Here is information about her.

Dolores Mosser
Immediate Past President
Texas Plains Trail Region
Lubbock, Texas

Dolores Mosser has served on the Lubbock County Historical Commission, and is the immediate past president of the Texas Plains Trail Region, a regional tourism board affiliated with the Texas Historical Commission. She holds a B.A. in History from Texas Tech University where she has also completed post-graduate work. As a mother, grandmother, and children’s author, she weaves diverse perspectives into her historical and general interest writing. She is from Enochs, Texas and loves that many historic trails, La Pista de Vida Agua, Coronado’s Trail, and the Ft Sumner Wagon Road were literally “right in her own back yard.”

In addition to her many interests and experiences, Dolores has operated a renovated Harvey House, one of the historic buildings that once served long distance train passengers. She enjoys driving the back roads of Texas and actively promotes the attributes of rural West Texas.

In the next several days, the program and registration brochure for Wide Open for Preservation: Oklahoma’s 23rd Annual Statewide Preservation Conference will be mailed from Guymon. In the meantime, take a look at the conference schedule-at-a- glance at http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/conference.htm. The conference speakers include preservation professionals, local leaders, property owners, and government agency representatives from Oklahoma and across the nation. Short bios of each of them
are available at the above website.

We hope you plan to join us June 8-10 in Guymon. If you may have any questions, contact Melvena Heisch, Deputy SHPO at 405/522-4484 or mheisch@okhistory.org

Would you like a ride to Guymon with friends and colleagues? Then plan to reserve a seat on the charter bus that departs from the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City at 7:00am on Wednesday, June 8, with a short breakfast stop in Watonga and a rest stop in Woodward to pick up box lunches, arriving at the conference location at 1:00pm. Shuttle service to and from hotels will be available. The bus returns to Oklahoma City after the Plenary Session on Friday afternoon, June 10, with a short supper stop in Laverne (arrive OKC at 10:00pm). Ron Frantz of the Oklahoma Main Street Center will be your host and guide for the round trip, and the meal/rest stops are Oklahoma Main Street communities. The ticket price ($120.00) includes the meals. Information about how to make your reservation will be provided in the program and registration brochure.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

1:45pm-3:15pm
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Great Plains Heritage
• Rolling Thunder and Thundering Herds: Archaeology of the Southern High Plains, Timothy G. Baugh
• The Two Sisters Site, Marjy Duncan

TRACK B: Old is the New Green
“Green Design” and The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, Antonio Aguilar, Harry Simms

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Volunteer Recruitment & Retention: Increasing Volunteer Efforts, Ken Culp

3:15pm-3:30pm BREAK

3:30pm-5:00pm
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Great Plains Heritage (Cont’d)
• Where Did Coronado Cross Oklahoma?, Donald Blakeslee
• The Santa Fe Trail: History, Management, and Interpretation, Faye Gaines, Jeff Trotman

TRACK B: Old is the New Green
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and “Green” Issues (Cont’d)
• Rehabilitation of 1007 and 1015 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, Anthony Blatt
• Sustainable Concepts for Historic Rehabilitations and Affordable Housing, Mike Sikes
• Rehabilitation on Tulsa’s East 6th Street, Shelby Navarro

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Diagnosing Volunteer Burnout: Treatment for a Cure, Ken Culp

6:00pm
Opening Reception and Dinner

THURSDAY, JUNE 9

8:30am-10:15am
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Great Plains Heritage (Cont’d)
• The Dust Bowl and Its Impact on the Landscape of the Plains, Alvin O. Turner
• Historic CCC Projects in the Texas Panhandle, Jim Steely

TRACK B: Tour
Santa Fe Trail Landmarks and Black Mesa/Kenton Area Tour, Micheal Shannon

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Historic Preservation and Community Planning in Small Towns, Brannyn McDougal

10:00am-10:15am BREAK

10:15am-11:45am
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Great Plains Heritage (Cont’d)
Prairie Earth, Prairie Homes: Restoring a Vernacular Tradition on the Northern Plains,
Tom Isern, Suzzanne Kelley

