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McIntyre to Speak at 2nd Annual Preservation Awards
Patrick McIntyre, Director of the Tennessee Historical Commission and State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Tennessee, will be the speaker at the 2nd Annual Heritage Alliance Preservation Awards to be held May 29 in Jonesborough. Mr. McIntyre, who is also the past director of the Tennessee Preservation Trust, will discuss the importance of historic preservation to communities throughout Tennessee and site local examples of our award recipients' accomplishments. RSVP is required for the event, which will begin at 7 pm. Those interested in attending should contact Justin Sanders at the Heritage Alliance at 423.753.9580 or by emailing jsanders@heritageall.org.
Posted May 14, 2008 @ 1:26 PM
Heritage Alliance Celebrates National Preservation Month
This May marks the 4th annual celebration of
National Preservation Month, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. In honor of Preservation
Month 2008, the Heritage Alliance will be sponsoring several events to not only
promote the ongoing preservation movement in our area, but to connect members
of the community with different resources and organizations dedicated to the
protection of both our region’s history and culture. The following are a list of events being
sponsored this month. Questions should
be addressed to Justin Sanders, Historic Preservation Specialist at
423.753.9580 or jsanders@heritageall.org. Additional information can be found on the
Heritage Alliance website at www.heritageall.org.
Salvage Warehouse
Open House—Saturday, May 3; 10AM-2 PM
Staff will be on hand for an open-house of the Heritage
Alliance Architectural Salvage Warehouse.
Members of the community will be able to purchase materials and peruse
the warehouse’s contents. Transportation
for purchased materials will not be provided; and only payments of cash or
check will be accepted.
“This Place Matters”
Series
In honor of this year’s theme of “This Place Matters,” the
Heritage Alliance column in the Herald and Tribune this month will focus on a
specific place in our region that is of historic importance and highlight the
efforts and need to preserve that location.
Topics to be covered during the series are Historic Cemeteries and Green
space, Historic Schools and Institutions, Historic Courthouses, and Historic
Inns and Bed and Breakfasts. Make sure
to check out the Herald and Tribune each week for these exciting looks at
Places that Matter in our own backyard.
Doors Open—Saturday,
May 24; 10am-4 pm
The Doors Open program, originally begun in France, is meant
to highlight the museums, historic sites, and other cultural and historic
resources in our local area. This year’s
event will open 11 local sites throughout Greeneville, Bristol, Abingdon, Johnson
City, and Jonesborough to the public from 10 am- 4 pm on May 24. The following sites will be featured during
this year’s Doors Open: Nathanael Greene
Museum, Dickson-Williams Mansion, Andrew Johnson Museum and Library, Historic
Tusculum College, Ernie Ford Home, William King Regional Arts Center, the
Fields Penn House, Carroll Reece Museum, Museum at Mountain Home, Oak Hill
School, and the Architectural Salvage Warehouse. For more information click here; and look for the full promotion in local papers the
week of the event.
Preservation Awards
2008—Thursday, May 29, 7 pm
The Heritage Alliance will honor those who have
significantly contributed to preservation in our region with a reception on May
29, at 7 p.m. Recipients of the 2nd
Annual Preservation Awards will have shown exceptional care in restoring a
historic property or made a significant contribution to the promotion of historic
preservation to the public throughout the past year. For more information please visit the
Heritage Alliance website. Posted April 22, 2008 @ 3:07 PM
Heritage Alliance to Host 2nd Preservation Awards
As part of Preservation Month 2008, the Heritage Alliance is
holding its second Preservation Awards.
The Preservation Awards recognize those in the community who have
contributed to the preservation of a historic structure in our region, or who
have contributed in some other significant way to the advancement o f the
preservation movement. Submitted
nominations should include the name of the project, the person(s) responsible
for the project’s completion, and a brief statement of the perceived importance
of the project. Nominations should be
submitted to Justin Sanders, Historic Preservation Specialist for the Heritage
Alliance no later than Friday, April 18.
