Internet Links to CULTURAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

In addition to our subject guide, there are numerous websites that provide information on Cultural and Historic Preservation. Here are some links including government and organization sites:

• PreserveNet
  PreserveNet is designed to provide preservationists with a comprehensive database of regularly updated internet resources and current professional opportunities.
• The National Trust
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation has worked for more than half a century to save the historic buildings, neighborhoods, and landscapes that form our communities and enrich our lives.
• The Society for Historical Archaeology
  The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is the largest scholarly group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400-present). The main focus of the society is the era since the beginning of European exploration.
• Vernacular Architecture Forum
  The term "vernacular architecture" is applied to traditional domestic and agricultural buildings, industrial and commercial structures, twentieth-century suburban houses, settlement patterns and cultural landscapes. The Vernacular Architecture Forum was formed to encourage the study and preservation of these informative and valuable material resources.

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• Historic New England (formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities)
  The self-proclaimed oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional preservation organization in the country. They offer a unique opportunity to experience the lives and stories of New Englanders through their homes and possessions.
• American Institute of Architects
  The website of the professional organization for architects, the site contains information about organization events, career information and more.
• American Planning Association
  APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning.
• American Society of Interior Designers
  The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is a nonprofit professional society representing the interests of interior designers and the interior design community.
• American Society of Landscape Architects
  The ASLA is the national professional association representing landscape architects, their website features information and services for the profession and the general public.
• Architecture Week: The New Magazine of Design and Building
  ArchitectureWeek is an online architecture magazine, covering new buildings worldwide and a spectrum of design, technical, and cultural issues.
• AltaMira Press
  AltaMira Press exists to disseminate high quality information of value to those who research, study, practice and read in the humanities and social sciences with a particular focus on helping in the professional development of those who work in the cultural life of a community—the museum, historical society, arts center, and church.
• Colonial Williamsburg
  The website for Colonial Williamsburg contains historical information, as well as online access to their journal.
• Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology
  The CNHA is a non-profit organization dedicated to archaeological scholarship in the American Northeast, including the Canadian provinces. Its purpose is to encourage and advance the collection, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge derived from the practice of archaeology on historic sites.
• Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
  The Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) program documents important architectural, engineering and industrial sites throughout the United States and its territories.
• The Rhode Island Geographic Information System
  The mission of the RIGIS is to monitor, coordinate, and provide leadership for activities related to the use of GIS technology within Rhode Island, to support initiatives to implement or use the technology, and to manage and provide access to a common database of geographically referenced information. The site is especially useful for ariel photographs of areas in Rhode Island.
• Society for American Archaeology
  The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas.