Join HPPA in Buffalo, New York!
Alumni, faculty, students and friends of the Cornell Historic Preservation Planning Program are invited to an evening of networking and reuniting during the
National Preservation Conference in Buffalo, New York! Hosted by HPPA, Inc.
Thursday, October 20
7:30 - 9:30p
Bambino Bar and Kitchen
297 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
2011 Barclay Jones Research Grant
Applications are due by October 15
Historic Preservation Planning Alumni, Inc. (HPPA) supports the Historic Preservation Planning program at Cornell University and its participants. The Barclay Jones Research Grant program is one way that HPPA achieves this objective – by making a financial commitment to assist graduate students in the Cornell Historic Preservation Planning Program complete their theses and dissertations. Ultimately, the goal of the grant program is to strengthen the Historic Preservation Planning Program through student contribution.
Who's Eligible:
Cornell University students who are either MA candidates in the Historic Preservation Planning Program or PhD candidates in City and Regional Planning with a research focus in historic preservation.
What expenses are covered:
Thesis and dissertation research-related costs; e.g., travel, printing, library fees, etc. up to $200
More details and requirements are included in the application form, which must be submitted by email. To apply, please download the application form, complete it and email it to Jenny Buddenborg, the HPPA Thesis/Dissertation Committee Chairperson. You can also direct any questions you may have to Jenny at this email address.
Work Weekend 2011
Every year, the Cornell Preservation Studies Students Organization organizes Work Weekend. It’s a chance for current planning & preservation students and alumni to volunteer together to help preserve a historic property, provide guidance to community members through shared knowledge and hands-on efforts. Recent Work Weekend projects have included Wyco Community Church, Wyco WV; Liberia Plantation House, Manassas VA; Ellis Island, New York, NY; and the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY.
Where is Work Weekend 2011?
This year’s Work Weekend will take place in Medina, New York, at the Medina Stone Farm. The farm consists of an 1860s Italianate house and several historic barns, located on the outskirts of an Erie Canal town. Medina is a roughly 3-hour drive from Ithaca.
When is Work Weekend 2011?
Work Weekend will be the April 14-17, 2011.
How much will it cost?
The trip will cost $50 for each participant. Those interested should submit a registration form and check to Jonathon Rusch or Katherine Coffield, 106 W. Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. We would appreciate these as soon as possible for planning purposes.
What kind of work will we be doing?
Potential activities for Work Weekend participants include:
- Scraping, cleaning, and painting barns
- Removing debris
- Repairing historic windows
- Repairing stone pasture fence
- Documenting buildings on the site
Cornell Reception at the National Preservation Conference
Join alumni, faculty, students and friends of the Cornell Historic Preservation Planning Program for an evening of networking and reuniting during the National Preservation Conference in Austin, Texas! Hosted by HPPA, Inc.
Thursday, October 28th
Parkside, 301 E 6th Street
7:30-9:30p
The Winter/Spring 2010 newsletter is here!
(click to download)
Special Points of Interest:
• 2010 Capitol Preservation Tour 
• Class of 2010 Thesis Topics
• New Faces for a New Decade -- New HPPA Board Members
• Work Weekend 2010 -- Wyco Community Church
• Save the Date for CRP’s 75th!
• Workshop this Month -- Preservation: Sustainability 3
2010 marks a landmark year for Cornell’s Historic Preservation Planning program - 35 years in business! That means 35 years of educating preservation professionals and placing them “in the field.” Each year HPPA grows and we hope you will join us as a member in 2010! Your basic HPPA membership goes toward scholarships for current HPP students, maintenance of an independent alumni network (i.e. website, newsletter), and keeping HPP alumni connected to AAP & Cornell and support for student and alumni interaction at national events like the National Preservation Conference, gatherings during the HPP annual spring and fall fieldtrips, and the annual Work Weekend. We hope you consider membership at the Basic or Lifetime Member level.
While you're here visiting the HPPA website become a new or renewing member!
Work Weekend 2010
The Cornell University Preservation Studies Student Organization (PSSO) announces that the program’s annual Work Weekend will take place at Wyco Community Church in Wyco, West Virginia, April 16-18, 2010.
Wyco Community Church was constructed in 1917 for the coal mining community that once surrounded it. S
ince 2003, the church has been under the ownership of the Rural Appalachian Improvement League (RAIL), who stabilized the building and is now working on its restoration.
Potential activities for Work Weekend participants include:
- - Documenting and drawing the building
- - Removing salvageable interior paneling for future re-use
- - Scraping and cleaning in preparation of painting
- - Clearing brush around the building
- - Applying fire retardant to parts of the building
- - Dry stonework, among other activities
Work will take place from Friday April 16 to Sunday April 18. The trip will cost approximately $50 for food (breakfast and lunch only) and transportation (if departing from and returning to Ithaca). Lodging will be available at RAIL’s Mullens Opportunity Center for free or at a nearby motel at the expense of participants. For alumni who are interested in attending, there are about 25 beds remaining at the local community house, which is free and where most of the students will be staying.
More details on activities and photos of the project are here
If you have questions, contact Don Johnson at ddj26@cornell.edu.
