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Heritage Area Report Released
The National Park System Advisory Board has released Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas: A Report by the National Park System Advisory Board. The 32-page report, designed by the National Geographic Society, highlights the accomplishments of the 27 existing National Heritage Areas and provides recommendations on what the National Park Service should do to secure a future place for the areas in the National Park System. The report’s findings and recommendations are the result of a two-year review of National Heritage Areas by the Board’s Partnerships Committee, chaired by Advisory Board member Jerry Hruby, mayor of Brecksville, Ohio. The review and the report were accomplished in close partnership with the Alliance of National Heritage Areas and three national heritage areas which hosted committee meetings.
To view an electronic version of the report, visit: http://www.nps.gov/policy/NHAreport.htm
National Park Service Posts Its
42nd Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel itinerary
The newest Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary, the Maritime History of Massachusetts, has been posted by the National Park Service at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/intro.htm.
The itinerary was created by the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places and Maritime Heritage Programs, in partnership with the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. The itinerary features 88 registered historic places including lighthouses, ships and historic districts that tell the story of the interdependent relationship between Massachusetts and the sea.
The Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary series was developed by the National Park Service and is posted at www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/. The series includes 42 on-line itineraries and five printed itineraries featuring more than 1,800 historic places listed in the National Register of Historic Places including nearly 400 National Historic Landmarks.
Itineraries are created in partnership by the National Park Service; the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers; and federal, state and local governments and private organizations. More than 150 communities and organizations have developed itineraries in partnership with the National Park Service on a cost share basis.
 Each itinerary includes essays and descriptions, pictures and maps locating featured historic places, as well as links to these historic places' web sites and a learn more section with links to other web sites such as tourism bureaus and chambers of commerce, national parks, related National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans, publications and the National Trust Historic Hotels of America program. Some itineraries are based on themes such as civil rights, the Underground Railroad, aviation, and Lewis and Clark expedition sites, while others feature towns, cities, regions, and heritage areas.
National Heritage Area
Newsletter Subscriptions Invited
The National Heritage Areas office, part of the National Park Service, distributes a complimentary monthly e-bulletin to members of the international heritage community, highlighting the latest news of interest to national heritage areas, emerging heritage areas, and specialists in heritage development, conservation and interpretation. The bulletin includes updates in the following areas:
- Legislation
- News from the Heritage Areas
- News from the Alliance of National Heritage Areas
- Conferences and Events
- Grants and Awards Opportunities
- Publications and Resources.
Starting in November, the National Heritage Areas office and the Alliance of National Heritage Areas will begin co-producing a combined monthly newsletter. The new format will update readers on the same kinds of information, but also highlight more of the projects, events and initiatives happening in national heritage areas.
To read the past issues, visit http://www.cr.nps.gov/heritageareas/REP/BB.htm.
To subscribe, send an email to the editor at suzanne_copping@contractor.nps.gov.
Contributions for the bulletin should be sent to the editor by the 22nd of the month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter.
Heritage Area Conference
Set for June 18-21, 2007
The Alliance of National Heritage Areas will sponsor the third International Heritage Development Conference in Detroit, Michigan, June 18-21, 2007. The conference theme, Your Passport to Crossing Boundaries in Heritage Development, will be highlighted during all-day tours, regional labs and evening entertainment that showcase the MotorCities National Heritage Area and its historic settings in Michigan and nearby Canada.
The conference will also include 20 sessions at which presenters will highlight international and local projects and approaches in the following areas:
For more information on the conference, visit http://www.nationalheritageareas.org
83 Preserve America Communities Designated in 2006
Eighty-three communities were designated as Preserve America Communities by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 2006. The award recognizes communities that protect and celebrate their heritage, use their historic assets for economic development and community revitalization, and encourage people to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and heritage tourism programs.
The next deadline for applications for Preserve America Community designation is December 1, 2006. For information on applying for designation, visit www.preserveamerica.gov.
