Suggested Sessions for 2010 Conference on Historic Preservation in New Harmony

Preserving Historic Places: Indiana’s Statewide Preservation Conference

2010 Tentative Agenda

Last updated 8/27/09

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010

1:00 – 4:00 Registration at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010

7:30 – 4:00 Registration at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

WORKSHOPS: 9:00 A.M. -11:45 P.M.

W1. Developing Design Guidelines for Local Historic Districts: Getting Property Owners and Community Leaders Involved. Phil Thomason

W2. Analyzing the Previous Paint Colors on Your Historic Building. Matthew Mosca

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.

E1. Heritage Tourism through Scenic By-Ways

a. Heritage and Tourism along the Ohio River Scenic By-Way, Leslie Townsend, Historic Southern Indiana

b. Curt Pianalto, National Scenic Byways Resource Center

E2. Architecture of Utopian Communities

a. “Utopian Architecture and Communal Planning,” Dr. Nicholas Adams

WALKING TOUR: 10:45 A.M. – 12:00 noon

T1. Mesker Tour of New Harmony, Darius Bryjka

LUNCH AND WELCOME: 12:15 – 1:30 P.M.

Welcome to New Harmony by Connie Weinzapfel, Director, Historic New Harmony

WORKSHOPS: 1:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.

W3. Section 106 Reviews of Federal Projects – Chad Slider and Cathy Draeger – DHPA

W4. Repairing Original Windows in Pre-1960 Buildings. Dick Spigelmyer

For those in educational sessions, explore New Harmony: 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 2:30 P.M. -4:00 P.M.

E3. Hands-On Camps for Kids in Historic Preservation and Archaeology ArchiCamps, Suzanne Stanis, Historic Landmarks Foundation

a. “Heritage Day Camps for Kids,” Indiana State Museum staff; Gail Brown Indiana State Museum (archaeology)

b. Boy/Girl Scout Merit Badges Ann Fairchild, Lanier Mansion State Historic Site (architecture)

E4. Fire of a Court House

a. Jefferson County Court House – Julie Berry

b. Courthouse Preservation Commission – Fritz Herget and Ron Ross

E5. Archaeology of New Harmony

a. Dr. Mike Strezewski

Gallery Stroll 5 pm – 7 pm

DINNER WITH BAND: 7:00 – 11:00 P.M.

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010

7:30 – 4:00 Registration at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 8:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.

E6. Reclaiming African American History

a. Developing an African American Heritage Trail in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison Counties - Maxine Brown

b. Tanya Bowers, New Director of Diversity Initiatives, National Trust for Historic Preservation

E7. Building Effective Partnerships in History and Historic Preservation between Indiana Universities and Historic Communities

a. New Harmony Service Learning Projects at University of Southern Indiana - Matt Grow

b. History Education Projects in Indiana Communities - Ron Morris

E8. Green Issues and Preservation

a. “How Green is Your Neighborhood?” Walter Sedovic, AIA., New York

PLENARY SESSION #1: 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

Bernhard Karpf

LUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF 2009 DHPA AWARDS: 12:00 P.M.–1:30 P.M.

PLENARY SESSION #2: 2:00 P.M. – 3:15 A.M. -

“Modernism in New Harmony,” presented by Bernard Karpf, Evans Woollen, Joe Mashburn,

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 3:30 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.

E9. Tax Credit Impacts

a. Myrick Howard – Preservation North Carolina

E10. Participate in Shaping the State’s new Cultural Resources Management Plan, 2011-17

E11. Current Issues in Historic Preservation

a. Elizabeth Belleville, NCSHPO

b. Alan Spears, National Parks Conservation Association

RECEPTION AT Athenaeum: 5:15 P.M. -6:15 P.M.

PLENARY SESSION #3 6:15 PM– 7:15 PM: “Preservation: Where Do We Go from Here?” Paul Goldberger

DINNER: 7:45 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010

7:30 – 11:00 Registration at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast at the Conference Center of the New Harmony Inn

W5. Wood Shingle Restoration – James Houston, Pennsylvania Museums

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: 10:00 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

E13. Heritage Education Programs at Schools and Universities

a. Ribeyre Gymnasium Preservation Project, New Harmony School

b. The Heritage Education Network (THEN), Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University - Caneta Hankins

Assistant Director, Center for Historic Preservation

c. “The Muncie History Handbook for Fourth Grade Teachers,” Susan Lankford, Center for Historic Preservation, Ball State University

E14. “Sacred Geometry in the Design of New Harmony,” Kent Schuette

E. 15 Research, Archaeology and Preservation: Looking at New Harmony with various tools, Bill Wepler

Tour 9:00 – 1:30

T2. LST Tour in Evansville– 9:00 – 1:30

LUNCH: 11:45 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

Presentation of Wilbur D. Peat Award by Central Indiana Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians; Three Minute Success Stories in Preservation

TOURS: 2:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.

T3. Exploring Angel Mounds -Mike Linderman

T4. Tour of historic New Harmony – Amanda Bryden