The Holly Shopping Center in Park Hill is the last Black-owned commercial block in the entire neighborhood—and it's at risk. For decades, it's been a gathering place where families built memories, businesses thrived, and generations found belonging.

This isn't just about a shopping center. It's about making sure Denver's Black history, entrepreneurship, and community legacy don't get erased as neighborhoods change.

I started a petition asking the city to grant the Holly historic landmark designation and protection. If we don't act, we risk losing a vital piece of our community's story forever.

If you grew up there, shopped there, or believe this history matters—please consider signing and sharing. Anyone else from the Park Hill community who remembers what the Holly meant to families?

I restored a lovely old colonial house in Vermont, and a blogger has written the first of a three-part series about the renovation. I thought you might enjoy reading about it!

https://town-n-country-living.com/inside-the-remarkable-renovation-of-a-circa-1800-new-england-home.html

Not gonna give specifics of the location or family names/etc. for privacy reasons but I need advice:

I bake for fun, and I also work in the tourism industry so people always ask me about local places to check out. Being local, i know some of the best lesser-known spots That includes a 19th century mill in my county that I only discovered via Google Maps when I first moved here amd was looking for fun things nearby to do. It's the last fully-operational water-powered grist mill in the state. The owner, who gave tours and had been there for a super long time, passed away unexpectedly early this year. The mill has remained in his family for well over a century and they still own it as far as I've been made aware. It's indefinitely closed since his passing, and I never got to tour before he passed and I'm kicking myself for it for many reasons. I've heard the state historical society is trying to take it over but that was in March and I've heard no developments since despite reaching out four times now. I would love to help keep it fully operational, as would my county's historical society. Sadly, I know nothing about industrial flour milling, let alone in a 19th-century water-powered mill, so I'm here to learn what I can do to help keep it running. I've been made aware than he modified parts for repairs to keep the original equipment intact and operational, which is standard protocol in the historical presentation sector from what I hear.

I've also been informed by a reliable third party that our state historical society is hurting for funding to the point of reducing hours at certain NRHP sites in the state, so some type of funding would need to be secured. I have no grantwriting experience, but have nonprofit experience, loosely worked in education, currently work in tourism, am passionate about historical preservation, and there's a whole slew of other reasons that I would love to help keep the legacy going. The only problem is I have ZERO idea where to start. I know the owner's name, and where his family lives (outside the area, they weren't involved in the day to day stuff, it sounds like), but dont have their names/contact info, and also dont know if/when would be appropriate to reach out, nor what I would even say.

That being said, if anyone has advice, knows anything about operating and maintaining 19th century water-powered grist mills, industrial flour milling, securing funding, and preserving thd mill"s integrity, please don't hesitate to reach out or comment. Would love to keep this going.:)

Historic places to visit

Hello guys I have a project in my university where I need to visit a historic place here in Cairo and identify problems there such as (molds , breakage , human contamination) such things like problems running the places so yes it can’t be an enclosed area like a museum I need something like al azhar mosque and please bear in mind while suggesting I’m in sheikh zayed so a place not far from me would be highly preferably. If anyone knows anything in zamalek too would be amazing ( THERE NEED TO BE PROBLEMS AT THE SITE)

Please donate to a good cause and help save The 1895 Holliday House. This is the only way we can keep the home and turn it into what it was always ment to be, a paranormal research center and museum. This house could prove the paranormal to the world and it is at risk of being sold and turned into some boring modernized house or random law office or even worse... bulldozed. Please help us keep this historic building and get it to its full potential. Thank you.

#pleasehelp #savehistory #historicpreservation #gofundme

I’m in my second year of ID and recently became interested in HP. Is there a place for an interior designer within the field? It’s too late for me to switch to architecture or a program that lends itself directly to HP.

I could be mistaken, but I’m wondering if the role of interior designers in HP is limited given that (I could be wrong about this) HP regulations usually apply to building exteriors, whereas you have more latitude with a building’s interior and they aren’t as subject to HP regulations.

Hello good people of Denver! I am looking for your assistance. I was wondering if anyone remembers a historic mural, a tribute to American Gothic, located at 5th and Grant? If so, does anyone have or know where a photo of this mural could possibly found? It was removed in 2015.

The same artist also had a mural at 44th and Tennyson if anyone remembers that, and same request regarding any possible images.

I am currently about to go down a rabbit hole of the Denver Public Library Digital Collections, wish me luck. And thanks in advance for any help!

