.  

If you're interested, just CLICK HERE and enter "PRESPA" in the Special Offer Code box! Celebrate spring and Pennsylvania's sporting heritage with Harrisburg's version of our National Pastime.

See you at the game!  

Farm Fresh

Conference Reception

Join the plenary session speakers and attendees for a farm to table reception at the State Museum of Pennsylvania.  Enjoy fresh cuisine sourced from local Adams, York and Lancaster farms and Pennsylvania craft beer and Chaddsford wine refreshments. 

To support local agriculture, conference coordinators have partnered with the following local farms and suppliers:  Brown's Orchards Farm Market (York County), Mt. Airy Junction Market (York County), Fitz Brothers' Farms (York County), Quentin Myers Farms (York County), Godfrey Bros. Meats (York County), J-Mar Farms, South George Street (York County),  and Honeybee Shoppe, Eastern Market (York and Lancaster Counties), Everblossom Farm (Adams County).

Wine refreshments are made possible by the generous donation of A. Roy Smith and Melanie Chadwick and the Chaddsford Winery of the Brandywine Valley.

Walking Tour of Historic Midtown  Harrisburg

 Thursday, May 19th   12:15pm-1:15pm 

Join David Morrison, a local architectural historian and Chair of the Historic Harrisburg Association, on a walking tour of Historic Midtown. Tour highlights include a peek into Harrisburg's picturesque residential side streets,  preservation efforts in the prestigious Old Fox Ridge Historic District and  behind the scenes tour of the Third Street retail corridor with an opportunity to shop at the "Historically Fresh" Broad Street Market.

Preservation Pennsylvania's

Annual Membership Meeting & Reception

Thursday, May 19th

1:30pm - 4:00pm

Historic Harrisburg Resource Center

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Statewide Conference on Heritage sessions are filling up!  Please save yourself a seat by CLICKING HERE to register. 

Online registrations will no longer be accepted after 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16th.  However, you are welcome to register in the lobby of the Commonwealth Keystone Building at any time on May 17th, 18th or 19th.

As an attendee, you are also invited to attend the Plenary Session on May 18th and the Farm Fresh Conference Reception immediately following the session's conclusion.

Additional conference information may be found at www.pennbyways.org or by following this link. 

If you have any questions about the conference, please call (717) 234-2310. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Workshop Spotlight:

Historic Bridge Rehabilitation Feasibility Analysis

Tuesday, May 17th 

Prudent and Feasible: A Workshop on Historic Bridge Rehabilitation Feasibility Analysis, 8:30am-5:00pm

AASHTO has recently published Guidelines For Historic Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement which provide a protocol for determining when rehabilitation of historic bridges can be considered prudent and feasible.  The workshop will review character defining features for historic structures and identify approaches to bring historic bridges into conformance with acceptable design and safety guidelines/standards.  The use of engineering and historic bridge data to support detailed and defensible Preliminary Case Reports will also be presented.

Presenters: Mary McCahon and Mike Cuddy, TranSystems

Session Spotlight: 

Economic Opportunities for Trail Towns

Wednesday, May 18th

Economic Opportunities for Trail Towns (1.5 AICP CM*) Wednesday, May 18th, 8:30am-10:00am

This session highlights the economic opportunities and benefits trail-tourism can have on trail communities. From the Appalachian National Scenic Trail to the Great Allegheny Passage, this session will provide community planners and leaders with great examples they can apply to their own trail towns.

Presenters: Donna Boone, Landmark Towns of Bucks County, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc ; Amy Camp, Progress Fund; Robert Folwell, Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area; and Kim Williams, Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

Moderator: Phil Swank, Endless Mountains Heritage Region

The State of the State:

Plenary Session

 The State of the State, Plenary Session

Wednesday, May 18th

1:30pm-4:30pm

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's new Governor, executive staff and legislature face the daunting task of eliminating the state budget shortfall, while simultaneously addressing the Commonwealth's many preservation, environmental, community and infrastructure needs. This session will bring together agency heads and legislative and executive leaders in a focused and lively exchange on the future of Pennsylvania's communities, heritage, transportation network and environment.

Presenters: 

• Richard J. Allan, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (invited); 
• Scott Doyle, Division Manager, Grant and Historical Marker Programs, Bureau for Historic Preservation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission;
• Barbara Franco, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; 
• Lee Huang, Director, ECONSULT CORPORATION
• Barry Schoch; Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation;

Moderator:  Mindy Crawford, Executive Director, Preservation Pennsylvania

Session Spotlight: 

Love it or Hate it:

 Modernism and the Struggle to Preserve the Recent Past

Wendesday, May 18th, 10:30am-12:00pm

The significant buildings, landscapes, and sites of the Modern movement and the important architectural, social, and cultural resources of the past 50 years are among the most under-appreciated and vulnerable aspects of our heritage. A steady campaign of demolition erodes the physical fabric of the recent past with little consideration of its importance.  This session will focus on three resources in Pennsylvania that have been the subject of some intense battles for their survival:  The Sidney Hillman Medical Center in Philadelphia, the Richard Neutra-designed Cyclorama building in Gettysburg and the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.  Come hear their stories and the efforts to preserve them.

Presenters: John Gallery, Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia; Chris Madrid French, National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Rob Pfaffmann, Pfaffmann + Associates.

Moderator: Mindy Crawford, Preservation Pennsylvania

Session Spotlight: 

The Economic Impact of Tax Credits in PA

Thursday, May 19th

 The Economic Impact of Tax Credits in PA:

The Case for a State Companion

Thursday, May 19th,  8:30am-10:00am 

Even though Pennsylvania is the fourth highest user of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive Program for the rehabilitation of historic properties, it is one of only ten states that has not passed a companion state tax credit.  This session will provide a review of some of Pennsylvania's most successful tax credit projects, the results of a recent study on the Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation and an overview of current advocacy efforts to become the next state to pass this legislation. 

Presenters:  Mindy Crawford, Preservation Pennsylvania; Karen Arnold, Bureau for Historic Preservation, PHMC; Andrew Haines, Affordable Housing Division, S & A Homes, Inc.; Anne E. Nelson, Esq., Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation; and David Ziel and Jeff Spotts, Urban Outfitters. 

Session Spotlight: 

Historic Truss Bridge Management Plan

Thursday, May 19th

This session will provide attendees with an overview of PennDOT's methodology to develop and implement a management plan for historic metal truss bridges.  Attendees will be afforded an opportunity to provide comments and help shape the direction of the plan, which is currently in early development stages.  

THANK YOU...

To Our Conference Partners:

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Preservation Pennsylvania; the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; the Federal Highway Administration; Heritage PA; the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and other state and regional partners.

To Our Many Conference Sponsors, Advertisers, and Exhibitors; and to

Preservation Pennsylvania's Members, Donors and Supporters.

Our Successful Conference is Due to Your Generosity and Assistance.  Thank you!