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Announcing Maine Preservation’s 33rd annual statewide conference: Sacred Places at Risk This dynamic conference focuses on strategies and solutions to retain and reuse Maine’s historic religious places, and features many of Maine’s most respected and experienced professionals in a variety of fields. This conference will leave you inspired and informed in fresh, new ways.
When: Friday, September 9, 2005 Where: Maine Irish Heritage Center (former St. Dominic’s Church—34 Gray Street, at the corner of State and Gray Streets) in Portland’s historic West End. Parking information below. Who should attend? Everyone seeking information to help them preserve and protect Maine’s treasured older religious properties. Join fellow preservationists, clergy, congregation members, community and cultural leaders, elected officials, planners, architects, craftspeople and historians as we share solutions, suggestions and enthusiasm to retain and fully utilize our sacred places. Conference Details: Schedule and Presentation Descriptions
8:00 a.m. - Packet Pick up, on site Registration, Refreshments and The Resource Forum* 9:00 a.m. – Welcoming remarks Cynthia Wheelock, President, Maine Preservation Board of Trustees Andrea Burns, Maine Preservation Trustee and Conference Committee Chair 9:15-9:45 - T wo Centuries of Church Preservation in Maine S lide presentation by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Director, Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Mr. Shettleworth, who is also Maine's State Historian, will present a fascinating look at 180 years of efforts by Maine citizens of preserve and protect some of this state's most historic and architecturally significant religious structures. 9:45-10:40 – Keynote Presentation: Making the Case Sarah Peveler, Director of Training, Partners for Sacred Places. Ms. Peveler’s presentation features the comprehensive work of the Philadelphia based national nonprofit organization, Partners for Sacred Places, which examines how communities have rallied to save their threatened religious structures and retain these historic landmarks for the future. (Power Point) 10:40- 11:00 – Break – Refreshments and The Resource Forum* 11:00-11:45 - What Do We Mean by Sacred? Presented by the Very Reverend Stephen W. Foote, Retired Dean, St. Luke's Cathedral. Implicit in the word sacred are layers of meaning and understanding, not to mention expectations. Combining his vocation as an Episcopal priest and his zeal for historic preservation, Rev. Foote will help us examine the broad meaning of sacred as it pertains to the preservation of both religious and secular sacred places. Noon-12:45 Lunch held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center 12:45-1:00 - Creating a New Life for St. Dom’s Special Presentation by John O'Dea, Executive Director of the Maine Irish Heritage Center. Mr. O’Dea will share the story of the closing of St. Dominic's Church, the critical involvement of the City of Portland, and its subsequent adaptive use into the Maine Irish Heritage Center, breathing new life of one of Portland's most historic and architecturally significant sacred places. 1:00-1:45 - The Preservation Architect's View P resented by Nancy Barba, Principal, Barba+Wheelock Architecture+Preservation. Historic religious buildings require diligent observation and, at time, comprehensive master planning in order to retain their aesthetic, historic and cultural significance while fully functioning in the 21st century. Ms. Barba will set the tone for the afternoon with a Power Point presentation using case studies to illustrate essential aspects everyone should know. 2:00-5:00 - Afternoon Educational Sessions will be h eld at three of Portland’s beautiful historic churches all within walking distance of each other. A brief overview tour is included.
2:00-3:15 - Concurrent Sessions – Part I Master Planning and Maintenance (at Maine Irish Heritage Center) Nancy Barba, Architect, Barba+Wheelock Architecture+Preservation James Somma, Director of Property Management, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland Historic Interiors: Stained Glass and Decorative Finishes (at State Street Church) Robin Neely, The Neely Studio, stained glass restoration, repair and maintenance Tony Castro, Tony Castro Restoration - interior finishes and cleaning woodwork Fundraising: How to Get What You Need (at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church) Roxanne Eflin, Executive Director, Maine Preservation (facilitator) Bill Stockwell, William F. Stockwell & Associates, fundraising consultant Reverend Edwin Randall, moderator, Washington County Association of Christian Congregational Churches and Ministers (on creative small community fundraising efforts at 1st Congregational Church of East Machias) 3:15 – 3:30 Break (bottled water will be provided at each site) 3:30 – 4:45 – Concurrent Sessions, Part II Success Stories: Restoration and Adaptive Use ( at Maine Irish Heritage Center) Stewart Vreeland, 1 st Congregational Church of Yarmouth Craig Whitaker, Mills-Whitaker Architects, on First Parish Church of Brunswick Deirdre Nice, Director, St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center Saving Steeples: Complex Structures – Comprehensive Solutions (at State Street Church) Joe McSwain, Steeplejack, Mid-Maine Restoration, Inc. and Arron Sturgis, owner of Preservation Timberframing, team up to talk steeples and structure – essentials you must know. Fundraising: How to Get What You Need (at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church) (Note: This is a repeat performance, as described above) 4:45-5:00 Walk to St. Luke’s Cathedral on State Street
5:00-6:00 - Closing session with wine and cheese reception, sponsored by Conant Custom Brass Join your fellow attendees, presenters and sponsors as we are treated to music from the historic 1927 Skinner pipe organ and the St. Luke’s Preservation Story , shared by the Very Reverend Stephen Foote, Retired Dean. *The Resource Forum: We invite your handouts and display materials for The Resource Forum , located at conference headquarters at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. “Before and After” photo boards of preservation/restoration/rescue projects are most welcome and will be appreciated by others! $40 /Maine Preservation members $50 /New Members (includes one-year individual membership) (click here for Registration Form) – credit and debit cards accepted Registration includes conference packet, lunch, refreshments, and the closing reception. Advance registration by September 7th is requested to ensure lunch. On-street parking and parking lots are found near all conference sites. The Civic Center parking garage on Spring Street is a five-minute walk to the Irish Heritage Center. Special thanks to our conference sponsors and supporters: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Conant Custom Brass of Burlington, Vermont To register or more information, please contact: Roxanne Eflin, Executive Director Maine Preservation 500 Congress St., 2nd Floor, Portland, ME 04101 (207) 775-3652 (207) 775-7737 - fax maineprs@gwi.net
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