Heritage Stewards Academy
Learn to care for our local assets
Preserving our shared heritage is the collective work of residents, municipal leaders, and small organizations who care deeply about our community. The Heritage Stewards Academy equips these stewards with the skills and information needed to care for our region’s heritage assets.
In the following videos, you will learn how to preserve local stories, care for historic places, and build connections with others doing the same work across southwestern Pennsylvania. Topics include:
Historic Tax Credits
Learn about Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives and the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs from Angelique Bamberg, Founder of Clio Consulting, LLC, who has completed numerous tax credit projects in Western PA.
Financial Options
In this video, Joe Piszczor, Wealth Advisor and Founder of Washington Family Wealth, answers common questions from non-profit organizations regarding asking for and receiving various types of financial donations.
Consulting Under Section 106
Keith Heinrich, Cultural Resources Professional for PennDOT Districts 9 and 12, explains how organizations can become consulting parties for PennDOT projects that include historic resources.
Volunteer Recruitment
Josh Sheretts, Executive Director of the Crawford County Historical Society, offers ways to recruit, engage, and keep volunteers, which are vital to every non-profit organization.
Preserving Your Stuff
Melinda Meyer, public historian and Preservation Erie board member, discusses the proper ways for organizations to care for their materials collections.
Protecting & Preserving Places
Mindy Crawford, Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, provides tips and lessons learned from her years of experience trying to save historic buildings and places that are important to communities.
This project was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Pennsylvania Heritage Areas Program, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.