The Oil Region Alliance will host a Preservation Workshop at the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, 155 East State Street, on Saturday, May 19. The one-day workshop will feature programs including "Iron Bridges to the Past: Pennsylvania's Vanishing Historic Metal Truss Bridges", "The Historic American Buildings Survey in Pleasantville", "Historic District Design Guidelines in the Oil Region and Beyond", and more. A program on gravemarker preservation will be held at the Neilltown Church cemetery and a tour and talk will be held at Pithole City, the Oil Region's legendary boomtown.
The cost to attend the full-day workshop, including catered lunch and dinner, is just $50. Members of the Oil Region Alliance receive a discount and may attend for only $40.
Registrations are now being accepted. Lunch and dinner reservations are due May 10.
Click here for the registration booklet: 2018 Preservation Workshop
For more information on the Preservation Workshop contact Jennifer Burden, Historian-Educator, at 800.483.6264 x 116 or jburden@oilregion.org
Saturday May 19, 2018
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