Regenerating Historic Places
Looking to revitalize your historic place? Read on for useful resources to help you out.
Canada is blessed with an incredibly rich legacy of historic places – those iconic lighthouses, rich cultural landscapes, evocative industrial complexes, and impressive public buildings – that enrich so many communities. Despite the numerous threats they face, these places can be revitalized in ways that build on their inherent social, cultural, and environmental benefits.
While the path forward needs to be tailored for some types of places (see our Downtown Revitalization and Places of Faith sections), there are solutions that are applicable to most.
Our Approach
We start from the conviction that successful historic sites are led by a strong, diverse and focused team (that’s you!). In our tip sheets, training and coaching services, you’ll be encouraged and guided to continuously explore new revenue-generation possibilities, to engage more meaningfully with your community in order to identify new volunteers and partners, and to use new technologies to modernize your communications and maximize their impact.
Our focus on regenerationworks.ca is on historic sites that are open to the public, and that are managed by not-for-profit organizations – although publicly-owned and commercial properties can also benefit from this advice.
What's New
SHARED STEWARDSHIP FOR HISTORIC PLACES TOOLKIT
The National Trust’s first-ever research into the challenges inherent in the shared stewardship of historic sites.
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The Endangered Places Toolkit will help you find strategies and tips on how to navigate policies, find your advocates, and amplify your voice to champion an historic place at risk in your community.
Learn moreMARKETING YOUR HISTORIC PLACE TOOLKIT
From website tune up tips to growing your audience, the Marketing Your Historic Place Toolkit will help increase your marketing know-how.
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