Historic Preservation Resources on the Web

VERMONT RESOURCES
ARCHAEOLOGY
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
FUNDRAISING and FUNDING SOURCES
GOVERNMENT and PUBLIC POLICY
HERITAGE EDUCATION
HERITAGE TOURISM
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HISTORIC PRESERVATION EDUCATION
HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION
LAWS and LEGISLATION
PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SPRAWL AND SMART GROWTH
SMART GROWTH SUGGESTED RESOURCES
STATEWIDE NONPROFIT PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

 

VERMONT RESOURCES

Green Mountain Club
Historic Windsor, Inc.and Preservation Institute
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Lake Champlain Land Trust
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
The Nature Conservancy
Preservation Burlington
University of Vermont's Historic Preservation Program
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Vermont Archaelogical Society
Vermont Arts Council    
Vermont Crafts Council
Vermont Bridges
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
Vermont Environmental Board
Vermont Folklife Center
Vermont Historical Society
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Vermont Land Trust
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Vermont Legislature
Vermont Life Magazine
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Vermont Regional Planning Commissions
Vermont Vacations.com



ARCHEOLOGY

Internet Resources for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and Archaeology (NPS): http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/NCPTT2/compo_AC.stm
Society for Commercial Archaeology:http://www.sca-roadside.org
Society for Historical Archaeology: http://www.sha.org
Society for Industrial Archaeology: http://www.ss.mtu.edu/ia/sia.html

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation: http://www.ahlp.org/
Cultural Landscapes (NPS): http://www.cr.nps.gov/landscapes.htm
Olmstead Center for Landscape Preservation: http://www.nps.gov/frla/oclp.htm
National Trust Rural Heritage Program: http://www.ruralheritage.org
Scenic America: http://www.scenic.org

FUNDRAISING and FUNDING SOURCES
Chronicle of Philanthropy: http://www.nonprofit.com/

Sources of Historic Preservation Funds (NPS): http://www2.cr.nps.gov/grants.htm

Dunn Foundation: Among the grant-making priorities for the Dunn Foundation are children's education and general community education related to the conservation and enhancement of New England's visual environment. http://www.dunnfoundation.org

Foundation Center: http://www.fdncenter.org/

Fundraising Online: This site offers news and information on using the Internet to assist your fundraising efforts. The site includes events calendar, links to related sites, a free email newsletter, and other information: http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/misc/990804olfr.html

Grant Seeker’s Guide to the Internet: http://www.mindspring.com/~ajgrant/guide.htm

Philanthropy Journal Online: The latest news about foundations, corporate giving, planned giving, and other fundraising topics: http://www.philanthropy-journal.org

Philanthropy News Network Online: http://www.pnnonline.org

Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit: Guide to federal historic preservation grant and tax incentive programs. http://www2.cr.nps.gov/grants.htm

 

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
Heritage Preservation Services (NPS): http://www2.cr.nps.gov/
Preservation Action : http://www.preservationaction.org
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse : http://www.sprawlwatch.org
State Historic Preservation Legislation Database: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/arts/statehist_intro.htm
U.S. Congress: http://www.congress.org/
U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov
U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov

HERITAGE EDUCATION
Teaching with Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp

HERITAGE TOURISM
National Register Travel Itineraries: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel
National Trust Historic Travel: http://www.nationaltrust.org/travel_with_the_trust.html?cat=3

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: http://www.achp.gov/
Barn Again! (National Trust): http://www.agriculture.com/ba
International Council on Monuments and Sites : http://www.icomos.org/
League of Historic American Theatres: http://www.lhat.org
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NPS): http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
National Railway Historical Society: http://www.nrhs.com
National Register of Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
National Trust for Historic Preservation: http://www.nationaltrust.org
National Trust’s Main Street Program: http://www.mainst.org
National Trust's Preservation Magazine On-Line: http://www.preservationonline.org
Old House Network: http://www.oldhouse.com
Preservation Books (National Trust): http://www.preservationbooks.org
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/secstan2.htm
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities: http://www.spnea.org 
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers: http://www.ncshpo.org/

