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Contents:
1. Preserve America Presidential Awards Seeking
Nominees
2. TV Opportunity for Homes of Historical Interest
3. Nominate "Seven to Save"
4. $259,000 Grant Funding Available for Northern Forest Community, Cultural and Economic
Projects
5. Free Summit in Pittsburg on Greening Historic
Properties
6. Do you have YOUR Moose Plate yet?
7. NH Heritage & Historic District Commission Email Forum
Takes Wing!
8. Historic Preservation in NH
9. Archives Group Announces Website
10. Canterbury Archives in New Home
1. Preserve America
Presidential Awards Seeking Nominees
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is accepting
nominations to honor exemplary achievements in
protection,
preservation,
sustainable use, and
interpretation of heritage assets. The Preserve America
Presidential Awards are part of a White House program to celebrate and preserve
our national heritage.
First Lady Laura
Bush is Honorary Chair of Preserve America.
Four Preserve
America Presidential Awards are given each year at a White House ceremony--two
for projects or programs that advance heritage tourism and two for outstanding
privately-funded historic preservation projects or programs.
Organizations, businesses, government entities, and individuals are eligible for
an award.
Nominations for the 2007 Preserve America Presidential Awards must be
postmarked no later than
November 1,
2006. Additional information, as well as a downloadable (fillable
PDF) nomination form and details about previous winners, can be found at
www.preserveamerica.gov.
(Ed. Note: Wouldn't it be grand to have NH receive a
national award like this? Cue up, People!)
2. TV Opportunity for
Homes of Historical Interest
"If Walls Could Talk" the weekly series, Sundays on HGTV, is coming to the
NH area to film homes with intriguing pasts and unusual stories. Now in
production on its 8th season, the series kicks off with new
homeowners
who make surprising historical discoveries about their homes as they explore and
restore them. A lucky few will be amazed to learn that the historic
artifacts they've discovered are worth a fortune when the "If Walls Could Talk"
appraiser drops by for a look.
Each half-hour
episode, produced for HGTV by High Noon Entertainment in Denver,
CO, features homeowners from across the country who share their amazing
discoveries. Recent stories include:
·
A
Connecticut family moves into a neglected 1800's Victorian only to find antiques
and a mysterious locked cabinet. What they find inside tells the touching story
of their home's original owner. Then, in the attic they discover original
paintings and the "If Walls Could Talk" appraiser pays them a visit. The expert
reveals their discoveries are worth thousands of dollars.
· A husband and
wife turn a turn of the century bank into their dream home. In the process they
find the original bank vault full of safety deposit boxes that are still
locked!
· A Colorado couple find books, clothing and jewelry in their new
home. The clues add up to the story of a best-selling author who lived in the
house until she disappeared.
· A New York bachelor buys a hundred year old
mansion and makes a chilling discovery in the basement- his home sweet home used
to be a funeral home!
Homeowners who
would like to be considered for the program should contact Cindy Baggish
at (303) 712-3093 or email at
cbaggish@highnoonentertainment.com
3. Nominate "Seven to
Save"
Many historic properties across NH are
threatened by demolition or neglect. Do you know of such an endangered
property in your community? The NH Preservation Alliance wants to know of
endangered historic resources all over the state for its new program,
Seven
to Save, launching this fall.
The
Seven to
Save program will bring attention to broader issues of historic
preservation in the state, such as abandonment of neighborhood schools and
churches, demolition of barns, and effects of sprawl. Collectively, these
historic properties contribute to the quality of life and shape the daily
experiences of living in small towns, large cities and rural landscapes across
the state. "Our historic resources help to paint a distinct NH image, and the
loss of these places leaves large gaps in that canvas," said Jennifer Goodman,
Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance.
The Preservation
Alliance will use the listing to educate and advocate for the preservation of
these buildings, highlighting their historical and architectural significance,
while also working to stimulate local discussion and problem-solving
tactics.
The Preservation Alliance needs the help of communities throughout
the state to tell the story of their historical properties that are most
endangered.
Nominations for the
Seven to Save
list can be submitted by anyone--concerned citizens, neighborhood advocacy
groups, non-profit organizations, and others.
Seven to Save
nomination forms can be found on the NH Preservation Alliance website at
http://www.nhpreservation.org, at local
historical societies, through town heritage commissions or by calling the
Preservation Alliance at 603-
224-2281. The ...
Seven
to Save list will be announced in October.
The NH Preservation Alliance is the statewide membership
organization dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings, communities
and landscapes through education and advocacy. Current priorities include
assistance to community leaders and promotion of the use of easements, barn
preservation and tax incentives.
A wonderful opportunity for communities
in the Northern Forest.
