Hello Ashley,

I suggest that the first step is to understand their reservations for having this done. You might be able to reassure them that a National Register status does not mean that they cannot make any physical changes. Perhaps they think it will involve staff time that they don’t have. In any case, a property owner’s buy-in to the process is pretty important. I assume that you contacted your State Historic Preservation office for advice?

Every successful preservation effort has grass roots support. Building that is a first, key step in the process. Has that process begun?

Cheers,

Fielding

 

Fielding Freed

Director of Historic House Museums

Historic Columbia Foundation

 

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Advice on how to save our WWII Airfield

 

Dear Museum-L Listers,

I am a volunteer at a local flight museum that is located on a WWII Army airfield, and we are very interested in preserving the integrity of the airfield. The problem we are currently facing is a Port that shows no interest or care for the history for what is now a commercial airport. Our goal is to get the Army airfield on the National Register of Historic Places, but in spite of the fact that this has been recommended to the Port they refuse to listen to what we have to say. The airfield is an important part of our local and national history, and we only was to record what is left of it. Has anyone dealt with similar issues? We're running out of ideas.

Ashley Zuckerberg
Flight Museum Volunteer

 

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