Tag Archive for: Historic Preservation Month

Huntsville kicks off Historic Preservation Month with focus on indigenous history

“When people think of indigenous people, they think of us in the past tense. Indigenous people are not relics … we’re still here.” Those words from Brice McGhee of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians accented the theme “Telling the Full Story of America” for this year’s Historic Preservation Month. The celebration focuses on Huntsville’s […]

Rypkema: Remembering economics of preservation key to Huntsville’s growth during Historic Preservation Month

May is Historic Preservation Month in the city of Huntsville. The month of observation and celebration was opened with a lecture by Donovan Rypkema, principal and CEO of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm.  His talk, entitled “The Economics of Preservation,” was held in Ridley Hall at the Church of […]