City of Birmingham hosting Historic Preservation Education Lecture Series at Central Library on May 16, May 30

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Birmingham, AL – In honor of Historic Preservation Month, the City of Birmingham’s Department of Planning, Engineering, and Permits is hosting a series of free activities for the public. The programs include two Historic Preservation Education Lecture Series events taking place at the Central Library in downtown Birmingham on Tuesday, May 16, and on Tuesday, May30.

 All of the city’s Historic Preservation Month activities begin at noon.

The two programs being held at the Central Library’s Arrington Auditorium is as follows:

 * Tuesday, May 16: “How to Conduct Historic Building Research & How to Obtain a Historical Marker.” Central Library, Arrington Auditorium (Enter through main library, 3rd floor skywalk) 

* Tuesday, May 30: “Birmingham’s New Adaptive Reuse Incentive for Historic Buildings.” Central Library, Arrington Auditorium (Enter through main library, 3rd floor skywalk)

Catherine Oseas, assistant archivist for the Birmingham Public Library, shared these details below about Historic Preservation Month. 

May is dedicated to National Preservation Month. Also known as Historic Preservation Month, the month celebrates the nation's heritage through historic places. Preservation Month began as National Preservation Week in 1973. In 2005, the National Trust extended the celebration to the entire month of May and declared it Preservation Month to provide an even greater opportunity to celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states. 

This year’s Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places,” a national high-five to everyone doing the great work of saving places—in ways big and small—and inspiring others to do the same. The City of Birmingham has several days of programming for the citizens to learn and possibly participate in the future historic preservation of the city. 

For the Library, we are in the business of Historic Preservation everyday – not just in May! 

Activities that have already taken place include Historic Walking Tours of the Civil Rights District, including Kelly Ingram Park, and Government Square. A Salute to Birmingham’s Unsung Heroes of Historic Preservation was held on May 8 at Boutwell Auditorium.


 For more information, contact Hannah Garmon, Historic Preservation Manager, at 205-254-2424 or Hannah.Garmon@birminghamal.gov. You can also reach Karla Calvert, Urban Design Administrator, at 205-254-2479 or Karla.Calvert@birminghamal.gov.
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