Future Events on the Past

First Saturday in the First State
The First Saturday each month First State Heritage Park in Dover provides special programs including tours of Legislative Hall and special activities at area museums.  For information call 302 739 9194 or see www.destateparks.com/heritagepark

August 25-26 The 230th anniversary of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge will be held at Brandywine Creek State Park.  Preliminary details, maps and photos of the site can be found at, www.battleofcoochsbridge.org

Sept. 6-8 Basic Cemetery Preservation & Conservation.  This course will highlight the basic tools and knowledge to work with others in the cemetery preservation trade as well as give the student the opportunity to work in the field for two days learning conservation techniques and repair of cemetery headstones at St. George’s Parish Cemetery in Perryman, Maryland.  For more information or to register, see www.harford.edu or contact Jennifer Gerdom at 410 836 4000, ext. 7415.

Sept. 15 Annual Heritage Day in Harrington, for information call 302 398 4993

Sept. 17-19 Cemetery preservation training in Washington, DC, see www.npi.org

Sept. 24-25 “Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America’s Neighborhoods”.  This is the first national conference devoted to the transformation of vacant properties into community assets, scheduled in Pittsburgh.  The Campaign is a project of Smart Growth America, LISC, and the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, see www.smartgrowthamerica.org or www.vacantproperties.org

Sept. 29 Market Set, Milford Historical Society, 501 NW Front Street in Milford.  $1 admission includes mansion tour. 

Oct. 2-6 National Preservation Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, see www.nthpconference.org or call 800 944 6847

Oct. 10-13 Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes, 39th annual meeting, Hagerstown, Maryland, call 301 739 2070 or see www.pioneeramerica.org

Oct. 11-13 International Preservation Trades Workshop; Frederick, Maryland, the only workshop in North America that which brings the foremost practitioners of the traditional trades together in a single venue dedicated to sharing the skills and knowledge of all the trades employed in conservation of the built environment. See www.ptn.org or call 866 853 9335.

Oct. 18 Building Green, Delaware AIA conference, Chase Riverfront Center, Wilmington, Exhibits, Continuing Education, Design Awards and much more.  See   www.aiadelaware.org or call 302 654 9817

IRA Rollover Possibilities
You may be eligible to roll a portion of your IRA over to support Preservation Delaware, without being assessed income taxes.  The IRA Charitable Rollover allows anyone 70 or older to make a charitable gift from his or her IRA without first claiming it as income and being taxed.  This applies to gifts of up to $100,000 a year – now through Dec. 31, 2007.  Here’s a unique opportunity to contribute to the endowment funds of Preservation Delaware at the Delaware Community Foundation, for general operating or the Gibraltar Gardens.  Look for more information from the Delaware Community Foundation on Planning Giving in future newsletters.  Please discuss this giving option with your financial advisor or estate planning attorney to determine if it is a wise choice for you.  For more information, contact Mary Hopkins at 302 504 5224 or mhopkins@delcf.org

  Preservation Delaware, Inc. hosts annual
events that support its preservation efforts.
For more information visit our Events links to the left.