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I am filling in this quarter for HRPS president Felvia Belaustegui who had hip surgery in February 2010. Felvia is on the mend and will be up and leading the Powning Addition Little Italy tour very soon.
HRPS would like to thank Felvia for her many years of service as a commissioner on the City of Reno’s Historical Resources Commission (HRC). Her term expired this past fall. HRC acts as the official advisor to the City of Reno on matters relating to the preservation of cultural resources and buildings. I served with Felvia on HRC and along with commissioner Paul Ferrari we worked on forming the Powning Conservation District, the first such city district. Felvia was also instrumental in establishing the May Preservation Awards luncheon. Next time you see Felvia, congratulate her on her service to the city.
And speaking of the luncheon, in conjunction with HRC, HRPS is pleased to once again sponsor the Preservation Awards luncheon on May 12. I am hoping you make plans to attend this special event at McKinley Arts and Culture Center. HRC recognizes home and business owners, historians and preservationists during the month of May for their work in preserving our historic resources. HRPS has partnered with HRC to help celebrate these deserving individuals with this special luncheon.
HRPS is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a Nevada Humanities grant. Grant funding will be used to conduct outreach beyond our membership and connect with larger audiences using technology and media. Funds will be used to help support our newly established 4th Grade History and Preservation Outreach Program, research projects, as well as website content enhancements. HRPS would like to thank board member Sharon Honig-Bear for her work on this grant application.
Member Anne Simone has graciously donated photocopies of the architectural drawings of Frederic DeLongchamps and Edward Parsons from the University ofNevada’s Special Collections archives. Anne researched and identified the building dates and addresses and whether the building was built and if it still exists today. The drawings are located at the HRPS office and will be invaluable for future researchers.
I would like to close by mentioning that the HRPS office at the historic Hawkins House on Court Street is up and running. While not yet open to the public, the office is home to our archives. All copies of FootPrints are housed there and a small library of Reno and Nevada publications has been established. We also have cataloged all FootPrints articles courtesy of HRPS member Kim Henrick. Thank you Kim!
Let us know if you have any local interest books you would like to donate to our growing library. In the future, HRPS is hoping to organize a research office that will be open to the public.
Thank you for your support and I hope to see you on one of our May walking tours.
— Cindy Ainsworth, HRPS Administrator
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