Historic Preservation Workshop: 10/8/11

Historic Preservation Workshop: 10/8/11

Historic Preservation Workshop:
Preparing Nominations for the National Register of Historic Places
and the National Historic Landmarks Program

Saturday, October 8, 2011
10 am to 12 noon
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
1150 Beal Avenue (for directions, see http://bentley.umich.edu/general/visiting/)

Interested in learning about the nomination process for the National Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Landmarks Program? Come to this workshop with Alexandra M. Lord, Branch Chief of the National Historic Landmarks Program of the National Park Service. Lord will explain how properties are determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NR) and for designation as a National Historic Landmark (NHL), how the programs’ criteria are applied, and how to assess the historical significance and integrity of a property. She will discuss the steps involved in researching and writing a nomination, and describe what information should be provided to State Historic Preservation Offices and the National Park Service as part of the nomination process.

This workshop is free and open to the public. Please register by sending an email to Shelly Rettell, Events and Administrative Assistant at the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan at rrettell@umich.edu (or call 734-615-7400).

This workshop is sponsored by the Public History Initiative of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan; the Washtenaw County Historical Society; and the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.