7 Oct 2009

Partners in Preservation Award

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On September 6, 2007 American Express and The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its Chicago area grant initiative. Elizabeth Safanda applied for the grant. You Voted. We came in 2nd. Thank you for your votes! Preservation Partners of the Fox … Continued

26 Jun 2008

Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration

by 1893 Viking | posted in: In The Media, Stabilization | 1

the June 26, 2008 article by Chicago Tribune reporter Gerry Smith Built in Norway in 1892, the ship was modeled after a vessel called the Gokstad that had been excavated from a Viking warrior’s grave two years earlier and was … Continued

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