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May 2008

Next Public Meeting, 2008 National Preservation Conference, June 19

Posted by Amanda DeCort on May 13, 2008 | Link to this Entry | Email this Entry

The final Local Advisory Committee meeting for the 2008 National Preservation Conference will be held on Thursday, June 19, 4:30 - 6:00pm, in the Manchester Room at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown, 616 W. 7th Street.

Anyone who is interested or in any way involved in the conference should make plans to attend! Representatives from the National Trust for Historic Preservation will be discussing conference program highlights, marketing, and volunteer opportunities.

If you plan to attend, please call (202) 588-6100 or email conference@nthp.org by Friday, June 13.

Free Lecture: "Taming the Teardown Trend," May 28

Posted by Amanda DeCort on May 9, 2008 | Link to this Entry | Email this Entry

Tearing down a historic house Make plans to attend "Protecting America’s Historic Neighborhoods: Taming the Teardown Trend", Wednesday, May 28, 6:00pm, at the Harwelden Mansion, 2210 South Main in Tulsa.

Jim Lindberg, Director of Preservation Initiatives in the Mountain/Plains Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will describe the scope and impact of the teardown trend in America. Mr. Lindberg will explain the forces behind it and offer suggestions for how neighborhoods and communities can foster sustainable growth without sacrificing historic character.

Sponsored by Preservation Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, the Kirkpatrick Foundation, Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Historic Places Program, and co-sponsored by the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa.

This event is free and open to the public. For information and reservations, email info@preservok.org or call (918)583-5550.

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