Preservation Training

Beginning in 2009, the State Historic Preservation Office will offer four preservation-related workshops throughout the state. Tentative dates for 2009 training are: April 30-May 1, July 16-17, August 6-7, and September 17-18.

Popular workshop topics include:

• National Register of Historic Places
• How to Research Historic Properties
• Iowa Site Inventory
• Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation
• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines
• Section 106: Local Project Review
• Certified Local Government training
• American Indians in Iowa
• A Fishy Story in Iowa
• Underground Railroad Research in Iowa

If you are interested in hosting one of these or future workshops, or if you have specific preservation training needs, please contact:

Kathy Gourley
Historic Preservation Education & Outreach Coordinator
State Historical Society of Iowa
600 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0290
(515) 281-3989
Kathy.Gourley@iowa.gov