Note that one of the funding criteria is
"Promote local history, culture and
working connections to the
landscape."
4. $259,000 Grant Funding Available for Northern Forest Community, Cultural and Economic
Projects
The Northern Forest Partnership Program is
pleased to announce the availability of $259,000 in grants to fund
community-based projects that promote diverse and sustainable economies built
upon a well-managed forest landscape in the Northern
Forest. Non-profits, local government entitiesincluding
schoolsand businesses are eligible to apply.
The Northern Forest Partnership Program
seeks to fund projects that:
·
Strengthen the capacity of rural
communities to support sustainable forest-based local
economies;
·
Promote
environmentally sensitive uses of the forest and other natural
resources;
·
Promote
local history, culture and working connections to the
landscape;
·
Are part
of sustaining or helping to create new jobs in these
areas.
Grants will be offered in three categories:
·
Small
Grants up to $7,500 each;
·
General
Grants up to $20,000 each;
·
Special
Grants up to $30,000.
Applicants with questions about the program or
their proposal can contact Kelly Short, communications director at the
Northern
Forest Center, by e-mail (kshort@northernforest.org)
or by phone: 603-229-0679, ext. 105.
The competitive grant program is a collaboration
of the Northern Forest Center, the North East
State Foresters
Association (NEFA) and the USDA Forest Service. Funding for the program was made
possible by a grant from the Forest Service Economic Action Program and the
support of U.S. Senator Judd Gregg of NH.
5. Free
Summit in Pittsburg on Greening Historic Properties
On
October 30, 2006, the Green Building
Alliance and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation will host a
National Summit on the greening of historic properties, immediately preceding
the National Preservation Conference in
Pittsburgh, PA.
The Summit will feature experts in the disciplines of both green building and
historic preservation in a discussion regarding existing LEED
certification requirements as they relate to historic preservation. For
more information, visit
http://www.phlf.org.
There is NO CHARGE to
attend the summit, but pre-registration is required (go to
http://www.phlf.org/formmail/preservationconference.html).
(Ed. Note: By "green," I suppose them to mean,
not the color, but the money-saving concept of low pollution and conservative
energy use. We like "conservative.")
6. Do
you have YOUR Moose Plate yet?
Moose Plates (conservation license plates) help to preserve
NH's conservation and heritage resources, and are a perfect all-occasion
gift. Go to: <
http://www.mooseplate.com/purchase.htm>
for information about purchasing a gift Moose Plate--or one for yourself.
(Ed. Note: I will send a free copy of the
Association's Directory to the first three people who can correctly
identify the person from whom I received this tidbit. :)
Send your suspicion, along with your mailing address to lindaday@historicalsocietiesNH.org)
7.
NH Heritage & Historic District Commission Email Forum Takes
Wing!
The NH Division of
Historical Resources, with the assistance of Plymouth State University, has
developed a free email forum (or listserv) for heritage and historic district
commission members in NH. This listserv will allow members of
historic district and
heritage commissions to
communicate directly with one another and share information, ideas, questions,
and experiences related to historic preservation and commission operation in
NH. In addition, it will facilitate communication among members and other
preservation professionals (including the professional preservation staff at the
Division of Historical Resources) and create a forum in which commission members
can receive quick expert advice.
If you are
interested in joining this forum, you can subscribe by sending an email to
psu-heritage-commission@toto.plymouth.edu with just the word
"subscribe" in the subject heading.
If you have any
questions, please contact Emily Paulus, Preservation Planner at 603-271-6628 or
Emily.Paulus@dcr.nh.gov
8.
Historic Preservation in NH
9. Archives
Group Announces Website
Many thanks to AHSNH
web site developer Rich Hureau for his responsive efforts to
get our site up and running. We have some room to grow, and welcome
feedback from members as to how our website can be more
useful.
(Ed. Note:
Mr. Hureau is a terrific resource for us all. Keep him in mind for your
technology needs. The Association will be long grateful to Hampton H/S for
finding him! The terms for piggy-backing your website on the Association
website are listed at our website; Mr. Hureau is available for other
consultation at $20/hr. It is nice to work with someone who has insight
into the needs of H/Ss.)
10. Canterbury
Archives in New Home
Canterbury H/S is proud of our new controlled-atmoshere
room at the Canterbury Library. Stop in to see how much better the
circumstances for research.
The Spring floods brought a wake-up call regarding our
previous location, the "cage." We were prepared for a 4-inch rise, but 16"
brought us all scurrying and left several of us with living room clothes lines
for several weeks while we drip-dried the damaged files. Fortunately, all
survived. But we are all breathing easier to have the archives in their
new home.