Preservation Week News Today

City of Hattiesburg teaching how to care for historic homes

In the basement of Main Library, Northwestern’s conservation lab remains hidden in plain sight, tucked away in the corner of the basement.  Among old book presses, brushes and fume hoods, a series of artifacts stand out. There’s a large yet well-kept Arabic manuscript from the 1500s stationed right next to Garry Marshall’s baseball mitt. Near...

Documents, books, photos and manuscripts can be an invaluable asset to future generations – if they have access to them.     Organized by the WKU Special Collections Library, the “Preserving Your Family Treasures” event will take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, in room 212 inside the Raymond Cravens Library.   Joseph Shankweiler, associate professor...

INDIANA—The Indiana State Library is celebrating Preservation Week this month by holding a conservation clinic and encouraging guests to bring their family heirlooms. A team of experienced conservators will be at “Preserve Your Family Treasures: The Indiana State Library Public Conservation Clin ...

NEWBURYPORT – The public is invited to submit nominations by April 1 for the annual Preservation Awards, which recognize historic buildings and historic landscape restorations.

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Historic Preservation Week will be celebrated with various activities beginning Saturday, May 20, and ending Friday, May 26.

Todays look back at local history as captured in the pages of The Citizen:

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The Dewey House at 1431 Green Berry Road is moving forward through the Landmark Award process thanks to the go-ahead of the Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission.