Preservation Generation: A List of Young Preservationist Groups

Photo courtesy of David Torke, fixBuffalo.

Inclusive as they may be, established preservation organizations may not offer active events or workshops that interest young preservationists – or – organizations may face funding or personnel limitations that do not allow them to be as active as they would like to be. Forward thinking organizations in many cities have started to support local preservation activism by hosting Young Preservationists groups. Other groups have started organically from existing grassroots networks and a definitive need for preservation action.

While HISTPRES may be the online community for young preservationists, what are your local groups that host and support preservation in your communities? Register here to comment with your group below.

A list of Young Preservationist groups:

• Boston Preservation Alliance Young Professionals – Boston, MA
• Buffalo’s Young Preservationists – Buffalo, NY
• Cincinnati Young Preservationists – Cincinnati, OH
• HeritageYP @ San Francisco Architectural History – San Francisco, CA
• Landmarks West Young Professionals – New York, NY
• Perry’s Young Professionals + Preservationists – Perry, NY
• Student and Emerging Professionals Group @ Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Young Preservation Professionals of Charleston – Charleston, SC
• Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
• Young Preservationists Group @ Historic Seattle – Seattle, WA
• Historic Preservation Student and Alumni Organization @ University of Florida – Gainesville, FL
• Inherit Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge, LA
• Historic Preservation Graduate Organization @ The University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY

Did you know!?

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, riding the wave, err,that was Buffalo, so ski jump of momentum, of the Young Preservationists Rendevous at the National Preservation Conference, just launched a listserv for Young Preservationists nationwide. The email address is youngpres-l@lists.nationaltrust.org and it will serve as a platform for sharing information about preservation issues or hot topics among colleagues and enthusiasts. The forum will be monitored by the Trust to ensure the conversations stay on topic. To get started, just email your message to the above listserv in order to reach young preservationists across the United States.

Meagan Baco, of HISTPRES and on behalf of Buffalo’s Young Preservationists, wants to sincerely thank and cheers Erika Brown, Andrew Gorman, and Rebecca Yarbrough, of the National Trust for all the preservation planning that went into the Young Preservationists Rendezvous! Also, co-sponsors of the event Pratt Historic Preservation Organization. Let’s do it all again in Spokane!