HISTORIC PRESERVATION EDUCATION

http://www.cubekc.org: In 1983, with help from architects, preservationists and educators, Ginny Graves established The Center for Understanding the Built Environment. Since then, CUBE has taught thousands of school teachers, who in turn have helped hundreds of thousands of students to appreciate good design, preservation and planning with a comprehensive program of courses, workshops, newsletters and teaching guides which serve both a local and national audience. CUBE's web site includes membership information, a catalog of available curricula, listings of upcoming workshops, and its newsletter.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp Teaching with Historic Places uses properties listed in the national Park Service's Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. Website has information on ready-to-use lesson plans, multifaceted education kits, and professional development materials and workshops.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov: .  Excellent resource for a wide range of preservation information. Most useful of all is its annotated database of online electronic resources of interest to the preservation community. Also offers job listings, sources of funding for preservation projects, lists of conferences, training, and education programs, preservation award programs, and access to federal laws on historic preservation.

National Register of Historic Places
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr: General information on the NR, a useful FAQ, how to order publications, and searchable list of all properties/districts listed on the NR.

National Trust Library
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/NTL/ntl.html: Search the National Trust library's collection of over 300 preservation periodicals for articles and other information.

Old House Journal
http://www.oldhousejournal.com: Access to magazine articles and features, a reader bulletin board, classifieds, and online databases of restoration products/services and contractors.

Preserve/Net
http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu: Preserve/Net is a general preservation web site offering information on upcoming conferences and events, a directory to undergraduate, graduate, and trade education programs in preservation, and employment, internship, grants, and scholarship information. It also features a comprehensive set of links to other historic preservation sites.

Secretary of the Interior Standards
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/secstan1.htm: Standards available in full-text format.

Traditional Building
http://www.traditional-building.com: This Website is the gateway to more than 300 leading suppliers of traditionally styled products and related services. These products are appropriate for restoration and renovation of older structures--as well as traditionally styled new buildings. This site has been assembled primarily for design and construction professionals, and owners and managers of historic buildings.

Vermont Heritage Network
http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/hpr4.html: Vermont Heritage Network's useful bibliography of historic preservation-related publications. The bibliography has six sections: architecture, conservation, preservation philosophy, history of the historic preservation movement, preservation planning, and dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, bibliographies, and periodicals.

LAWS and LEGISLATION

http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/legal.html: This special section of Preserve/Net contains hypertext versions of major federal and state legislation affecting preservation, as well as the major preservation court cases. Also included are historic district ordinances and constitutional provisions.

http://capwiz.com/nthp2/home/%20<http://capwiz.com/nthp2/home/> Information on current and upcoming legal battles with ramifications for historic preservation. Maintained by the National Trust's Law Department.

http://www.nationaltrust.org/advocate_better_policies/preservation_advocate_news.asp Online version of the National Trust's Preservation Advocate News, a monthly publication with updates on major federal and state legislative initiatives and issues.

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/arts/statehist_intro.htm: The State Historic Preservation Legislation Database contains a comprehensive listing and narrative summaries for all state legislation or state constitution articles that contain specific references to: Historic properties; archeological sites or materials collected from archeological sites; or culturally significant unmarked human burials and associated burial objects. The database contains citations from the legislative code books from the fifty states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. For the few cases where pertinent legislation has not been written into the state code, the act itself has been cited, if available.

http://www.sprawlwatch.org: Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse is a resource center which provides information, advice, and referrals on issues related to sprawl and smart growth. The Clearinghouse helps advocates, grassroots organizations, public officials, developers, architects, planners, policymakers and others revitalize existing communities and reduce urban sprawl. The web site offers resource lists and access to federal policies and legislation related to sprawl.

