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 “What is Historic Preservation?”
Somewhere Kate is like “Elle! Get going on Project Old is Gold and do your guide!” The first module of the Historic Preservation Patch Junior Guide is all about exploring […]
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 […]
Connecting to the Ancestors and Our Future
1830s cabin, Bacon’s Castle, Surry, VA Over and over again there was a recurring theme in the interviews that I did for my thesis: Using historic preservation as a way […]
Of Pokémon and Preservation
My love of video games is as strong as my love of historic preservation, so when I’m seeing where they converge I take note. One thing that I’m loving […]
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?” […]
Telling the Stories of the Underrepresented at Your Site
OK, so I realized that I hadn’t discussed what I actually talked about in Savannah at the big National Trust conference! I got so many fantastic questions afterwards, that I […]
PLF Blog: Preservation Perceptions & Moving Forward
The National Trust asked me to write a post for their Preservation Leadership Forum blog about preservation perceptions and underrepresented groups and what we can do to try to be […]
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