National Trust for Historic Preservation

JANUARY 4, 2013

FREE! Your copy of Preserving African American Historic Places

To help local advocates preserve African American historic sites, especially those individuals new to preservation, National Trust has published a basic primer, Preserving African American Historic Places. This 24-page publication, co-authored by Brent Leggs, Kerri Rubman and Byrd Wood, introduces the world of historic preservation and explains some of the key players and procedures that make preservation happen. It presents an overview of traditional preservation networks and their roles, offers tips on how to get preservation underway in your community, and looks at the various legal and financial tools that help protect historic properties. There are a variety of approaches to preserving historic places and each one requires different levels of expertise, resources, and commitment. Because there is no one-size-fits-all method, this booklet includes six case studies to illustrate various strategies for preserving and honoring historic places associated with African American history.

To obtain a copy send an e-mail to bleggs@savingplaces.org or get the PDF here.

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Looking Back and Ahead for Preservation Wins in 2013

It’s a new year and time to refuel our preservation energies to continue protecting places that tell the stories of our past. Sometimes it takes just a little nudge, by way of preservation success stories or by taking a good look ahead, to lead us to big wins! Whether your preservation project is large or small, get a recap of 2012’s biggest preservation wins and losses, as presented by Curbed, for inspiration and to help tackle your preservation goals for 2013. You’ll see several sites familiar to DSP Connections on the WIN list — César E. Chávez National Monument, Chimney Rock, Emerson School and The Howard Theatre. You can also turn to the National Trust’s Forum office for juicy predictions of what preservationists will be focusing on in the coming year. You can follow these trends in the weekly Preservation Leadership blog, the Forum Journal, Forum Focus white papers, training programs, and conference sessions.

Jobs at the National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Human Resources Coordinator
• Senior Research Manager, Preservation Green Lab
• Internship: Building Reuse & Sustainability Research, Preservation Green Lab

Click here for additional historic preservation jobs.

Upcoming Preservation Events

• Historic Preservation Tax Credits Workshops Louisville, KY (January 19)
• 2013 North Carolina Main Street Conference Salisbury, NC (January 30-February 1)
• 12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference Kansas City MO (February 7-9)

Click here for additional historic preservation events.

Join our Affinity group Listservs
Click on one—or all three—of the links below to participate in animated discussions about preservation issues relating to the cultural heritage of our affinity groups.

• African-American Historic Places: subscribe-africanamericanhp-l@lists.nationaltrust.org
• Asian American/Pacific Islander Historic Preservation: subscribe-apihip-l@lists.nationaltrust.org
• Latino Preservation: subscribe-latinopreservation-l@lists.nationaltrust.org
• LGBT Preservation: subscribe-lgbtpreservation-l@lists.nationaltrust.org