To the editor: Salem Preservation members are in high gear as they prepare several major programs for the 51st National Preservation Month in May! May 1st will kick off a trilogy of events that have been in the works for some time now. A “Celebration of Preservation” at the 103-year-old Salem Golf Club along SR […]
To the editor: I am writing this letter as president of Salem Preservation. The members of Salem Preservation stand tall and proud in their conviction that all Salem residents, young and old alike, would be best served by maintaining, adapting and reusing or selling our current school buildings. Preservation would be remiss if it did […]
Some Salem Preservation members recently paid a visit to the nearly complete updated and revised McCulloch Park in downtown Salem. The park is tucked between Burchfield Trace which displays internationally acclaimed artwork of Salemite Charles Burchfield to the south behind the Timberlanes Complex and the park’s beautifully arched wrought iron entrance along East State to […]
To the editor and Salem voters: Salem Preservation was created 30 years ago after we were at risk of losing historic homes that could be saved. Schools have become an endangered species of their own. The National Trust for Historic Preservation brought attention to this issue in 2000 by naming Neighborhood Schools to the America’s […]