Linden Place will continue its bicentennial year celebration with a lecture on historic preservation in Bristol. Americans have had a love/hate relationship with the historic fabric of their cities and towns for centuries resulting in a battle between “old and revered” buildings and the “new and improved”. Learn about the specific battles that have taken place within the town of Bristol on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Rogers Free Library located at 525 Hope St. in Bristol.

This lecture will be conducted by Mike Swanson, a Historic Preservation professor at Roger Williams University.  Admission is free and open to the public. About the lecturer: Mr. Swanson came to Bristol and then Roger Williams College in 1972 , after graduating from Western Reserve University with a Ph.D. in American Studies.  He was instrumental, along with Horace Knight, Bonnie Warren, and Lombard Pozzi, in establishing Roger William’s Historic Preservation major, the first undergraduate program of its kind in the United States.

Friends of Linden Place is a non-profit organization responsible for the restoration and preservation of the historic house museum at 500 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, and for the promotion of cultural, artistic, and educational programs in the community. The mansion and grounds are open to the public from May to October, during the holiday season, and also by appointment.