| Preservation |
| Reflections of Manatee |
| Preservation |
| Reflections volunteers working to restore the three Curry Settlement houses for future use as museums. |
Preservation begins with the realization of the significance of a site, building, tree or object. The
steps in preservation are:
1. Creating master site files which include historical research, photographs, and collecting the
documentation of its historical significance.
2. The files are then sent to the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
3. When recorded in the State we then notify county and city agencies of its local significance.
4. Now starts the nomination process to the National Register of Historical Places. Eligible National
Register properties are those:
A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
patterns of our history; or
B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that
represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. That have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
steps in preservation are:
1. Creating master site files which include historical research, photographs, and collecting the
documentation of its historical significance.
2. The files are then sent to the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
3. When recorded in the State we then notify county and city agencies of its local significance.
4. Now starts the nomination process to the National Register of Historical Places. Eligible National
Register properties are those:
A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
patterns of our history; or
B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that
represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. That have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
Preservation is about deciding what's important, figuring out how to protect it, and passing
along an appreciation for what was saved to the next generation. Preservation is hands on.
along an appreciation for what was saved to the next generation. Preservation is hands on.
| Southwest Florida Council Eagle Scout Project of Matt Steinler - laying brick sidewalk |
| Preserving History - Improving Community Volunteers at Work |
| Preserving History - Economic Benefits of Preservation Contractors at Work |
| A generation which ignores history has no past - and no future. - Robert Heinlein |
Dian Weldon, Board Treasurer
| Youth Volunteer |
| Jacob & Missy Harlander, Dian Weldon, and Robin Moreland |
| Jacob, Dustin & Jonathan Harlander, Youth Volunteers |
| Mike Horsley & Adam Lang |
| Celestia Lyon, Board Member |
| Robin Moreland, Vice-President |
| Troop 10 Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America |
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