Left Coast Press, one of the leading publishers on cultural resource management,  is celebrating its fifth anniversary by holding a book sale. Buy any Left Coast book from their website this week (March 18-March 21) and it will be 30% off the list...

“Spotlight on Collections” is a new, regular series that will shine a light on some of the special, intriguing, unusual, and memorable museum collections held at the National Trust Historic Sites. This month’s featured object is the plaster working...

Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest will be holding its intensive two-week Restoration Field School on May 30-June 12, 2010. The program provides an overview of the philosophy, process and techniques for museum-quality architectural restoration and...

Recently, I participated in an eye-opening grant review committee meeting comprised of a diverse, highly-accomplished group of preservationists. The decision-making process proved to be extremely revealing. Admittedly, I walked into the session...

March is good for minor events for specialized audiences. Weather can easily jeopardize an event (except perhaps in the South), so plan accordingly. By this time of the year, the public is anxious to get back outside again and you could marry an...