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| The Society's Local History Outreach Program provides resources for local historical organizations, including an annual conference, a series of Local History webinars, occasional workshops, grants and information to help you start your own local or specialized history organization. |
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| Learn how to make a case for historic preservation and use multiple tools to share your preservation message with different audiences. |
| Learn skills and strategies to raise funds and discover where to find financial support for your historic preservation organization. |
| More than 100 how-to articles to help you learn how to advocate for the preservation of historic buildings and resources in your community. |
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| Learn how to advocate for the preservation of historic buildings and resources in your community with this collection of more than 100 articles. |
| Learn how to build an effective nonprofit board of directors, find and keep members, solve common nonprofit management problems, and work with government. |
| Learn how to organize an effort to preserve historic buildings in your community and influence preservation-related policymaking. |
| Learn the steps to start a nonprofit organization in Wisconsin and best practices to get your historic preservation organization off to a good start. |
| Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office |
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| Read the Wisconsin State Preservation Plan for 2016-2025 |
| Learn how to apply for a grant from the Wisconsin Historical Society and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. |
| Historic Preservation Commission List (PDF) |
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| See PDF of contact information for Local Historic Preservation Commissions in Wisconsin. Maintained by the Wisconsin Historical Society.. |
| Read an overview of role of state statutes and see the compendium of primary state historic preservation laws (PDF). |
| 2024 Annual Conference |
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| The largest gathering of its kind in Wisconsin for volunteers, staff, and supporters of local history and historic preservation |
| Learn about the Certified Local Government program and how it is administered in Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the four-step application process and how to maintain CLG status. |
| Find instructions and forms for Certified Local Governments to apply for subgrant funds. |
| Subgrant Criteria for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 |
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| See the criteria used to review and rate CLG subgrant applications. |
| Chapter 1: History of Historic Preservation, Page 2 of 4 |
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| Chapter 1: History of Historic Preservation, Page 3 of 4 |
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| Chapter 1: History of Historic Preservation, Page 1 of 4 |
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