Education

Preservation & Education are the dual missions of FHBR. As we rally to save historic structures from being lost forever, we are actively pursuing opportunities to create and enhance community appreciation of our architectural history. Future generations will benefit from seeing the preservation process, research, completed restorations and learning about how people of our past lived and used these structures.

EDUCATION will encompass 40% of the efforts through the preservation activities and communications. We are developing an extensive hands-on Internship Program for students of area colleges to get involved in site research, documentation, archeological digs, as well as the dismantling and restoration processes. To date we have worked with Del-Val College Professor Lyle Rosenberger and his students on hands on archeological digs and documentation. Hand-on programs for younger students will vary each year based on the properties being saved. Annual community tours will educate and create awareness for the general public. Further extensive documentation will be assembled for each site creating short historic videos for each site. Education efforts will be developed and implemented by Alan Keyser and Colleen Hart these activities have been in development since early 2000.

To see more information on our current education and community awareness activities please click Here.