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Statewide Historic Preservation Conference

28th Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference
Northfield
Sept. 19-20, 2008

Register now! Minnesota's 28th Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference is Sept. 19-20 in Northfield. Sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office, the conference will be hosted by the City of Northfield and the Northfield Heritage Preservation Commission in cooperation with the Northfield Historical Society, the Rice County Historical Society and the Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

The program features lectures and working sessions on historic preservation topics as well as walking and bus tours of local sites.

For more information, call SHPO at 651-259-3450 or e-mail mnshpo@mnhs.org.

An Annual Affair

The largest gathering of Minnesota's preservation community each year, this conference attracts historians, architects, planners, public officials, property owners, preservation commission members and citizen advocates from every corner of the state.

The conference addresses themes central to the work of historic preservation.

Recent Conferences

2007: St. Paul: National Preservation Conference
2006: Red Wing, "Past Meets Future: Preservation for the 21st Century"
2005: Duluth, "Grassroots Preservation: Strengthening Community Begins Locally"
2004: St. Cloud, "Improving Community Life with Historic Preservation"
2003: New Ulm, "The Economics of Historic Preservation: Making it Work in Hard Times"