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People
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The YUP-date YUP

by Caitlin Meives

ducation (read: spreading our love of old places and
Ehistoric preservation to the masses) is a big part of what Next up this summer:
the YUPs are all about. To that end, we offer a regular series of
architectural history classes in partnership with a great local • More architecture classes—but outdoors!
business, the Rochester Brainery. In February, we added a Hurry over to the Brainery website to see if
new course to our roster—Introduction to Rochester’s Great
Architects. This whirlwind class covered 22 architects and nearly any spots are still available, these classes
200 years of architecture in just 90 minutes. If you missed out on sell quickly.
the class, not to worry! We’re partnering with AIA Rochester to
offer it again! Stay tuned to YUP and Landmark Society social • Our signature annual event, Bikes, Beers &
media for details. Buildings (date TBA).

This May a bunch of us are headed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Tavern Takeovers at Stone-Tolan Historic Site
for the first Rust Belt Takeover of 2019. We organize these
Takeovers along with other groups from the Rust Belt Coalition with The Landmark Society on June 19th and
of Young Preservationists so that we can meet up a few times August 14th.
a year, share successes and challenges, and explore a new city.
They’re a great way to be a tourist and meet some awesome
preservationists.

YUP steering committee members, Caitlin Meives and Chris Brandt, lead the Crash Course in American Architectural History: 19th Century class at the RIT
University Gallery. Image courtesy Julia Merrell, Rochester Brainery.

www.landmarksociety.org/yup @YoungUrbanPres www.facebook.com/YoungUrbanPreservationists

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