TRACK B: Tour
Santa Fe Trail Landmarks and Black Mesa/Kenton Area Tour (Cont’d)

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Local Context and the Recent Past
• Architecture of Bruce Goff, Arn Henderson
• Modernism in OKC: The Architecture of R. Duane Conner, Lynne Rostochil
• Herb Greene Properties in Oklahoma, Lynda Schwan

12:00noon-1:45pm
Mexican Quinceanera Luncheon, Soila Medina

12:00noon-3:15pm
(Select one)
• Oslo Community Tour and Lunch, Melyn Johnson
• Goodwell Traditional Arts Luncheon and Tour, Vicki Ayres-McCune

1:45PM-3:15pm
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Oklahoma’s Historic Barns
• Historic Barns Survey Project, Brad Bays
• Barns of the Redbed Plains (1889-1940), Lynda Ramsey

TRACK B: Tours
• Santa Fe Trail Landmarks and Black Mesa/Kenton Area Tour (Cont’d)
• Goodwell Traditional Arts Tour (Cont’d)
• Oslo Community Tour (Cont’d)

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Local Preservation on the High Plains
•Local Preservation Partnerships in Lubbock, Texas, Sally Abbe
•Colorado’s CLG Program, Dan Corson

3:15pm-3:30pm BREAK

3:30pm-5:00pm
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Recognizing Our Farming and Ranching Heritage
• Centennial Farm and Ranch Programs, Glen Roberson
• Family Heritage on the Plains: A Panel Discussion, Jason Hitch, Jim Mayer, Cynthia Savage

TRACK B: Tour
Santa Fe Trail Landmarks and Black Mesa/Kenton Area Tour [Cont'd (Returns to
Guymon by 5:00pm)]

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Local Preservation on the High Plains (Cont’d)
• SHPO and OSU As Partners For Survey: Guymon-Goodwell-Hooker, Brad Bays
• Las Vegas, New Mexico, Elmer J. Martinez
• Enid and the CLG Program, Chris Bauer

6:00pm/7:00pm
Pre-banquet Reception/SHPO’s Annual Awards Banquet

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

8:30am-10:00am
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Panhandle Public Buildings and Their Architecture
• Panhandle A&M’s Franklin Hall, Cynthia Savage
• The Texas County Courthouse: Government Patronage of Architecture During the Great Plow-Up, Richard B. Wright

TRACK B: Old is the New Green (Cont’d)
“Greening” Local Design Guidelines: Oklahoma City Case Study, Catherine Montgomery, Phillip Thomason

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Preparing for Preservation Leadership
• Why and What Should I Know About Section 106?, Melvena Heisch
• Organizing a Local Preservation Advocacy Campaign, Katie Friddle

10:00am-10:15am BREAK

10:15am-11:45am
TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces
Approaches and Tools for Managing Historic Resources
• Fort Cobb and Foss Reservoirs; Historic Flood Control Systems and Preservation Issues, Bob Blasing
• The Historic Resources of Major County: Updating the Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory Database, Allison Marshaus

TRACK B: Old is the New Green (Cont’d)
Bring It Home Project: An Effort of the Oklahoma Sustainability Network and the
Departments of Energy and Commerce, Craig Sundstrom

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment
Preparing for Leadership and Career Opportunities in Historic Preservation, Timothy G. Baugh, Kay Decker, Anna Eddings, Ron Frantz, Katie Friddle, Brannyn McDougal, Lynda Schwan

12:00noon-1:45pm
Preservation Oklahoma Inc.’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon
OR
12:00noon-1:45pm (Select one)

• Mexican Quinceanera Luncheon, Soila Medina

• Brown Bag Lunch for Archeologists

2:00pm-3:30pm
PLENARY SESSION
Historic Landscapes and 21st Century Windmills, J. Paul Loether

 
Also, the SHPO believes that the conference program includes many beneficial sessionsfor architects. For example, one session will feature Antonio Aguilar, Historic Architect,Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, who reviews all Oklahomaapplications for federal rehabilitation tax credits. Registered architects who attend theconference can earn American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System(AIA/CES) learning unit hours. Simply register for the conference and check in at theSHPO’s table when you arrive at the registration location in Guymon. There are noadditional fees for this service. Self report your attendance at http://www.aia.org/

 
education/index.htm. The SHPO will provide written learning objectives atregistration, and a certificate of attendance will be mailed to you after the conference.

