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PRESERVE IOWA SUMMIT Council Bluffs | June 3-5 the TRAIL AHEAD 2021 WELCOME to the 2021 PRESERVE IOWA SUMMIT! STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA PRESERVE IOWA SUMMIT Council Bluffs | June 3-5 THE TRAIL AHEAD 2021 WELCOME TO THE 2021 PRESERVE IOWA SUMMIT! On behalf of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and its State Historic Preservation Office, as well as the City of Council Bluffs, we thank you for tuning in to the premier statewide annual conference for historic-preservation professionals and volunteers. Although we would love to gather in person and tour Council Bluffs’ historic properties, museums and landmarks, we’re so glad we can share the city’s rich history through new technology. And of course, we encourage you to visit Council Bluffs soon, to explore all it has to offer, including a vibrant downtown filled with public art, gracious mansions perched on the bluffs, and a thriving 95,000-square-foot hub of creativity in the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, housed in a beautifully preserved brick warehouse. Council Bluffs has always been a destination for exploration. This year’s summit theme “The Trail Ahead” simultaneously looks to the past – when generations of explorers and settlers headed to Pottawattamie County on their way to new adventures – and to our bright 21st century future, as we build culturally vibrant communities across Iowa. We applaud the people in Council Bluffs who are working hard to preserve its past, including many people who have helped organize this conference. Thank you to: Wayne Andersen, Terri Dowell, John Dresher, Mark Eckman, Alicia Frieze, Christopher Gibbons, Scott Hoffman, Roxanne Johnson, Danna Kehm, Patricia Murphy, Michelle Mutchler-Burns, Rachel Scott, Haley Weber and members of the Council Bluffs Historic Preservation Commission. We’d also like to thank the summit’s presenters for sharing their expertise and for Paula Mohr from the State Historic Preservation Office and Meg Lein of the Department of Cultural Affairs, who have been planning the event for more than a year. And of course, we appreciate all of you who are participating in the Preserve Iowa Summit to learn and share ways to preserve our state’s history, build an authentic sense of place, a sense of community pride, and a brighter future for the entire state. Matt Walsh Chris Kramer Mayor of Council Bluffs Director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Session links will be emailed to attendees each day of the summit. Use the unique link for each session to enter the virtual event. QUESTIONS? CALL OR TEXT (515) 216-3953. IOWACULTURE.GOV 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 4 SCHEDULE DETAILS 6 - 13 Thursday, June 3 6 - 7 Friday, June 4 8 - 11 Saturday, June 5 12 - 13 KEYNOTE SPEAKER 14 SESSION SPEAKERS 14 - 24 2021 PRESERVE IOWA SUMMIT PARTNERS WE THANK … … the speakers for sharing their expertise and for providing rich educational content during the summit. … the many volunteers, without whom the event would not be possible. … the entire team who led the local planning effort, especially Christopher Gibbons and Haley Weber of the city of Council Bluffs; Mark Eckman and Scott Hoffman of the Council Bluffs Convention + Visitors Center; and Terri Dowell and Roxanne Johnson of the Council Bluffs Historic Preservation Commission. EDUCATION CREDITS American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for 16 activities at this event (look for CM AICP in the program). More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at www.planning.org/cm By attending the Preserve Iowa Summit (HPS2101-HPS2105) June 3-5th, 2021 virtually AIA members can earn up to 3 HSW & 3 LU AIA CES credits. AIA Iowa is an AIA CES Approved Provider (#A023) with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion are available upon request. Questions? Contact AIA Iowa at [email protected]. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 3 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE THURSDAY, JUNE 3 9:00 a.m. – noon Certified Local Government Roundtable noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Keynote and Awards Ceremony Welcome Remarks The Honorable Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa The Honorable Matt Walsh, Mayor of Council Bluffs Chris Kramer, Director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Keynote by Dr. Gretchen Sorin: Driving While Black Preservation Awards Ceremony 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) What’s New in the Iowa SHPO? Saving the Historic Iowa Theater, Winterset Exterior Wood Siding Mapping the Path to a Successful Rehab Council Bluffs: Where the East Ended Iowa West Public Art Virtual Tour 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Virtual Reception with Preservation Trivia IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 FRIDAY, JUNE 4 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) Preservation Iowa’s Most Endangered Properties Cemetery Preservation Historic Preservation Equity and Iowa’s Civil Rights Project We Are Not There