Preservation Durham's Annual Preservation Leadership Lecture Presents Bill Schmickle and the debut of our Places in Peril list.

Mr. Schmickle is an author, teacher, consultant, and preservation advocate. He has written the go-to guide to neighborhood participation in historic preservation and politics - The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation. These lessons apply not only to local historic districts, landmarks, and demolition, but also to mastering the political process at the local level. Dr. Schmickle holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University.

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The presentation is set for Wednesday, March 31st at 12:00pm in Bay 7 of the American Tobacco Campus. Cost is $40 (including lunch). Please make reservations by March 25th. Order tickets online and use our PayPal account. Call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036. Email us at: info@preservationdurham.org. Or you may send a check to PO Box 25411, Durham NC 27702.

This is the third lecture in a continuing series which featured the Mayor of Charleston, Joe Riley, in 2007 and Donovan Rypkema's lecture last year. Riley discussed why preservation matters in communities, Rypkema showed us why preservation is profitable, and Schmickle will demonstrate how to advocate for preservation effectively.

The new Places in Peril list will cast a spotlight on important endangered buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes. Protecting these imperiled properties is at the heart of Preservation Durham's mission.