"Voices of the Past Preservation Today" Midwest Floods, VAST Symposium, Museums and the Web
Channel: Jeff Guin
Date: 2011-11-25

"Preservation Today" was the precursor to the Voices of the Past program. This episode originally was released in fall 2008. For additional shows and transcripts, visit www.voicesofthepast.org.

Contents include:Archeologists confirmed that Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia is the site of President George Washington's boyhood home. The site was found after a seven year search and more than 500,000 artifacts from 11 time periods have been found.National GeographicFox NewsNew York TimesRMJM Hiller has been hired to complete an independent evaluation of Charity Hospital in New Orleans. The report should play a major role in decisions concerning the construction of new hospitals in the area. Charity Hospital is the most prominent example of art deco architecture in in New Orleans and it has a history that goes back more than 250 years.The Foundation for Historical LouisianaBuilding Design and ConstructionNext American City MagazineThe Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has acquired 189 acres of one of the nation's most endangered battlefields. The acquisition will protect Cedar Creek Battlefield for the controversial expansion of a nearby limestone quarry.Shenandoah StoriesWashington TimesNational Park Service DigestRecord-breaking floods across the Midwest have destroyed or damaged numerous cultural institutions, public buildings, rural landscapes and historic districts. Brucemore, a site owned by the National Trust, has become a hub for recovery efforts. Several organizations are heading up recovery efforts including Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and The American Institute of Conservation.Iowa FloodsThe National Trust WeblogThe 9th annual VAST International Symposium on virtual reality, archeology and cultural heritage will take place in Portugal this December. The symposium will present a dialogue on the present and future of archeology in the 21st century.VAST SymposiumOnly 1,800 gingerbread houses remain in Russia as the country struggles to balance preservation with the demands of development. In Tomsk, Russia, $3 million from the city treasury is being used to restore these buildings.International Herald TribuneThe New York TimesMore than $165,000 have been awarded to fund research projects that use technology to advance preservation. Four projects were funded as part of a grants program administered by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Those receiving funding include The National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Tulane University.David Morgan, Chief of Archeology and Collections at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, gives information on what the center looks for in a grant proposal and how to apply.Morgan also speaks about the upcoming "Prospection in Depth" workshop in San Francisco.Prospection in Depth Archaeology WorkshopMuseum 2.0 is a blog by Nina Simon on heritage issues. The site explores how museums can apply social media principles to become more engaging, community-based and vital to society.Museum 2.0Jonathon Bailey, creator of Plagiarism Today, one of the web's top resources for content and privacy issues, talks about how to protect your content online. Bailey discusses the importance of monitoring your content and how to license your work under Creative Commons.Jonathan Bailey on the web:Site: http://www.plagiarismtoday.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/plagiarismtodayPodcast: http://www.copyright20.comEmail: jonathan@plagiarismtoday.comOnline content and Identity protection resourceshttp://creativecommons.orghttp://www.copyscape.com/ http://www.bitscan.com and http://www.copyalerts.comhttp://www.copyright.govhttp://www.domaintools.comhttp://sciencecommons.org/http://www.wikipedia.org/http://www.archive.org