The National Trust for Historic Preservation launched two programs in the past three years: the Sustainability Program and the National Initiative on Historic Sites. The Sustainability Program is designed to promote the understanding of historic buildings as significant environmental, economic, social and cultural resources and the Historic Sites Initiative was developed to assist historic sites [...]
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True Green / Is Less More?
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Historic Sites Initiative, Sustainability, tagged Cliveden, energy modeling, LEED 2009, President Lincoln's Cottage, Woodrow Wilson House on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
True Green / Can We “Green” Museum Spaces & Heritage Landscapes?
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Landscape, Sustainability, tagged Best Practices Manual, Filoli, Heritage Landscapes, Woodrow Wilson House on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Balancing the Needs of Museum Spaces & Heritage Landscapes with “Green Practices”
Okay, so you may be concerned that many of the recommended “green practices” you’ve heard about may negatively impact sacred spaces, character-defining features, archival collections, or heritage landscapes. It is important to remember that these recommendations are tools like any other tool. Just in [...]
Fox News links Wilson House to Democratic National Convention
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Woodrow Wilson House on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
WTTG Fox 5 News will be reporting live from the Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site, on Thursday, August 28 in honor of the Democratic National Convention. If you’re in the Washington DC area and an early riser, tune in from 7:40 to 8:40 am to watch live segments featuring Wilson House staff.
After [...]
Cells and Sites: How Historic Sites are Using Cell Phone Tours
Posted in Education, Internet, Interpretation, tagged cell phones, Chesterwood, Decatur House, Tours, Woodrow Wilson House on July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Cell phones have revolutionized the way people communicate, affecting many areas of life, including historic sites. A popular application of cell phone technology is now being used at several of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s historic sites. Chesterwood, Decatur House, and Woodrow Wilson House provide cell phone tours, similar to standard audio tours offered [...]
Please welcome John Powell to Woodrow Wilson House
Posted in Staff, tagged Woodrow Wilson House on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please welcome John D. Powell as the Curator of the Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, D.C.
John Powell received his Master’s degree in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester with a Bachelor’s degree in history from McGill University. John grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and attended Bethesda Chevy Chase [...]
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