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	<description>Preservation Massachusetts is the statewide non-profit historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving the Commonwealth’s historic and cultural heritage.</description>
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		<title>Cape-Wide Preservation Workshop: Historic Buildings and Green Design</title>
		<link>http://preservationmass.org/2010/02/cape-wide-historic-preservation-workshop-historic-buildings-and-green-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Preservation Massachusetts in partnership with the Cape Cod Commission will sponsor a workshop on historic buildings and green design in March.
Where: Harwich Community Center, Harwich, MA
When: Thursday March 25, 2010  11am-3pm
 
Workshop Program
11:00am &#8211; Welcome and Introduction
Sarah Korjeff, Cape Cod Commission &#38; Jim Igoe, Preservation Massachusetts
11:15am &#8211; 12:45pm - Greening the Older Home

Rebecca Williams, National Trust for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yielding New Stories, Suggesting New Possibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ABaez</dc:creator>
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At first glance, the small cottage across from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery looks rather modest and unassuming. But once you start to learn a little about the history of the Caesar Robbins House, it draws you in.  New research about this historic house, which was recently up for sale and threatened by the possibility of demolition, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PM “Mini-Grant” Awarded to Royall House in Medford</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Royall House in Medford
 Circuit Rider Michele Barker has noted in her post on the James Weldon Johnson House, Massachusetts has a long and not always well-recognized African-American heritage. For this February E-Newsletter, PM has chosen to highlight the rich trail of African-American sites in the Commonwealth like the Isaac Royall House and Slave Quarters in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEHR Update: Samuel Harrison House, Pittsfield</title>
		<link>http://preservationmass.org/2010/02/mehr-update-samuel-harrison-house-pittsfield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ABaez</dc:creator>
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Listed on Preservation Massachusetts&#8217; 2005 Most Endangered Historic Resources, the Samuel Harrison House in Pittsfield is a great success story. The small, mid-19th century, Greek Revival house with a stone foundation is significant due to its associations to the Rev. Samuel Harrison and the American Abolitionist Movement. Samuel Harrison, an African American clergyman, contributed an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hanging by a Thread:The Retreat of James Weldon Johnson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ABaez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DuBois Homestead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Freeman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the westernmost edge of my Circuit Riding territory, Berkshire County has a long, though not always well-recognized African-American heritage. In the 18th century, Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman of Sheffield successfully sued for her freedom in a landmark case that declared slavery unconstitutional in Massachusetts. In the 19th century, more Berkshire County soldiers enlisted in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essex National Heritage Commission Partnership Grant Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Deadline DATE:  Sunday, February 28, 2010 &#8211; 11:59 PM
                   
The Essex National Heritage Commission is currently accepting on-line proposals from municipalities and qualified nonprofit organizations for the 2010 Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program.  Essex Heritage’s Partnership Grant Program is a matching grant program created to foster and support the stewardship activities of organizations that share the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Weldon Johnson House for Sale in Great Barrington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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 Today, Preservation Massachusetts was quoted in an article about the James Weldon Johnson House in Great Barrington:

NAACP Leader House for Sale
By Lauren Mayer &#124; Preservation Nation &#124; Online Only &#124; Jan. 28, 2010
NAACP Leader&#8217;s House For Sale&#8230;
&#8230; The former home of NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in Great Barrington, Mass., has been on the market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2006 MEHR Threatened: Sarah Clayes House in Framingham</title>
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		<comments>http://preservationmass.org/2010/01/2006-me-threatened-sarah-clayes-house-in-framingham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Today, Preservation Massachusetts was quoted in an article about a previously listed Most Endangered Historic Resource:

Threatened: Salem Witch Trial Survivor&#8217;s House
By Margaret Foster &#124; Preservation Nation &#124; Online Only &#124; Jan. 19, 2010
A Massachusetts house built by a Salem witch trial survivor has stood empty for a decade, but a group of locals wants to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Greetings from Preservation Massachusetts!</title>
		<link>http://preservationmass.org/2009/12/holiday-greetings-from-preservation-massachusetts/</link>
		<comments>http://preservationmass.org/2009/12/holiday-greetings-from-preservation-massachusetts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another year has come to a close and another is set to begin. Perhaps that it why this time of year causes us to reflect more, remember past experiences and share them with those around us.  In light of that mood and the holiday spirit, the staff at PM wanted to share with you how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salem Athenæum Celebrates 200 Years in 2010!</title>
		<link>http://preservationmass.org/2009/12/salem-athnaeum-celebrates-200-years-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://preservationmass.org/2009/12/salem-athnaeum-celebrates-200-years-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Salem Athenæum, a preeminent cultural institution, marks its 200th year in 2010. With its collection of historic and contemporary books and quality programming comprised of lectures, courses, and concerts, the Athenæum will celebrate its members and collections and their influence on Salem and the world.
The celebration will continue yearlong with programs featuring contemporary historians, writers, [...]]]></description>
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