Historic & Cultural Preservation News
National Preservation Institute On-Demand Online Courses
The National Preservation Institute offers a library of on-demand online courses for cultural resource and historic preservation professionals, available anytime.…
Preservation New Jersey Names Michele Racioppi Executive Director
Preservation New Jersey, the statewide nonprofit known for its annual list of New Jersey’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places, has…
Vote for the People’s Choice in Partners for Sacred Places’ “250 Years of Religious Diversity” Photo Contest
Partners for Sacred Places’ national photo contest shines a light on historic churches, synagogues, meetinghouses, temples and mosques as places…
Minnesota SHPO Seeks Candidates for Historic Preservation State Review Board
The Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office is seeking candidates to fill open seats on the Minnesota Historic Preservation State Review…
New York Landmarks Conservancy Seeks Nominations for 2027 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is accepting nominations for the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, its highest honors for outstanding…
Kentucky Historical Society Completes 20-Year Digitization of 8,600 Oral History Interviews
The Kentucky Historical Society has finished digitizing its entire oral history collection: more than 8,600 interviews recorded on 13 different…
Missouri Conference on History Extends Call for Papers to December 4
The 69th annual Missouri Conference on History has extended its call for paper, panel and poster proposals in all fields…
Oklahoma Historical Society Offers Feedback on Draft Heritage Preservation Grant Applications
Planning to apply for an Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant? The Oklahoma Historical Society will review draft applications submitted by December…
Luzerne County Historical Society Awarded $40,000 for Swetland Homestead and Darling House Improvements
The Luzerne County Historical Society has received $40,000 in Act 13 natural gas recreation and conservation funding from Luzerne County…
Boston Preservation Alliance Honors Steven Samuels and Peggy Ings at 38th Preservation Achievement Awards
The Boston Preservation Alliance’s 38th annual Preservation Achievement Awards recognized two individuals and six projects across Boston for excellence in…
California Preservation Foundation Opens Nominations for 2027 Preservation Design Awards
The California Preservation Foundation is accepting project submissions for its 2027 California Preservation Design Awards, which recognize outstanding restoration, rehabilitation…
Louisiana Trust Campaigns to Save Mt. Olive Rosenwald School; 2027 Award and Endangered Places Nominations Open
The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2026 Power Preservation year-end campaign is dedicated to Mt. Olive Rosenwald School in Claiborne…
O‘ahu Voters Approve Using City Land Fund for Historic Preservation
On November 3, O‘ahu voters approved Honolulu Charter Questions 13 and 14, opening a new source of support for historic…
Rethos Opens Applications for New Deconstruction + Salvage School
Rethos, Minnesota’s statewide preservation nonprofit, is accepting applications for the pilot cohort of its new Deconstruction + Salvage School, which…
Call for Session Proposals: 2027 New York Statewide Preservation Conference in Rochester
The Landmark Society of Western New York, with the New York State Historic Preservation Office and the Preservation League of…
Detroit Honors Dr. Janese Chapman as the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance Turns 50
Preservation Detroit pays tribute to Dr. Janese Chapman, who led the City of Detroit’s Historic Designation Advisory Board for decades…
Mississippi Receives Nearly $2.5 Million in National Park Service Preservation Grants
The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area reports that three Mississippi organizations, the SouthWay Foundation, the Mississippi Main Street Association and…
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and The 1772 Foundation Open 2027 Matching Grant Round
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and The 1772 Foundation are accepting Letters of Inquiry for 2027 one-to-one matching grants of…
PHLF Invites Non-Profit Owners of Historic Buildings to Apply for Facade Restoration Help
The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation has opened its Historic Facade Restoration Program to non-profit owners of historically significant buildings…
Campaign Launched to Relight Roanoke’s Historic H&C Coffee Sign
The Historical Society of Western Virginia has taken ownership of the H&C Coffee sign, a glowing coffee urn pouring into…
Landmarks Association of St. Louis Completes Stabilization of 1000 Morrison
Landmarks Association of St. Louis has finished stabilizing 1000 Morrison, a long-vacant, National Register-listed building in the LaSalle Park neighborhood…
Fitch Foundation Opens 2027 Grant Cycle, Adds HBCU Preservation Catalyst Grant
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation is accepting applications for its 2027 grants, which support original research and projects by…
National Preservation Groups Urge Senate to Reject Historic Preservation Provisions in Permitting Bill
Preservation Action and 12 other national preservation organizations have sent a letter to the U.S. Senate objecting to the historic…
Wheeling Heritage Receives $90,000 Grant for the 1867 Wheeling Artisan Center
Wheeling Heritage has received a $90,000 Frontier to Statehood grant from the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, a program supporting…
