Reminder: Lunch and Learn Lecture on Feb. 23

LecturesPHW will kick off our 2016 lecture series with “An Orientation to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center,” presented by Chris Robinson, Superintendent of the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland. He will speak to the preservation construction services offered and how they dovetail employee learning and development into this work. As part of their presentation, he will spotlight their current initiative to employ youth programs in this work and their mission to develop the next generation of historic resource stewards.

Date: Tuesday, February 23

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.

Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!

RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577

Save the Date: Lunch and Learn Lecture, Feb. 23

LecturesPHW will kick off our 2016 lecture series with “An Orientation to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center,” presented by Chris Robinson, Superintendent of the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland. He will speak to the preservation construction services offered and how they dovetail employee learning and development into this work. As part of their presentation, he will spotlight their current initiative to employ youth programs in this work and their mission to develop the next generation of historic resource stewards.

Date: Tuesday, February 23

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.

Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!

RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577

Partners in Preservation Lunch and Learn Lecture Online

Patricia Zontine and Gene Fisher present the PHW Lunch and Learn lecture covering the adaptive reuse of the Old John Kerr School, the Feltner Building, and the old Solenberger building, among other Shenandoah University rehabilitation projects in Winchester. The lecture was recorded October 14, 2014. Watch the lecture on YouTube.

The interview with Mr. Feltner at 22:30 can be viewed separately and full screen on Shenandoah University’s YouTube channel.

Douglas School Lecture Now on YouTube

Did you miss Judy Humbert’s lecture “History of Douglas School – Winchester, Virginia” on November 12? No worries; you can listen to it now on YouTube.

You may also wish to read the article by Stephen Nielsen in the Winchester Star on November 14 (login required) covering the lecture.

At a Preservation of Historic Winchester educational lecture on Thursday, author Judy Humbert shared her experience attending the Douglas School and talked about the book she wrote on the subject.

“It was a magic time for us,” Humbert said. “It was a very, very fun place to be.”

A 1965 Douglas graduate, Humbert and June Gaskins-Davis, class of 1951, wrote “History of Douglas School Winchester, Virginia — A tribute to Endurance, Belief, Perseverance, and Success.”

The book is a 200-page paperback that documents the written and pictorial history of the all-black school. The book also contains valedictorian speeches, articles from The Winchester Evening Star and biographies of the school’s principals. It was produced by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society and the Douglas School Alumni Association.

Mark Your Calendars: Next Lecture on Douglas School Set for Nov. 12

Douglas SchoolPreservation of Historic Winchester invites you to a “Lunch and Learn” Lecture “History of Douglas School-Winchester, Virginia,” presented by Judy Humbert. She will talk informally about the history of the school and the creation of the book she co-authored with June Gaskins-Davis, “History of Douglas School Winchester, Virginia: A Tribute to Endurance, Belief, Perseverance, and Success.”

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015

Time: Noon-1 p.m.

Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.

Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!

RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577

Coming Next Week: PHW Lunch and Learn Lecture, Oct. 22

LecturesPlease join us on Thursday, October 22 for a two-part lecture “Expansion of the Winchester National Register Historic District” and “National Avenue Corridor Enhancement District” presented by Timothy Youmans, Director of Winchester City Planning and Zoning.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.
Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!
RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577

“New Techniques to Save Historic Masonry Structures” on YouTube

The October 8 PHW Lunch and Learn Lecture “New Techniques to Save Historic Masonry Structures” presented by Andrew Markopoulos of Masonry Solutions International and Donald Harvey Jr. of Atkinson Noland and Associates is now on YouTube for repeat viewing. The audio was recorded live at the lecture and contains much of the audience participation and questions. The images are from the case studies available at Masonry Solutions International, www.masonrysolutions.com.

Remember to mark your calendars for the next lecture on October 22, a two-part lecture “Expansion of the Winchester National Register Historic District” and “National Avenue Corridor Enhancement District” presented by Timothy Youmans, Director of Winchester City Planning and Zoning.

Next Lecture Set for October 8 on Historic Masonry

Lectures Please join us on Thursday, October 8 for the next fall lecture, “New Techniques to Save Historic Masonry Structures” presented by Andrew Markopoulos of Masonry Solutions International, and Donald Harvey Jr. of Atkinson Noland and Associates. This lecture is accredited for 1.0 Hour AIA/CES credits.

Additional information from Masonry Solutions International (all files are PDFs):
Masonry Solutions Tri-Fold Brochure
MSI Learning Outcomes
MSI Case Study – C&O Canal National Historical Park

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015
Time: noon-1 p.m.
Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.
Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!
RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577

Images and History of Architecture and Industry Along Winchester’s Railroads on YouTube

Did you miss the September 29 lecture? You can now catch the event on YouTube. The three sections of the talk are in individual videos, so you may skip directly to the portion which interests you. The audience interactions are at the end of the third section. Although the audio is fairly muffled due to the location of the microphone at the live event, there were a number of good questions asked, and many others were not picked up on the audio at all. Thank you all for your insight and curiosity!


Part One on YouTube


Part Two on YouTube


Part Three on YouTube

Coming Next Tuesday: Kickoff of the Fall 2015 Lunch and Learn Lectures

Please join us on Tuesday, September 29, when PHW will start its Lunch and Learn lecture series with an encore presentation of Sandra Bosley’s “Images and History of Architecture and Industry Along Winchester’s Railroads.” This lecture was previously presented at the May 2015 National Preservation Month activities at Handley Library. If you missed the presentation in May, here’s your chance to learn about the the progression of industries that utilized the railroads and the buildings that housed them through pictures and quotations from roughly the 1860s to the 1960s.

Date: September 29, 2015
Time: noon-1 p.m.
Location: June E. Jeffrey Education Center at OakCrest Companies, 126 N. Kent Street, Winchester, VA. The Education Center is at the upper parking lot, in the addition closest to the Winchester Star building.
Cost: The Lunch and Learn lectures are free and open to the public!
RSVPs: Appreciated but not required.

Parking: There is no off-street parking available at OakCrest. We recommend utilizing the George Washington Autopark at 131 N. Kent St.

Questions? phwi@verizon.net or 540-667-3577