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“Preservation Works” RI Historic Preservation Conference
By Donna DiMichele | March 14, 2013
“Preservation Works”–the 28th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference
Where: West Warwick, RI
When: Saturday, April 27, 8:30am-6pm
Registration cost: $40.00 includes morning coffee and pastry, lunch, closing reception
The day-long “Preservation Works” conference examines how preservation works and what we work to preserve–historic libraries, mills and mill villages, downtown commercial districts, public works, and works of art. The event gets underway at the Church of St. John the Baptist in historic Arctic Village with a keynote speech on the industrialization of 19th-century southern New England.
Among the breakout sessions scheduled is a panel on “New Libraries in Old Buildings” moderated by Brian Jones of the Rhode Island Library Report with Laura Marlane (Providence Community Library), Jack Renshaw (architect for recent Willett Free Library project), and Kathryn Taylor (Memorial and Library Association).
Also on tap are 11 additional workshops and 11 bus, bicycle, and walking tours of historic places around the Pawtuxet River Valley, from majestic Royal Mill to rural Hopkins Hollow. The day winds down with a closing reception at historic Centreville Bank on Arctic’s Main Street.
Presented by the R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission with the Town of West Warwick and the Pawtuxet Valley Preservation & Historical Society.
For more information and to register or call (401)732-1009.
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