Lifelong learning course teaches historic preservation

The King Visitors Center at historic “Menokin” in Warsaw will host three sessions on “History and Theory of Historic Preservation Practices,” sponsored by the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning (RILL). Sarah D. Pope, the executive director of the Menokin Foundation, will teach the course on September 12, 19, and 26 (Wednesdays) from 1 to 3 p.m.

Historic Menokin Plantation

Pope will explore the methods and practices that make up our present national, state, and local preservation systems, as well as legislation and policies that affect them. Students will learn to apply the theories of preservation, gain exposure to a diverse range of practice and debate in the field, and begin to form their own understanding of the subject.

Sarah Pope holds a master’s degree in historic preservation from the University of Georgia, and came to Menokin in 2005. Her 20 years of experience in the field include work for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, and the Virginia Main Street program.

Advance registration, with a tuition payment of $35, is required to take this course. For more information on “History and Theory of Historic Preservation Practices” and other RILL courses, or to register, please call Sharon Drotleff at RCC’s Educational Foundation office (804-333-6707, or toll-free at 877-722-3679), or e-mail her at sdrotleff@rappahannock.edu.