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Amsterdam Heritage
Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.
http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/index_e.html
Building Conservation
Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.
http://www.buildingconservation.com/
College Town Life
Information on the importance of preserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.
http://www.collegetownlife.com
Conserving the Modern in Canada
The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.
http://www.moderncanada.ca
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
The text of the convention provided by Law-Ref.org is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents.
http://law-ref.org/HERITAGE/
Cultural Heritage Charters and Standards
A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.
http://gillonj.tripod.com/culturalheritagechartersandstandards/
Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe
International initiative coordinated by UNESCO, aimed at strengthening regional cooperation for the protection and promotion of South-East European cultural heritage.
http://www.see-heritage.org/
Cultural Heritage Search Engine
A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape. English and Italian.  
http://www.culturalheritage.net
Donhead Publishing
Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.
http://www.donhead.com
European Heritage Network
The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.
http://www.european-heritage.net
Heritage Preservation Services
The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/
Masonry Conservation Research Group
In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.
http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/schools/mcrg/mcrghome.htm
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
Old House Journal
Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.
http://www.oldhousejournal.com
Ortygia
Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.
http://www.culturalheritage.net/ortygia
Parabow
Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.
http://www.grampus.co.uk/parabow/
Pond Lily Mill Restorations
Ted Hazen supplies extensive, illustrated information on the history and technology of flour milling in America, and the restoration of watermills, with bibliography.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pondlilymill/index.html
Preservation
Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.
http://www.epreservation.net
Preservation Alumni
Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.
http://preservationalumni.org/
Preservation Directory
Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.
http://www.preservationdirectory.com
Preserve and Protect
A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.
http://www.preserve.org
PreserveLA.com
A forum and clearinghouse for the latest news, information, and techniques concerning historic preservation and the history of Los Angeles and Southern California.
http://www.preservela.com
Restoration Trades Exchange
An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
http://www.restorationtrades.com
Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation
Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.
http://www.riwaq.org/
The Conservation Glossary
Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.
http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/glossary.html
USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database
Find out about US stone names here.
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/geolex_home.html

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