BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum for a on e-day conference to provide networking opportunities and tools to help bui ld capacity and strengthen organizations preserving African American histo ric sites in Virginia. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Preserving African American Historic Places on Mar 6\, 2020 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Preserving African American Historic Places on Mar 6\, 2020 X-WR-CALNAME:Preserving African American Historic Places on Mar 6\, 2020 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Historic Preservation,Lyceum,Museums DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=29748\n\nBuilding on the su ccess of past programs focused on advocating for African American historic resources\, including schools (Rosenwald-funded and otherwise)\, cemeteri es and churches\, this one-day conference will provide updates on African American historic sites in the state\, provide networking opportunities\, and offer practical information on advocacy\, documentation and funding to help build capacity and strengthen organizations preserving African Ameri can historic sites in the state.\n \nRepresentatives from the Alexandria B lack History Museum\, the City of Alexandria Planning and Archaeology Depa rtments\, the National Park Service\, the National Trust for Historic Pres ervation\, the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project at Shockoe Bot tom in Richmond\, Evergreen and East End Cemeteries in Richmond\, the Scra bble School in Rappahannock County\, the University of Mary Washington and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will be speaking. \n \nBre nt Leggs\, the Director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action F und at the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, will be the keynote speaker. \n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $60 (coffee and lunch included)\nAu dience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\, Historic Preservat ion\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://app s.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29748\n\nWeb resources:\ n\nhttps://preservationvirginia.org/events/african-american-historic-resou rces-symposium-2/\n DTEND:20200306T203000Z DTSTAMP:20200219T180038Z DTSTART:20200306T140000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Preserving African American Historic Places TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:e8713a7b-b2c2-496b-91b4-c62a0b5ec1c9 URL:https://preservationvirginia.org/events/african-american-historic-resou rces-symposium-2/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200219T180038Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR