Preservation Events & Conferences

Hidden History of the Capitol Square Walking Tour
Madison, Wisconsin
Discover the rich history and untold stories of Wisconsin’s capital city as you journey through the streets of downtown Madison.…
We Demand: A Legacy of Activism in America
Syracuse, New York
Join the Special Collections Research Center for a tour of our current exhibition, We Demand: A Legacy of Activism in America,…
Festival of Architecture and Design
Providence, Rhode Island
This year, PPS’s Festival of Architecture and Design celebrates the 70th anniversary of our organization’s founding with four weeks of…
Valmont: Hidden in Plain Sight
Boulder, Colorado
An exhibit by Historic Boulder, Inc. and the Museum of Boulder on the Valmont area east of the city. The…
Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design
Brooklyn, New York
Van Alen Institute’s archive of competition boards, jury records, travel logs and correspondence is one of the largest records of…
Sacrifice on Seminary Ridge: Special Exhibition
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A special exhibition of wartime portraits and first-hand accounts of the patients, surgeons and nurses whose lives crossed inside the…
The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Historic Hudson Valley’s annual display of thousands of hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns on the grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor, with…
Madison Misdeeds: A True Crime Walking Tour
Madison, Wisconsin
A Wisconsin Historical Society walking tour of downtown Madison’s shadier past. From the 1840s to the 1970s the capital had…
Haunted by History at the Old State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky
A low-light, nighttime tour of the darker side of Kentucky history at the Old State Capitol: star-crossed lovers, the John…
House of Weird at the Haas-Lilienthal House
San Francisco, California
The Gregangelo Museum and San Francisco Heritage turn the Victorian Haas-Lilienthal House into a haunted house for the second half…
Rural Remains: A Flashlight Guided Tour of Rural Cemetery
Worcester, Massachusetts
“Learn what lies beneath” on Preservation Worcester’s flashlight tours of Worcester’s historic Rural Cemetery. October 16 and 23, 2026 (rain…
Spirits of the Past: A Walk in the Dark
Mumford, New York
A dramatic nighttime walk through the 19th-century historic village at Genesee Country Village & Museum: part history, part immersive theater…
Haunted History on Galveston Island
Galveston, Texas
Galveston Historical Foundation’s Halloween-season programs explore the island’s haunted stories and historic places. Remaining 2026 dates: Haunted Harbor Tours aboard…
Riverview Terrace Cafe: Experiential Dinner Series
Spring Green, Wisconsin
Join us for an intimate evening at Riverview Terrace Cafe, the world’s only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed restaurant. Riverview Terrace…
1776: Declaring Independence Exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, Massachusetts
Drawing heavily on the Adams Presidential Library, this exhibition follows the Declaration of Independence from draft to founding document through…
Haunted for 100 Years: Evening Tours of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House
Portland, Maine
Lived in from 1786 until 1901, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House has seen much of life and death. This 60-minute evening tour…
See STL Walking Tour: Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
A two-hour guided walk through Forest Park with stories of the people who shaped St. Louis history. Sites include Art…
The Dark Side of Center Square Halloween Tours
Albany, New York
Historic Albany Foundation’s guided walking tour explores the true crime, local lore and unsolved mysteries of one of Albany’s most…
Freedman’s State Park Master Plan Public Meeting
Sandy Spring, Maryland
Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are preparing a master plan for Freedman’s State Park, more than…
Haunted Halloween Historic House Tours
Houston, Texas
History, Hauntings & True Crime at The Heritage Society Step beyond the ordinary and into Houston’s mysterious past during the…
Houdini in Greenwich Village: Dime Museums, Spiritualists & Seances Walking Tour
New York, New York
A 90-minute walking tour tracing Houdini’s roots in the dime museums of the Bowery, his rise in the Golden Age…
Preservation North Carolina 2026 Annual Conference in High Point
High Point, North Carolina
Preservation North Carolina’s annual conference looks at revitalization efforts in High Point and around the state that can inspire preservation…
106 Strong All Hands Meetings on Saving Section 106
*Virtual Event / Webinar*
The 106 Strong Coalition, more than 800 organizations and Tribal Nations working to protect Section 106 of the National Historic…
“Perverted Spiritualistic Forces”: John Humphrey Noyes versus William Hepworth Dixon in the Victorian Press
Oneida, New York
“Perverted Spiritualistic Forces” – John Humphrey Noyes versus William Hepworth Dixon in the Victorian Press – A Communities In Conversation…