Beautiful historic architecture and festive fall foliage — what more could you want in a weekend getaway?
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A 2021 Preserve York grantee is restoring their historic bakery to help connect across cultures, with a focus on immigrant stories and fresh baked rolls.
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In this webinar, panelists representing successful preservation trades training programs share their best practices, program specifics, and talk about the perennial need for these kinds of opportunities.
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Thank you to all who signed Tug URGER's 120th birthday card earlier this summer. Perhaps URGER's best birthday present is that this week (September 20-24) Tug URGER is moving from her prior perch at the Waterford dry dock to the NYS Canal Corporation's Lysander Maintenance Shops in Onondaga County.
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A small village in the Adirondacks that made its name treating tuberculosis patients in the early 20th century is a perfect place to spend a weekend to admire both historic architecture and spectacular nature.
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To close out your summer, we're bringing you the latest in preservation policy from Capitol Hill, DC, and the important impacts felt here in New York State!
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We recently caught up with Congressman Brian Higgins to get some insight into his interests and efforts in support of historic preservation.
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“For Jim’s many years as a donor and preservationist, and for his legacy gift to the League, we are sincerely grateful. We will miss him as a stalwart advocate for Newburgh and for historic preservation in New York State,” noted League President Jay DiLorenzo.
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A look at one of our 2020 Technical Assistance Grant recipients: Along a stretch of 6th Avenue in Troy, between 110th Street to the north and Glen Ave to the south, the Sanctuary for Independent Media has transformed vacant buildings and empty lots into an incubator for science, art, and social justice.
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We brought together three Adirondack-based preservationists to explore how the preservation movement has helped shape the region and how it continues to evolve.
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To celebrate improvements to the state historic tax credit for small projects, the League joined Assemblymembers Carrie Woerner, John McDonald, and Patricia Fahy for a press conference in Troy in May, and with Senator Timothy Kennedy for another in Buffalo in August. Redburn Development Principal Tom Rossi and Troy Mayor Patrick Madden were on hand in Troy and Preservation Buffalo Niagara Executive Director Jessie Fisher and Preservation Studios Principal Mike Puma joined in Buffalo.
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Especially in an era of rapid climate change, the conservation efforts in the Adirondacks can provide a blueprint for other areas in New York State and beyond. In this author talk, Brad Edmondson dives into the APA’s tumultuous origin story and then is joined in conversation by the League’s Erin Tobin to expand on how the creation of a government agency in the 1970s continues to have ramifications today.
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We love a behind the scenes tour inside a historic building. We also love seeing what’s behind a historic building — at least when gardens are involved! The Stockade Association’s annual Garden Tour opens up private gardens throughout the Stockade Historic District, showing off some truly spectacular spaces
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This Letter to the Editor was submitted to The Post-Standard and published on Syracuse.com.
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“Follow the Chuck” for river views, urban scenery, scenic vistas, and more in the canalside community of Amsterdam, NY.
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At our 2021 Preserve New York grant review meeting, an independent panel selected 32 applicants in 25 counties to receive support totaling $297,995. Each grant supports important arts and cultural initiatives, as well as economic development related to our state’s arts and cultural heritage.
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How do we get to a place where "telling the full story" is normal instead of novel? In this webinar we heard from leaders of historic sites around the state who are doing the work to bring underrepresented histories to light.
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“The Preservation League of NYS applauds the NYS Senate and Assembly for the passage of the Historic Barn Rehabilitation Tax Credit bill this session,” said Preservation League President Jay DiLorenzo. “Our Technical Services team fields questions about barn rehabilitation more often than for any other building type. This tax credit provides much-needed resource for owners of historic barns to preserve these important buildings that provide a physical link to our state’s agricultural past. The League thanks Senator Hinchey and Assemblymember Barrett for their leadership on this issue.”
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The Parrott Hall Stabilization and Remediation Project is officially out to bid!
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This month marks the 120th anniversary of the Tug Urger's launching. Help us celebrate the Urger by adding your best wishes for her return to the water.
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