[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-December 8, 2008

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

December 8, 2008

 

This e-newsletter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
Preservation Planning Division has been prepared for local historical
commissions, historic district commissions and others interested in
historic preservation activities around the state of Massachusetts.  It
is published roughly every other week.  If you have suggestions or items
of interest for this newsletter, please contact Chris Skelly at the
Massachusetts Historical Commission.  Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us
<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> 

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Welcome to our third issue of the Local Preservation Update
e-newsletter.  As always, we welcome your thoughts on what you would
like to see in this newsletter.  

 

Reconnaissance Historic Property Survey Planning Website

A comprehensive, community-wide historic property survey on MHC
inventory forms should be a goal for all local historical commissions.
If your local historical commission is undertaking an update or
expansion of historic property survey forms, a survey plan is an
excellent place to begin.  A survey plan can help your commission
understand your survey needs community-wide and help you prepare an
action plan for accomplishing your survey goals year by year.  The
Massachusetts Historical Commission is introducing a new website for
historic property survey plans that may be of interest to you.  The
purpose of the website is to comprehensively gather street addresses,
digital photographs, historical information and notes in order to make
it easier for everyone involved to see what kinds of survey needs are
present.  With this information, prioritizing community-wide survey
needs is a more manageable task.  About a dozen communities are
currently utilizing this website already.  If you would like additional
information on how this website could benefit your own community, please
contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us
<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>  at the Massachusetts Historical
Commission.   

 

MASSACHUSETTS PRESERVATION PROJECTS FUND

Just a reminder, the applications for Round 15 are due February 20,
2009. Our first workshop at the MHC on December 3, 2008 was a great
success with nearly 30 people in attendance! For MPPF program
information, downloadable Application/Instructions, and directions to
the upcoming workshops please visit the MHC's website. 

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm 

 

SURVEY AND PLANNING GRANTS

Pre-applications for Survey and Planning Grants have already started
arriving at MHC.  If you are planning on submitting a pre-application,
don't forget that the deadline is next Monday, December 15, 2008.  

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm
<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm> 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

December 15, 2008 - Survey and Planning Grant Pre-Applications due at
MHC.

December 17, 2008 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the Community Music School of
Springfield

January 8, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the Millbury Public Library

January 13, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the MHC  

February 20, 2009 - MPPF Round 15 Grant Applications due at MHC.

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

Downloadable MHC survey forms can be found on the MHC website at:  

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/ppdhpp.htm 

 

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Please forward this newsletter on to others that may be interested.  If
you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to receive
it directly, please contact the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission also has a listserve, known as
masshistpres, specifically for historic preservation.  You can join this
listserve by visiting
http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres
<http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> .  This
newsletter is posted on masshistpres directly and sent to local
commission members.  The website for the Massachusetts Historical
Commission is http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm
<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> 

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