by Kristina Gabalski
The Landmark Society of Western New York plans to host two upcoming events in the Village of Brockport.
Both the semi-annual “get-together” and the Society’s annual conference will be held in the village.
Village Trustee Bill Andrews has been meeting with Landmark Society officials and community leaders to discuss the exact location for the annual conference set for April 2013. He said the Morgan Manning House has been made available for the “get together” planned for November 2012.
He noted that Landmark Society officials said “only once before have both events been scheduled in the same town in a given year.” Andrews said he believes that was in Palmyra.
In order to facilitate the Landmark Society’s plans, the village board unanimously passed a proclamation during their regular meeting October 9 which extends “(a) most cordial welcome to the Society and the participating historic preservationists and offers to facilitate its plans in any and every appropriate manner.”
During the October 9 meeting, Trustee Andrews explained that the informal “get-togethers” foster better communication among historic preservationists in the area. They are “a venue for networking,” he told Westside News Inc.
“The annual conference is a larger, more formal assembly,” he said, “with panel discussions and formal papers.”
