[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-September 13, 2010

Mon Sep 13 15:22:33 EDT 2010

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

September 13, 2010

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 Commonwealth 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> 

SURVEY AND PLANNING GRANT CYCLE FOR 2011

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) Fiscal Year 2011 Survey and Planning Grant cycle is underway.   For the FY 2011 round, eligible applicants will include all local historical commissions, local historic district commissions, municipal planning offices, and other public and non-profit historic preservation organizations. Additional information, guidelines and the pre-application form are available on MHC’s web site at: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm <http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm> 

As the State Historic Preservation Office, the Massachusetts Historical Commission is responsible for administering the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service and State Historic Preservation Offices, to grant funds to communities and private non-profit organizations for a wide range of preservation‑related activities. These include completion of cultural resource inventories, nomination of significant properties to the National Register of Historic Places, completion of community-wide preservation plans, and other types of studies, reports, publications and projects that relate to the identification and protection of significant historic properties and sites. The goal of the Survey and Planning Grant program is to support efforts to identify and plan for the protection of the significant historic buildings, structures, archaeological sites and landscapes of the Commonwealth. 

With this announcement, the MHC is initiating the Fiscal Year 2011 grant round of funding for Certified Local Governments (CLGs), municipal historic preservation commissions, non-profit organizations and other eligible applicants.   (MHC is required under federal law to pass through 10% of its annual federal budget allocation to CLGs.  CLGs in Massachusetts are the municipalities of Boston, Bedford, Brookline, Danvers, Eastham, Falmouth, Grafton, Hingham, Lexington, Lowell, Medfield, Methuen, New Bedford, Newton, Plymouth, Quincy, Salem, Somerville, and Worcester.)  In Fiscal Year 2011 the grant program will be available to both CLG and non-CLG municipalities, as well as other qualified applicants

The MHC is targeting a planning figure of $150,000 for the FY 2011 matching grant round.  Please note that for FY 2011 the MHC/Grantee match shares have been revised from 60/40 to 50/50. 

A Survey and Planning grant can provide critical support for projects that help to preserve the character of your community. Please consider applying for a grant by completing a pre‑application and returning it to the Massachusetts Historical Commission by Monday, November 15, 2010.

If you have questions, contact Michael Steinitz at the Massachusetts Historical Commission at Michael.Steinitz at state.ma.us <mailto:Michael.Steinitz at state.ma.us> .

ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH ACTIVITIES

October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month and is celebrated with over 75 local events organized by museums, local historical societies, libraries and professional archaeologists.  Events include field trips, guided tours, lectures and children’s activities.  For more information, visit the home page of the Massachusetts Historical Commission and look under Events and Activities.  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm <http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> 

NEW LISTINGS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Lawrence, Wood Worsted Mill

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

October, 2010

Massachusetts Archaeology Month.  For more information, visit 

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

November 6, 2010

Winterizing Old Homes and Historic Buildings

Cummington, MA.  For more information, visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/pioneer-valley/ <http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/pioneer-valley/> 

November 17, 2010

Greening the Older Home:  Historic Preservation Meets Energy Conservation, Worcester, MA.  For more information, visit http://www.preservationworcester.org/ <http://www.preservationworcester.org/> 

November 17-19, 2010

Build Boston Conference.  Boston, MA.  For more information, visit http://www.buildboston.com/ResPlus/BuildBoston/ <http://www.buildboston.com/ResPlus/BuildBoston/> 

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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.  We welcome your thoughts on what you would like to see in this newsletter.  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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