Stepfani Croteau

Who slept where? Learn how to research a house’s history on August 23 in Alexandria and September 20 in Laconia. The Preservation Alliance’s Andrew Cushing will offer tips, tools and tricks to uncover dates, owners and important events. Details about the events can be found here.  Here is some homework reading on the subject that is useful

Annual fun conference, this year featuring keynote Dar Williams (who will be at the Plan NH Fall conference in Keene).  Great for Historic Preservationists, Architects, planners and anyone interested in revitalizing old New England tows.  Go here for more info and to register.  Hosted by Preservation Trust of VT.

“Missing Middle”, a term coined by Opticos Design, refers to those duplexes, triple-deckers, small apartment buildings and other types of homes that fall between the detached single-family home and large apartment buildings. As land and budgets become tighter, many are taking a new look at these traditional designs – in communities of all sizes. On

Is your community “coming back”?  Or do you wish you had some ideas so that it could? A Comeback Community has a history of economic excellence, followed by a period of tough economic decline and now – due to innovative strategies and people – it is coming back, but differently. Join some Comeback Communities on