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Preservation News
Preservation Community
Events
May is preservation month!
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Elgin Celebrates
May 1 -31, 2008
Elgin, Illinois
The Elgin Heritage Commission celebrates Preservation Month with over 15
events throughout May. For additional information please view the Elgin
Preservation Month PDF.
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Aurora Preservation Month
May 8-31, 2008
Aurora, Illinois
The city of Aurora kicks-off Preservation Month with a lecture on Green
Preservation, Bike Tour, Awards and “De-Siding Event” and more. To learn
more, view Aurora Preservation Month Events PDF.
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The History of the “L”
May 8, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Join the author of The Chicago “L”, Greg Borzo, as he discusses the
growth, development and preservation of one of America’s most enduring
icons. The “L” has been running 24/7 for 115 years.
For more information, go to Friends of the Parks at
www.fotp.org or Chicagoland Bicycle Federation at
www.biketraffic.org.
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Nosh
May 8, 2008
Geneva, Illinois
A lecture by Mike Jackson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, on
Sustaining Design: Lesson from the Past followed by food and chat.
Sponsored by the historic preservation commissions of Aurora, Elgin and
Geneva, Batavia Main Street, and Preservation Partners of the Fox
Valley. For additional information please view the Nosh PDF.
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Do We Dare Squander Chicago’s
Great Architectural Heritage
Present – May 9, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Architecture Foundation exhibit examines the role of historic
preservation in the construction of the city and its identity.
For more
information:
www.architecture.org/dowedare.
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House History Workshop
May 10, 2008
Berwyn, Illinois
Architectural historian Jean Guarino Clark will discuss a wide variety
of resources available for home history research. Sponsored by the
Berwyn Historical Society. For additional information view the House
History Workshop PDF.
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The Care and Maintenance of
Historic Masonry
May 10, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
The Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative® at Neighborhood Housing
Services of Chicago (NHS) is sponsoring a free public information
session designed specifically for owners of historic Greystones. Mario
Machnicki, president and co-founder of
U.S. Heritage Group,
Inc. will present. For more information, view the Greystone
Workshop PDF.
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Homeowner Hands-On Workshop
May 12, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.. Heritage Group offers a class on “Traditional Limewash : Mixing,
Application, & Finish” and “Do’s and Don’ts of Repointing”.
For more
information:
www.usheritage.com/events.
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Discovering Lincoln’s
Illinois Legacy
May 12, 2008
Springfield, Illinois
A motorcoach tour presented by the McLean County Museum of History
departs from Peoria for a day in Springfield. For more information, view
the PDF.
Photo: Lincoln’s Home, Springfield
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A Discussion with Paul
Goldberger
May 15, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winner and architecture critic for The
New Yorker, will look at the state of architecture and how Chicago
compares to other cities around the country. Joining Mr. Goldberger will
be Lee Bey, Executive Director of the Chicago Central Area Committee,
writer, adviser, professor and critic specializing in architecture. To
learn more, Goldberger_Bey_Lecture.pdf.
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Cemetery Basics
May 17, 2008
Morris, Illinois
The National Center for Preservation Technology in cooperation with the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is presenting a workshop on
historic cemeteries. For further information on the workshop, see
Cemetery Basics PDF or contact Dawn Cobb at (217) 558-8973.
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Hike for History
May 17, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
2nd annual 5K benefit for the History Fair in Hyde Park includes guided
tour of Hyde Park. For more information,
view the PDFs.
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Great Chicago Places &
Spaces
May 17-18, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
A weekend dedicated to architecture and design that offers more than 200
free tours of Chicago and its neighborhoods. Hear advocacy stories and
tour of some of Chicago’s most difficult historic preservation
challenges of the past few year in "Saved From the Wrecking Ball" with
Landmarks Illinois at 9:15 am 5/17 & 5/18.
For complete tour information go to
www.greatchicagoplaces.us.
Photo: Montgomery Ward Catalog House, Chicago |
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Glessner House Benefit
May 18, 2008
Lake Forest, Illinois
This very special fundraising event will feature tours of two of the
finest estates in Lake Forest: the 1927 William E. Clow Jr. house
designed by David Adler and 1915-16 Bagatelle designed by Edward H.
Bennett.
For more information, call (312) 326-1480 or go to
www.glessnerhouse.org/programs.
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11 Most Endangered Historic
Places
May 20, 2008
Washington DC
The National Trust for Historic Preservation will announce
their “Eleven
Most” during National Preservation Month.
For more information on this and other NTHP events
go to,
www.preservationnation.org.
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break :: the :: box
May 29, 2008
Oak Park, Illinois
Unity Temple Foundation lecture series exploring creative non-conformity
across, art, architecture and culture.
For more information, visit the Unity website at:
www.unitytemple-utrf.org/events.html.
Photo: Unity Temple interior, Oak Park
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Victorian Society in America
Summer School
May 30-June 8, 2008
Newport, Rhode Island
The program focuses on architecture, the decorative arts and
preservation and features lectures by experts in these fields
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numerous site visits.
For more information, go to
www.victoriansociety.org.
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Stained Glass Windows
Women Designers Who Advanced
Tiffany’s Career
Speaker: Monica Obniski
May 31, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Lectures and tea presented at Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 S.
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, by Friends of Historic Second Church.
Public tours are conducted on the
first and third Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
Cost for lectures
and tours is $5 each.
For more information, call (800) 657-0687.
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Inspired by Nature: The
Garfield Park Conservatory
and Chicago’s West Side
Present – June 6, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Exhibition illuminates the fascinating history of the Garfield Park
Conservatory and the West Side neighborhood through a series of
photographs, maps, illustrations and narratives, which honors the
centennial year of the Conservatory in 2008.
For more information on the
exhibition and related events, go
to
www.architecture.org/exhibitions.html#johnbuck.
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Celebrate Prairie Avenue
June 6 & 8, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
A book signing with William Tyre, author of Chicago’s Historic Prairie
Avenue, on June 6 at Glessner House and a Walk Through Time tour inside
some of Prairie Avenue’s most historic sites. For more information, view
Glessner House Events.pdf
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Belles of Belleville
June 7, 2008
Belleville, Illinois
Tour five historic homes c. 1845-1930. The more information, call (618)
222-2077 or view the Belleville Tour PDF.
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Preservation Summer 2008
June 9, 2008
Carbondale & Cairo, Illinois
This 8-week class on historic preservation field studies will focus on
the “Cairo Urban Planning Project”, “The Blues Venues on Cairo”, and
“The Shotgun House Project”. For more information, view the Preservation
Summer 2008 Brochure PDF.
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On the Road with SAH
June 22, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Explore the Heigler Carus sites, Hotel Kaskaskia and the I & M Canal
with the Society of Architectural Historian, Chicago Chapter.
For more information:
sahchicagochapter.blogspot.com. |
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Preserving the Historic Road
September 11-14, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ten year anniversary of the conference just steps from Albuquerque’s
historic Old Town Plaza and near the historic intersection of El Camino
Real and US Route 66.
For more information, go to
www.historicroads.org.
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