The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation

As a member of the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation, you will be connected with a broad network of individuals who share your interest in the field. Professional networking and communication will be available to you through memorable annual meetings, electronic newsflashes, special projects and a members' directory. You will receive newsletters twice a year which will provide updates on activities in the field of historic landscape preservation as well as news from individual members.

We rely upon our membership dues to plan for the annual gathering and to facilitate mailings. Membership categories include: Individual and Institutional. Individual members’ dues are $Am 35. or $Can 35. Institutional fees are $Am 85 or $Can 85. Refer to the Membership Renewal Form (pdf) for the benefits of each category. To view or print it, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the Reader, click on the icon below:

Please complete the Membership Renewal Form, enclose check/cheque and mail to either the Membership Coordinator Sherda Williams in Mentor, Ohio, or Wendy Shearer, Canadian Treasurer in Guelph, Ontario (depending on which side of the border you call home). Ms. Cassady can also provide information as to your current membership status.

PROMOTIONAL ONE PAGER (pdf)

Membership Report

Membership Directory – To Be Updated!!
The membership directory will be updated this summer. If you did not renew your membership in January (with an updated address, phone number, email address, and a note on your interests), please send your dues and a membership form to Membership Coordinator Sherda Williams by August 15^th. The form, along with Sherda’s mailing address, can be found on the Alliance website, www.ahlp.org.

New Dues Structure
A new dues structure was instituted on January 1st of this year. The Board of Directors felt the long-time disparity between dues for United States members and Canadian members was no longer necessary with the equalized exchange rate. Additionally, we have not increased dues for about ten years. A modest increase will continue support of expenses, such as timely updating of this website and mailing costs for the newsletter. The Alliance is run by volunteers, so our expenses are minimal and your membership dues are most appreciated.

Dues are now: $35 Regular, $15 Student, $85 Institutional or Business, and $35 Library. An “Institutional/Business” membership provides full membership benefits to three employees of your organization or firm. We appreciate the generosity of many members who have made either a general contribution to the Alliance or a donation to our Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund supports the attendance of students at the annual meeting and has been very successful over the last three years. Scholarship recipients present either a paper or a poster at the meeting, gaining valuable exposure and experience. And several recipients have continued their membership in the Alliance and have attended successive annual meetings…bringing welcome new perspectives into the Alliance!

Please welcome 14 new members in 2008: John Auwaerter, Michael Bender, Nathan Bevil (student), Janet Gracyk, Marlea Graham, Mary Gregory, Jeanette Hlavach, Brian Ober, Lisanne Renner, January Ruck (student), Lena Sweeter, Jennifer Wagner, Thaisa Way, and Claudia Yurkoski. We also have complimentary memberships for the State Historic Preservation Officers and exchange newsletters with similar organizations.

We have had a rather ‘unsettled’ year for membership. Sherda resumed the duties in February, but work was interrupted by her move from Kansas to Ohio. Because of these changes, a renewal notice was not sent to members in January this year. I apologize for our slowness and ask that you mail your renewal as soon as possible, if you have not already done so.

If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, the Board is looking for someone to assume the duties of Membership Coordinator. The position involves accepting membership applications and renewals, maintaining the database (Microsoft Access format), and working with the Membership Committee. Duties are concentrated in January of each year. Please contact either me (440-255-8545) or President Cari Goetcheus (864-656-6787) with questions if you are interested.

Sherda Williams, Membership Coordinator

If you are not currently receiving e-mail Newsflashes, please contact Ceci Rusnak: cjr9@psu.edu.