September 4 Missouri Preservation’s Executive Director, Bill Hart, speaks on historic preservation advocacy for Virtual Cultural Heritage Workshop series hosted by Missouri Humanities Council. View video here.
September 15 Missouri Preservation’s Executive Director, Bill Hart, to speak on Places in Peril program for “Archaeology Around the World” series with St. Louis Public Library. Registration is free but required. Click here to register.
September 15 “The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership is encouraging stakeholders along Route 66 to consider taking advantage of two different grant opportunities offered via the National Trust for Historic Preservation.Access the attached press release from The Road Ahead for details. Funding for projects is available, so check out these opportunities.”
September 21 Looking for Diversity Scholarship Applicants in Missouri for the National Trust’s PastForward Conference!The Diversity Scholarship Program (DSP) introduces new preservation leaders to the historic preservation community each year at the PastForward conference. Learn more here https://savingplaces.org/diversity-scholarship… At the PastForward Conference (https://savingplaces.org/conference#.X2jFDmhKjIV), scholars will hear from expert speakers who will provide practical, relevant information to meet their evolving needs in the pandemic and post-pandemic periods. Featuring the themes Resilience and Relevance, PastForward Online 2020 will feature more than 32 sessions on topics such as racial justice and equity, dealing with the effects of the pandemic, climate change, the challenges facing America’s main streets, and many more. Scholars will be inspired to think through what these changes mean for you as an individual, and for organizations.
September 24 The Hall of Waters in Excelsior Springs, Missouri was built as PWA Project #5252 in 1934. In 2019 it was listed as a Missouri Place in Peril. It has been included in this year’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places announced by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read more here.