 
For general conference information or questions, contact Melvena Heisch at the abovetelephone number or e-mail address.

 
J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Historic Landmarks/National Register of Historic Places,National Park Service, Washington, D.C. will deliver the Plenary Session presentationon Friday afternoon, June 10. He will discuss historic landscapes, the importance ofhistoric setting, and the challenges in balancing our needs for alternative energy sourcesand protection of historic places. His national perspective will help guide Oklahoma’spreservation community as we focus on this complex new issue.
Ken Culp, III, Principal Specialist for Volunteerism, Department of 4-H YouthDevelopment, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky, Lexington,Kentucky is back by popular demand. As with his sessions during Oklahoma’s 2009statewide preservation conference, participants are in for a special treat on Wednesdayafternoon, June 8. You will laugh, learn, and laugh some more during Culp’s twoworkshop sessions. Main Street organizations, preservation nonprofits, and others willnot want to miss “Volunteer Recruitment & Retention: Increasing Volunteer Efforts”or “Diagnosing Volunteer Burnout: Treatment for a Cure.”
The fascinating history of the Oklahoma Panhandle and the Great Plains is representedin archeological sites, buildings, and landscapes. In the conference track Preservation inthe Wide Open Spaces participants will learn about some of these important places andtheir preservation.

 
Donald Blakeslee, Archeologist, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas will speakabout his work at the Coronado Archeological Site. Faye Gaines, Chairman, PreservationCommittee, Santa Fe Trail Association, Springer, New Mexico, and Jeff Trotman, KansasDirector, Santa Fe Trail Association, Ulysses, Kansas, will discuss the history of theSanta Fe Trail and efforts to protect and interpret it and its related resources.

 
Suzzanne Kelley, President of Preservation North Dakota, and Tom Isern, Professor ofHistory and University Distinguished Professor, North Dakota State University will sharethe history of the Hutmacher Farmstead and the extraordinary preservation work takingplace there. Isern is a specialist in the history of the Great Plains and a long-time activistin state preservation efforts. He and Kelley, leads study tours and restoration expeditionsto the historic farmstead and other earth-building sites in North Dakota.

 
Jim Steely, Senior Historical Consultant, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Phoenix,Arizona, is a recognized scholar on the Civilian Conservation Corps, and he will speakabout CCC projects in the Texas Panhandle.
Richard B. Wright, Associate Professor of Art History, College of Arts and Sciences,Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Texas A&M International University, Laredo,Texas, will talk about the architectural significance of the Texas County Courthouse(located in Guymon).

 
Historic preservation equals sustainability, and there is no doubt that historic preservationwas “green” before “green” was cool. In Old is the New Green, you will hear AntonioAguilar, Architect, Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, Washington,D.C., who reviews proposed rehabilitation projects from Oklahoma for the federal taxcredits, will discuss the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and how they relate tothe “green” movement. Then, Philip Thomason, Thomason & Associates, PreservationPlanners, Nashville, Tennessee, will discuss his work as a consultant to the City ofOklahoma City as they revise their local historic district design guidelines to moreclearly reflect how preservation equals sustainability. Finally, Sarah Spencer Workman,a consultant from Denver, Colorado, and representing the Oklahoma SustainabilityNetwork will present the results of OSN’s recent project to develop a “green” buildingcode for Oklahoma.

 
If you want to learn more about how to build and strengthen a local historic preservationprogram, then you should plan to attend sessions in the track entitled The LocalPreservation Environment. Special guest speakers on this topic include Sally StillAbbe, GIS Manager, City of Lubbock Planning Department, Lubbock, Texas who willdiscuss preservation planning efforts in Lubbock and the city’s participation in the TexasCertified Local Governments (CLG) Program. Dan Corson, Intergovernmental ServicesDirector, State Historic Preservation Office, Colorado Historical Society, Denver,Colorado, will discuss local historic preservation initiatives through Colorado’s CLGProgram. Elmer J. Martinez, Community Development Director, City of Las Vegas,Las Vegas, New Mexico, will share his city’s experiences in developing their historicpreservation program and their participation in the New Mexico CLG Program.

