In its 73rd year, Colonial Williamsburg’s annual Antiques Forum goes virtual Feb 19-24, 2021, when material culture enthusiasts worldwide are invited to learn about latest research .
Portrait of Daniel Trueheart (left), attributed to William Hodgson, Hanover County, Virginia, ca. 1794, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. James, in memory of Margery Woodall James Fleet, 2019.100.2; Portrait of Mary Garland Trueheart, (right) attributed to William Hodgson, Hanover County, Virginia, ca. 1794 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. James, in memory of Margery Woodall James Fleet, 2019.100.2. (WYDaily/Courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)
Colonial Williamsburg’s annual Antiques Forum is going virtual this upcoming year.
The forum will run Feb. 19-24, and its virtual platform will allow participants to learn and enjoy new exhibitions from the Art Museums from the comfort of their homes.
Charlestonâs greatest architectural controversy in the 21st century turned out not to be much about architecture at all.
Most everyone agrees The Jasper, a new apartment, office and retail building on the peninsulaâs southwestern edge, is vastly more stylish and handsome than the boxy Sergeant Jasper building it replaced.
The Jasper s architecture, guided by Antunovich Associates of Chicago, is far more contextual, traditional and reflective of the best of Charleston s taller buildings, including the People s Building and the Francis Marion Hotel.
But thatâs still not enough to endear it to many people, especially those who fought so long â and ultimately unsuccessfully â for a lower building (or buildings). That said, the developer has a chance to help improve things.
By Adam Parker
aparker@postandcourier.com
Locally, the initiative would directly benefit Charlestonâs Gullah Society, which works to identify, document and preserve Black burial grounds throughout South Carolina.
The Gullah Society was among nearly 60 organizations that submitted a letter of support to House leaders in November last year.
A House bill, introduced in February 2019 by Rep. Alma Adams, D-.N.C., details the project, which would be administered by the National Park Service. It is modeled after two similar projects NPS manages: âWe Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movementâ and âThe National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program.â
By Staff
Greg Paxton, the executive director of Maine Preservation, has announced he will retire after 13 years in the role.
Paxton s retirement, which he recently announced to the board of trustees of the Yarmouth-based nonprofit, will become effective June 1.
During his tenure, Maine Preservation grew from one full-time and one part-time employees to five full-time employees. Under Paxton s leadership, several programs that have supported historic preservation development and boosted the economies of communities across the state were launched. I am fortunate that during my tenure Maine has experienced the substantial impact that a strategy of historic preservation can have on our towns, Paxton said in a news release.