by CT Trust | Feb 26, 2020 | Education, Organization
As Preservation Connecticut turns 45 this month, we wanted to share an article our Deputy Director Christopher Wigren wrote for the Spring 2020 issue of Connecticut Explored magazine about our organization’s past. Meet Preservation Connecticut Editor’s note:...
by CT Trust | Feb 24, 2020 | Education, Event
Wednesday, March 4th at 6:30PM Woodbury Senior Center, 281 Main Street South, Woodbury Historic District Commissions are charged with providing guidance to owners living in a local historic district who wish to make exterior changes to their historic properties and...
by CT Trust | Feb 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Education, Event
Preservation Connecticut was proud to sponsor the fascinating “Historic and Green” conference in January that focused on how preservationists and environmentalists can work together to navigate the effects of climate change and prevent further unnecessary...
by CT Trust | Jan 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Education
There has been an overwhelming response to the op-ed that came out in the New York Times this past weekend entitled “When Historic Preservation Hurts Cities”. Here at Preservation Connecticut, we wanted to also refute the information stated in the article,...
by CT Trust | Dec 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Education, Event
Historic preservation is, at its core, an exercise in sustainability. Older buildings are often energy-efficient, made with renewable materials (such as wood or brick), and longer-lasting. Moreover, maintaining an existing structure avoids the environmental costs of...
by CT Trust | Nov 7, 2019 | Education, Event
Wednesday November 13, 2019, 6-8pm at the Weston Historical Society 104 Weston Road, Weston RSVP In partnership with the Connecticut League of History Organizations, The Fairfield County Preservation Network (FCPN), a program of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield...