Communities designated in 2006 as of September are:
Arkansas: Dumas, Fort Smith, Van Buren
Arizona: Glendale, Yuma
California: Elk Grove, Redlands, Santa Barbara
Colorado: Breckenridge, Cripple Creek, Durango, Frisco,
Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Montezuma County,
Pagosa Springs, Park County
Connecticut: Simsbury
Georgia: Dalton, LaGrange
Hawaii: Chinatown Special Historic District Neighborhood, Honolulu
Indiana: Irvington Neighorhood, Indianapolis; New Albany
Iowa: Oskaloosa, Sioux City, Waterloo
Kentucky:
Bell Court Neighborhood, Lexington
Gratz Park Neighborhood, Lexington
Historic Portland Neighborhood, Louisville
West Main Street Preservation District Neighborhood, Louisville
Russellville
Louisiana: Baton Rouge
Maryland: Baltimore, Charles County, Salisbury
Maine: Dover-Foxcroft
Michigan: Cadillac
Minnesota: Minneapolis, Wabasha
Missouri: Independence, Weston
Mississippi: Canton, Vicksburg
Montana: Butte-Silver Bow, Missoula, Red Lodge, Terry
North Carolina: Fayetteville
New Jersey: Wall Township
New Mexico: Silver City
Nevada: Sparks
New York: Cortland, Peekskill
Ohio: Granville, Medina
Pennsylvania: Washington County, York
South Carolina: Bluffton
Tennessee: Oak Ridge, Rugby, The District Neighborhood, Nashville
Texas: Fredericksburg, Hidalgo, McKinney, New Braunfels, Palestine,
Plano, San Marcos
Utah: Brigham City, Salt Lake City, Tooele County
Virginia: Harrisonburg
Vermont: Winooski
Washington: Anacortes, King County, Palouse, Port Townsend,
Redmond, Skykomish
Wisconsin: Fond du Lac, Richfield
West Virginia: Charles Town, Mannington
2007 Nominations due December 1, 2006
Preserve America Presidential Award
2007 Nominations Sought
Two Programs Recognized in 2006 Heritage Tourism Category
Nominations for the Preserve America Presidential Awards program are due November 1, 2006. The program began in 2004 to recognize exemplary heritage tourism projects and private preservation efforts. Awards will be announced in May by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
Nomination guidelines and forms are available at www.preserveamerica.gov
In 2006, two outstanding programs received recognition in the Heritage Tourism category from more than 85 nominations submitted from across the country. Recipients were:
The Maryland Heritage Areas Program was created in 1996 to leverage compatible state and non-state investment to protect and enhance Maryland’s historical, cultural and natural resources. To participate, partnerships of local government and private sector interests must complete and adopt a management plan and create and sustain a local management entity to implement the plan, with 50-50 cost-sharing with the state. Significant outcomes include engagement of the entire state, development of interdisciplinary partnerships at the state and local level, development of new heritage tourism products and programs, and leveraging of federal, local, and private funds to support heritage tourism efforts statewide. Now in its tenth year, the program contains 11 certified heritage areas.
The program is lead by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, a 17-member body appointed by the Governor and staffed by the Maryland Historical Trust. Key partners are local heritage area management entities located throughout the state. These management entities have collaborated to form the Maryland Coalition of Heritage Areas which provides guidance on program policy and plays an essential role in advocating for the program at the state and local level.
To learn more about Maryland’s heritage areas, visit www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net
Mission San Luis, a National Historic Landmark, was the western capital of Spanish Florida from 1656 to 1704. In addition to more than 1400 Apalachee residents, San Luis was home to several hundred Spaniards, including friars, soldiers, and civilians. The 17th Century settlement was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and purchased by the State of Florida in 1983. Since that time, the site has been managed by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Historical Resources.
“We are honored to receive this coveted award for Mission San Luis, one of our country's true cultural treasures,” said Florida Department of State Secretary Sue Cobb.
"The wide variety of educational programs offered at the Mission illuminate important and under-represented aspects of Florida’s early history. The Hispanic and Native American interactions researched and analyzed at San Luis continue to increase our understanding and appreciation of our diverse national heritage.”
Office of the Secretary •
R. A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street •
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(P) 850.245.6500 • (F) 850.245.6125
http://www.dos.state.fl.us
IMLS Awards Grants to African American History Museums
In September 2006, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their first-ever grant awards for Museums Grants for African American History and Culture. Eight grants totaling $808,230 were awarded to African American museums across the country to help build professional capacity in the African American museum community. The next deadline for grants in this category will be January 15, 2007.
For more information about the grant projects awarded and for guidelines and application, go to http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm
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