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Kansas Preservation Conference

January 25-28

Historic Broadview Hotel
Wichita, Kansas

The 2012 Kansas Preservation Conference will be held January 25-28. This year it is being held in conjuntion with the Energy and Sustainability Summit. The site of this event is to be the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview in Wichita. The historic Broadview has be completely renovated. This conference is a real bargain of 2 conferences in one, preservation and energy & sustainability for the low price of $70 if registration is made before January 6. Details and online registration can be found at www.greenwichita.org

On Wed., Jan. 25, you can attend the afternoon session on the Kansas Survey, the National Register and State Historic Tax Credits free of charge. For professionals as well as 'do-it-yourselfers', there will be a day-long KDHS certification class, Renovate, Repair & Paint for $120. For more information about this, contact Kathy Morgan, kmorgan@wichita.gov

Jan. 26 highlghts will focus on masonry, wood evaluation and steel windows. The next day will have sessions by Bob Yapp on window restoration and Eric Corey Freed, architect, who specializes in sustainable building. Both presenters are very engaging speakers have been featured at previous Kansas preservation events.

Home weatherization and urban farming are also topics. An exhibition hall will afford even more opportunities to learn about preservation and sustainability. The Kansas Barn Alliance will be at this venue with examples of recent barn renovations and material on working assets for sustainabe farming.

February 18^th - Quarterly Review Board Meeting

At Historical Society classrooms in Topeka

May 5-6^th - Kansas Sampler Festival

Liberal, KS

May 12^th - Quarterly Review Board Deadline

Deadline for National Register nominations and grant applications is February 27

Martha Knudsen has just published her 4th book of pen and ink barn drawings.

Calendars and books by Martha Knudsen can be purchased at the Cloud County Tourism office at 6th and US-81 in Concordia or by contacting Susie Haver, maggiejunes@yahoo.com or 785-243-4303.

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