Location: Baker University Campus, 404 Eighth Street, Baldwin City

Presented by the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council, Baldwin City, Baker University, Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and the Lumberyard Arts Center.

Advance Registration by July 20th. Be sure to order and prepay for box lunches by July 15th. In-person registration is available but will not be eligible for box lunches.

Thursday Schedule

8 a.m. Conference Registration – Rice Auditorium Lobby; browse information tables

8:15 a.m. Tour of Baker University Campus – Sara DeCaro, Baker University Archivist. Registered conference attendees will receive a Baker/Baldwin City Then & Now booklet that highlights local historic structures and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

9:15 a.m.  Break – Rice Auditorium Lobby; browse information tables

9:30 a.m.  Welcome, Rice Auditorium – Casey Simoneau, Baldwin City Mayor, and Amy Van de Riet, Chair, Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council.
What is Historic Preservation & Why Is It Important to Our Community?

10 a.m.  Cemetery Conservation: Tombstones of the Kansas Prairie – Panel Providing Overview of Local Cemetery Projects.  Moderator: Jan Shupert-Arick. 
Panelists: Amy Roust, Susan Davis and John Nichols.

10:45 a.m.  The National Register of Historic Places! Why Should I List My Building on the State or National Register? How Do I List My Building? Dispelling Myths and Sharing the Benefits of the National and State Register. Speaker: Jamee Fiore, National Register Coordinator, Kansas State Historic Preservation Office. 

11:45-1 p.m. Lunch  

1-2 p.m. Finding Funding for Historic Preservation: The Kansas and Federal Tax Credit Programs/The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council’s Natural & Cultural Grant Program/What Are Tax Credits and How Are They Related to Historic Preservation? Local Testimonials on Tax Credit Programs. Speakers: Katrina Ringler, Grants Coordinator, Kansas State Historic Preservation Office, and Michael Delaney, Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council.  

2:15-2:30 p.m. Break; browse lobby tables

2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Community Conversations: Preservation Challenges in Maintaining the Character of Place –Brick Street Conservation/Local Challenges and Approaches to Brick Street & Sidewalk Maintenance. Moderator: Amy Van de Riet, Chair, Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council. Speaker: Glenn Rodden, Baldwin City Administrator. 

4:45 p.m. All conference attendees and preservation friends are invited to be in the full conference drone photo on the bricks on 8th Street in front of Rice Auditorium. Be part of Baldwin City’s celebration of its brick streets!

5-6 p.m. Baker West Campus Historic Neighborhood Walking Tour – Meet at Rice Auditorium. Tour will be led by Sara DeCaro and Zac DeGreef. Tour includes appetizers and beverages at three locations on the walking tour.