Heritage Preservation, Inc.

HERITAGE PRESERVATION, INC.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS – 2007

1. Presented the Capital Award for outstanding preservation efforts to Davis Faulkner (Junior), University of North Alabama/Rogers Hall (Institutional/Governmental), David Mackay (Individual), Robert Bunch (Commercial).
   
    
2. Continued to serve as the fiscal agent for the Forks of Cypress project, the Riverview Drive Historic District project, and the FDR Statue project.
   
    
3. Accepted the responsibility of serving as the fiscal agent for Davis Faulkner’s restoration of the Bailey Springs Cemetery and the erection of a historic marker at Camp Westmoreland.
   
    
4. Continued numerous walking tours of historic neighborhoods for school groups and groups of adults, including Youth Leadership Shoals, as well as those who participated in tours sponsored by the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Bureau.
   
    
5. Presented the annual subscription to Historic Preservation to the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library.
   
    
6. Presented memorial books related to historic preservation to increase that particular collection at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library.
   
    
7. Coordinated the sale of “Follow the River” in both VHS and DVD formats and an audio CD, “Listen to the River.”
   
    
8. Appeared before civic clubs to promote historic preservation.
   
    
9. Continued the promotion of an archival center for Florence and Lauderdale County.
   
    
10. Hosted the second Cemetery Stroll in the Florence City Cemetery on April 28, 2007.
    
     
11. Assisted Florence’s Urban Forestry Department in generating ideas for preserving trees in historic districts
    
     
12. Went on record in support of a secure, climate-controlled art museum in downtown Florence.
    
     
13. Participated in planning the Shoals gathering of the Alabama Historical Association in April, 2008.
    
     
14. Contributed two articles on local history each month to Kidsville News, the newspaper provided free to every student in grades K-6 in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties.
    
     
15. Contributed financially toward the repainting of the facades of two commercial buildings in the Downtown Florence Historic District.
    
     
16. Posted design guidelines related to residential structures located in historic districts on these websites:
    1. www.florencehistorical.org
    2. www.walnuthistoricdistrict.com
       
        
17. Reprinted 7,000 copies of the downtown walking tour brochure in cooperation with the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Bureau.
    
     
18. Continued the support of the restoration of cemeteries (e.g., the Wilson Family Cemetery next to the Blackberry Trail Golf Course) and the establishment of a database of gravesites in Florence and Lauderdale County.
    
     
19. Pursued the airing of “Follow the River” on Alabama Public Television.
    
     
20. Supported the restoration of the Buffler House in St. Florian.
    
     

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