(Oneida, NY – Aug. 26, 2013) The Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Landscapes and Artifacts (PAS: APAL) has selected Oneida Community Mansion House to receive PAS: APAL’s annual Historic Preservation Award.
The Preservation Award annually recognizes the preservation, interpretation, instruction, celebration, or exhibition of American material culture.
According to PAS:APAL Chairman Jeff Durbin, “We are very impressed with the work that Oneida Community Mansion House has done to preserve and interpret the property.”
The Pioneer America Society is a national, not-for-profit organization that encourages the study and preservation of buildings, sites, structures and objects representing North American history, cultural landscapes and material culture.
Organized in 1967, the Society carries out its mission by identifying, documenting, analyzing and interpreting significant cultural landscapes, architecture and artifacts and by encouraging educational programs, scholarly research and preservation.
They are a small organization that encourages the sharing of ideas and research across a variety of inter-disciplinary fields. Direct application of this research by academicians and professionals in the organization can help achieve the mission of the society.
Patricia Hoffman, Executive Director, and Anthony Wonderley, Curator, will accept the award on behalf of the Oneida Community Mansion House during the PAS:APAL annual conference Oct. 9-12 at the Hotel Utica.