Category: Education and Training Opportunities (Page 5 of 6)

Community Preservation Workshop in Altoona September 18th

September 4, 2014 / Tom Held / 0 Comments

Altoona Cultural Resources Essentials Focus: Community Preservation Workshop

Where:	Altoona Heritage Discovery Center 1421-1427 12th Avenue Altoona, PA 16601
When:	Thursday, September 18th 2014, 9AM–4PM
Partners:	Allegheny Ridge Corporation Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission’s Bureau of Historic Preservation Preservation PA
Sponsor:	Middle PA Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (MPCAIA)
Cost:	Free admission for the general public $60 for AIA architects seeking CES credit
Lunch:	Provided for paying attendees $10 for the general public
RSVP:	Please email cpequignot@alleghenyridge.org by NOON Monday, September 15th

Summer 2014: Interns and Opportunities Abound

August 13, 2014 / Pamela Reilly / 0 Comments

Summer usually finds the PA SHPO full of interns from both the PHMC Keystone Internship Program and the PENNDOT summer internship program for non-engineering majors and this year that is especially true. Continue reading

Intern Life at PHMC

August 6, 2014 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

Each year the PHMC hosts students interested in working in the field of Public History. Each Keystone Intern works directly with a PHMC staff member on a specific project. This year in collaboration with the other Bureaus of the PHMC we have established a blog series that highlights different aspects of the internship. This week’s blog is the introduction to that series. Continue reading

It Was Always Sunny in Philadelphia!

July 25, 2014 / Andrea L. MacDonald / 0 Comments

Sunny and 82 degrees — every day. This type of weather forecast isn’t what I typically look forward to during a conference week. However FORUM 2014 – A Keystone Connection wasn’t your typical conference. Through an unprecedented partnership, FORUM 2014 harnessed the energy of 781 preservation-minded individuals from 48 states. These attendance numbers and ideal weather conditions will be hard to top in future years. Continue reading

Pennsylvania Railroad: Schuylkill Valley Branch Bridge No. 83.40 (Auburn); Bartram Trail, West Brunswick and South Manheim Townships, Schuylkill County

The Past, Present and Future of the Transportation Enhancement Programs, MAP-21 and Transportation Alternatives Program.

July 9, 2014 / Cheryl Nagle / 0 Comments

On July 17, 2014, at the Forum 2014 Statewide Conference on Heritage Byways to the Past in Philadelphia, the Bureau for Historic Preservation (BHP) will be part of the panel for the session “The Past, Present and Future of the Transportation Enhancement Programs, MAP-21 and Transportation Alternatives Program.” Continue reading

Special Announcement: Premiere of Pennsylvania’s Historic Bridges

July 8, 2014 / Tom Held / 0 Comments

2022 Update: The short video, Pennsylvania’s Historic Bridges: Connecting Our Past and Future, is available for viewing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Kf8f8ee5E.

Philadelphia Meeting of Two National Preservation Organizations

July 2, 2014 / Serena Bellew / 0 Comments

July 2014 is a busy month for historic preservationists. Over eight hundred people will converge on the city of Philadelphia for the 2014 FORUM Preservation Conference and other related meetings and events between July 16 and 20. Continue reading

Reading Terminal Market: A Proud Philadelphia Tradition Continues

June 18, 2014 / Pamela Reilly / 0 Comments

As preservationists from all over the country converge in Philadelphia this summer for Forum 2014 it is only appropriate to highlight the fabulous and historic food venue that will host the conference reception on July 18th—the Reading Terminal Market. The Market itself is a real preservation success story. It is a landmark building (recognized as a NPS National Historic Landmark since 1976 and documented as an engineering marvel by the Historic American Engineering Record ) with its own storied history which has survived challenging and uncertain times to delight a new generation of Philadelphians and visitors. Continue reading

Community Preservation Workshop in Erie – June 20

June 5, 2014 / Tom Held / 0 Comments

Event will feature experts from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and Preservation Pennsylvania

Preservation Erie and the Erie County Historical Society are collaborating to present an Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority Mission Main Street workshop. The event will take place June 20, 2014, from 9a.m. to 3p.m. at the Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State Street, Erie, Pa. Event updates and RSVP details are available under the Events tab on P reservation Erie’s website.

Register Now for FORUM 2014 in Philadelphia

April 2, 2014 / Cory Kegerise / 0 Comments

Registration is now open for FORUM 2014, July 16-20, in Philadelphia. FORUM is the title for this year’s Statewide Conference on Heritage/Byways to the Past, which has teamed up with the National Alliance of Preservation Commission’s biennial training program for a jam-packed week of workshops, tours, and sessions. Whether you’re a perennial attendee of the Pennsylvania Statewide Conference, or a first-timer, a planner, architect, archaeologist, historical commission or HARB member, elected official, or consultant the combination of these two events in a single place is a training and networking opportunity not to be missed! Continue reading