This is the first in a series of "Five Mistakes of Historic Homeowners" by Scott Sidler of Austin Home Restorations, Inc.

The Craftsperson Column: Five Mistakes of Historic Homeowners – Windows

By Scott Sidler, Austin Home Restorations, Inc.

Being in the business of restoring and preserving historic structures I have seen many a house that made me cock my head in amazement at …

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The authors travel companions, Anne Porter, Caroline Porter and Rob Boyle. Photo by Lizzie Boyle.

A Preservationist in Persuit of the American Dream – Part #2 DC + BKLYN

By Lizzie Boyle

My brother and I set out on our journey one early morning in mid-May. The main objective still stood: “What does the American Dream mean …

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Out with the New, In with the Old: A Recap of What + Who Made HISTPRES Successful in 2011

By Meagan Baco + Laura Burghardt, HISTPRES

2011 was a big year for HISTPRES, a little website we started close to two years ago. The site attracts nearly 1,000 visitors each day, …

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Space Preservation

Space Preservation: Proposing a Lunar Protection Agency

By Chloe Castro

Space preservation is the idea that historic objects in outer space are worth maintaining. This post is an introduction to my master’s thesis; “Over the …

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Book Reviews by Sarah Kollar: The Forger’s Spell

by Sarah Kollar

We recently reconnected with a classmate from graduate school, Sarah Kollar, who was in Buffalo for the National Preservation Conference. There wasn’t much time for …

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Collections Management Assistant,
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