Yet: Hits and Misses Harvesting History: Rehabilitation of the McCormick Harvesting International Building 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. – noon State Preservation Plan noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) Historic Preservation Commission Meeting: Live! Survey of Rural Schools, Churches, and Cemeteries in Iowa: Advice for Research and Documentation Refreshing Manning Urban Renewal Crumbs: Overcoming Development Barriers to the Last Buildings Standing Hunting Down Your Building’s History 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Concurrent) Public Education Opportunities in Your Community Broke for Barns: Survey and Historic Tax Credits as Effective Tools in the Preservation of Rural Resources Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center and Iowa’s Great Places Program Beyond the Glen: Distinctive Architecture in Mason City Sustainable Preservation SATURDAY, JUNE 5 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Lightning Round Greenfield: My Hometown Fortepan Iowa 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lightning Round New Collections Catalog at the State Historical Society of Iowa Newspaper Archives and Other Digital Resources Digital Resources for Educators & Connecting to Classrooms 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Lightning Round Disaster Planning and Response Iowa’s 175th Anniversary 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 5 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 3 9:00 a.m.-noon Certified Local Government Roundtable Sara André, Kelli Bacon, Megan Brown, Heather Gibb, Paula Mohr, Linda Smith All members and staff of Certified Local Government commissions will want to attend this session to learn about CLG basics, Section 106, and an especially robust outreach program that has led to many successful projects in one of Iowa’s CLGs. This session is also an opportunity to hear from Megan Brown, who oversees the national CLG program. Historic preservation commission members and staff from any states are welcome to attend, although some content will be specific to Iowa and Nebraska. 1:00-2:45 p.m. Welcome, Keynote and Awards Ceremony Welcome The Honorable Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa The Honorable Matt Walsh, Mayor of Council Bluffs Chris Kramer, Director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Keynote Presentation: “Driving While Black: African Americans, Space, and Mobility” Dr. Gretchen Sullivan Sorin, Director and Distinguished Professor, State University of New York at Oneonta Dr. Gretchen Sullivan Sorin’s book “Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights” (Norton, 2020) explores one of the most pressing racial issues of our time: What happens to Black people on the road as they travel. Much of the nation’s turmoil over slavery, race, and civil rights connects to the ability of Black people to move freely through the country. For many African Americans, mobility, a central tenet of freedom, comes into focus in the story of the automobile. To overcome their challenges, many Blacks worked together to create a network of travel-related businesses that supported them while they were on the road. This story, at once deeply troubling yet inspiring for what it reveals about African American ingenuity and courage, offers a way to understand civil rights, personal freedom, and the organization of space. It reverberates with an urgent and powerful message for Americans today, a reminder of the tenacity of a people as well as the fragility of democracy. CM AICP 1.25 Credit Hours Preservation Awards Ceremony Celebrate historic preservation when the State Historical Society of Iowa presents its Preservation Projects of Merit and its awards for Excellence in Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The nonprofit Preservation Iowa also announces its Preservation at Its Best winners. 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break 3:00–4:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions: Block 1 What’s New in the Iowa SHPO? Sara André, Heather Gibb The drive to digitize affects many aspects of daily life, even in historic preservation. SHPOs across the country have made major efforts to digitize their records and processes, and each state’s office has developed its own processes for submitting and tracking E-106 projects. In this session, Iowa SHPO staff walk you through the latest efforts to kick off E-SHPO, a digital information exchange between SHPO and its stakeholders. Participants will also learn about the new Guidelines for Historic Architectural Survey in Iowa, developed in cooperation with Iowa Department of Transportation. IOWACULTURE.GOV 6 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 3 (CONTINUED) Saving the Historic Iowa Theater in Winterset Marianne Fons, Rebecca Fons The mother-daughter duo Marianne Fons and Rebecca Fons share their story of saving the historic Iowa Theater in Winterset, from acquiring the space in 2015 through a whirlwind of fundraising, rehabilitation and reopening in 2017.
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