Oral History 101
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.
Zoning 101
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. In this class, zoning specialist George Janes, 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.
Planning for Preservation: How Nonprofits and Municipalities Can Access Grant Funds for Historic Building Assessments
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.
Preservation during the Pandemic
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Via Zoom
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Participants of the class will learn about grassroots organizing from the East 25th Street Historic District Initiative from neighborhood leader Julia Charles and HDC’s Director of Advocacy & Community Outreach, Kelly Carroll. 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.