PLANNING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
American Planning Association: http://www.planning.org
Planning Commissioners Journal : http://www.plannersweb.com
Planning and Development Network: http://www.planetizen.com/

SPRAWL and SMART GROWTH
Conservation Law Foundation:  http://www.clf.org/
Vermont Natural Resources Council:  http://www.clf.org/
Vermont Forum on Sprawl:  http://www.vtsprawl.org/
Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG):  http://www.vpirg.org/
Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative http://www.vtsprawl.org/Initiatives/sgcollaborative/VSGC_main.htm
Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions:  http://www.uvm.edu/~envprog/epic/avcc.html
Friends of the Earth:  http://www.foe.org/
American Farmland Trust: http://www.farmland.org
Brookings Institution: Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy: http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/urban.htm
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Communities: http://www.sustainable.doe.gov
Sierra Club: http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl
Smart Growth Network: http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Sprawl Busters: http://www.sprawl-busters.com
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse: http://www.sprawlwatch.org/
Urban Land Institute: http://www.uli.org

SMART GROWTH SUGGESTED RESOURCES

http://www.vtsprawl.org/Initiatives/sgcollaborative/VSGC_main.htm
Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative.  Nine Vermont organizations have joined together to launch a collaborative effort to advance policy, education, and community strategies to reduce sprawl and achieve Smart Growth in Vermont. The Collaborative will build upon each organization's individual expertise to develop a strategic and coordinated effort that will achieve significantly greater success collectively than any single partner could achieve alone. The Collaborative's efforts will not only strengthen each partner's existing work, but will result in new projects using each partner's unique skills that will enhance Smart Growth efforts throughout Vermont and beyond.

http://www.epa.gov/region5/sprawl/index.html: "While Federal agencies are not the appropriate venue for local land-use decisions, these organizations can provide assistance in the forms of grant funds, data and information, and technical assistance to communities interested in more sustainable urban development alternatives." The contacts are organized by environmental and metropolitan issues, and each issue page contains a list of related Federal programs and regional agency contacts (although Region 5 contacts are listed, links are to national web sites).

http://www.vtsprawl.org/: Though the site is focused on Vermont, much of the information is applicable on a broader bases ("Additional Resources," "FAQ," etc.). The "Bulletin Board" is a collection of articles and editorials on sprawl from Vermont newspapers. Of particular interest is author James Howard Kuntsler's ("The Geography of Nowhere") comments during his visit to Montpelier.

http://www.sprawl-busters.com: Al Norman's web site, with updates on battles from around the country, a list of community victories, and a useful reading list.

STATEWIDE NONPROFIT PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
Arizona Preservation Foundation: http://www.azpreservation.org/
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities: http://www.apva.org/apva/index.html
California Preservation Foundation : http://www.californiapreservation.org/
Colorado Preservation, Inc.: http://www.coloradopreservation.org/
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation : http://www.cttrust.org
D.C. Preservation League : http://www.dcpreservation.org
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation : http://www.floridatrust.org/
Georgia Trust: http://www.georgiatrust.org/
Historic Hawai’i Foundation: http://www.historichawaii.org/
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana: http://www.historiclandmarks.org/
Historic Massachusetts: http://www.historicmass.org
Historic Preservation League of Oregon: http://www.hplo.org/
Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance: http://www.iowapreservation.org/
Kansas Preservation Alliance: http://www.kpalliance.org
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois: http://www.landmarks.org/
Maine Preservation: http://www.mainepreservation.com
Michigan Historic Preservation Network: http://www.mhpn.org
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation: http://www.preservemo.org/
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance: http://www.nhpreservation.org
New Jersey Historic Trust: http://www.njht.org/
Palmetto Trust for  Historic Preservation (SC): http://www.palmettoconservation.org/
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota: http://www.mnpreservation.org/
Preservation Alliance of Virginia: http://www.vapreservation.org/
Preservation Delaware: http://www.preservationde.org
Preservation Idaho: http://www.preservationidaho.org
Preservation League of New York State: http://www.preservenys.org/
Preservation Maryland: http://www.preservemd.org/
Preservation New Jersey: http://www.preservationnj.org/
Preservation North Carolina: http://www.presnc.org/
Preservation Pennsylvania: http://www.preservationpa.org
Preservation Trust of Vermont: http://www.ptvermont.org
Preserve Rhode Island: http://www.preserveri.org
Preserve South Dakota: http://www.preservesd.org/who.we.are.htm
Utah Heritage Foundation: http://www.utahheritagefoundation.com