WORKSHOP RECORDINGS

June 12, 2025

The Grand Rapids Public Museum High School

May 22, 2025

Albert Kahn Through the Years

April 17, 2025

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Discovery of Michigan State University’s First Observatory

March 20, 2025

Historic Union Church Building: How A Small Community came together to save a Historically Significant Church Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places

February 27, 2025

From Advocacy to Adaptive-Use: Saving Sleeping Bear Heritage

January 16, 2025

Removing barriers and building bridges – harnessing the power of preservation to uplift marginalized communities

December 12, 2024

Castle Museum Archaeology

November 14, 2024

Introduction to the Certified Local Government Program

The FY25 CLG Grant Manual is a great resource for how applicants are selected for the grant. Page 14 of the manual includes a section titled “3. Grant Application Scoring and Selection.” Pages 15-16 include the scoring criteria for the FY25 selection process.
Preservation Through Partnership: an introduction to the Certified Local Government program brochure provides introductory information.

October 17, 2024

Deconstructing the Past – From Farmstead to Nature Preserve

September 19, 2024

Introduction to the Michigan Main Street Program

August 15, 2024

The Milton - A Battle Creek Gem Returns

July 25, 2024

A Moving Story about Dearborn Houses

June 20, 2024

Charlevoix's Mushroom Houses - balancing the impacts of tourism on privately owned homes

May 23, 2024

An Update on the Grant Programs of the Michigan Arts & Culture Council

April 11, 2024

Recognizing LGBTQ History: Experiences from the Lake Michigan Lakeshore

March 28, 2024

Tower on the Boulevard: The History and Rehabilitation of the Book Tower

February 22, 2024

The Underground Railroad Society of Cass County Michigan

January 25, 2024

Phase I Restoration of the 1876 Vermilion US Life-Saving Station Building

December 14, 2023

The New Historic Preservation State Income Tax Credit

November 30, 2023

Pouring New Wine into Old Wineskins. Most Common Exterior Repair Mistakes and Our Questions of New vs. Old

October 26, 2023

A Deep Dive into TCPs and National Register Listed Archaeological Sites in Michigan

September 28, 2023

LEAD PAINT: The Hazard in Brief and HD Decisions

- Lead Resource Guide for Owners of Older and Historic Buildings (2012)

August 24, 2023

An Introduction to the Work of MHPN

July 27, 2023

Celebrating Disability Pride Month - An Accessible Future for Preservation

June 29, 2023

Hauling in the Net: The Creation and Conservation of Zoltan Sepeshy’s WPA Mural on Beaver Island

May 25, 2023

Preserving Yamasaki's Architecture - Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

April 20, 2023

Renovating Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue for the Next 100 Years

March 23, 2023

100 years of aquatics - Will there be more? Moores Park Pool

February 23, 2023

Nathan Johnson: Building Detroit

January 26, 2023

Bringing Back The Acres: The Restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Pratt, Eppstein, and Meyer Houses in Galesburg, Michigan

December 8, 2022

Takin’ It to The Streets: Planting Seeds of Preservation Across Michigan

November 17, 2022

Parkaeology and Parkitecture: Cultural Resources Stewardship in our State Parks and Recreation Areas

October 13, 2022

The State Historic Preservation Review Board: Partners in the Preservation Program

September 28, 2022

Celebrating & Preserving Hispanic/Latino Heritage in Southwest Detroit

August 18, 2022

Project We Hope, Dream & Believe - Malcolm X House

July 21, 2022

Preservation on Main Street Charlevoix

July 14, 2022

Designing Maintenance Access and Fall Protection (MAFP) for Inspection

May 26, 2022

Aligning the Stars: Bringing back a historic theater in a troubled neighborhood

April 28, 2022

In the Wrightian Mold: Harold Turner in Michigan

March 24, 2022

Restoring the Tower at Michigan Central Station

February 10, 2022

How the MotorCities National Heritage Area Challenge Grant Program can work for you!

January 27, 2022

Albert and Julius Kahn: Inventing the Modern Factory

December 09, 2021

Structural Code Secrets for Existing Building Project Success

November 18, 2021

Guerrilla Preservation: Stopping Demolition Through Grassroots Advocacy

October 28, 2021

Cemetery Preservation and U (of M-Flint): Connecting the Future to the Past through the Study of Cemeteries

September 30, 2021

Behind the Scenes of Raising Historic Fishtown

August 12, 2021

Hot off the Press: Connecting Buildings and People Through Preservation

July 29, 2021

Following the Path of our Ancestors

June 8, 2021

Detroit Sound Conservancy's Preservation Journey: Placekeeping with Detroit's Blue Bird Inn

May 6, 2021

A Better Way to Assess the Capacity of Our Wooden Built Heritage

April 23, 2021

Lighthouses, License Plates, and Grants: How the Michigan SHPO helps Protect Our Lighthouses.

March 25, 2021

Historic Facade Lighting: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned.

February 18, 2021

What do the Standards Mean to You?

January 26, 2021

Historic Preservation Advocacy at the Federal Level.

December 10, 2020

Michigan Virtual Barn School: The Basics.

- Michigan Virtual Barn School Resources

November 23, 2020

Federal Historic Tax Credit 101.

October 26, 2020

Laws and Organizations: The What and Who of Historic Preservation.

September 17, 2020

Wood Windows and Energy Efficiency.

September 3, 2020

The Language of Buildings: Terms to Know.

- Architectural Terms Resources

- Survey Field Note Form

August 20, 2020

Community Survey: How to Successfully Plan and Complete a Survey of Historic Community Resources.

- Historic Resource Survey Resources Part 2

- Survey Field Note Form

August 6, 2020

Historic Resource Survey: The Who, What, When, Why and Where of Understanding Historic Resources.

- Historic Resource Survey Resources

July 30, 2020

What to Know Before Starting an Old Brick Project Webinar Recording.

- Old Brick Projects Resource Sheet

June 25, 2020

Documenting and Preserving Michigan's Coastal Resources Webinar Recording.

- Beach Wreckage Recording Form 2020

June 11, 2020

Identifying and Celebrating Agricultural Sites and Landscapes in Michigan.

- Agricultural Landscape Webinar Resources

May 28, 2020

The Michigan Historic Tax Credit: Will it Pass? How does it Work?

May 21, 2020

So You Want to Designate an Old Property?

- So You Want to Designate an Old Property Webinar Resources

- Historic Preservation Economic Studies and Designation Resources

May 7, 2020

Historic Preservation 101.

- Planning for Preservation Resources

April 23, 2020

Community Preservation and the Certified Local Government Program.