history

Australian

Australian Federal Government: www.heritage.gov.au

National Trust of New South Wales: www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

State of New South Wales: www.heritage.nsw.gov.au

Canada

Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund:
pc.gc.ca

Federal Heritage Building Review:
canadascapital.gc.ca/corporate

The Heritage Canada Foundation:
heritagecanada.org

Historic Places Initiative: pch.gc.ca

The Historic Sites & Monuments Board:
parkscanada.pch.gc.ca

Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places:
pc.gc.ca/docs

British Columbia
Agricultural Land Commission:
alc.gov.bc.ca

British Columbia Heritage Branch:
heritage.gov.bc.ca

Governing Legislation:
gp.gov.bc.ca

Heritage Conservation Act:
gp.gov.bc.ca/stratreg

"Heritage Planning :A Guide For Local Government:"
mcaws.gov.bc.ca/heritage_branch

Vancouver Heritage Conservation Foundation:
vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Vancouver Municipal Heritage Programs:
city.vancouver.ba.ca/commsvcs/planning/heritage

Ontario

Amendment for Archeological and Built Heritage Resources:
culture.gov.on.ca

Number of Protected Properties:
ittawa.ca

Ontario Heritage Act (1990)
e-laws.gov.on.ca

United States

National Historic Preservation Act: www.cr.nps.gov

National Register of Historic Places: www.cr.nps.gov

Rural Heritage Conservation: www.ruralheritage.org

Secretary of the Interior's Standardsand Guidelines: www2.cr.nps.gov

Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation Planning: www.cr.nps.gov/local-law

Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995: www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps

State Historic Preservation Office: Washington State: www.oahp.wa.gov

ChartersThe Appleton Charter: Based on the Venice Charter, Burra Charter and the Deschambault, The Appleton Charter is an English Canada creation that deals with intervention of different levels, scales and activities. www.icomos.org/canada

Athens Charter For The Restoration of Historic Documents(1931): Adoptedin 1931 the basic principles of restoration and preservation is defined. www.icomos.org/docs

The Australian Icomos Charter For The Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance:(1981): The Burra Charter: Beginning with a list of relevant definitions, The Burra Charter is divided into conservation principles, conservation processes and conservation practices. www.icomos.org/docs

Icomos Charter For The Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas: The Washington Charter: The Washington Charter applies to all sizes of historic towns and to the natural environments and is regarded as a compliment to the Venice Charter.

www.international.icomos.org/icomos

The Venice Charter: 1967 expansion on the Athens Charter,the Venice Charter enlarged sections on conservation, restoration, historic sites, excavations and publication form. www.international.icomos.org/icomos

American Association for State and Local History: The AASLH is a one of the principal umbrella organizations for public history in North America, dedicated to preserving and interpreting state and local history.www.aaslh.org

American Cultural Resources Centre: Based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the American Cultural Resources Association claims to represent the "cultural resources industry" in the United States made up of over 500 firms employing over 10,000 people working in a wide variety of fields, including historic preservation,
history, archaeology, architectural history, historical architecture, and landscape architecture.www.acra-crm.org

American Historical Association History Cooperative: Access to the Journal of American History [JAH] and "Teaching the JAH" from Indiana University. Also a portal to the The History Teacher (published by the Society for History Education) and the Law and History Review (published by the University of Illinois). www.historycooperative.org

Canada's National History Society: " ...bringing you Canada's story since 1994." The Society aims to make Canadians "more aware and appreciative of their heritage, publshing the Beaver magazine and sponsoring the Pierre Berton Award for "individuals or organizations that have helped popularize Canadian history.www.historysociety.ca

Canadian Archival Information Network: A key site for information about the archival profession and archival records in Canada, The Canadian Archival Information Network is an organization for applied historians and provides access to more than 30, 000 descriptions of archival holdings in all provinces and territories.www.archivescanada.ca

Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants: Founded in 1987, CAPHC represents the interests of professional practitioners in heritage conservation and related fields. The Association seeks to represent and further the professional interests of heritage consultants active in both public and private sectors; establish and maintain principles and standards of practice for heritage consultants; enhance awareness and appreciation of heritage resources, and the contribution of heritage consultants; and foster communication among private practitioners, public agencies, and the public at large in matters related to heritage conservation. The CAPHC web site includes a newsletter with up-to-date information about practioners, projects and policies in Canada and around the world. www.caphc.ca

Canadian Heritage Information Network: A comprehensive site where "heritage professionals can pool their resources and ideas and keep up to date on professional development." This is the place to look for job postings, to read regional newsletters, and to access resources on a wide range of topics relating to archives, libraries, museums, heritage conservation, collections management, and marketing.www.chin.gc.ca/English

Center For History and New Media: The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has used digital media and computer technology to brings together the most exciting and innovative digital media with the latest and best historical scholarship. It offers access to: primary documents in text, image, and audio, and guides for analyzing primary sources with interactive exercises. It also offers an annotated guide to relevant web sites; model teaching assignments; sample syllabi; and moderated discussions about teaching.chnm.gmu.edu

