Broadway fountain, Madison
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Take a stroll down Main Street in historic Madison next month. Can you think of a better way to revel in the autumnal glory of south central Indiana? Oh, and while you’re there, check out the inaugural Cornelius O’Brien/Indiana Main Street Conference to learn more about historic preservation around the Hoosier state.
Scheduled for Oct. 28–30, the conference features presentations by local, regional and national experts on various aspects of historic preservation, archaeology and Main Street issues. Most talks are slide illustrated and are aimed at a broad audience. The conference provides an opportunity for novices and practitioners (preservationists, teachers, county historians, municipal and county planners) to meet each other and speakers in a congenial setting. As one of the National Trust’s three pilot Main Street programs, Madison is a sentimental location choice for co-sponsor Indiana Main Street.
J.F.D. Lanier Mansion, state historic site, Madison Special events include a “Meet the Speakers” reception on Oct. 28, a walking tour (which will be offered twice), a bus tour of Stream Cliff Herb Farm and Eleutherian College and a screening of the 1943 film, The Town, which was shot in Madison. On Oct. 29, J. Blaine Hudson, acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville, will deliver the O’Brien Lecture on the topic of the Underground Railroad through central Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.
The conference is sponsored by IU, the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, and Indiana Main Street. For more information about the content of the program, contact Jennifer Gentry at jengentr@indiana.edu or Drew Norris at drnorris@indiana.edu, or call at 812-855-4661 or 800-933-9330.
For registration questions, contact Ginger Scott, registrar, at iuconfs@indiana.edu, or call 812-855-4661 or 800-933-9330.
http://www.conferences.indiana.edu/obrien%2Dmainstreet04/index.htm
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