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(SOUTH BEND) – The Statewide Preservation Preservation annual Conference is April 14-17, in South Bend.
Preserving Historic Places: Indiana’s Statewide Preservation Conference will celebrate South Bend’s industrial and manufacturing heritage.
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Though much of the early industry is gone, new enterprises occupy the historic factories, showrooms, and office buildings contributing to a revitalized and vibrant city.
During tours, workshops, and educational and field sessions, explore twenty-first-century solutions for historic building materials, get tips on building research, bone up on new archaeological methodologies, and delve into your love/hate relationship with the bulldozer.