The following links jump to additional organzational information.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH)
AARCHs mission is to promote better public understanding, appreciation and stewardship of the regions built environment. Among AARCHs many activities are: sponsoring a series of tours of historic places during the summer and fall; conducting workshops;giving presentations on a variety of subjects; publishing a Newsletter; and providing technical assistance to individuals, organizations and local governments.
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Steven Engelhart
Executive Director |
Civic Center, Suite 312
1790 Main StreetKeeseville, NY 12944
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(518) 834-9225 |
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(518) 834-9328 | |
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www.aarch.org | aarch1@aol.com |
Center for Folklife, History and Cultural Programs Crandall Public Library
The Center for Folklife, History & Cultural Programs at Crandall Public Library is committed to original research and documentation, special collections, cultural programs, and scholarly discussion on the living and historical heritage of the region. This heritage, in all its diversity and complexity, is the core of who we are, and a fuller understanding and appreciation of its value contributes to the quality of life in our community.
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Todd DeGarmo
Director of the Center |
251 Glen Street, City ParkGlens Falls, NY 12801
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(518) 792-5251 |
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(518) 792-6508 | |
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www.crandalllibrary.org | gle-degar@sals.edu |
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. CCE programming strengthens the economic and social vitality of communities by:
- empowering communities to be viable, dynamic and sustaining;
- leveraging and applying private and public sector resources wisely;
- enhancing small business development and management;
- developing, enhancing and retaining a strong agricultural industry.
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Rod Howe
Assistant Director, Community & Economic Vitality
Associate Director, Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) |
43 Warren Hall
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853
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(607) 255-2231 |
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(607) 255-9510 | |
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www.cardi.cornell.edu | www.cce.cornell.edu | rlh13@cornell.edu |
Cornell University Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Planning
The program works in the field with a broad range of individuals, agencies, and organizations to advance historic preservation.
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Michael Tomlan
Associate Professor & Director |
210 W. Sibley HallIthaca, NY 14853
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(607) 255-1971 |
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(607) 255-7261 | |
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www.preservenet.cornell.edu | mat4@cornell.edu |
Dutch Barn Preservation Society
The Dutch Barn Preservation Society was incorporated in 1986 as a not-for-profit organization by barn owners, historians and other concerned individuals alarmed by the barns rapid disappearance. The Society sponsors recording projects, educational barn tours, and publications, and is a source of technical and historical information. Members have been instrumental in preserving and restoring threatened barns, and are continually exploring opportunities to offer technical advice and financial assistance. 2001 will be the sixth $500 grant to someone restoring a Dutch Barn.
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Ned Pratt
President |
116 Third StreetTroy, NY 12180
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www.dutchbarns.homestead.com/home.html | nedpratt66@aol.com |
Historic Ithaca, Inc.
Historic Ithaca, Inc. was founded in 1966 to identify and preserve the historic built environment of Tompkins County for the benefit of all. We recognize that this environment is not only architecture but also the streets, trees and other elements intrinsic to our community life and shared heritage. Preservation of these elements is inevitably connected to the quality of life together, and to the economic and social well being of us as a people. Our goals are:
- To increase awareness of the communitys built environment through diverse educational programs;
- To provide leadership towards preservation of significant elements of the built environment;
- To encourage preservation efforts;
- To support contemporary design and planning sympathetic to the historic environment.
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Scott Whitham
Executive Director |
120 N. Cayuga Street Ithaca, NY 14850
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(607) 273-4816 |
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(607) 273-6633 | |
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www.historicithaca.com | hi@lightlink.com |
New York State Historical Association
The Mission of the New York State Historical Association is to instill and cultivate in a broad public audience an informed appreciation of the diversity of the American past, especially as represented and exemplified by the history of New York State, to better understand the present.
The Farmers museum is a private educational institution, serving the public, that is dedicated to representing American rural life as typified in central New York by preserving the past, recording the present and educating for the future.
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Gilbert Vincent
President |
NYSHA
Box 800Cooperstown, NY 13326
The Farmers' Museum
Box 30Cooperstown, NY 13326
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(518) 271-6647 |
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(607) 547-1404 | |
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www.nysha.org | gib@NYSHA.org |
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The Field Services Bureau of the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation is responsible for promoting the identification and preservation of the state's historic resources (buildings, structures, objects, districts, and archeological sites). To accomplish this, the Bureau administers the State and National Registers of Historic Places, the historic resources survey at the state level, the federal Investment Tax Credit, the Certified Local Government program, state preservation grants, state and federal environmental reviews, and related technical assistance to agencies, organizations, and individuals throughout New York State.
