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2020 NEW YORK STATEWIDE PRESERVATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY

23 November, 2020 5:11 pm - Leave a Comment

DECEMBER 1-3, 2020

PACNY is proud to partner with the Landmarks Society of Western New York, the Preservation League of New York State, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to bring relevant and meaningful content to you at this year’s statewide preservation conference!

Visit https://www.landmarksociety.org/conference/

Together with our Conference partners and sponsors, we’re also stretching out the breakout sessions over two days so that you don’t have to choose between your favorite sessions. With the new Opening Plenaries on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and Lightning Round presentations Tuesday evening, we’ll have more opportunities for discussions that push the preservation field forward. Join us!

AND – don’t forget to apply for a range of scholarships still available to conference attendees!

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PACNY is proud to present its very own YouTube channel!

8 November, 2020 10:48 am - Leave a Comment

If you missed the 2020 Annual PACNY Preservation Awards ceremony on November 6th, you can still enjoy the virtual presentation on our new YouTube channel! We will be providing content that explores, explains, and extolls the special cultural and historic resources of Central New York.

Please visit https://youtube.com/channel/UCp-RddnPqtTpP-LaxrKtZWg and subscribe for future content.

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PACNY 2020 Award Recipients

4 October, 2020 12:11 pm - Leave a Comment

The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Annual Preservation Awards.

  • Schroeppel Historical Society for their outstanding rehabilitation of the 111-year old St. John’s Episcopal Church, now the Schroeppel Historical Society, in the village of Phoenix
  • Andrew Simkin, Esq., Bess Simkin, Paul Barron, and Rick Petrone for excellent rehabilitation work on the Phoenix Building in the city of Auburn
  • Betsy Kennedy on behalf of the Carriage Barn Books at the Cazenovia Public Library project in the village of Cazenovia
  • Cynthia Carrington-Carter in recognition of decades of service to preservation in central New York and beyond
  • The William G. Pomeroy Foundation for the wide-ranging impact of its historical marker program
  • Johnson-Schmidt Architects and Bev & Co. for the renovation of the Barber Block in the city of Cortland
  • The Town of Smithfield, Smithfield Community Association, and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum for their year-long campaign celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Smithfield Community Center

Due to COVID-19, the awards will be presented during a free virtual, online ceremony to be held on November 6, 2020 at 6 p.m. Details regarding how to attend and participate will be forthcoming.

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