Contact:
Jeff Morgan;Marketing/Public Relations; Iowa Historical Foundation, Iowa Department
of Cultural Affairs, 515-281-3858
What:
Celebrate Community History during National Historic Preservation Week
Time:
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Date:
Monday, May 9, 2005
Place:
The State Historical Building Atrium & Iowa Museum Store, 600 E. Locust Street,
Des Moines, IA 50319
Cost:
$15/RSVP Before April 29, 2005 at 515-281-8743
Celebrate Community
History During Historic Preservation Week.
This day-long celebration and symposium of historic preservation topics will explore
how to strengthen Iowa’s historic assets.
• Take a visual tour of Iowa's historic places listed on the National Register!
• Meet preservationists
who earned the "Best of Preservation" awards and learn about their methods
& techniques!
• Learn from the
successes of others involved in preservation and take their lessons home to implement
in your community!
• Learn how to protect
& promote your community's historic resources, including archaeological sites,
barns and cemeteries!
• Meet award-winning
researchers & authors who focus on Iowa history!
• Learn about funding sources
& incentives for preservation!
• After the numerous
programs, lunch and workshops, take a walking tour of the "Vault," the
State Historical Society's underground preservation center, as well as the Battle
Flag Preservation Laboratory!
Programs and Awards!
"Celebrate Community History" kicks off Historic Preservation Week in
Iowa. Started in 1995 with the ten year birthday of the Certified Local Government
Program, this yearly event held during Historic Preservation Week recognizes:
• Iowa's varied and important historic properties with a visual review of
the homes, farms, factories, churches and archaeological sites listed on the National
Register of Historic Places during the previous year.
• Efforts of property
owners to insure these properties are preserved through the Iowa Historic Preservation
Alliance's Best of Preservation Awards.
• Efforts of property
owners to insure that these properties continue as vital parts of our community
by identifying outstanding projects that used the federal and state tax credit
programs.
• The authors of
outstanding articles on Iowa history published in the Annals of Iowa.
• Community activists
who have undertaken outstanding programs and projects in Iowa history through
the Loren Horton and Harlan Petersen Awards.
• Those who have
given outstanding service to Iowa students participating in the Iowa History Day
program through the Kids Count Awards.
Workshops!
Participants can hone their historic preservation skills and knowledge through
an array of workshops which focus on:
• The Care and Feeding of Your National Registered Property: Jack C. Porter,
Preservation Consultant with the State Historical Society will present a PowerPoint
presentation which will highlight various issues for preserving historic properties.
• Preservation and
the Historic Tax Credit Program, Best of Preservation Awards: Jack C. Porter,
Preservation Consultant with the State Historical Society will introduce seven
success stories of recent projects which participated in the state and federal
Historic Tax Credit Program.
• The Importance
of Archaeological Sites and Cemeteries to the History of Your Community: Doug
Jones, Archaeologist, Historic Preservation Office, will introduce you to Iowa's
archaeology and cover nominating archaeological sites, including historic cemeteries,
to the National Register of Historic Places
• How to Fund Historic
Preservation and History Projects: An introduction to the REAP Historic Resource
Development Grants, the Historic Site Preservation Grants, the Country School
Grants, the REAP HRDP Emergency Grants, the Certified Local Government Grants,
the Iowa Community Cultural Grants, and grants offered by the Iowa Arts Council
with an emphasis on how these can be used to fund history and historic preservation
projects. The coordinators of each program will present the information.
• How to Take Steps
to Preserve Iowa's Barns: Rod Scott, SHSI Board of Trustees, will talk about his
Barn Survey and how you can do this in your community.
• Great Places: Learn
how to make your place a Great Place where people will want to live, play and
work! Mary Sundet-Jones, from the Iowa Arts Council, will tell you about the "wow"
initiative being spearheaded by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Great Places
will focus financial & technical assistance from numerous state agencies into
3 places in order to strengthen the area's economic development, historic preservation
and cultural assets. Learn how your community can get involved!
Tours!
Participants can also get an intimate view of the State Historical Society's collections
and work in conserving Iowa's historic objects through two walking tours:
· Vault and Preservation
Center Tour
· Battle Flag Laboratory
Tour
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