OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-Charles Rohlfs
Lesser know than many of his contemporaries, & viewed as being too eccentric for the commercial market of his time Rohlf’s designs do not fit into any one category. His inspiration came from many sources, including Japan, China, the Middle East & Medieval...
PRESERVATION ADVOCACY GROUPS IN MINNESOTA
The historic preservation advocacy groups in Minnesota face the challenges of neighborhood loss due to development & road building as well as the demolition of important public & government buildings. If you live in, or just love Minnesota & lament or...
PRESERVATION ADVOCACY GROUPS IN MISSOURI
The preservation advocacy groups in Missouri face the challenges of population loss in their downtown residential & business areas, while urban sprawl threatens historic family farms. Their focus is on promoting heritage tourism to provide a base for economic...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- House Museums in the Northeast U.S.
The Northeastern United States is home to some of the earliest history in our country, the birthplace of American democracy. Having rich resources, lush forests, abundant fishing & fertile farmland, the area led the country’s development in the early years. Heavy...
PRESERVATION ADVOCACY GROUPS IN NEW YORK
The preservation advocacy groups in New York fight unwise development, public apathy, & inadequate funding for preservation projects & education. Though they fight a good fight, with many wins under their belts, they need your help. Participating in...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- House Museums in the Western U.S.
The house museums in the Western U.S. shown here are the technological & cultural predecessors of our bungalows. They are built of the elements that you can see in our homes hundreds of years later. I lived most of my life in the West & its austerity greatly...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Stay Healthy When Restoring an Old House
Restoration can be very rewarding, but, it can be soul-crushing & heavily taxing on the body. Hideous surprises & surly, incompetent tradespeople can threaten to annihilate one's sweet nature on a daily basis. At the same time, the body is being hit by the...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- The Bungalow & The Arts & Crafts Movement
The bungalow is a hybrid, born of the Arts & Crafts Movement of the United Kingdom, the Craftsman Movement of the Eastern United States & the beauty of the Southern California landscape. The cultures & technologies of the time conspired to create a...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- The Women’s Suffrage Movement
My mama raised me right. She taught me about the suffrage movement when I was very small. Well before I went to school, Susan B. Anthony, champion of temperance, abolition, labor rights & equal pay for equal work was a familiar hero to me & even as a child, I...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- House Museums in the Midwest U.S.
“America's Heartland” with its patchwork of big industrial cities & farming towns, lying midway between the Appalachians & the Rocky Mountains & north of the Ohio River. The historic house museums in the Midwest U.S. that you will see in these videos were...