Preservation Events & Conferences

Hidden History of the Capitol Square Walking Tour
Madison, Wisconsin
Discover the rich history and untold stories of Wisconsin’s capital city as you journey through the streets of downtown Madison.…
We Demand: A Legacy of Activism in America
Syracuse, New York
Join the Special Collections Research Center for a tour of our current exhibition, We Demand: A Legacy of Activism in America,…
Valmont: Hidden in Plain Sight
Boulder, Colorado
An exhibit by Historic Boulder, Inc. and the Museum of Boulder on the Valmont area east of the city. The…
Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design
Brooklyn, New York
Van Alen Institute’s archive of competition boards, jury records, travel logs and correspondence is one of the largest records of…
Sacrifice on Seminary Ridge: Special Exhibition
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A special exhibition of wartime portraits and first-hand accounts of the patients, surgeons and nurses whose lives crossed inside the…
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Historic Hudson Valley’s annual display of thousands of hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns on the grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor, with…
Riverview Terrace Cafe: Experiential Dinner Series
Spring Green, Wisconsin
Join us for an intimate evening at Riverview Terrace Cafe, the world’s only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed restaurant. Riverview Terrace…
1776: Declaring Independence Exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, Massachusetts
Drawing heavily on the Adams Presidential Library, this exhibition follows the Declaration of Independence from draft to founding document through…
See STL Walking Tour: Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
A two-hour guided walk through Forest Park with stories of the people who shaped St. Louis history. Sites include Art…
106 Strong All Hands Meetings on Saving Section 106
*Virtual Event / Webinar*
The 106 Strong Coalition, more than 800 organizations and Tribal Nations working to protect Section 106 of the National Historic…
Frank Lloyd Wright & the Desert, Then & Now
Scottsdale, Arizona
The Conservancy’s 2026 annual conference will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 4-8. It will center on the contradictions and…
Frank Lloyd Wright & the Desert, Then & Now
Scottsdale, Arizona
Mark your calendar to join us in Arizona this November! Registration opens soon for the Conservancy’s 37th annual conference. Registration…
California Historical Building Code: Practical Tools for Preservation, Safety and Adaptive Reuse
*Virtual Event / Webinar*
A two-part online program from the California Preservation Foundation on applying the California Historical Building Code (CHBC) to the rehabilitation…
2026 Lantern Tour: Our History, Our Stories
Madison, Connecticut
For Madison’s 200th anniversary, the Madison Historical Society’s lantern-lit tour crosses the historic town green, where youth and adult reenactors…
A Chef and Their Tools: Cast Iron Care Program at Levi Jordan Plantation
Brazoria, Texas
A program on enslaved chefs and their influence on American cuisine. Cooks such as Hercules Posey and James Hemings worked…
A Drive Through History at Old World Wisconsin
Eagle, Wisconsin
A narrated tram tour of Old World Wisconsin, passing through the Crossroads Village and the site’s historic ethnic farmsteads. Saturday,…
Art and Industry Tour of Clipper Mill
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Heritage explores the industrial history of Clipper Mill and how its tradition of industry and craft carries on today.…
Beloit Historical Society 2026 Quilt Show and Women’s Vintage Fashion Display
Beloit, Wisconsin
The Beloit Historical Society shows quilts from its own collection and the Rasey House collection, along with a display of…
Blandwood Bourbon Festival
Greensboro, North Carolina
Preservation Greensboro’s bourbon festival on the grounds of Blandwood, the historic house museum in downtown Greensboro. Saturday, November 7, 2026,…
Building Community: Immigrants in Early 20th-Century New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
A program at the New Castle Court House Museum on the immigrants who settled in New Castle in the early…
BUILT! Historic Albany Foundation’s Annual Art Auction
Albany, New York
Historic Albany Foundation’s annual art auction fundraiser celebrates the artists, architecture, neighborhoods and history of the Capital Region, with a…
Butler-McCook Open Tour Day: Fighting McCooks & Veterans’ Day
Hartford, Connecticut
The last Open Tour Day of the year at the Butler-McCook House & Garden looks at the house’s veterans and…
Delaware Community Preservation Lab
Wilmington, Delaware
Personal, community and organizational collections of photographs, letters, quilts, scrapbooks and other keepsakes are often at risk from humidity and…
Father of Texas Celebration at San Felipe de Austin
San Felipe, Texas
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site’s annual free Father of Texas celebration honors town founder Stephen F. Austin with…