In recognition of Ann Roberts’s 12 years of leadership of the Nashville Historical Foundation and the critical importance of modern architectural design in the decades following the Second World War, the Nashville Historical Foundation hosted a series of three lectures with members of the board presenting on the topic of modernism and how it manifested in Nashville. This lecture was hosted by David Paine and held on April 10, 2025.

In recognition of Ann Roberts’s 12 years of leadership of the Nashville Historical Foundation and the critical importance of modern architectural design in the decades following the Second World War, the Nashville Historical Foundation hosted a series of three lectures with members of the board presenting on the topic of modernism and how it manifested in Nashville. This lecture was hosted by Sandra Shelton and held on April 24, 2025.

In recognition of Ann Roberts’s 12 years of leadership of the Nashville Historical Foundation and the critical importance of modern architectural design in the decades following the Second World War, the Nashville Historical Foundation hosted a series of three lectures with members of the board presenting on the topic of modernism and how it manifested in Nashville. This lecture was hosted by Kem Hinton and held on April 17, 2025.

Coverage of the 44th Annual, Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture; facilitated by Tennessee State University's College of Liberal Arts and the Metropolitan Historical Commission on Friday, February 14th 2025.

In October 2024 the National Trust for Historic Preservation begins commemorating its 75th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we invite you to a special conversation with the leadership of the organization and its subsidiaries. Join National Trust President and CEO Carol Quillen, Main Street America President and CEO Erin Barnes, National Trust Community Investment Corporation President CEO David Clower, and NT Green Fund President Patrice Frey as they explore how preservation today is activating the power of place to improve people’s lives, and what lies ahead. For more from the National Trust visit www.savingplaces.org.

This webinar took place on April 26, 2023. Planners shape and manage community change. Preservationists connect important stories, memories, and places to our communities. The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the American Planning Association Urban Design and Preservation Division have joined together to explore planning and preservation issues and opportunities presented by future change at two webcasts this Spring. Part 1: How Planning and Preservation Can Work Together to Create Great Places On April 26, join a panel of preservation planners and planning directors to hear how preservation considerations are incorporated into their community planning efforts and project review work. The seasoned planners will discuss how preservation principles can be integrated in their efforts to balance growth while preserving community character and the opportunities and challenges that presents. The panel will provide preservations tips about best practices on how to work more effectively within the planning framework. Part 2 will take place on May 19. Register: https://bit.ly/4489u1y

This webinar took place on February 15, 2024. Join the National Trust’s Government Relations team for an in-depth look at the intersection of historic preservation and federal housing policy and determine how they contribute to solving the affordable housing crisis facing the nation. This webinar includes expert panelists from government, NGOs and the private sector to examine the opportunities and strategies for changing federal policy and expand the marketplace for utilizing historic and older buildings to increase the supply of housing nationwide. Moderator: Shaw Sprague, Vice President for Government Relations, National Trust for Historic Preservation Speakers: Sara Bronin, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Jason Jordan, Public Affairs Director, American Planning Association Allison Toonen-Talamo, Associate III, Klein & Hoffman

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, will offer a free webinar on Guidelines for Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. The Guidelines on Flood Adaptation for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings was produced in response to a request for technical preservation guidance specific to historic properties at risk of flooding. The goal of the Guidelines on Flood Adaptation is to provide information about how to adapt historic buildings to be more resilient to flooding risk in a manner that will preserve their historic character and that will meet The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The webinar will present an overview of the Guidelines and recommendations for implementation. A case study will present a methodology and evaluation example for the Charlot House, a historic building in Kāhala, O‘ahu. The Community Design Center and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at UH-Mānoa are applying the Guidelines to prepare a Disaster Preparation Plan for the property.