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Cynthia Blakemore
Archeologist |
Field Services Bureau Peebles Island
P.O. Box 189Waterford, NY 12188
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(518) 233-9049 |
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(518) 237-8643 | |
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nysparks.state.ny.us/next.html | cynthia.blakemore@oprhp.state.ny.us |
Newark Valley Historical Society (NVHS)
Operates both the Bement-Billings Farmstead and Newark Valley Depot. Preserve, protect and acquire history as it relates to Northern Tioga County. Educate the public regarding its importance.
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Ed Nizalowski
Chairman, Board of TrusteesKim Mayhew
Education Director |
P.O. Box 222Ithaca, NY 14850
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(607) 642-9516 |
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(607) 642-9516 | |
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www.tier.net/nvhistory | edniz@prodigy.net |
Preservation League of New York State
The Preservation League of New York State is the only statewide, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection of New Yorks diverse and rich heritage of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes. It actively encourages historic preservation by individuals, public and private organizations and agencies in communities throughout the state and provides a unified voice for historic preservation efforts. The League advances preservation projects through technical support, legal assistance and public policy work, and promotes public awareness of the importance of protecting the states irreplaceable treasures through conferences, workshops, and publications.
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Tania G. Werbizky
Director, Technical and Grant Programs |
44 Central AvenueAlbany, NY 12206
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(518) 462-5658 / (607) 272-6510 |
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(518) 462-5684 / (607) 272-6510 | |
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www.preservenys.org | info@preservenys.org |
Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA)
The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and interpretation of Long Islands past. SPLIA pursues this goal through its historic house museums, gallery for changing exhibitions, educational programs and publications on Long Islands history and architecture. Working with all levels of government, chambers of commerce, historical societies and museums, SPLIA seeks to provide knowledge and insight into the cultural inheritance of every Long Islander and to further the goals of historic preservation.
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Joel Snodgrass
Development Officer / Project Coordinator |
P.O. Box 148Cold Springs Harbor, NY 11724
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(631) 692-4664 |
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(631) 692-5265 | |
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www.splia.org | staff@splia.org |
SUNY Alfred State College Historic Restoration & Renovation Institute
Alfred State has a new Historic Restoration and Renovation Institute. Leon Buckwalter, a specialist in the restoration of timber-framed structures, has been named director. For 30 years, he says, the thrust of preservation has been in architecture and planning. Now, the challenge is finding people qualified "to do the actual work" of restoration. The program will emphasize use of materials and techniques appropriate to the period of projects and draw on the expertise of the college's carpentry and masonry programs. Start-up funding is being provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Cattaraugus Local Development Corp.
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Leon Buckwalter
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BuckwaLS@alfredstate.edu |
The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, Inc.
Founded in 1969, The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization working to protect the natural resources of the Catskill mountain region of New York State while fostering appropriate and sustainable economic development. The Catskill Centers mission is to "protect and foster the environmental and economic well-being of the Catskill region and its communities."
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Helen Budrock
Assistant Director |
Route 28Arkville, NY 12406
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(845) 586-2611 |
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(845) 586-3044 | |
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www.catskillcenter.org | cccd@catskillcenter.org |
Traditional Timberframers Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG)
We support all efforts to preserve our timberframe heritage. In adapting old barns for reuse, we believe it is important to preserve as much of the barn as possible in its new configuration including the original fabric of the building as well as the traditional technology that was used in its construction. We think it is important to preserve the barns of New York as a unique part of our American heritage.
TTRAG Goals:
- To save and/or survey old and traditionally timber-framed buildings.
- To develop a survey form and checklist to be used by members and others in cataloguing old buildings.
- To contact appropriate related groups to make them aware of our existence and services.
- To examine the evolution of timber framing.
- To develop a shared archive.
- To create appropriate restoration policies and practices.
- To promote the use of traditional materials and joinery in timber framing.
- To pursue funding from all sources to achieve these goals.
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Richard Lazarus
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63 Howland RoadSpencer, NY 14883
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www.tfguild.org | lazarus@lightlink.com |
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