Ladies and Gentlemen, start your (vernacular) engines! Announcing a new start-up in the Pacific Northwest: the Cascadia Chapter of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF)! The VAF is the national home of vernacular architecture studies, now celebrating its 38th year, with an annual conference, respected academic journal and other publications, and a great network of like-minded building enthusiasts. We’re ready to form the organization’s second regional chapter here in... more
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May 08, 2017
The Marion Dean Ross Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historian's 2017 conference program has been completed! Links to the program and registration information are below. This year's conference will be in Victoria, BC. Inspired by a variety of anniversary celebrations being held in Canada, the conference theme is "Commemorations." The conference will begin with a walking tour on Friday, June 16, and end with a boat tour on Sunday, June 18. In between will be a reception, more... more
May 08, 2017
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017 Time: 9 am to 12 pm Location: LOTT Clean Water Alliance Board Room, 500 Adams St. NE, Olympia This free 3 hour training session will cover content and process for the Wisaard Historic Property Inventory Form. Speakers will be Michael Houser and Kim Gant. This session is limited to 40 participants. A registration form must be completed for each participant. This session is appropriate for those who... more
Apr 20, 2017
Dr. Allyson Brooks, State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) announced the 2017 award winners for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation. Each year the SHPO, who also serves as the Director of the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), recognizes persons, organizations, and projects that achieved distinction in the field of historic preservation in the following categories: Historic Preservation Stewardship, Career Achievement, Historic... more
Apr 20, 2017
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation seeks a Tribal Archaeologist. The intent of this position is to fill the Tribal Archaeologist position with a focus for projects On-Reservation. The position entails office and field work. Incumbent will prepare scopes of work and budgets for projects, and conduct archaeological fieldwork (i.e., survey/inventory, evaluative testing, mitigation, and treatment activities) on a project-by-project basis. Incumbent is expected... more
Apr 14, 2017
DAHP is saddened to report the passing of Donovan Gray, 68, a former DAHP colleague and ardent supporter of the arts and historic preservation. According to today's centralmaine.com post, Donovan died from injuries suffered after a crash on Thursday near Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Born in Seattle, Washingtonians will remember Donovan for his long time passion and support for the arts. He later came to be equally devoted to historic preservation with a special passion for historic... more
Apr 12, 2017
Hi All, As most of you know we rolled out some small Wisaard improvements a week ago. That same day was the start of my vacation so I did not have time to fill you all in on what changed. So here is the scoop.
- There were previously problems with the printing of the archaeology site form. Sometimes it would not print, sometimes it printed and didn't print all of the data. We hope those things are repaired now.
- Existing Archaeology Sites are no longer being hidden from...
Mar 30, 2017
Good news! Planned maintenance work on WISAARD scheduled for all day on Friday March 31, has finished up early and the system is back on-line. We hope the shortened maintenance time frame will minimize any inconvenience to our customers. Thank you for your patience.
Mar 29, 2017
Funding available in King County for historic preservation projects. Get all the details here: PRESS RELEASE more
Mar 27, 2017
Historic Everett and other supporters of preservation of the Longfellow School received good news late last week that an anonymous donor has stepped forward to purchase the school for adaptive re-use as the new home of the Everett Museum of History. If the offer is accepted, the donation would score a big preservation win to rescue the school from demolition by the Everett School District. The district has submitted a proposal to demolish the school to be replaced with 33 parking spaces. For... more
Mar 21, 2017
See the Links below for more information about each opportunity. 2017 Iceberg Point Field School Flier 2017 Eagle Lake Field School 2017 Grande Ronde Field School... more
Mar 21, 2017
Milepost 31 is an award-winning information center that highlights the people and projects that shaped Pioneer Square, and provides an inside look at the SR 99 Tunnel Project. There, you'll find more than just construction photos and brochures. You’ll find history, artifacts and interactive exhibits designed to broaden your understanding of the land beneath... more
Mar 13, 2017
Please visit http://www.historyabovewater.org/2017-conference/ to review the guidelines and apply to present at the conference including deadlines for submitting proposals.
An international gathering on adapting historic coastal communities to sea level rise Hosted by the City of Annapolis with Support from the Newport Restoration Foundation. October 29 – November 1, 2017 Call for Presenters
Originally convened by the Newport Restoration Foundation in April 2016,...
moreMar 13, 2017
Recently the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers requested that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation comment on the appropriateness of the use of mitigation funds to further information technology at State Historic Preservation Offices. Specifically, financial support would be provided to a SHPO and used to increase or improve technological capacity to maintain and make electronically available vital information regarding cultural resources, including historic... more
Mar 13, 2017
The NW Chapter of the Association of Preservation Technology is organizing a workshop on water repellents to be held in Seattle on April 29th. The use of water repellents on historic masonry can be a divisive topic. Knowledgeable professionals who generally abide by the same preservation tenets often confront a difference of opinion on the use of water repellent systems on historic buildings. One school of thought encourages the use of water repellents as a means to improve... more
Mar 09, 2017
The Marion Dean Ross Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historian's 2017 conference preliminary program is now available: http://www.sahmdr.org/conf/Victoria_SAHMDR_preliminary_program_2017.pdf The preliminary program is not the final program, but it is fairly close. We plan to send out the final program in late April after the paper session speakers have been selected. At that time, we will open... more
Mar 07, 2017
The Heritage Barn listed Smith Barn (aka Willowood Barn) was destroyed in a dramatic fire on Monday night. The Smith Family Farm is located within the Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve on Whidbey Island. Follow the links to the article and photographs of the event courtesy of the Whidbey Island News-Times. Also note the Gofundme account created to help the Smith Family recover. http://www.... more
Mar 02, 2017
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Feb 23, 2017
There are several National Preservation Institute training opportunities coming up in the area this spring. See the links for details. NEPA Compliance for Cultural Resources - Portland - March 14-15 Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties - Portland - March 16-17 Section 106: Agreement Documents - Seattle - May 8-10... more
