HCN’s Preservation Partners

Board Member Laura L. Mitchell, PhD

A nonprofit organization is only as good as its Board of Directors. HCN is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Laura Mitchell to HCN’s Board. Laura will be spearheading HCN’s fundraising efforts and has begun working on our behalf with great enthusiasm. As a fundraiser and strategic planner, she has contributed to the success of a number of community associations, schools, and non-profit organizations, and we are pleased to have her join us.

Laura also serves on the board of Vesper Society (San Francisco, CA), which works to protect human dignity and enhance human potential. Until 2007, she was President of the Luther Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to serving at the Luther Institute, she worked at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. A native Californian, and currently living in Hong Kong, she earned her bachelor's degree at Pomona College and her doctorate in American history at Yale University. Welcome Laura!

Workshop Spotlight

Saving the Susan Marr House
Virginia City, Montana
July 14-18, 2008 [Note date change]

Virginia City, Montana, an intact Gold Rush-era town, serves as a living laboratory, providing an exciting opportunity to get a real feel for its history. Workshops there encourage active participation and dialogue toward developing innovations in preservation philosophy and practices. HCN has a long history of assisting the Montana Heritage Commission and the community with historic preservation. This year, workshop volunteers will focus on the Susan Marr house, which has been in a state of decay for sixty years. Work will include identifying historic features, basic field analysis and documentation, and attempts to stabilize the structure. Along the way, participants will learn about traditional building materials and techniques as they work to save this National Historic Landmark. Read more!

Connecting in Colorado

While based in Boulder, Colorado, HCN has yet to have a workshop in the Rocky Mountain State. That is about to change as we join forces with Colorado Preservation, Inc. to offer a series of weekend workshops over the next few years that build on CPI’s commitment to preserving Colorado’s history. This summer, HCN will assist CPI in bringing volunteers to work at the Como Depot, which is 10 miles from Fairplay above South Park. The Como Depot is one of the structures included in CPI's Endangered Places Program. Beginning in the summer of 2009, HCN will take the lead at a workshop tentatively planned to take place in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Complete details will be provided in the May issue of Update.

Schedule Updates

Everything changes, particularly things having to do with building projects. We have revised dates for several of our workshops and finalized our project in the Bronx, so those of you planning on joining us this year, please take note of these workshops and their new dates:

• Saving the Susan Marr House, Virginia City, Montana
  July 14-18, 2008
• Gallantly Galletting at the Abreuvoir, Bartow-Pell Mansion, Bronx, New York
  August 3-9, 2008
• City Center Recovery & Conservation Efforts, Gyumri, Armenia
  June 27 - July 9, 2009

History is in your hands - help us help these historic structures!
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Cultural Heritage Conservation Internship in Belize

The Maya Area Cultural Heritage Initiative (MACHI), in association with Boston University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is recruiting a student or recent graduate for a paid internship for the period May - December 2008. The intern will help MACHI develop and facilitate informal educational programs about the ancient Maya and the importance of conserving Maya cultural heritage. The position will require the student to reside in the Toledo District of southern Belize throughout the internship. For information, email contact @ machiproject.org. Application deadline is March 21, 2008.

Conservation of Japanese Paper – Tokyo, Japan

ICCROM is offering an international course on Conservation of Japanese Paper September 8-27, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Sponsored by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, and ICCROM, the course offers people caring for collections of Japanese paintings, calligraphic works and other paper-based artifacts outside of Japan the opportunity gain into the materials and techniques of the Japanese paper mounting tradition, and to the principles guiding the care of such collections in Japan. The course is an intensive program combining theory and practice through lectures, practical workshops and a study tour to visit traditional paper-making masters and mounting studios. Information regarding the application process, fees, and scholarships is available from www.iccrom.org. Application deadline is March 31, 2008.

Conference Calendar

Preserving Chicago Through Grassroots Efforts
April 17, 2008, Chicago, Illinois USA

Preservationists, some active since the 1960s, discuss the history of preservation in Chicago and the challenges they faced. A panel presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation and co-sponsored by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks and the Historic Preservation Program at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. For information see www.architecture.org/programs.html.

Interpreting World Heritage 2008
May 11-15, 2008, Sokcho, Korea

The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) hosts the third annual international conference on the subject of heritage interpretation. The conference will bring together 150 to 200 delegates from 30 to 40 nations in an effort to create opportunities for professional development for attendees and establish a network for professional associations and individuals involved in heritage interpretation around the globe.

This capacity-building network will allow the exchange of ideas and facilitate working partnerships between nations with established interpretive organizations and developing nations that need assistance with the promotion and instigation of interpretive facilities to enhance tourism experiences, benefit local economies, and sustain sensitive cultural and natural heritage resources. For information, see www.interpnet.com/ic/.

Developing a Comprehensive Approach to US Participation in the Global Heritage Community - 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
May 25-31, 2008, Washington, DC USA

The 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium will initiate a process for implementing the recommendations of the PreserveAmerica Summit’s “Participating in the Global Community” panel that will reinvigorate and enhance the U.S. role in international preservation. For information, see www.icomos.org/usicomos/.

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