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UNDERSTANDING PREHISTORIC TECHNOLOGIES TALK

CITY OF BOTHELL SEEKS PT HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROFESSIONAL

The City of Bothell seeks a part-time Historic Preservation consultant on contract to the City to provide staff assistance to the City’s Landmark Preservation Board.  This is a 10 hour-per-week position with compensation paid at the rate of $33.29 per … Continue reading

WINDOW WORKSHOPS THIS SUMMER IN KENTUCKY

Window Preservation Workshops to be held June and July 2012, Pine Mountain, Kentucky The Kentucky Heritage Council and Pine Mountain Settlement School will offer 2 one-week workshops on preserving historic windows at the PMSS campus located in rural Pine Mountain, Kentucky. … Continue reading

SOCIETY FOR COMMERCIAL ARCHEOLOGY – CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS

Wildwood, New Jersey, September 26-29, 2012 “Wildwood Daze” – Join the Society for Commercial Archeology’s (SCA) 35th anniversary conference in Wildwood, New Jersey, on September 26-29, 2012.  The largest collection of mid-century resort architecture in the United States beckons from … Continue reading

VOLUNTEERS RALLY TO SAVE HISTORIC FOREST SERVICE STATION

By Rick McClure, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Deep within the forests of eastern Lewis County, just south of Mount Rainier National Park, is an old Forest Service cabin that stands as a reminder of the New Deal work programs of … Continue reading

FORT VANCOUVER: POST TO PARK EVENT

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS CONFERENCE

A second call is going out for papers for the annual conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.  Abstracts are due by May 12th.  This year’s theme is “Building the Inland Empire: A … Continue reading

NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER AREA PRESENTED BY PAT COURTNEY GOLD

Join the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on May 13 for the Cathlapotle Plankhouse Second Sunday Series event featuring Pat Courtney Gold, renowned fiber artist and scholar.  Pat will be exploring the role of women in Columbia River Native … Continue reading

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES ARE SUING THE UCSD OVER HUMAN REMAINS FOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY HOUSE IN 1976

The Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee filed the complaint on April 13 with the United States District Court. The lawsuit says that the University of California has refused to repatriate, or return, the 9,000-year-old remains to the Kumeyaay tribe, on whose … Continue reading

PIERCE COUNTY RELEASES GRANTS FOR HISTORIC HOMEOWNERS, NON-PROFITS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce the 2012-13 Preservation Grant Program, which assists in funding preservation efforts in the Pierce County. The program is funded by HDOC money, derived from the $1 recording fee, … Continue reading