May is National Preservation Month, and here is a sampling of preservation-related programs, workshops and events coming up in Ohio during the coming weeks:
April 20 to June 8, Various locations in Cleveland: Shrinking Cities Exhibition, Symposium and Lecture Series – various sponsors including the Ohio Planning Conference/Cleveland Section
April 24, Toledo: Economic Incentives for Historic Properties with speakers Nancy Recchie, Jeff Darbee and John York – sponsored by Preservation Ohio and the Turner Institute for Historic Preservation
May 6, Granville: Explore Ohio’s Classical Architecture: A Spring Talk and Walk in Granville with Architect William Heyer – sponsored by the Columbus Landmarks Foundation; for information, call (614) 221-4508.
May 10, Columbus: Section 106 Review Project Summary Form Training Class – presented by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office
May 10, Springfield: Springfield Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting and 2007 Annual Awards
May 16-17, Cincinnati: Heritage Ohio Annual Conference
May 17, Canton: Annual Dinner, Canton Preservation Society
May 22, Columbus – All presented by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office:
Online Mapping System Training Session
Go Paperless: Using I-Form to Record Historic Properties
Go Paperless: Using I-Form to Record Archeological Properties
May 22, Cleveland Heights: Main Street at Work: Shaping Neighborhood Commercial Centers Around Places - sponsored in part by Future Heights
June 9, Springfield: Big Band Concert on the lawn of the Westcott House – fundraiser in honor of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 140th Birthday
Photo: Heritage Center, Springfield: Preservation Ohio File Photo