About 75 people participated in the various educational sessions, events and activities. Twenty of the 75 were from the local area while others came from all over the state.

The response, according to participant evaluations, was overwhelmingly positive. The most popular session was “Lessons Learned from Revitalizing Industrial Landscapes.” Participants enjoyed the variety of interesting projects—large, small, urban, and rural—and speakers from the Wheeling area. For a quick overview, see the 2007 PHOTO REPORT.

They also appreciated meeting with legislators including Rep. Orphy Klempa, Rep. Tal Hutchins and Sen. Andy McKenzie, during the workshop, “Navigating the Public Policy Arena.” Comments included “knowledgeable presenter” and “do it again next time” (we hope to!). Other popular sessions included “Listening to Your Stories: Oral History Collection and Presentation” and “Tax Credits for You.”

For a more detailed look at this year's programs, with some newly added resource material, see CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2007

PAWV is so pleased to have presented such a quality program. This would not have been possible without the generous support of our 2007 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS.

2007 PHOTO REPORT

A variety of presenters share their expertise in a number of educational sessions, including industrial preservation lessons learned, advocacy, computer applications and tax credits, among others. Carrie and Michael Kline, left, discuss oral history collection and presentation.

Wheeling Mayor Nicholas A. Sparachane gives a warm welcome to conference participants as the conference opens May 18.

America's last remaining cut nail factory, LaBelle Nailworks has been in continuous operation in Wheeling since 1852. Conference participants enjoy a tour of the facility, above.

Dr. David Javersak, Dean of Liberal Arts at West Liberty State College, provides historic context with a discussion of Wheeling’s place in the American industrial landscape during the opening plenary May 18 at West Virginia Independence Hall.

Wheeling offers conference participants outstanding examples of industrial heritage preservation and opportunities. At right, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area President and CEO August Carlino of Pittsburgh presents the keynote, “Industrial Preservation in a New Economy,” at the Scottish Rite Cathedral auditorium May 19.

Belmont’s Preservation Lab House (right); a view of the rear elevation showing the signs of previous preservation efforts, additions of years gone by, and on-going student work.  Prominent in this photo is the large soffit on the main section of the house containing the built-in gutter system that was the subject of a featured article in a past issue of “Old House Journal”.

John Smith (left), preservation craftsman with Alleghany Restoration and instructor at Belmont Technical College, shares the scope of his students’ hands-on work at the Preservation Lab House. John is standing in front of a small outbuilding, located behind the main house, that was saved from destruction by some local townsfolk and moved to the property.

2007 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

 Preservation Alliance is grateful for the support of the following partners and sponsors.

Partners

• West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/shpoindex.aspx

• West Virginia/st1:State> Labor History Society http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/wvhssoc.html

• West Virginia Byways & Backways http://www.wvbyways.com/

• National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nationaltrust.org/

Sponsors

• Wheeling National Heritage Area http://www.wheelingheritage.com/

• Regional Economic Development Partnership http://www.redp.org/

• Wheeling Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.wheelingcvb.com/

• City of Wheeling Historic Landmarks Commission

• West Virginia Northern Community College http://www.northern.wvnet.edu/

• West Virginia Independence Hall http://www.wvculture.org/sites/wvih.html

• Wheeling Scottish Rite of freemasonry http://www.albahrshrine.org/othermasoniclinks.html

• Friends of Wheeling http://www.museumsofwv.org/museum.cfm?Museum=62

• Victorian Wheeling Landmarks Foundation http://www.victorianwheeling.com/

• The Walkabout Company http://www.gowalkabout.com/

• Hays Landscape Architecture Studios http://www.hayslas.com/

• Schamu Machowski Greco Architects http://www.smgarch.com/

• Good Mansion Wines http://www.goodmansionwines.com/

CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2007

 More resource links for the following sessions to follow...

West Virginia Works

• Lessons Learned from Revitalizing Industrial Landscapes
• Blair Mountain – History and Preservation Efforts
• Computer Application in Labor History and Industrial Heritage

Lessons Learned from Revitalizing Industrial Landscapes

T. Allan Comp, Ph.D., Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team with the Office of Surface Mining in Washington, D.C. ACCWT provides VISTA volunteers to Appalachian communities to assist with making watersheds cleaner, healthier, and safer places to live and work. Start with a decimated historic site, acid mine drainage and an impoverished community; add a dozen years of community effort assisted by AmeriCorps and VISTA volunteers and the result is the AMD&ART Park, a blending of historic memory, AMD remediation and wetlands—a new source of pride and healing in coal country.

