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2010 Minnesota Preservation Awards, September 16th

Please join the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota in honoring this year’s outstanding preservation projects at the 26th annual  Minnesota Preservation Awards.  The event is taking place as part of the annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, held this year in historic Winona.

For more information or to register click here!

Sneak Peek at Union Depot: October 18, 2010

The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota has rescheduled the Sneak Peek “Union Depot Redux” event for Monday, October 18th. We invite you to join us at our annual “Sneak Peek” benefit event, where we get you inside Minnesota’s future preservation successes to see them in-progress. We are excited to announce that we’ll be joined by Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Commissioner Jim McDonough of the Ramsey County Board. Be one of the first to celebrate the upcoming restoration of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot scheduled to reopen for passenger rail service in 2012. Tickets are $50 per person for Alliance members and $60 per person for non-members.

For more information or to purchase tickets, click here!

Historic Window Rehab mentioned on MPR Midmorning

Historic Wood Windows were named to the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2009, but the issue of unnecessary window replacement is clearly not going away. Our Field Representative, Erin Hanafin Berg, recently called in to the Midmorning program on Minnesota Public Radio and mentioned some window rehabilitation resources for interested homeowners. Listen to the program here, or check out these links for tips and more information:

PAM’s historic wood windows resources

National Trust for Historic Preservation’s homeowner resource pages

National Trust’s new @home website

GOVERNOR SIGNS STATE HISTORIC REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT INTO LAW!

At 11:00 am on Thursday, April 1, 2010, Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law the state historic rehabilitation tax credit as a part of the jobs stimulus bill. The signing marks a huge victory for historic preservation in Minnesota that has been 10 years in the making. Follow this link for complete details! Click on the following link for answers to frequently asked questions about the new program: Minnesota Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit FAQ-5-07-2010.

A Word copy of the press release can be found here.