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News Flash
Preservation Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds, is pleased to announce their pilot project, the Pennsylvania African American Cemetery Stewards Network, has been selected to receive grant funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Click here to read more and access the Press Release in our News post.
Please note: Applications aren't available yet! This program is IN DEVELOPMENT. We expect to launch the program in Fall 2022 and hope to announce the selected sites in early 2023. The program will offer cemetery stewards site-specific preservation plans, financial advice, and direct support for site conservation and planning for future work.
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Upcoming Events
Save the Date! The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards will take place Tuesday, November 15 at 3pm at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester (Chester County). (In the event of COVID concerns, we will switch to a virtual format.) Click here to learn more about the venue, a former armory, in this Love Letter from Board Member Roy Smith.
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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.
Grants will fund Pennsylvania African American Cemetery Stewards Network
Preservation Pennsylvania, in collaboration with PA Hallowed Grounds, is pleased to announce their pilot project, the Pennsylvania African American Cemetery Stewards Network, has been selected to receive grant funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
WEBINAR: Historic Real Estate with Whitney Martinko
June's webinar featured Dr. Whitney Martinko discussing her book Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United States. The webinar was presented in partnership with our colleagues at the Preservation League of New York State. If you weren't able to attend, watch the webinar recording.
2022 Pennsylvania At Risk Announced
Announcing the 2022 Pennsylvania At Risk in this 30th anniversary year of the program.
East Broad Top Railroad: A New Beginning
The East Broad Top Railroad (Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon County) appeared on our very first Pennsylvania At Risk in 1992, so it gives us great pleasure to host this webinar featuring Linn Moedinger and Jane Sheffield to share the exciting revival of the railroad. Once called "the dormant gem of railway preservation," the EBT RR is a rare narrow-gauge railway and time capsule of industrial technology. The trains are running again, the remarkable archives are being catalogued for digitization, and a dedicated staff, volunteers and friends are working toward a bright future. Enjoy the recording of the webinar presentation.
Progress: Hanover Theater
The 2011 Pennsylvania At Risk Hanover Theater (also known as the State Theater) will be purchased by Hanover Borough (York County). The Hanover Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) (formed in 2021), worked closely with the York County Economic Alliance to put together a successful deal and the work now begins to find an investor and/or developer with the vision to successfully reinvigorate the building and block.
The Reveal: Mifflin House Saved!
The Mifflin House (York County) will be purchased by the environmental nonprofit The Conservation Fund, in collaboration with Preservation Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna National Heritage Area (SNHA). Preservation Pennsylvania added the property to the 2017 Pennsylvania At Risk.
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