ELIZABETHTON â Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park was one of the winners of the Certificate of Merit awards presented annually by the Tennessee Historical Commission. These awards are presented each May, during National Preservation Month.
Sycamore Shoals received the recognition because of the work done by Matthew Mosca, a nationally recognized consultant in the field of historic paint research and restoration. Using micro-chemical testing, Mosca can identify the constituents of paint finishes. He has also developed expertise in the examination of pigments using polarized light and ultraviolet fluorescent microscopy.
Mosca also uses scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared micro spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy.
What s being called one of the most important historic structures in Wilmington will soon have a plan for its preservation and restoration.
That was the main focus of a press conference held Wednesday by the Historic Wilmington Foundation at Giblem Lodge, 720 Princess St. Built in 1871, the three-story, white-and-blue structure has, since its construction, housed an order of Black Freemasons who meet there to this day.
It s the second-oldest Black Masonic Temple in North Carolina after one in New Bern.
The building has fallen into disrepair over the years, something that John Jeremiah Sullivan a Wilmington-based author and historian with multiple book titles to his credit and bylines in the New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker said is perverse given the structure s historical import.
WBBJ TV
May 13, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. A local company is receiving an award for historical preservation.
The Tennessee Historical Commission says the John H. Allen Company was among the winners for 2021’s Certificate of Merit competition.
The commission says the company was selected for the award for its work in rehabilitating the Art Moderne Greyhound Bus Station in downtown Jackson.
Other winners of this year’s program includes:
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton.
Claiborne County Historical Society in Tazewell.
Dunbar Rosenwald School Foundation in Loudon.
Kemmons Wilson Companies, Bologna Consultants, Bounds and Gillespie Architects, and LRK Architects in Memphis.
Steven Smith Awarded Tennessee Historical Commission Special Commendation For His Books Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced winners of this year’s annual Certificate of Merit competition. These awards are presented each May during National Preservation Month. The Commissioners’ Special Commendation category went to Steven Smith in Soddy Daisy, for authoring four books.
Since 1975, THC’s Certificate of Merit Program has recognized exemplary work by individuals, groups, organizations, corporations, or governmental entities to further promote historic preservation or the study of history in Tennessee. Nominations are solicited from the public in December of the preceding year and judged by category.
Vice-President, Palm Coast Historical Society
May is National Preservation Month, and the Palm Coast Historical Society is ready to celebrate. The Inaugural E-bike History Tour will highlight significant locations in Palm Coast’s early development.
Palm Coast resident and local FLEBIKE store owner Frank Paccilli is sponsoring and guiding the E-bike Tour of the “core area” of Palm Coast from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 (weather permitting), to benefit the Palm Coast Historical Society and Museum.
PCHS is accepting reservations and payment for 16 individuals on a first-come, first-serve basis on its website www.palmcoasthistory.org.
The special Preservation Month price is $29.99 per person and includes the E-bike rental, helmet and guided tour. Pacilli is donating 100% of the cost of the bike rental and guided excursion to the Historical Society.