[Massplanners] Updates from the Massachusetts Historical Commission

[Doherty, Jennifer (SEC)]

Updates from the Massachusetts Historical Commission

Updating the Massachusetts Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 2018-2022
As the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the MHC is responsible for preparing and regularly updating a statewide historic preservation plan. This is not only a plan for the operations of the MHC, but also a plan for anyone in the Commonwealth engaged and interested in historic preservation activities. We have begun the process of updating the current plan and have several opportunities for participation. You can learn more about the plan and the process for updating it here<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcpublicinput/publicinputidx.htm>.


Fall 2022 Virtual Workshops from the MHC
The MHC's schedule of topical virtual workshops for fall, 2022, has been announced and posted on the MHC's website. Visit the website<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcotr/otridx.htm> to see the full schedule, topics, and register for individual workshops. Anyone is welcome to attend - local commission members, municipal staff, non-profit organizations, and anyone interested in learning more about historic preservation in the Commonwealth.


Grant Opportunities

*         MHC Survey & Planning Grants will be announced in September. Visit our website<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/Surveyandplanning.htm> to learn more about the program in advance of the announcement.



*         MHC Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grants will be announced in November. Visit our website<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm> to learn more about the program in advance of the announcement.



*         National Park Service History of Equal Rights grants are due September 14, 2022.  They support the preservation of sites associated with any group's struggle for equal rights in the United States - women, minorities, LGBTQ+, and others. These grants are geared towards physical preservation work and the associated preplanning work. Learn more here<https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/history-of-equal-rights-grant-opportunity.htm>.



*         National Park Service African American Civil Rights grants are due November 8, 2022. These grants fund a variety of projects including survey work, National Register nominations, and physical preservation work, and do not require a non-federal match. Learn more here<https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/african-american-civil-rights-grant-opportunity.htm>.



*         Preservation Massachusetts and the 1772 Foundation Massachusetts Historic Preservation Matching Grants will begin accepting letters of inquiry September 1. These grants fund exterior physical preservation work on buildings owned or leased by non-profits. Learn more here<https://www.preservationmass.org/ma-historic-preservation-matching-g>.


Recent Listings on the National Register of Historic Places

*         Boston (Roxbury), Camden Street Development Historic District

*         Brockton, Veterans Administration Hospital

*         Holyoke, War Memorial Building

*         Lenox, Lenox Village Historic District

*         Northampton, Clarke School for the Deaf Historic District

*         Otis, Otis Center Historic District

*         Sandisfield, New Boston Village Historic District

*         Worcester, Indian Hill School

*         Worcester, Main and Franklin Streets Historic District


Upcoming Events

*         Virtual Workshops from the MHC: Introduction to MACRIS and MACRIS Maps, September 9, virtual. Details<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/396047798627>.



*         Preservation in a Changing Climate 2022, September 12-13, Salem. Details<https://www.preservingsalem.com/preservation-in-a-changing-climate-2022>.



*         Preservation Massachusetts Cruising the Commonwealth, September 15, Brockton. Details<https://www.preservationmass.org/ctc>.



*         Virtual Workshops from the MHC: Historic Resources Survey and the National Register of Historic Places, September 19, virtual. Details<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/394568373627>.



*         Virtual Workshops from the MHC: Becoming a Certified Local Government, virtual, October 4. Details<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/394569868097>.



*         Historic New England Summit 2022, October 13-14, Worcester. Details<https://summit.historicnewengland.org/>.



*         Virtual Workshops from the MHC: Introduction to Historic Preservation, October 21, virtual. Details<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/394573679497>.



*         Preservation Massachusetts Cruising the Commonwealth, October 26, virtual. Details<https://www.preservationmass.org/ctc>.



Update the MHC!
Membership or officer changes on your commission? Be sure to update the MHC! Please send any new member or officer information to Jenn Doherty, Local Government Programs Coordinator, at jennifer.doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:jennifer.doherty at sec.state.ma.us>.


Jennifer B. Doherty
Local Government Programs Coordinator
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3314
Office: (617) 727-8470
Remote: (617) 807-0685
Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us>

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