For those of you interested in the Main Street Program, Everett's HeraldNet has a good article posted today. Be sure to check it out!
News & Events
Jan 06, 2010
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Announces 2010 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund Grant Program Grants Designed To Assist With Local Preservation Projects The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that grant applications for the 2010 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund are being accepted. Established in 1997, the program has awarded 62 projects totaling over $51,000 in funding... more
Jan 06, 2010
ARCHITECTS · LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS · HISTORIANS · ENGINEERS SUMMER JOBS WITH HABS/HAER/HALS The Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey), a division of the National Park Service, seeks applications from qualified individuals for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, engineering and landscape significance throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field... more
Jan 06, 2010
In fulfillment of The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act of 2004, the National Park Service's Denver Service Center has released a draft report on the suitability and feasibility of adding four major sites associated with the World War II era Manhattan Project to the national park system. The study includes Washington's Hanford Site as well as facilities in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Dayton, Ohio. Public meetings on the study are planned for each of the... more
Jan 06, 2010
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moreAlan Liddle House Tour
Co-sponsored by Docomomo WEWA and Historic Tacoma.
Location: 12735 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood (near Tacoma)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Come anytime between 11:00 am and 2:00 p.m. The tour is free but donations will be gladly accepted at the house; reservations are not needed. Parking is limited so please carpool if you...Jan 05, 2010
For those of you in Western Washington who get KCTS, here is an interesting documentary on the Snoqualmie Falls (in keeping with our Archaeology Month poster from 2009!). A documentary about Snoqualmie Falls will air on KCTS Channel 9 on February 1 at 9:00pm. The film tells the history of Snoqualmie Falls and eventual construction of the world’s first hydroelectric plant built completely underground. The film features fascinating stories about the Snoqualmie Valley, Seattle, and the... more
Jan 05, 2010
The Preserve America program is seeking good examples of heritage tourism projects or programs from Preserve America Communities that, in the opinion of local organizations and partners, have been especially successful at attracting visitors or interpreting heritage resources; have been relatively cost-effective with low to moderate implementation costs; have been used or maintained for some time with available resources and without major new annual investments of time and money; and might be... more
Jan 05, 2010
The Washington state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is seeking nominations for the 20th Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation. This awards program recognizes persons, organizations, and projects that have achieved distinction in the field of historic preservation. Award recipients will be recognized at a ceremony held during National Historic Preservation Month, May 2010. The ceremony is sponsored by the Washington...
moreJan 04, 2010
Get ready for another great Historic Seattle Program Year! Historic Seattle is pleased to offer a wide variety of local and out of town tours, lectures, “how to” demonstrations, and special events in 2010 that expand your views of Seattle and environs and give insight into its architectural delights. Learning from Historic Sites meetings and tours take place in Squire Park, Pioneer Square, the University of Washington, and Mount Baker. Open to View events include a wonderful... more
Jan 04, 2010
In response to the Department of Commerce's budget decision to recommend the elimination of funding for the Downtown Revitalization Program, Main Street communities and downtowns in Washington State are uniting to save the program by creating a Facebook Group with information and updates.
At this point, there is no funding recommended for the program in the Governor's budget - so the chance to save Downtown Revitalization will have to come in the budget-wrangling...
moreDec 29, 2009
The National Park Service’s 2010 workshop on archaeological prospection techniques entitled Current Archaeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century will be held May 24-28, 2010, at the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site near Stanton, North Dakota. Lodging will be in the in the communities of Beulah, Hazen, and Riverdale, North Dakota. The field exercises will take place at the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. The... more
Dec 29, 2009
If you don't follow Knute Berger's column in the online magazine, Crosscut - you should. He often writes insightful articles on preservation issues in Western Washington and the Pacific Northwest in general. Here is his take on the historic preservation blunders of the last year - and as he says, it didn't take too much work to drum up these "turkeys": http://crosscut.com/2009/12/29/mossback/19463/. Let's hope for a much tougher to... more
Dec 28, 2009
Lessons in Northwest Basketry: Identification and Preservation, February 6, Olympia – Presented by the State Capital Museum Outreach Services of the Washington State Historical Society, this workshop will focus on the fundamentals of Northwest basketry including design, weaving techniques, materials and basket care and preservation. The last hour will be set aside for review of baskets belonging to workshop participants and from the collection of the Washington State Historical... more
Dec 28, 2009
Did you know the DAHP can grant your non-profit organization the authority to care for and maintain an abandoned cemetery? It’s true! If you are interested in caring for and preserving an abandoned cemetery in Washington, you can form a non-profit or use an existing non-profit to do this work. The work authorized includes care, maintenance, restoration, protection, historical preservation, and establishing care funds for the abandoned cemetery. It does not include the authority to make... more
Dec 16, 2009
From Russell Holter, DAHP Compliance ReviewerDeputy Director, Greg Griffith asked me to review some information that DAHP recently received from Historic Scotland (the next best thing to being there). The packet contained a CD chock full of information pertaining to traditional building owners’ and their unique maintenance issues. Unfortunately, the program does not appear to be entirely compatible with North American computer software so the program had functions that didn’t... more
Dec 14, 2009
From the Tacoma Daily Index, by Todd Matthews. For the full article, click more
Dec 14, 2009
Submit your nominations for the 2010 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by January 8, 2010. Nominations are accepted from any source; however, it is strongly recommended that a preservation professional or community advocate participate in preparing the nomination. Contact a National Trust regional office representative for advice. For a nomination form, more information about the program, and lists of past sites, visit the National Trust's... more
Dec 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) and the National Park Service (NPS), jointly announced the awarding of $9.5 million in federal competitive Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grants, which are made in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). With these funds, 41 organizations and agencies will act to conserve significant... more
Dec 09, 2009
After six years of serving the National Park Service as Associate Director, Cultural Resources and Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Janet Snyder Matthews, Ph.D., will leave the agency on Friday, December 11, to join the faculty of the University of Florida. She will teach in the Historic Preservation Program of the College of Design, Construction and Planning beginning in January 2010. “Jan Matthews has given her all to the National Park Service during her tenure at the... more
Dec 03, 2009
