Find out right way to preserve history
Odom Bryan Bryant
Odom Bryan Bryant
If you?re a member of a local church, club, charitable or civic organization, have a business here, or are just an individual who cares about preserving Warren County history, then McMinnville City Hall is where you need to be this Thursday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
That?s when the city of McMinnville will hold a Preservation Workshop Conference presented by Heritage Alliance and Main Street McMinnville as a sanctioned event of the Warren County Bicentennial.
Representatives from Tennessee state archives will be available to discuss preserving family and church records and other important historical documents. Members of the Tennessee Historical Commission will hold sessions on historic preservation and downtown design guidelines. The Tennessee Main Street director will present information on heritage tourism and the importance of downtown redevelopment.
Heritage Alliance board member Jimmy Haley says the workshop is intended to encourage preservation and provide important information on the proper methods of preserving historic records and documents.
?May is National Preservation Month,? Haley said. ?And Heritage Alliance, Main Street and the city are attempting to educate the public and make people more aware of the importance of our heritage to the community. Through sponsoring this workshop, we provide the opportunity for citizens to ask professionals questions about preservation, heritage tourism and preserving documents.
?It?s also gives people the opportunity to have input on what they choose to do as far as preservation is concerned,? Haley added. ?So if property owners downtown have questions about design guidelines, what the National Registry is all about, what the benefits of being listed on the National Registry are, then they can have a hands-on one-on-one conversation with the experts. They get it first hand instead of second or third hand.?
The event schedule is as follows:
? 8 to 8:30 a.m. ? Registration ? Continental breakfast at Main Street Bakery. A $5 registration fee is payable on arrival. Please make checks payable to Heritage Alliance.
? 8:30 to 9 a.m. ? Introduction and welcome: Jimmy Haley, Heritage Alliance. History of Warren County/Bicentennial: James Dillon.
? 9 to 10 a.m. ? Historic preservation / Downtown: Kimberly Nyberg, Tennessee Main Street director.
? 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. ? Choose one of two informational sessions: State Archives or Heritage Tourism
? 11:30 a.m. to noon ? Walking tour of downtown conducted by Haley.
? Noon to 1 p.m. ? Lunch at Capalano?s Cafe (on your own)
? 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. ? State Historic Commission/Historic Zoning Commission training.
After the preservation workshop, the day will be rounded out with the return and rededication of historic monuments downtown, including the Charles Faulkner Bryan and Bobby Ray-Blue Star Highway Markers, as well as the dedication of a new plaque on the courthouse in honor of famed local photographer W.S. ?Dad? Lively recognizing the part he played in the installation the carillon chimes in the courthouse tower.
For more information, contact Haley or the Main Street office at 506-5335.