Project Old is Gold: CONNECT
This section talks about documentation, which includes measuring, mapping and discovering more about a site. Here’s a pic of when I was documenting my family’s cemetery in rural Virginia. You […]
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Project Old is Gold: EXPLORE Part 3 “Building Parts”
For part 3 of the Junior historic preservation patch guide it’s all about the building and its parts. Why was it built? Why does it look the way it does? […]
Project Old is Gold: It’s ON!
I’m celebrating Preservation Month with my best friend Kate aka The Globe Trotting Building Hugger by completing our Girl Scout Historic Preservation badges! You can follow along, or join in […]
Virtual Worlds and Preservation
I am a huge believer in technology and how it can be used in the preservation field. I really enjoyed a recent National Trust article about Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in […]
It’s Preservation Month!
May is Preservation Month! It’s a great time of year to get out there and get involved. You can visit a fave historic site or property. Check out historic sites, […]
OPERATION HP THESIS: ALMOST!
OK, I haven’t fallen off of the face of the Earth or anything…I’ve just been trying to finish my thesis and, you know, graduate. My committee is long-suffering at this […]
From Disbelief to Belief
During the second residency of my MA program two years ago, I sat down with my program director for an advisory session. “Where do you see yourself after you are done?” […]
SUATMM!: Architecture of American Houses Print
Pop Chart Lab made this really great infographic of The Architecture of American Houses from the 1600s to the McMansion. I saw it and was honestly like this: The basic […]
Thanks for the Experience!
I had a wonderful time working at Decatur House and the White House Historical Association for the past two years. I was on contract as a researcher and the topics […]
How to Save Ugly Buildings
How to Save Ugly Buildings The folks over at the National Trust’s PreservationNation blog put together this slideshow with some tips and tools about it! Mark Twain once called this […]
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