Nominations can be emailed to jsanders@heritageall.org
or mailed to 212 E. Sabin Drive Jonesborough.
A selection committee will review all nominations and ultimately
determine award distribution. A
ceremony, honoring the selected recipients will be held on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m.
ending the Preservation Month celebration.
Questions should be directed to Justin at the Heritage Alliance at the
email listed above or by calling 423.753.9580. Posted April 3, 2008 @ 3:05 PM
Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum Recieves IMLS Bookshelf
Treasured objects and artifacts held by the Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books, DVDs, and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal funding of the nation’s museums and libraries. IMLS and its cooperator, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), will award a total of 2,000 free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf by the end of 2008. Deborah Montanti, Museum director is especially grateful for the timing of the award. “We are so grateful to IMLS and AASLH for making this possible. The award provides us with information it would otherwise have taken us years to acquire. Emergency preparedness, conservation procedures for photographs (among other types of collections) and specific information on certain storage requirements are just a portion of the information included in the Bookshelf. With our plans to relocate parts of our collections to The Chester Inn, this could not have come at a better time.” In announcing the award recipients, IMLS Director Anne-Imelda Radice said “These small libraries and museums are taking up the charge to care for America’s heritage. A recent national study tells a sobering story about the state of America’s library and museum collections. Without immediate action we stand to lose important collections that are at the heart of the American story.” The IMLS Bookshelf, which focuses on a variety of topics dealing with the acquisition and management of documents and collections, is a crucial component of Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a conservation initiative that the Institute launched in 2006. IMLS began the initiative in response to a 2005 study by Heritage Preservation documenting the dire state of the nation’s collections. The multi-faceted, multi-year initiative shines a nationwide spotlight on the needs of America’s collections, especially those held by smaller institutions, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to adequately care for their collections. Click here for more information on the conservation initiative.
Posted February 29, 2008 @ 11:02 AM
Heritage Alliance Recieves Partners in the Field Grant
The National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced the Heritage Alliance will receive a $70,000 Partners in the Field matching grant to expand field services to address unmet preservation needs in the region. Twenty-four organizations nationally were selected as recipients of the inaugural, multi-year Partner in the Field grants. Funds will be used to expand the scope of on-the-ground field services and assistance to property owners, developers, local officials, and others needing information and tools to protect and enhance their communities. The Heritage Alliance, based in Jonesborough TN, was eligible to apply for the new matching grants because it is one of more than 100 Statewide and Local Partners of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Partners program, created in 1993, helps emerging and established state and local nonprofit preservation organizations by providing organizational development assistance, grant support, specialized workshops and training, information resources, and networking opportunities. “Our statewide and local partners, including the Heritage Alliance, are at the creative forefront of preservation in the 21st century,” said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Preservation fosters innovative solutions to complex problems. Our Partners in the Field matching grants will help our network of preservation organizations across the country use proven tools to save places and revitalize communities.” “We are delighted to have been awarded this innovative new grant from the National Trust”, said Deborah Montanti, Executive Director of the Heritage Alliance. “The allocation from the Robert Wilson Charitable Trust paired with the generous contributions of local donors will allow our organization to greatly expand its role in providing preservation assistance to our region. We are anxious to bring the joy and benefits of preservation to even more members of our community through this wonderful opportunity.” Montanti would also like to thank the donors, and Dr. Gary Burkett, who led the grant application process, for their crucial role in the receipt of this grant funding. A total of $3 million was awarded in the first round of the new grant program, with another $2 million to be awarded next year. Round one awards ranging in size from $60,000 to $150,000 went to: - APVA Preservation Virginia, $105,000, to provide hands-on technical assistance in local communities throughout Virginia;
- Bosco-Milligan Foundation (Portland OR), $150,000, to launch a new initiative of field services and technical assistance to meet critical preservation challenges in Portland;
- Center for Desert Archaeology (Tucson), $111,500, to expand the scope of historic preservation and conservation easement programs across the Southwest;
