Some of us are trying to build a constituency for historic preservation while working to assemble a coalition that will come together to save historic buildings. Too often preservationists don’t get together except to circle the rubble. This year’s gathering of the history-minded hopeful is a reception at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Illinois Realtors building, 522 S. Fifth St., with community preservation awards presented at 6 p.m. A presentation by Justin Blandford, mansion curator, on the renovation of the governor’s mansion will be followed by a tour of the mansion for those who register in advance. Donations will benefit the Historic Preservation Fund of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. For more information go to springfieldbusinessjournal.com. –Fletcher Farrar, editor and CEO
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2018.
