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Winter 2012

  • Join Preservation Alliance of WV on February 23rd for the 16th annual History Day, at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston from 9:00-2:00 and enjoy exhibitions from local and state preservation organizations. Festivities begin with the announcement of History Heroes at 9:30 A.M. in the Culture Center.
       
  •  First issue of 2012 is out for "Preservation Bits and Pieces," the PAWV e-newsletter. See it HERE.
      
  • PAWV will announce the 2012 Endangered Properties List during History Day, February 23rd. The Endangered Properties’ press conference begins at 10:30am in the Governor’s Press Room at the State Capitol Complex.
       
  • PAWV’s 2012 conference is scheduled for 27-29 September in Jefferson County, WV. A request for proposals (RFP) for the conference is available HERE. Submissions will be accepted until 15 March 2012. Later submissions will be considered. For more information about the RFP click here
   
       
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Fall 2011

  • Preservation Alliance of WV is pleased to collaborate with Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. to offer a historic windows weatherization demonstration project on Friday, September 30, 2011, at the E-15 Homestead, part of the New Deal Homestead Museum, in historic Arthurdale. See details HERE
        
  • PLEASE NOTICE:
    The location for the upcoming PAWV Awards Banquet has CHANGED to the Scottish Rite Building instead of the Quarrier Diner!

        Join us for our Awards Banquet to be held September 23rd.  Come celebrate the recent preservation achievements throughout the state. Tickets are $40 per person for members or $50 per person for non-members and includes dinner. Revised banquet details are HERE and an updated menu is HERE. Special TOURS have been arranged for the afternoon before the banquest, as well. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact info@pawv.org or 304-345-6005.
        
  • Also on Friday, September 23 from 10am to 2:30pm, a PUBLIC WORKSHOP will be conducted by craftspeople from the National Park Service, Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC), Frederick Maryland at the state capitol in Charleston. It will provide a good overview of monument and statuary assessment and best practices for their maintenance. 
        
  • PAWV is hosting another PRESERVATION TRADES ROAD SHOW September 24th at the Kanawha Valley Sustainability Fair! This year’s fair will be at the Columbia Gas Transmission Building on MacCorkle Avenue, SE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the sustainability fair is free. Experts in historic preservation with extensive knowledge of many preservation techniques will be available to demonstrate historic preservation methods as well as address audience member's questions.

Summer 2011

  • PAWV will be hosting a Preservation Trades Road Show at the Morgantown History Museum on July 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Experts in historic preservation with extensive knowledge of many preservation techniques will be available to demonstrate historic preservation methods as well as address audience member's questions. For details, see the PDF release HERE.
      
  • PAWV will be hosting a “Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money” workshop, presented by Andy Robinson. This workshop will be a one day event from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on August 13 at the Highgate Carriage House (830 Walnut Avenue) in Fairmont. For more details, click the link HERE.

Spring 2011

  • SAVE THE DATE!
    The PAWV Awards Banquet has been scheduled for September 23, 2011 at the historic Quarrier Diner in Charleston, newly renovated in time to host this informative and entertaining program. The day will also feature historic tours and heritage workshops.
       
  • Volunteers are being sought to assist in a new Archaeological investigation into the Whipple Store, one of PAWV's 2011 Endangered Sites. No experience is required. If you're interested to learn more, click HERE.
       
  • National Public Radio recently featured a story about Blair Mountain and the uncertain fight to save it. See the NPR story HERE, and see the PAWV's account of this nationally listed site, beginning HERE.
     

Winter 2011

  • PAWV Endangered List for 2011 has been announced. See the relevant material HERE.

Fall 2010

  • PAWV Endangered List nomination deadline has been extended for one week. The new deadline is 8 November 2010.
    See the nomination info HERE.
     
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  • The NBC affiliate in Clarksburg, WBOY-12, covered the run-up to the recent PAWV conference in Fairmont. See the story HERE.

Summer 2010

  • One of PAWV's 2010 Endangered Sites may be getting a reprieve. See the story HERE.
        

  • Do you have a nominee for the PAWV's next Endangered List? Candidates for the 2011 List are now being sought. See more about this HERE.
       

  • PAWV CONFERENCE planning continues – clear your calendars for Fairmont on 23-25 September 2010. The theme is: "Old is the New Green; Sustaining Heritage and Communities"
    Current information is HERE.
     

  • Brochure release for the WV Historic Theatre Trail AND the WV Historic New Deal/CCC Trail to take place on Thursday June 17, 2010 in Sutton, WV at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held on the courthouse lawn and hosted by the Sutton On-Trac Main Street program, with the new brochures available for pick-up. (Details HERE.) Please come and celebrate our new trails, which will soon appear on the WV Tourism website!    

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