Historypin.com for Preservation Month

Historypin.com for Preservation Month

Boise - The City of Boise's Department of Arts & History launches a new approach to celebrate Preservation Month, which happens every May. But it starts now.  

"Celebrate Boise's Treasures" is the national theme for 2011. The Department wants to celebrate Boise's treasures with full community involvement, and invites the public to share their favorite buildings and places in Boise by using www.historypin.com. According to City Historian Brandi Burns, "Preservation Month is a unique opportunity to express our enthusiasm for Boise's cultural landscapes. The use of Historypin will enable the community and the Department to create a dialogue about what matters in Boise, and we, as individuals, will get to define what we deem preservation-worthy." The Department encourages residents to scour their attics and ask family and friends for old photos of Boise, and then upload them to Historypin…and let the world know why the place is a treasure to you.

The Department has offered presentations on mid-century architecture and on historic preservation as an environmentally sustainable practice for previous Preservation Months. These have taken shape as walking tours, brochures, and presentations. Historypin is a whole new approach, with the community providing the focus of what is important to them.

Submissions to www.Historypin.com should include, but are not limited to: buildings, parks, residential areas, and open spaces (such as parks or the foothills). We will encourage submissions of historic places and stories from now and through May 2011. Submissions after that are still welcome, which allows Boiseans to continue to build a worldwide presence with Historypin.

The Department's other contribution to Preservation Month is the Fettucine Forum. On May 5, 2011, Doug StanWiens will present "Boise 360: Preservation, New Media, and the Boise Architecture Project.". Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. at the Rose Room, and the presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. The Fettuccine Forum is free and open to the public.

To learn more about Preservation Month activities, contact City Historian