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Join us at the 2024 PA Historic Preservation Awards!
Each year, since 1979, Preservation Pennsylvania has presented the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Awards. These awards honor exceptional preservation work taking place across the commonwealth. We hope that you'll join us on October 24 to celebrate this year's people and projects and network with your peers and friends.
This event also serves as an annual fundraiser for Preservation Pennsylvania, supporting the work we do year round of providing free technical advice, playing matchmaker between people and resources, and advocating for preservation-friendly government policies and the historic places that matter in Pennsylvania.
Thursday, October 24
Zembo Shrine
2801 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg
Doors open at 2:30
Ceremony begins at 3:30 with reception to follow
Attend the 2024 PA Historic Preservation Awards
Join your fellow historic preservationists as we gather in Harrisburg on October 24 to celebrate the outstanding people and projects from across the commonwealth being recognized this year.
SPONSOR the 2024 PA Historic Preservation Awards
Demonstrate your company's support for statewide preservation and advocacy. Connect with engaged preservationists. Purchase a sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards. Click here to see the options and click the button to purchase online or contact us for more information.
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Individual Membership
Your membership helps support our work and contributes to a strong voice for preservation-friendly policies.
BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
Demonstrate your commitment to historic preservation with a membership -- and appear in our public Preservation Associates Network directory.
Preservation Associates Network
Our directory of Business Members provides an opportunity to raise awareness of preservation services available across the state.
DONATE
Your donations and membership allow us to offer our services statewide and to advocate for preservation-friendly policies.
Landmark Book
Need the perfect gift for armchair travelers and road trippers? Visit the state's top National Historic Landmarks in Historic Pennsylvania by Preservation Pennsylvania Executive Director Mindy Crawford.
2024 Pennsylvania At Risk
Preservation Pennsylvania has announced the 2024 Pennsylvania At Risk in an effort to bring statewide attention to threatened historic properties, serve as a tool for local action toward a positive outcome, and encourage funding and legislation in support of preservation activities.
Case Study: African American Cemetery Stewardship Program
The African American Cemetery Stewardship Program is a collaboration by Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds (PAHG) and Preservation Pennsylvania to ensure the protection and preservation of African American cemeteries and burial grounds across Pennsylvania. This grant-funded program was created to directly address and reduce the structural barriers faced by the cemetery group volunteers. Read about what was accomplished.
Gina M. Douty: Love Letter to the PA State Museum & Archives Tower
Historic preservation consultant Gina M. Douty shares her love for the Pennsylvania State Museum and Archives Tower in Harrisburg.
Mike Cuddy: Peevy Road Bridge
Michael J. Cuddy, P.E. takes us to his favorite truss bridge, an important historic survivor and example of the evolution of bridge technology
Brittany Reilly: Westinghouse Tele-Computer Center
Brittany Reilly, founder and chair of the Pittsburgh Modern Committee, has a cutting edge valentine in Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Tele-Computer Center.
Love, Easton is full of heart
A partnership between Mercantile, a downtown shop and local hub of creativity, and the Easton Main Street Initiative, imagined an ambitious community art project that would create and install 28,127 hearts throughout the city of Easton; one heart for each resident.
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Preservation Pennsylvania helps you find the information and resources you need to pursue preservation in your community.
Click on the top level pages (Home, Resources, News, Participate, Give/Join or About Us) for a quick overview of that section and easy, clickable reference points. The drop down menu offers a deeper dive into specific interest areas.
The RESOURCES section offers updates on grant and funding opportunities, and helpful publications. Our Link Library will be regularly updated to help you find authoritative guidance on a wide range of topics, from climate change and energy efficiency to historic cemeteries and the neighborhood toolkit from Penn Praxis.
Use our NEWS feature for updates and regular mini-features about people and places across Pennsylvania, great preservation projects, interesting resources, guest columnists and more! Some of our most recent posts are featured below; just scroll and click to read more.
We hope you'll PARTICIPATE -- nominate a place to Pennsylvania At Risk, celebrate the amazing recipients of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards, or attend or sponsor a workshop or a special event we're hosting near you! Attending events is a great way of learning new things, sharing ideas, and making connections.
For 40 years, we've advocated on behalf of the commonwealth's historic places. We couldn't have done it without the support of our members and donors. We hope you'll JOIN US or DONATE to help save the places that make Pennsylvania special! (Some people confuse us with the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office. We collaborate, but we are a private nonprofit that counts on members and donors to support the statewide preservation work we do!)
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