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Preservation Academy Series

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On March 9th, Preservation Virginia and DHR launched the “Virginia Preservation Academy,” a series of 4 virtual, educational webinars on the fundamentals of historic preservation.  The Academy featured live evening lectures from preservation professionals with direct interaction between participants and panelists and was designed toward a diverse audience of preservation professionals, volunteers, students, architectural review board members, stewards of historic places, local government staff, community leaders, owners of historic properties, and anyone else who was interested in learning more about historic preservation.

Each of the webinars are linked below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmSmtaf3Urw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMBuIVhD88&t=2783s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8gYSXYq7FM&t=12s

https://youtu.be/-1HICl5l2MI

 

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