 
Conference cosponsors include the State Historic Preservation Office, OklahomaHistorical Society; Oklahoma Main Street Center, Oklahoma Department of Commerce;Preservation Oklahoma, Inc.; Oklahoma Sustainability Network; Main Street Guymon;City of Guymon, Convention and Tourism; Guymon Chamber of Commerce; PioneerShowcase; and Guymon Chapter, No Man’s Land Historical Society.

 
Watch your mail for the conference program and registration brochure in the next fewweeks. If you may have questions, contact Melvena Heisch, Deputy SHPO, at 405/522-4484 or mheisch@okhistory.org or Melyn Johnson, Main Street Guymon (580/338-6246 or director@mainstreetguymon.com). Follow conference developments at www.okhistory.org/shpo/conference.html.

TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces, featuring the archeological andhistoric resources of the Great Plains and efforts to preserve them.

TRACK B: Old is the New Green, addressing how rehabilitation work is good for theenvironment and how new technology can be used in preservation projects. (Track B titleused with permission of Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.)

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment, focusing on the development ofsuccessful community preservation programs and how they support communityrevitalization efforts.
The plenary session will feature J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Historic Landmarks/National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. He will discuss historiclandscapes, the importance of historic setting, and the challenges in balancing our needsfor alternative energy sources and protection of historic places. His national perspectivewill help guide Oklahoma’s preservation community as we focus on this complex newissue.
For general conference information or questions, contact Melvena Heisch at the above telephone number or e-mail address.

It is the perfect time and place to learn about the heritage of the Great Plains and its preservation, to examine the ways historic preservation makes sense for the environment, and to explore the opportunities for small towns and rural areas to benefit from historic preservation initiatives.

The three concurrent tracks of sessions include:

TRACK A: Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces, featuring the archeological and historic resources of the Great Plains and efforts to preserve them.

TRACK B: Old is the New Green, addressing how rehabilitation work is good for the environment and how new technology can be used in preservation projects. (Track B title used with permission of Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.)

TRACK C: The Local Preservation Environment, focusing on the development of successful community preservation programs and how they support community revitalization efforts.

The plenary session will feature J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Historic Landmarks/ National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. He will discuss historic landscapes, the importance of historic setting, and the challenges in balancing our needs for alternative energy sources and protection of historic places. His national perspective will help guide Oklahoma’s preservation community as we focus on this complex new issue.

Tours will include a full-day trip to visit Santa Fe Trail Landmarks and the Black Mesa/Kenton Area. The two half-day tours with lunch include (1) a visit to No Man’s Land Museum and Panhandle State University’s Art Department with Raku Firing demonstration or (2) a trip to the historic Norwegian community of Oslo, Texas, featuring its historic church and traditional Norwegian food. Other special events will include a Mexican Quinceanera luncheon,Preservation Oklahoma, Inc.’s annual meeting and luncheon, and the State Historic Preservation Office’s annual awards banquet.

Conference cosponsors include the State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society; the Oklahoma Main Street Center, Oklahoma Department of Commerce; Preservation Oklahoma, Inc.; Oklahoma Sustainability Network; Main Street Guymon; City of Guymon, Convention and Tourism; Guymon Chamber of Commerce; Pioneer Showcase; and Guymon Chapter, No Man’s Land Historical Society.

Watch for the April issue of Preservation Oklahoma News and the May issue of Mistletoe Leaves and check your mail for more information.

Track conference developments at http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpoevents.htm; www.twitter.com/okshpo; and www.okpreservationconference.wordpress.com.

If you may have questions, contact Melvena Heisch, Deputy SHPO (405/522-4484 or mheisch@okhistory.org) or Melyn Johnson, Main Street Guymon (580/338-6246 or director@mainstreetguymon.com).