FPI Bookshelf: Explore these links to a growing collection of PowerPoint presentations and other media that describe important aspects of historic preservation today.  Crafted by a variety of  professionals in various government agencies, the presentations and other resources are provided here as a courtesy to others who may wish to use this information.

For the PowerPoint presentations: Slides may be re-arranged and recombined, but some of the illustrations may come from sources outside of the Government, and thus it is illegal to to extract the images from the shows for any other purpose including print media or publication on the web. Also note that these are large files. It is recommended that you right-click (Macintosh=control-click) and select "save target as" to download the document before opening.

Preserve America: Addressing Security Needs. Expanded Bibliography.

Cultural Resources: Implementation of Federal Historic Preservation Program can be Improved.  General Accounting Office, 1988.

The Federal Preservation Officer: Responsibilities and Qualifications: A Report and Recommendations to the National Park Service. Thomas F. King, CRM (No. 7, pg. 19-23), 1993.

Preserving Communities: A Tour of The Federal Historic Tax Credit Program. Janet Snyder Matthews, Ph.D., National Park Service, 2003

In the North Country: The Archeology and History of Twelve Thousand Years at Fort Drum. Georgess McHargue, United States Army, 10th Mountain Division Light Infantry, Fort Drum, New York, 1998.

Historic Preservation in Housing and Community Development: Linking Historic Preservation to Community Development Block Grant Objectives, A Guide for Local Government Officials and Program Managers. Margaret E. Sweeney, Environment Management Division, Office of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1991.

National Park Service Northeast Region's Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Furnished Interiors in Accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Northeast Museum Services Center, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior with Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2006.