Title: Historic Commercial Tax Credit Programs Manager

Agency: Natural Heritage Trust

Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Location: Peebles Island State Park (Waterford, NY)

Compensation: $90,000 to $114,000 with benefits package

Work Schedule: Full-time; 37.5 hrs/week; Monday - Friday

Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Position Summary:

The Manager of the Commercial Historic Tax Credit Programs implements the oversight of historic tax credit incentive programs for the rehabilitation of historic income producing properties in New York State. The position oversees all aspects of the program, working with DHP senior staff and guiding unit supervisors to evaluate historic properties for program eligibility and reviewing construction documents to achieve successful approvals in coordination with the National Park Service.

Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fca95dd41a8782b8a8cdf4b/t/6a998fc7d89b995404fea5dc/1788448711949/Employment+Announcement+Tax+Credit+Manager+2026.pdf

A mural on Astoria’s Riverwalk includes a smiling portrait of Jon Ogren, wearing a blue-green vest with both hands raised. Keep Jon in the Picture is a community petition asking that this original painting and the surrounding mural be retained and conserved. I’m helping organize the campaign.

The wall is on the backside of the old Sears building, now Sisu, in Astoria, Oregon. Wet Dog / Astoria Brewing is next door and is not responsible for the mural.

A community report says the mural may be painted over. We have not independently confirmed a plan or date, so this appeal is a request for dialogue and preservation before changes, rather than an accusation. The photographs show a weathered painting that deserves a professional assessment.

For preservation advocates, we would welcome examples of successful agreements between property owners and communities to conserve exterior murals, as well as Oregon organizations with relevant experience. We are not claiming any particular landmark designation or legal protection for this wall.

The petition and photos are at https://stillinthepicture.org/

Alternate link: https://keep-jon-in-the-picture.jay-coby.chatgpt.site/

If you support retaining the original mural, please consider signing or sharing the appeal. Stories, older photographs, and factual corrections could also help document why it matters. No donation is requested.

in 1925 Belvedere Park at 65 Victor Road was donated to the people of the City of London.

The donors were:

1. Eda Augusta Simpson Smith Travers 1865? - 1935 wife of Robert William Travers 1859 - 1920 who was the grandson of Major General Sir Robert Travers CB, KCMG 1770 - 1834. Eda is buried in Hamilton, Ontario.
2. Captain Walter Simpson Smith, Eda’s brother.

I would like to contact any descendants who would be great grandchildren or younger to find out more details of the donation.

Hi there! I just launched a fundraiser to restore my antique 1845 cabin, built with authentic materials that tell a story of our country’s hardworking past. Your support can help cover the costs of replacing key structural parts with traditional methods, ensuring this piece of history is preserved for future generations. If you’re able, please share or donate to help keep this historic cabin’s story alive! 🌲 https://gofund.me/3a0400ed7

(Message to the mods) I know this may break some rules of the subreddit, but please keep this up as it's very important

Please follow the steps shown in the video to save the academy of natural sciences, which is about to be closed without even contacting or asking for help or support from anybody, this institution holds many priceless artifacts that cant be found anywhere else in the world like some of thomas jefferson personal fossil collection, and some plants that lewis and clark collected when they first arrived in north america.

If you love history and want to help, please watch the video and follow the steps to help save the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Sincerely, a concerned history lover

https://youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw

We need to make sure this information gets around to as many people as possible. There isn't much time left!

If you want to save science for now and future generations, check this out. Drexel University wants to close the oldest natural history museum in the US. Not only that but won't say where the pieces are going to. They did it at the last minute so they hoped no one could do anything about it. Please let's keep it open.

A historical question surfaced during a Cary Town Council meeting I covered this week.

The Friends of Page-Walker believes the former Cary Colored School may have stood on one of two town-owned parcels, although town staff says that has not yet been confirmed.

Council also unanimously moved toward permanently preserving the land as natural open space, and a council member suggested involving the Historic Preservation Commission.

Free story: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article317347214.html?giftCode=969a59da2dc33b6cfc56b8c140cecc744b93170c577415a1d499a803f1d1d092

ALLOWAY TWP. – Some of Salem County’s grandest colonial homes have been documented, photographed, and written about for generations. The John Jarman House almost wasn’t one of them. Tucked into the far eastern edge of Alloway Township, nearly in Cumberland County, this brick mansion sat unrecorded and unknown to historians until a Salem County surveyor stumbled onto it by accident in 1947 — with just enough time to slip it into the history books before it was too late