When I've had opportunities to speak publicly about the need to diversify the historic preservation movement, I always made sure to say that GLBT related historic places needed to be ... and expertise has not been put to the most effective use when it comes to preserving GLBT related historic sites. That is beginning to change. I think that it is important for Americans to realize just how deep ...

Numerous historic sites in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have closed due to the approach of Tropical Storm Ida. Included among these are all Gulf Islands National ... , Naval Live Oaks Preserve, etc.), Eden Gardens State Park in Florida and numerous other historic points of interest along the Gulf Coast. In Louisiana, the Chalmette Battlefield and most other areas of ...

... a quick note to let readers in the Toronto, Ontario area know that the city is offering free admission for kids 12 and under to the city’s numerous historic sites. This includes Fort York, Gibson House, Spadina Museum and Colborne Lodge (details here). The freebie is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention ...

... are studying ways to protect some of the world’s most historic structures from global warming. The EU-backed ... strategies for preserving those sites. Among the sites researchers plan to focus on over the next five years are the historic old towns of Wismar ... techniques to develop customised protection strategies for each historic site. For example, in the case of the Bavarian royal castles ...

St. John’s Church will be one of the ten historic downtown sites hosting the 23rd Annual Court End Christmas, a free holiday open house for the entire family. Includes St. John’s Church, Valentine History Center, the John Marshall House, the Virginia State Capitol, St. Paul’s Church and more; complimentary shuttle between sites all day. Sunday,

Showbiz folks say there's no such thing as bad publicity, and that old saw seems to hold true for historic sites as well. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources made headlines this year when it cut the days of operation of historic sites, including several in the southeasterern part of the state, as an austerity measure in the face of the ...