Calendar of Events

Events in October 2020

  • Preservation School - Oral History 101

    Preservation School - Oral History 101


    Oct 8, 2020

    Thursday, October 8, 2020

    Via Zoom

    6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

    Oral historian Sarah Dziedzic will lead a workshop on conducting oral history interviews to document historic preservation efforts. As current oral historian for the New York Preservation Archive Project, Sarah will cite examples from the Archive Project’s collections of interviews, and will discuss archival and ethical considerations, equipment, and how to conduct productive interviews about institutional and administration history, advocacy efforts, and detailed, place-based history.

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  • Preservation School - Zoning 101

    Preservation School - Zoning 101


    Oct 15, 2020

    Thursday, October 15, 2020

    Via Zoom

    6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

    Zoning shapes the City.  Sometimes, it can be a very powerful ally in the preservationist toolkit.  Other times, zoning can bring substantial change to historic neighborhoods.  This session will examine zoning and its impact on preservation.  It will start with a review of the basics of zoning and how it works, and its history in New York City, and then move into examples of how zoning can be used to preserve.  It will also provide examples of how zoning can change neighborhoods.  It will conclude with what people can do to change zoning, so that it works the way they want it to.

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  • Preservation School - Grants

    Preservation School - Grants


    Oct 22, 2020

    Thursday, October 22, 2020

    Via Zoom

    6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

    The Preservation League of NYS/NYSCA partnership grant programs support site-specific consulting reports for historic buildings owned by nonprofits or municipalities. Learn about these programs and how arts and cultural institutions have successfully invested in architectural, engineering, and/or conservation reports to guide their capital restoration projects.

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  • Preservation School - Preservation during the Pandemic 

    Preservation School - Preservation during the Pandemic 


    Oct 29, 2020

    Thursday, October 29, 2020

    Via Zoom

    6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

    Participants of the class will learn about grassroots organizing from the East 25thStreet Historic District Initiative. Class attendees will gain an in depth understanding of what was involved to create this initiative, the strategies that were executed to culminate to a successful outcome in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Preservationists, community activists and preservation enthusiasts should walk away feeling empowered to either jump start their preservation campaigns or retrieve helpful tips to implement in their existing preservation campaigns.

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