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Awards to spotlight Pioneer Square information center, Moore House in Fall City, Lake Union archaeological sites, and Redmond WPA-built park facility

King County Executive Dow Constantine will recognize four recipients of the 2012 John D. Spellman Awards for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation on May 24 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80^th Street, Redmond, WA. “As John Steinbeck so eloquently wrote in The Grapes of... more

The City of Bothell seeks a part-time Historic Preservation consultant on contract to the City to provide staff assistance to the City’s Landmark Preservation Board.  This is a 10 hour-per-week position with compensation paid at the rate of $33.29 per hour.  The position requires the successful candidate to attend the Board’s official monthly meeting on the fourth Tuesday evening of each month (except for August, when the Board is in recess).  The position reports to the Planning Manager in the... more

Wildwood, New Jersey, September 26-29, 2012

“Wildwood Daze” - Join the Society for Commercial Archeology’s (SCA) 35th anniversary conference in Wildwood, New Jersey, on September 26-29, 2012.  The largest collection of mid-century resort architecture in the United States beckons from this community along the New Jersey shore. Tours will offer an opportunity to contrast cultural landscapes from the “Doo Wop” resort era of the 1950s and 1960s with nineteenth-century seaside tourism... more

A second call is going out for papers for the annual conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.  Abstracts are due by May 12th.  This year's theme is "Building the Inland Empire: A Closer Look at the Architects and Artisans" and will be held in Spokane, Washington.  The pertinent dates are: May 12, 2012 - Abstract due June 11, 2012 - Selection notification August 11, 2012 - Completed manuscripts November 3-4, 2012 - Conference... more

The Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee filed the complaint on April 13 with the United States District Court. The lawsuit says that the University of California has refused to repatriate, or return, the 9,000-year-old remains to the Kumeyaay tribe, on whose land the bones were found. According to the Courthouse News Service, UCSD prepared to give back the human remains in January 2012, following the guidelines of a National Park Service regulation. The return was blocked by three... more

On May 15, 2012, Historic Seattle hosts its fourth Annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at Good Shepherd Center, a community asset saved, preserved and renovated by Historic Seattle. These yearly awards acknowledge recent successes in the local preservation field. Enjoy wine, beer, and appetizers, accompanied by the melodious sounds of harpist Stephanie Taylor, in a room off the newly restored veranda—open if the weather cooperates. Join with old and new friends and colleagues who share... more

Deadline to register: April 18, 2012

In cooperation with the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office

The Recent Past: A Review of Mid-20th-Century Resources Portland, OR — May 1-2, 2012 Review nationwide trends in post-World War II houses and commercial structures up to 1970, with an emphasis on the evolution of suburban development patterns, construction methods, and building types.... more