Adam Meyer, Allegheny County Department of Economic Development, Pittsburgh, Pa. http://economic.alleghenycounty.us/"http://economic.alleghenycounty.us/

Rick Moorefield, West Virginia University Extension Agent based in Summers County, W.Va. Moorefield provides leadership and technical assistance to facilitate community and economic development projects identified in strategic plans by the City of Hinton and Summers County. His service to the City of Hinton includes working with the city’s staff to oversee the physical rehabilitation of the Hinton Rail Depot and guiding a steering committee in developing business operations and marketing plans for the facility. Moorefield will discuss how the Hinton Rail Depot fits in the city’s overall redevelopment initiative, the status of the depot’s physical rehabilitation to date, and future plans for the depot.

Craig O’Leary, Regional Economic Development Partnership in Wheeling, W.Va. As program director, O’Leary has overseen the redevelopment of the Wheeling Stamping Building, an award-winning adaptive re-use, and the Stone & Thomas headquarters. Both buildings are now occupied by international corporations and serve as anchors in Wheeling’s strategy for economic revitalization. O’Leary will share his experience in using historic preservation tax credits, New Market tax credits, and working with architects, builders and developers in revitalizing large industrial buildings.

Blair Mountain – History and Preservation Efforts

Barbara Rasmussen, coordinator of the Public History graduate program  at West Virginia University. Also a preservation consultant, Rasmussen’s course offerings at WVU include Introduction to Historic Preservation, Local Historical Research Methods, Architectural History and American History. She is a Preservation Alliance board member and chairs the Blair Mountain Focus Group. Rasmussen holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in history and M.S. and B.S. degrees in journalism at WVU.

Wess Harris, farmer, educator, founder and president of Appalachian Community Services, Inc. ACS recently published When Miners March, the history of West Virginia coal miners written by William C. Blizzard in the 1950s. Harris worked with the state Division of Culture and History to produce the exhibit, Appalachian Portraits by Connie West, displayed at the Cultural Center Sept. 8-Nov. 5, 2006. A union miner in the 1970s, he currently serves on the board of the West Virginia Labor History Association. He has been an exhibitor and presenter at conferences hosted by the Appalachian Colleges Association and the Appalachian Studies Association. Harris raises beef cattle on his 173-acre farm in Gay, where he also teaches a broad range of college-level courses.

Computer Application in Labor History and Industrial Heritage

Dan Bonenberger, president, Six-State National Road Alliance. A research associate for the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University, Bonenberger develops and oversees new research initiatives applying geospatial technologies to history and the humanities. From 1998 to 2005 he served as associate director of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, including two years as its chair. Over the past 15 years he has directed or contributed to a wide range of preservation products completed to the highest standards of the federal government. With deep roots in working class Wheeling, Dan brings special insights into the emerging field of virtual heritage and what it has to offer studies of American labor and industry.

Preservation Works

• Field Trip to Belmont Technical College
• Appropriate Storefront Rehabilitation
• Tax Credits for You

Field Trip to Belmont Technical College  

James M. Galbraith, M.Ed., B.S., A.A.S., director, Belmont Architectural Heritage Center (ARCH Center). Galbraith has thirty years of experience in public education, professional leadership with the Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers, and is a Fulbright Scholar. His responsibilities at the ARCH Center include securing entrepreneurial projects for Belmont Technical College’s Department of Building Preservation Technology. Projects have included student-contracted restoration work on historic architecture within the tri-state region; the development of a highly successful educational program for real estate professionals; and site management for the 2005 International Trades Education Symposium and the 2005 International Preservation Trades Workshop, held at Belmont Technical College. http://www.btc.edu/bpr/

 Appropriate Storefront Rehabilitation

Michael Gioulis, historic preservation consultant. Gioulis has been active in historic preservation in West Virginia for more than 24 years. He served as historic architect and assistant director of the Historic Preservation Unit for the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. While there he was involved in a number of programs, including Survey and Planning grants, historic resource surveys, review of construction grant projects, and tax certification applications. In private practice he has been involved in rehabilitation projects and design assistance programs for downtown structures. Gioulis has completed a number of successful tax certification applications and has participated in individual rehabilitation and restoration projects. As the design consultant for the Main Street West Virginia Program since 1988, he has assisted in downtown commercial rehabilitation in over 25 communities in the state.  His website is at: http://www.michaelgioulis.com/

