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Who We Are

The HCC Mission.

The Heritage Conservation Council of Douglas County promotes the conservation of our cultural and natural heritage to honor our past, enrich our present, and inspire our future. The Heritage Conservation Council makes recommendations to the Douglas County Commission on how to best establish a framework to conserve our natural & cultural heritage for future generations and to enhance economic benefits of tourism, local agriculture, and other endeavors based on such conservation efforts.

Council Members

  • Michael Delaney, Chair (2020-2021)
  • Amy Van de Riet, Vice-Chair (2020-2021)
  • Roger Boyd
  • Jack Hofman
  • Jenny Trucano Muller
  • Lindsay Crick, Past Chair
  • Patti Beedles

Staff

  • Jan Shupert-Arick, Program Coordinator, Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council
  • Lynne Braddock Zollner, AICP, City of Lawrence, Planning Division

 

Douglas County provided funds to assist Midland Railway at the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City with the construction of an additional rail line to enable multiple trains to run in and out of the depot site for tours and special events.
Douglas County provided funds to assist Midland Railway at the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City with the construction of an additional rail line to enable multiple trains to run in and out of the depot site for tours and special events.
  • Douglas County provided funds to assist Midland Railway at the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City with the construction of an additional rail line to enable multiple trains to run in and out of the depot site for tours and special events.
  • Lawrence Preservation Alliance received funds to gain ownership of the 1869 Lawrence Turnhalle building located at 900 Rhode Island built as a German immigrant community center. LPA’s project extended over a 26 month time period. LPA cleaned up the site and building, studied the building to determine root causes of deterioration, secured funding, made major repairs, and successfully found a new owner.
  • At Black Jack Battlefield near Baldwin City, the Robert Hall Pearson Farmhouse has received funding for exterior and interior restoration at their National Landmark battlefield site.
  • The Eudora Area Historical Society received funds for the restoration of 2 adjoining buildings at 720 Main Street to house the Eudora Community Museum and the Eudora Historical Society. The site now serves as an anchor in downtown Eudora which has recently become a member of the Kansas Main Street program with the goal of laying the groundwork to rehab the downtown business blocks.
  • The Watkins Museum of History located at Massachusetts and 11th Street received fund to assist with the fabrication of a major permanent exhibit relating to Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence and Douglas County in 1863 and for the restoration and enhancement of the main staircase.
  • The Clinton Lake Historical Society received funding for the construction of an addition to the museum. The additional space allows the society more space to display and share the history at the Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum in Bloomington Park East at Clinton Lake just southwest of Lawrence.

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