The Historic Preservation Program records focuses on the inner workings of the program including outreach programs and projects, course instruction and final projects by program alumni. Formally established in 1979, materials in the collection are organized into four series: Administration and History; Civic Engagement; Course Instruction and Audio/Visual Materials. The Course Instruction series includes Final Projects. To complete the program all students must complete an individual preservation project which has ranged from completing a Historic American Building Survey (HABS) or a National Register Nomination to topical papers or case studies. A kin to a Master's thesis, final projects are arranged in the collection by title. The materials included here are those that were originally submitted digitally. Efforts to scan and make paper based projects available are ongoing. If you are a rights holder and believe that the inclusion of this material on the Digital Commons website violates your rights please review our Takedown Policy for more information about how to proceed.

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Final Projects from 2025

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A Historic Context for House Moving: Why Moved Houses are Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, Ian Tomashik

Final Projects from 2024

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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan, Andrew De Windt

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Aray Women Clothes Analysis, Cassandra Mitchell

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Contemporary Museum Practices in an "Old School House;" Bringing Best Collections Management and Public History Practices to a Local Historical Society, Korey Ryan Morris

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154 East Chicago Blvd and Downtown Tecumseh, MI, Lisa Powell

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"Love and Reading": An oral history of Albion's Big Read, Akaiia Ridley

Final Projects from 2023

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Modernizing the Arab American National Museum: Enhancing Cultural Representation and Community Engagement, Mariam Ktiri

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"The End of Learning is Gracious Living": A Centennial of Life in Mary trowbridge Hall, Kalmazoo College, Hunter Lorain Magrum

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Traveling Trunks and The Benefits of Museum Programming in Traditional Classrooms, Katherine Ann St. Amand

Final Projects from 2022

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The Pitfalls of Donor-Centricity: Mission-Based Fundraising for a New Era, Natalie Giannos

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The National Register of Historic Places Nomination Process for the Dow House (Ypsilanti Historical Society) Ypsilanti, MI, Tim Sabo

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"Who Were They?": Interpreting the Lives of Victorian Servants in the Ford-MacNichol Home, Audrey Wicklander

Final Projects from 2015

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Orlie J. Munson, Architect, Bethany Berdes

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Old Leelanau County Jail Initial Conditions Assessment, Megan Blaha

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HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY: INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE HALFWAY SCHOOLHOUSE IN EASTPOINTE, MICHIGAN, Whitney D. Gravelle

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Ted's House Historic Structure Report, Scott Mueller

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Garden Peninsula Cultural Byway, Lori Taylor-Blitz

Final Projects from 2014

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330 West Vine Street Oxford, Ohio, Colleen Clinton

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Downtown Clare Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination, Kenneth Lingaur

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Navigating the Norm: The Women of the Drennan Family, Melanie Parker

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Michigan Historical Marker Application: Meridian-Baseline State Park, Allison Savoy

Final Projects from 2013

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Hewitt House: A Reinterpretation, Erik M. Krogol

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Geddes Town Hall School House, Sarah Marsom

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Documenting Historic African American Sites in Washtenaw County, Melinda Ortiz

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Saline Area Historical Society's Rentschler Farm Museum Tour, Elizabeth Searls