- Cleveland Restoration Society, $147,000, to provide preservation assistance and access to low-interest rehabilitation loans to homeowners throughout Northeast Ohio and statewide;
- Galveston Historical Foundation, $147,000, to educate the public to better prepare for natural disasters, work with lead-based paint and increase energy efficiency in historic buildings;
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, $140,000, to preserve more historic buildings, houses and structures throughout Georgia and use preservation field services as a catalyst for economic development;
- Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee & Southwest Virginia, $70,000, to expand field services to address unmet needs for hands-on preservation technical assistance;
- Historic Augusta (GA), $120,000, to provide expanded field services in the Greater Augusta area that incorporates preservation into community planning and development;
- Historic Boston, Inc., and Boston Preservation Alliance, $150,000, to collaborate in providing comprehensive neighborhood outreach and preservation services to 19 Boston Main Streets districts;
- Historic Denver, Inc., $122,000, to offer technical support and preservation services to historic communities and homeowners in Denver and its first ring suburbs;
- Historic Hawaii Foundation, $150,000, to deliver on-site technical preservation assistance and information services to rural and isolated communities on each of the major islands;
- Historic Savannah Foundation (GA), $90,000, to work with city government to bring preservation field services and technical expertise to underserved, threatened historic residential neighborhoods;
- Knox Heritage (TN), $97,500, to provide preservation field services in a nine-county Greater Knoxville region and increase regional preservation activities;
- Los Angeles Conservancy, $140,000, to expand historic preservation work and foster community-based preservation leadership in Los Angeles' Latino community;
- Michigan Historic Preservation Network, $75,000, to support a new, full-time preservation field representative working throughout the state, including the Upper Peninsula;
- Missouri Preservation, $125,000; to provide direct preservation field services and technical support throughout the state of Missouri;
- Montana Preservation Alliance, $150,000, to expand Most Endangered activities into a grassroots preservation program in collaboration with other state and national partners;
- Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, $150,000, to provide expanded preservation services to African American neighborhood organizations and homeowners;
- Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, $110,000, to deliver preservation information and provide technical assistance throughout the state of Minnesota;
- Preservation Maryland, $120,000; to provide expanded preservation field services to communities on Maryland's Eastern Shore;
- Preservation Massachusetts, $127,500, to expand preservation field services to Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket;
- Preservation North Carolina, $125,000, to establish full-time urban preservation services and work on preservation issues in North Carolina’s capital city, Raleigh;
- Preservation Pennsylvania, $150,000, to provide direct technical assistance and hands-on preservation expertise to communities throughout Pennsylvania;
- Preserve Rhode Island, $127,500, to establish an on-the-ground field services program in Rhode Island.
Partners in the Field challenge grants are funded by a $5 million gift to the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust and matched by significant contributions from local donors and foundations. In implementing expanded field services funded by the grant, the Heritage Alliance will work closely with the National Trust’s Southern Office in Charleston. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a non-profit membership organization bringing people together to protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them. By saving the places where great moments from history – and the important moments of everyday life – took place, the National Trust for Historic Preservation helps revitalize neighborhoods and communities, spark economic development and promote environmental sustainability. With headquarters in Washington, DC, nine regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner organizations in all 50 states, the National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people, organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America’s stories. For more information visit www.PreservationNation.org. The Heritage Alliance is a non-profit preservation organization headquartered in Jonesborough, whose central mission is to preserve and promote the cultural, historical, and architectural heritage of our region. The organization is dedicated to providing educational programming and preservation assistance throughout Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The Heritage Alliance strives through these initiatives to link communities and people together to build a culture of preservation for future generations to come. Posted February 28, 2008 @ 11:07 AM
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The Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee & Southwest Virginia
212 East Sabin Drive, Jonesborough, TN 37659
Phone: (423) 753-9580 | Fax: (423) 753-5281 | Email: info@heritageall.org
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