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  • Thursday and Friday, September 23 – 24 – 2021 Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference, Online

    Education is a cornerstone of Preservation Massachusetts’ mission. By bringing the preservation community together to learn, share, mentor and network, we strengthen ourselves, our initiatives, and our collective movement. Since 2015, Preservation Massachusetts has presented this biennial statewide program in partnership with organizations and agencies around the Commonwealth.  

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    This September 23-24, join them for the first-ever virtual Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference. A virtual event allows them to reach all communities across the Commonwealth. From urban to rural, coastal to inland, our various regions represent diverse approaches to the preservation of our historic buildings, landscapes, histories, sites and resources. The conference will highlight preservation successes, challenges and lessons learned. Some topics include How Historic Preservation is Tackling Affordable Housing and Climate Change, Demo Delay Bylaws & Historic Districts, and Barn Preservation Basics.

    Register for $25 and get access to all live conference sessions (9:00am-12:00pm, Sept 23-24), plus exclusive on-demand content. If you can’t choose among several great topics, don’t worry, you’ll have access to recordings of them all! Plus, we’ll host on-demand digital content created with the expertise of our partners from across Massachusetts. 

    Register by 12:00pm on the last day of the conference, September 24, and get access to live, recorded, and on-demand content both during and after the conference. Questions? Call 617-938-8879 or email jroper@preservationmass.org Register HERE.

  • Wednesday, June 8, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Fabulous Flowers and Foliage for Summer Gardens

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society continues its “Wednesday Evening” series at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, with Suzanne Mahler speaking on the topic Fabulous Flowers and Foliage for Summer Gardens. Everyone’s garden looks terrific in June, but careful choices made early in the season can ensure that the beds you have at the beginning of summer still looks great in July and August, when our gardens become tired. Foliage (Persian shield, below) has a major role to play in a good-looking mid- and late-summer garden. Suzanne’s own garden is a testament to how ‘summer’ means more than June beauty.  All “Wednesday Evenings” talks begin at 7 p.m. and are held in the Education Building at Elm Bank. They end when the last question is answered.  The cost to Mass Hort members is $10 per talk or $50 for the series of ten. The charge for non-Mass Hort members is $15 per talk. Refreshments and beverages are served at all talks.  Reservations are not required.  For directions and more information, visit www.masshort.org.

  • Wednesday, June 30, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Boston Modern: The Spirit of Reinvention

    The National Trust for Historic Preservation invites the public to a free event – Boston Modern: The Spirit of Reinvention -  on Wednesday, June 30, beginning at 6:30 pm, celebrating the history and debating the future of the Boston area’s Modern and recent past architecture.  Join some of the preservation movement’s sharpest thinkers and most outspoken commentators for a provocative evening exploring the critical, and often controversial, issues facing the future of Greater Boston’s 20th century structures and landscapes.  Journalist and author Anthony Flint of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will moderate a panel featuring David Fixler, FAIA of EYP and DOCOMOMO-US/New England, Kathy Spiegelman, Chief Planner, Harvard’s Allston Initiative, and others.  After hearing the experts, add your voice to the conversation during the public forum.

    A Special Insiders Tour of The First Church at 6:30 pm will be limited to the first 45 registrants.  The reception and program will begin at 7 pm.  RSVP to my.PreservationNation.org/BostonModern.

    The Boston Modern event is presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Modernism + Recent Past Program and Northeast Office, in partnership with the Boston Preservation Alliance, Boston Landmarks Commission, Boston Society of Architects, Common Boston, DOCOMOMO-US/new Engld, Historic New England, and Preservation Massachusetts, with sponsorship from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Henry Luce Foundation.

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  • Monday, November 16, 6:30 pm – Historic Barns in Southeastern Massachusetts

    Barns are a treasured part of the rural Massachusetts landscape but are too quickly becoming an endangered species. On Monday, November 16, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Bristol County Agricultural High School library, 135 Center Street in Dighton, hear about the styles of barns in Southeastern Massachusetts, tips on stabilizing barns until full preservation can begin, and how the Community Preservation Act supports historic preservation in other Massachusetts towns. Speakers include master timberframer Ian Ellison and other Massachusetts historic preservation specialists.

    Submit pictures of local barns with specific questions to Kelley Whitmore, kwhitmore@ttor.org. Please know we may not be able to cover all submissions. Pre-registration via email to Kelley is requested by not required.

    Sponsored by The Trustees of Reservations and Preservation Massachusetts.  Free admission.  For directions, you may also call 508-636-7043.

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  • Wednesday, May 6, 5:30 pm – Preservation Massachusetts 22nd Annual Awards Dinner

    Celebrate sustainable green preservation at the 22nd Annual Awards Dinner of Preservation Massachusetts at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.  Each May, the Preservation Awards recognizes the efforts and accomplishments of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to preserving the Commonwealth’s historic resources.  Since 1988 the awards have been a festive gathering for the Massachusetts preservation community and an opportunity to spotlight individuals and corporations that generously support Preservation Massachusetts and its programs. For ticket and sponsorship information email Erin Kelly at ekelly@preservationmass.org, or visit www.preservationmass.org.