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School Daze
No, this isn’t a review of Spike Lee’s 1988 movie. I’m referring to my state of mind when I think about all of the work I’ve done with public schools in Philadelphia over the past few months. As you...
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Preservation at 50: Planning for the Anniversary of the National Historic...
I am dismayed to learn from reading this report that almost half of the twelve thousand structures listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service have already been...
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Preservation in a Changing Economic Climate
Many of Pennsylvania’s communities face the challenging task of adapting to a vastly different economic climate than the one that led to their historic growth and development. This new economic...
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Before the (Next) Storm: The Disaster Planning for Historic Properties...
The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is pleased to announce that it has begun moving forward on an exciting and historic new initiative to continue through 2017. Special...
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The National Park Service @ 100: #FindYourPark
2016 is shaping up to be a great year for celebrating historic preservation. The National Historic Preservation Act turns 50, and the National Park Service turns 100! Throughout the next year, the...
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Digging Deep: Pennsylvania and the Making Archaeology Public Initiative
by Joe Baker, PennDOT Cultural Resources Program Dr. Frank Vento along the banks of the Susquehanna River. Photo by Joe Baker. On a lovely morning in early autumn, I arrive at an old farm along the...
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Do you know what HPF Stands For?
Q: What do the National Register of Historic Places, Section 106 consultation, Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits, Certified Local Government grants, Tribal preservation activities,...
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CLG Soul Searching
The 1980 amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act established the Certified Local Government (CLG) program to give local governments a formal voice in the national historic preservation...
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5 Things To Know: Section 106 and Consulting Parties
Arguably, like most any full-time hard working adult, there aren’t enough hours in the day to absorb all of the informative blogs and interesting articles regarding Section 106 of the National Historic...
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Pennsylvania’s Historic Preservation Board: Past, Present, And Future
It’s been a happy convergence of events. As planning started for the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, the PA State Historic Preservation Office announced its...
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What is National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week?
I had to quickly learn the answer to that question for the first time this year… Advocacy Week is our annual opportunity to have a mass impact on opinion leaders and policy makers – together with a...
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July’s PA SHPO Shout Out!
We’re all looking for ways to cool off these days – this heat wave is one for the records! Grab your iced tea, sit next to the AC, and take a few minutes to read this month’s PA SHPO Shout Out. We’ll...
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Marketing Archaeology: A Non-Scientific Survey about Public Outreach Tools
Fostering a public appreciation for historic resources and archaeology is one of the most important keys to protecting our history. Unfortunately, many cultural resources professionals struggle with...
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August’s SHPO Shout-Out!
It’s that time again! As some of you may know, the National Park Service highlighted Pennsylvania in their #50for50 social media campaign earlier this month. This initiative is part of their broader...
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Artifacts from PennDOT Dig Shine at Wheaton
There’s a scene in the 1960 classic, The Time Machine, where Rod Taylor escapes the imminent nuclear war by throwing his machine fast into the future. Quickly, the ground rises all around him and for...
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Why is archaeology important?
Sorry, guys, no October SHPO Shout-Out this month – but I have a good reason! I’m off talking to everyone in north-central and north-west PA at our statewide plan Open Houses this week so PA SHPO...
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Don’t Just Look Forward or Backward: Look Around for Preservation Partners
In 2016, the preservation community has been looking back over the past 50 years to reflect upon the legacy of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The legislation laid the groundwork for...
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The Governor’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force 2015-2016
In May of 2015, Governor Tom Wolf appointed 48 people to serve on the newly-created Governor’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force, which was charged with creating a set of recommendations for...
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5 Things about Preservation in 2016
This time of year is all about traditions, so I’m keeping one of ours here at the PA Historic Preservation blog: the Year in Review. Its a good time to reflect on all the great preservation in...
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A Journey to Potters Mills: Story Maps as Mitigation
Potters Mills? Story Maps? What are these things? This week’s post from guest contributor Charles Richmond will answer these burning questions and talk about this creative way to use 21st century...
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