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Dear Friends in Preservation,
One (of many) reasons you are receiving this letter is because you may have attended one or more of Historic Albany’s many programs, whether it was a workshop where you learned about taking care of your historic home, a lecture you attended about an Albany building that fascinates you or a walking tour with me through one of our city’s beautiful historic neighborhoods. You might have just been introduced to Historic Albany Foundation, or you’ve come back, again and again, to enjoy Albany’s rich architecture with us for decades.
I have been a “usual suspect” with Historic Albany Foundation for nearly 50 years as a tour guide, lecturer, Moveable Feast host, musician at BUILT, current advisory board member, but most often as an avid volunteer. I first got involved with Historic Albany Foundation while conducting building research on Dove, State and Lancaster Streets, contributing to what became the Center Square / Hudson / Park Historic District in 1980. Soon after, I began giving tours of those newly minted historic districts.
“I know that while it may often look effortless, there is a lot of research and work that goes into putting together HAF’s Walkabout Wednesday summer tour series, bicycling tours, themed walking tours, First Friday Van Ostrande-Radliff House tours, members-only tours, technical workshops, bookclubs the Bender signature lecture each fall, the new Tool Library How-To Workshops, and so much more each year….”