Chris Knorr, assistant director, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office. As structural historian, Knorr monitors architectural work on Development Grants projects and reviews Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects. He also provides services to historic landmark commissions throughout the state as the certified local government coordinator. Before moving to West Virginia, Knorr was employed at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, where he coordinated and provided architectural services for the Illinois Main Street Program. In North Carolina, he was Vice Chair of the Asheville-Buncombe County Historic Resources Commission and sat on the board of directors of the Asheville-Buncombe County Preservation Society. Knorr holds bachelor’s degree in architecture with an emphasis in historic preservation from the University of Tennessee.

 Tax Credits for You

Chris Knorr (see previous entry, above)

Mark S. Morton, general counsel for revenue operations for the West Virginia Tax Department and Director of the Tax Department Legal Division. Morton is a graduate of West Virginia University with a BS in Business Administration (accounting major) and the WVU College of Law. He has been an attorney with the West Virginia Tax Department since 1983. 304 558-5330

Dan E. Wilson, C.P.A., M.B.A., managing partner at the Weirton office of the accounting firm Bodkin, Wilson, and Kozicki. Wilson concentrates in the area of taxation and is also significantly involved in business consulting and in the firm’s audit practice. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Communication Works

• Navigating the Public Policy Arena
• Planning & Assessment
• Listening to Your Stories: Collecting Oral Histories

Navigating the Public Policy Arena

Patricia McGill, executive director, Community Development Partnership of West Virginia. CDP offers organizational development training and education to nonprofit groups in West Virginia. Before taking the lead at CDP, McGill was president and CEO of a public policy development and government relations consulting firm. Using her background in nursing and health care administration, she has served as vice president of Legislative Policy and chief lobbyist for the West Virginia Hospital Association. On the national level, she worked in Washington, D.C., as a lobbyist for the National Council of Community Hospitals, the American Nurses Association and the Association of Operating Room Nurses. ( http://www.cdpwv.org/ )
Grassroots Advocacy

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Planning and Assessment

Trace Gale, Ph.D., M.B.A., B.S., extension specialist, Community Resources and Economic Development, West Virginia University. Gale is the founder and president of Patagonia Learning Adventures, LLC, a West Virginia-based sustainable tourism curriculum and consulting company. PLA incorporates service learning and sustainable development principles into a natural resource-related curriculum offered to North American colleges and universities for study abroad programs. Founded in 2004, the company has worked as an independent consultant for a variety of tourism research and business development projects around the world.
Demystifying the Logic Model

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Norm Schwertfeger, West Virginia University Associate Professor and Extension Agent serving the four northern panhandle counties of West Virginia. Schwertfeger has worked for the past six years providing Community, Economic and Workforce Development. He was previously employed as an administrator with Community Behavioral Health for 20 years, supervisor with Youth Advocates for three years and county commissioner for 18 years. Schwertfeger holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from WVU and has extensive experience in grant writing and program development.
Strategic Planning for Scenic Byway or Historic Restoration Projects

Strategic Planning for Scenic Byway or Historic Restoration Projects by Norm Schwertfeger	(Power Point)
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Steve Selin, professor and program coordinator of the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources Program at West Virginia University. Selin has been very active in supporting community-based conservation and development projects throughout West Virginia during his 15 years at the university. He served on the steering committee of WVU’s Community Design Team and was a coordinator of the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area project initiated by WVU.

Listening to Your Stories: Oral History Collection & Presentation

Michael and Carrie Nobel Kline, award-winning folklorists. The Klines met through a shared love of singing, old-time music and the oral tradition. Since 1992 they have made a life together gathering stories and documenting the experiences of new immigrants and more established residents of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. They have each been published in the Oral History Review as well as Goldenseal. Together they received the 1999 Media Arts Award through the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the 2005 Oral History Association’s Non-Print Award for their multi-layered documentary, Born and Raised in Tobacco Fields: Portrait of a Changing American Landscape, and the 2006 Spirit of West Virginia Division of Tourism Award for the Pendleton County Heritage Travels Project. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Folklore from Boston University and Carrie an M.A. in American Studies from SUNY/Buffalo. ( http://www.folktalk.org/about.html )