NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
COMMEMORATION
"Tea &
Preservation at Preservation Hall"
May 10 - 3 p.m.
The Town of Newburgh,
Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Newburgh, Inc. will host
an afternoon tea with finger sandwiches and English Biscuits.
Esteemed Historic
Preservation Commission member David Wills, Architect and Accredited
Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council will present
“Preservation, the Original Green” and discuss how the greenest
buildings are the ones already built and other ways in which “green”
relates to preservation.
Historic Preservation
Awards will be presented to this year's recipients.
Preservation
Hall
Please contact Town
of Newburgh,
Director of Planning
& Development
Frank A. Hijuelos if
you are interested in attending.
(812) 853-2728 -
office
(812) 454-2064 - cell
fhijuelos@newburgh-in.gov
The National Trust for Historic
Preservation will commemorate the fourth annual National
Preservation Month in May 2008. And while the theme of this year's
National Preservation Month--This Place Matters--is new, the idea
behind preservation month remains the same: celebrating the
country's diverse and irreplaceable heritage by participating in
local events throughout the nation.
Throughout May, the National Trust
and its thousands of partners across the country will demonstrate
the importance of our nation's heritage as they focus on many
aspects of the preservation movement including historic travel,
heritage education, historic homeownership, and community
revitalization. Local celebrations will highlight the unique culture
and traditions of different areas of the country, and the National
Trust strongly encourages people to participate in National
Preservation Month events being held in their communities.
The National Trust created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight grassroots preservation efforts around the
country. It has grown into an annual celebration observed by small towns and big cities
alike with events ranging from tours, reenactments and rallies to black-tie balls and state and local competitions.
Preservation Week has served as a showcase for communities to honor their past and help build their future for more than three decades. Due to its overwhelming popularity, the National Trust
extended Preservation Week into Preservation Month to provide an even larger opportunity to celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states.
Preservation Month, celebrated each May, will help bring historic preservation to the forefront of Americans’ daily lives by emphasizing the vital importance of protecting our nation’s history.
The theme for Preservation Month 2008 is:
"This Place
Matters!"
