August Preservation News

School’s Back in Session and

MPA is coming in hot with new Educational Programming!

Any questions or concerns? As always, feel free to reach out to me at mpa@milwaukeepreservation.org

-Emma Rudd, Executive Director

The Cream City Brick Symposium

is back for its second year!

Join us October 8th, 8:30am to 3pm, at Trimborn Farm in Greendale for a day of Preservation Education, History, and a private tour of the Trimborn Grounds with Milwaukee County Historical Society. Breakfast pastries, coffee, and lunch included.

Early Registration is now open until September 15th!

MPA Member $50

AIA Member $60

General $75

Student $30

We’re thrilled to bring this event back for a second year thanks to the generosity of our sponsor, ZS, LLC.

Black Nite Rising Historic Landmark Ceremony

MPA was thrilled to be a community partner for the dedication of Wisconsin's first LGBTQ historic landmark on August 5th with the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project.

Board members Zachary and Chelsey pictured with MPA ED, Emma.

You may have seen our geotechnical engineers on site a few weeks ago - they’re taking soil samples to better understand the composition and stability of the ground under the tavern and will be working with our structural engineer to develop a safe, effective stabilization plan.

Thanks to Beane Engineering and Berglund Construction for their continued work on this phase!

Want to keep informed as the Tavern Project unfolds? We’ll post updates as often as they happen on our website!

ADVOCACY

MPA has been out and about, meeting with other likewise minded organizations to better strengthen our ties to the greater Milwaukee Community, including Near West Side Partners and Urban Ecology Center!

Keep an eye out - the Friends of the Domes ’ vision plan is being unveiled at the next County Board Meeting (which may have already happened when you’re reading this!) on September 3rd. MPA will of course be there to support and encourage the county to approve the plan.

Have you used our new Advocacy Form yet?

Do you have a building in your neighborhood under threat? That's historic? That's important to you? Tell us about it!

We're gathering a list of the historic buildings that matter to YOU!

Please follow the link below and fill out the short (less than 3 minutes!) form:

CLICK HERE FOR FORM

Office Updates

We've been working hard behind the scenes to better serve our membership and the community. Some things we've been working on:

We've partnered with Insect Hobby Design, a Milwaukee local, to bring a fresh take to MPA's branding and website
We recently wrapped up our 5+ year Strategic Plan with Square Root Consulting and are ready to get to work!

We thank you for your continued support and assure you, even when things are a little quiet, we’re working hard to make preservation mainstream in Milwaukee!

MPA had the honor of meeting with a team of VA historians, archivists, and foundation members out of the DC office to discuss the latest work on the grounds (Chapel, Theater, and Governor's Mansion) and MPA's involvement.

September Soldiers Home Tours are all sold out! Your last chance to tour the incredible Soldiers Home Grounds and Old Main will be at this year's FREE Door's Open tour, however registration is required. (Member tickets open September 4th, public tickets available on September 11th.)

Doors Open Information

Can't make Doors Open? We accept Private Tour requests for groups of 10 or more throughout the year! Please visit our website for more information.

Group Tour Form

Want to learn more from the comfort of your own home? Purchase one of our Soldiers Home limited-edition books today!

Formerly Out-of-Print Book Now Available on MPA's Website!

"Out at the Soldiers' Home: A Memory Book" by Elizabeth Corbett is now back in LIMITED QUANTITIES!

All proceeds benefit MPA and our work at the Soldiers Home!

"Out at the Soldiers' Home: A Memory Book, a rather anecdotal account of her life and the lives of the men living at the home. Republished by the West Side Soldiers' Aid Society, it is perhaps the only published memoir of a person who lived at one of the dozens of national and state homes built to care for veterans of the Civil War."

Order Now

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 7: Silver City International Festival

September 7-8: 41st Annual Trimborn Farm Harvest of Arts and Crafts

September 17th - Cudahy Historical Society Soldiers Home Presentation

September 28-29: Doors Open Milwaukee

October 8th: Cream City Brick Symposium

October 16th-18th: WHS Local History & Historic Preservation Conference

October 28-30th: PastForward National Preservation Conference in NOLA

THIS WEEKEND!

Join our friends at the Milwaukee County Historical Society this September for an incredible day of handcrafted works, food, live music and the Milwaukee County Parks Traveling Beer Garden

All proceeds benefit the preservation and restoration of historic county parks including Trimborn Farm - the iconic 1850s lime kiln farm, notorious for helping produce much of our city's beloved Cream City Brick! For more information, visit trimbornfarm.com.

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