Ruby Sisson Library

After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her father's offer to help refurbish Birdsong, the old family place he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia. All it will take, he tells her, is a little paint and some TLC to turn the fading Victorian mansion into a real-estate...

"They stood empty for centuries, simple dwellings, small villages, and large complexes in the mesa and canyon country of what is now Southwest Colorado. The forces of weather and geology had taken their toll, but many remained remarkably intact. In the late 19th century they were explored, excavated, and plundered for the pottery, baskets, tools, and even human remains they contained. Establishment of Mesa Verde National Park was their only hope for...

Of the many processes used to "preserve" an historic building, maintenance is almost always the most effective and least destructive. Although most people recognize this fact, the vast majority of historic preservation efforts focus on saving buildings once they begin to fail, rather than preventing the failure from occurring in the first place. The purpose of this manual is to inform owners about techniques for maintaining existing historic buildings...