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Reception for Henry Magaziner, FAIA and Frank Welsh:
Inducted to the 2009 College of Fellows APTI
November 16, 2009
On Monday November 16th the Board and members of APT-DVC celebrated the induction of two distinguished Philadelphia preservationists into the 2009 College of Fellows of the Association for Preservation Technology International at The Athenaeum Philadelphia. The two distinguished members of APT DVC were Henry Magaziner FAIA and Frank Welsh both have been long standing member of the local chapter and have garnered national recognition for the work in Historic Preservation.
Henry Magaziner FAIA was a founding member of APT-DVC in 1985 · His 79 year career spans three major phases: a practicing architect prior to joining the NPS in 1972, the NPS Regional Historical Architect for 16 years, and a writer, advocate, and mentor in the field of historic preservation over the past 21 years. Throughout his career he has been involved in APT at both the local and national level. Contributing significantly to the preservation of historic sites while serving as Regional Historical Architect for the National Parks Service Mid-Atlantic Region.
Frank Welsh began his career at the National Park Service, where he saw a need for developing the field of paint analysis. He opened a private practice in 1974 to provide the public with information that was cutting edge technology. Since 1974, his company has consulted with architects, museums, universities and government agencies on the investigation, restoration and preservation of hundreds of national historic sites and landmark buildings, both nationally and internationally and has significantly furthered the technology, understanding and methodologies for interpreting historic finishes. Frank has published an extensive volume of research and findings in his field, beginning in 1973 and continuing almost annually, having authored twenty-seven articles as well as newsletters to his colleagues in a wide range of publications.
The reception was well attended by members including Rick Ortega and Lonnie Hovey who are also APTI College of Fellows. It is hoped that APT-DVC will be able to nominate future College of Fellows to APTI from our region. Members would like to give special thanks to the Athenaeum for hosting such a wonderful event.
APT-DVC helps move APTI Archives into The Athenaeum in Philadelphia
Lonnie Hovey kindly submitted this news item.
Thanks to everyone, the APT Archives are safely located at the Philadelphia Athenaeum.
Myself, Bill and Connie with APT-DVC volunteers: Charlie Tonetti, Brian Wentz and Christian (from his office) and one other, whose name I did not get. Bruce Laverty and Michael Seneca staff with the Athenaeum were also there to help unload the moving van. With the nine of us we were able to unload the boxes in the truck onto dollies and stack the boxes onto the shelves at the ninth floor in 45 minutes!
I'm happy to report that there is more room for future growth, so please spread the word that we would like to recapture the missing years for the archives! Thanks again for everyone's help.