Centre for Public History: Based at the University of Technology in Sydney, the Centre for Public History contains a wealth of information about public history programs and activities Down Under, plus linksto academic applied history programs world-wide. www.publichistory.uts.edu.au

City of Nanaimo Heritage Information Pages: The City of Nanaimo web site provides extensive information
on heritage programs and serves as a good example of how public history is practiced at the municipal level in Canada. The Nanaimo site includes information on the city's heritage policies, an inventory of heritage sites and historic places, and a Virtual Heritage Walk of the community. It also features links to many local heritage-related association.www.city.nanaimo.bc.ca/d_heritage

Conservation Online: The Preservation
Department of Stanford University Libraries offers a full text library of conservation information. It covers a broad range of topics and is of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. palimpsest.stanford.edu
Conservation and Art Material Online: Developed by the Conservation and Collections Management Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. CAMEO is a searchable encyclopedia containing over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the conservation, preservation, and artistic,architectural, and archaeological materials. CAMEO provides access to chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information. www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend

Conserv-O-Grams: The National Park Service of America provides online access to a series of short documents about caring for museum objects. Information is in PDF file format and requires Acrobat Reader 4 or higher. www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

The Dominion Institute: The Dominion
Institute touts itself as a vehicle for national unity:It's a good example of how history, patriotism, nostalgia and trivia can be mixed into a heritage confection. Its web site is called The Memory Project and it links to another site called Great Canadian Questions Online.www.thememoryproject.com

Geneology Online: Cyndi's portal to genealogical sites on the internet. Etensive list of researchable databases and archives. CyndisList.com

Hallmark Society: The Hallmark Society was formed in 1973 to encourage the preservation of heritage buildings in the Capital Regional District, around Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.The Society advocates "the preservation, restoration and conservation of heritage and works towards a public awareness and understanding of heritage," and its mandate has been extended to include natural, cultural, and horticultural landmarks. hallmarksociety.ca

Heritage Vancouver: The Heritage Vancouver Society is one of the most active and important heritage groups on the lower Mainland. The society is devoted to "encouraging the study and understanding of heritage preservation with a local and regional perspective." The society organizes workshops, walking tours and public lectures and publishes a first-rate newsletter. vcn.bc.ca/hrtgvanc/index.htm

Heritage Studies as Applied History: Established in 1996 to" raise awareness amongst professional academic historians of the potential offered by heritage studies (by which is meant study of the ways in which the past has been preserved, presented and consumed in present and previous societies) [and] for the development of students' personal transferable skills within a rigorous academic context," the site provides a good perspective on, and an excellent portal to, the field of applied history in the UK and continental Europe. york.ac.uk/depts/hist/heritage

History News Network: " Because the past is the present and the future, too."says the History News Network, which features articles by historians on current events. Among other things, the Network seeks "To expose politicians who misrepresent history. To point out bogus analogies. To deflate beguiling myths. To remind Americans of the irony of history. To put events in context. To remind us all of the complexity of history."hnn.us

National Council on Public History: Incorporated in 1980 NCPH is the main umbrella organization for the public history movement in the United States. It works both "to enhance public awareness of the value, uses and pleasures of history, and to support the community of public historians." The NCPH publishes the quarterly journal The Public Historian in cooperation with the History Department of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Its web site contains many useful links to applied history organizations and to recreated historical sites. ncph.org

National Historic Sites (Canada): A portal to the many historic sites maintained by Parks Canada. Some of the sites - notably Louisbourg and Fort Chambly - have elaborate explanatory notes and offer "virtual tours." All of the sites provide concrete examples of applied or public history in Canada. pc.gc.ca

Perspectives Online: The electronic newsmagazine of the American Historical Association's newsletter, which offers many articles on public or applied history. historians.org/perspectives

The Preservation Directory: "An online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada." The goal of this site is to foster "preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among preservationists, historical societies, State and Federal historic preservation offices, and the general public." preservationdirectory.com

Public History Resource Center: The Public History Resource Center, established in 1999, exists "to support, promote, and disseminate the scholarly and professional work of public historians. The Resource Center provides a forum for research, scholarship, networking, and education in public history and seeks to broaden and deepen the general public's awareness of the field of public history in all its diversity and complexity." It includes on-line bibliographies, guides to post-secondary programs, and interviews with public history practitioners. publichistory.org

Public History Resource Guide: Compiled by Dr. Edwin A. Lyon for Public History 2001 at Tulane University, this comprehensive collection of mainly US focused resources. The ones listed here are related to broad, international themes in public history, and the guide consists of bibliographic references and hyperlinks to on-line resources. edwinlyon.com/publicresources

Virtual Museum Canada: An informative, well-organized directory of Canadian museums, galleries, and "cultural attractions." The Virtual Museum Canada directory is part of the Canadian Heritage Information Network. virtualmuseum.ca/English/Museum