The National Trust for Historic Preservation

Launches National Online Community

for Heritage Travelers and Historic Destinations

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announces the creation of Heritage Travel, Inc., a comprehensive, online resource for heritage travelers and historic destinations.  Launching in spring 2009, Heritage Travel, Inc., provides extensive visibility for historic destinations, enables people to find and share heritage-rich experiences and provides a professional forum where historic destinations can network and share best practices. A sliding scale of discounts is available for destinations joining prior to November 15 and December 31, 2008. 

For more information click here or contact Heritage Travel, Inc., 202-588-6200,

877-588-5511 or Heritage_Travel@nthp.org.   

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is searching for a State Coordinator for its nationally recognized,

award-winning Texas Heritage Trails Program.

The state coordinator coordinates the activities of this heritage tourism initiative through three areas – program development, product development and marketing.

The state coordinator would be a team leader for the seven member heritage tourism team at the THC, as well as indirectly with the ten regional coordinators in the ten heritage regions. The heritage tourism state coordinator will also represent the Texas Historical Commission with other state agencies or independent organizations in heritage tourism related efforts.

If you have a strong preservation background with program development skills, please go to the THC website for additional information.  The job posting is due to be posted the first week of November.

The National Endowment for the Arts

will be funding four

Your Town: The Citizen's Institute on Rural Design workshops and are seeking proposals from communities in interested in hosting a workshop between now and November 2009.  Your Town is an opportunity to bring design professional to your community to help you tacke critical regional planning and design issues.  Up to $22,000 will be available to a non-profit organization for each workshop. 

The deadline to submit a proposal is December 12, 2008. 

For more information, go to the website.

Click here to view the 2007 Your Town Awards.

America’s Byways Resource Center

and the

Federal Highway Administration

Invite you to submit a proposal to speak with the byway community at the

2009 National Scenic Byways Conference

August 23-26, 2009

Denver, Colorado

Deadline for Proposals is January 15, 2009

For more information visit the website

 NEW   Southeast Tennessee Civil War

Trail Guide

Tennessee is already gearing up for the 150th commemoration of the Civil War beginning in 2011. A newly produced driving trail directs people all across southeast Tennessee, serving up a mixed batch of sites and stories from this significant time in history.

Southeast Tennessee’s Civil War Trails, Fighting for the Rails brochure provides a designated path for travelers to follow as they explore sites associated with the American Civil War in Tennessee. The brochure has 47 sites and covers 10 counties.

SAVE THE DATE IN 2009 

March 1-4, 2009
2009 National Main Streets Conference
Becoming Main Street 2.0
Chicago, Illinois

Call for Presentations: Submit proposals May 12 – July 14, 2008

Gain visibility among industry professionals, assert your role as a leader in the field, and take advantage of key networking opportunities by presenting at the National Main Streets Conference. Submit a session proposal to share your expertise, success stories, and even lessons learned from less successful initiatives.

Visit the website for details on the theme and submission process.