2018 Holiday Tour of Historic Homes Sponsored by the Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum
The Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum is sponsoring the Olympia Holiday Tour of Historic Homes on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Nine historic...
moreThe National Park Service (NPS) has released its Annual Report on the Economic Impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit for FY (Federal fiscal year)2017. As in past years, the report demonstates with hard, cold numbers that the rehabilitation of historic income-producing buildings has a significant positive economic impact on national, state, and local economies. The data tracks the economic impact of historic building rehab projects where owners/developers...
moreThis year the Veterans Day Holiday is extraordinarily special as nations across the globe commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Optimistically called "the war to end all wars" WWI had dramatic impact on the nation and Washington State that is seen and felt today. Read Governor Inslee's Proclamation here: ...
more1. Some of you may have noticed that you receive email notifications from Wisaard when DAHP staff is processing project materials in Wisaard. Often, we are also taking care of data maintenance tasks such as deleting empty projects or inventory forms and accepting survey data. If you receive a notice from Wisaard that an Activity is in Review Complete status, be sure to check the email for any notes about why the notice went out. For such in-house tasks, no action has been taken by DAHP...
moreThe Washington State Department of Commerce is hosting two community workshops on Whidbey Island regarding its effort to draft guidelines for Civilian-Military Land Use Comprehensive Planning. The two workshops will be in:
Coupeville
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
The Nordic Lodge, 63 Jacobs Road, Coupeville, WA 98239
Oak Harbor
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 6-7:30 p.m.
Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Presentations...
moreA new study just came across the national list-serv and it is one that was really needed. Recognizing that window replacement is rarely cost effective (it is totally possible to spend $20,000 on new windows only to save $200 a year on your energy bill), the study compares the use of different window treatments and their effectiveness in reducing energy costs for buildings with single pane windows. Think storm windows, drapes, films, blinds.....Maybe this real scientific data could be used as...
moreHere is an opportunity from the US EPA for assistance to communities who are working to revitalize neighborhoods affected by Superfund/brownfield sites or working on implementing a Complete Streets project. Titled Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities, letters of interest must be submitted to the EPA by November 16. Attached is a link to the letter explaining the goals of the program with information about the application procedure. ...
moreThe WA Dept, of Commerce is working to complete the second phase of its multi-year effort to address land-use compatibility issues amongst military installations in the state and nearby communities affected by operations. Commerce is now working on drafting a guidebook set for completion in early 2019. To gather input on the guidebook, Commerce's consultant is hosting several workshops around the state as well as an online survey. Here is a link to the Commerce website with more...
more2018 marks the second grant cycle for implementing Washington's Complete Streets program. And once again, the WA Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) has invited the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) to participate as one of the State agencies and non-profit organizations that will nominate local jurisdictions (cities and counties) to TIB as candidates to receive grant funding to implement their local Complete Streets program. Many wonder why DAHP is engaged is...
moreOn Thursday, October 18th at 6:00 pm, Kelsey Doncaster, Historian for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in the Bureau's Yakima office, will share his amazing discovery of historic photographs taken by BOR personnel in the 1920s and 30s. This was the heyday of early irrigation infrastructure design and construction in Central Washington, and BOR photographers documented the communities and landscapes impacted by the now historic irrigation facilities. These records have been lost since...
moreHey Modernistas!
Docomomo WEWA returns to Olympia on Saturday, October 13, 2018, to celebrate Docomomo US Tour Day* with a special tour of the Trueman and Virginia Schmidt House, a National Register-listed property built in 1950 for scions of two, prominent local families. Trueman was grandson of Leopold Schmidt, founder of the Olympia Brewing Company and Virginia Aetzel came from a family with deep roots in Olympia. The event is co-sponsored by the Olympia Tumwater Foundation....
moreWe recently added a clarification to the Guidelines for Cultural Resources Reporting regarding updates to archaeology site forms. This language was added to page 8:
If you are surveying a project area that contains a previously recorded site and there is no change in artifact assemblage or condition OR you find historic artifacts that are non-diagnostic for age, please do not submit an...
moreDid you know? The Research and Technology Building and associated support buildings were demolished in the spring of 2018 in order to remediate radiological contamination within the buildings.
This event will feature presentationss from the Department of Energy, PNNL, National Park Service, City of Richland, and DAHP, and will highlight the history and significance of the building, the role of...
moreVoteYourMainStreet.org/Kent VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN!
Kent’s Morrill Bank building one of 20 finalists in national competition for preservation dollars. By securing the most votes, Kent’s Morrill Bank building will receive $150,000 for its restoration. The Morrill Bank building is one of 20 historic sites competing to win funding from Partners in Preservation, a partnership created by American...
moreTacoma's North End Neighborhood Council (NENC) and Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) is hosting an outdoor event this Saturday September 22 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm with a focus on the future of the Cushman Substation, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a City of Tacoma designated Landmark. TPU will open the large side door so participants can view the building's interior. NENC will also have a "message board" available so you can post your ideas about...
moreColumbia River Inter-Tribal Enforcement Office will host a 1.5 day ARPA/Archaeology for Law Enforcement Training on October 30-31st, in Hood River, Oregon. This training is for Law Enforcement, Detectives, Prosecutors, Tribal Monitors, Park Rangers, Archaeologists, and Resource Stewards.
This is a FREE training. Please contact Officer Jerrod Daniel at danj@critfc.org to register.
moreThe Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Jolivette of Seattle joined our staff as of September 17th. Stephanie has stepped into the position of Assistant State Archaeologist for Local Government previously held by Gretchen Kaehler who departed for cultural resource work at Snohomish County in August.
Stephanie most recently worked for a private cultural resource managment consulting firm inLacey and prior to that...
morePlease spread the word, the NPS is accepting nominations for the Secretary of the Interior's 2018 Historic Preservation Awards.
Attached is a document explaining how to nominate someone under the four different categories (Federal, State, Tribal and Certified Local Government). That means you can nominate a federal employee, tribal employee, state employee or CLG (local government) employee.
Deadline for submitting a nomination is November 30, 2018.
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moreSee the link for the details:
