Please join us for WHALE’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Preservation Awards Celebration, Wednesday, August 28th. Join your fellow WHALE members for this annual gathering. Learn about WHALE’s ambitious new plans for our next half-century of great preservation work. Hear…
The New Bedford Educational Foundation invites WHALE members to an Antiques Appraisal Day at the Wamsutta Club on Saturday, May 4th. Skinner & Co. antiques experts will be on hand to evaluate items such as porcelain, pottery, silver, dolls and…
On Saturday, April 13th, WHALE and our partners are sponsoring a daylong program, Preserving Religious Properties: A Practical Workshop for Caretakers of Older and Historic Churches and Synagogues. The workshop will feature training on fundraising for repair and restoration of…
Join WHALE the second Thursday of each month for AHA! Night activities in downtown New Bedford. We’re opening doors to some of the city’s most historic buildings, arranging behind-the-scenes tours of some buildings being transformed, and presenting talks and walks…
The application deadline for some of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s most popular grant programs is May 1st, 2013. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, awarding grants for the planning phases of interior restoration projects. Grants range from…
One of the biggest annual costs for any homeowner – any property owner – is the cost of energy . . . the monthly heating, cooling, and lighting costs. There’s a very good, free program available to help Massachusetts residents…
Mayor Jon Mitchell is hosting a community input session for the redesign of Custom House Square on Tuesday, December 18th, 5:30 p.m. at the National Park’s Corson Building, 33 William Street. Stoss Landscape Urbanism and CDM Consultants will present…
WHALE Nomination Lands City of New Bedford as a Distinctive Destination in the U.S. Last September, WHALE nominated the City of New Bedford for a national heritage tourism award presented annually by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. And, it…
Structurally unsound. Slated for demolition. Fire-damaged. Exposed to the Elements. These terms correctly describe the 1834 John Howland Jr. House on 38 South Sixth Street in New Bedford. But, not for long. Thanks to WHALE, our members and supporters, and…