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Fall, 2011: Pittstown’s Historic Farmsteads Honored, Pittstown Historical Society Newsletter, Issue XX, Pittstown, NY -- Hudson River Valley Greenway offers additional support for the project to list numerous farmsteads on the National Register of Historic Places (The Persistence Foundation partners in the project)
July, 2011: Greenway Approves $8,000 Grant to Town of Pittstown For National Register Nominations, E-Newsletter Hudson River Valley Greenway, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Albany, NY -- Hudson River Valley Greenway funds grant to nominate multiple historic farmsteads to the National Register of Historic Places (The Persistence Foundation partners in the nomination process)
July 3, 2011: Pittstown Historical Society Receives Fourth Grant, by Bea Peterson, Eastwick Press, Hoosick Falls, NY -- Initiative to nominate multiple historic farmsteads to the National Register of Historic Places receives additional funding (The Persistence Foundation to partner in the preparation of nominations)
June 26, 2011: Pittstown Working to Preserve Farming’s Past for the Future, by Katie Nowak, The Record, Troy, NY -- Documentation of Pittstown’s agricultural heritage receives additional support (The Persistence Foundation partners in the documentation)
November 25, 2010: Closer to Earth, Closer to Reality, by Bob Gardinier, Times Union, Albany, NY -- Profile of one historic farmstead in Pittstown, NY, as it relates to the initiative to list multiple farmsteads on the National Register of Historic Places
November 19, 2010: Pittstown Historical Society Receives Grant, by Bea Peterson, Eastwick Press, Hoosick Falls, NY -- Preservation League of NYS provides funding to assist in National Register nominations for historic farmsteads of Pittstown, NY (The Persistence Foundation to partner in completion of nominations)
October 7, 2010: Big Save for Largest Antiques: Antique Barns Ready For Visitors, by Bob Gardinier, Times Union, Albany, NY -- Grand opening ceremony of the Historic Barns of Nipmoose, now being offered as a venue for weddings and other events
Fall, 2009: Historic Farmstead Study Progressing, Issue XVI, Pittstown Historical Society Newsletter, Pittstown, NY -- Study of the historic farmsteads of Pittstown, NY, progressing (The Persistence Foundation partnered in the study)
Spring, 2009: Pittstown Historical Society Awarded Two Grants for the Study of 25 Historic Farmsteads in Pittstown, Issue XV, Pittstown Historical Society Newsletter, Pittstown, NY -- Two grants awarded to fund the study of historic farmsteads in Pittstown, NY (The Persistence Foundation partnered in the grant applications)
February 6, 2009: Pittstown Strives to Protect Farming History, by Kenneth C. Crowe II, Times Union, Albany, NY -- Agricultural heritage in Pittstown, NY, to be studied (The Persistence Foundation to participate in the study)
Spring, 2008: Burns Farm Protected for Future Generations of Farmers, Agricultural Stewardship Association News, Greenwich, NY -- Burns Farm in West Hoosick Hills, NY, conserved by Constance Kheel (President, The Persistence Foundation)
Spring, 2008: Hunters Stand Up for Farmland Conservation, Agricultural Stewardship Association News, Greenwich, NY -- Hunters support land conservation (on land owned by The Persistence Foundation)
Winter, 2008: Barn Raiser for Farmland Conservation, Agricultural Stewardship Association News, Greenwich, NY -- Agricultural Stewardship Association holds event at the Historic Barns of Nipmoose, Buskirk, NY
2008: Of One Mind, Inspiring Places, Inspired People, Annual Report, Land Trust Alliance, Washington, DC -- Agreement among Constance Kheel (President, The Persistence Foundation) and Marge & Ken Burns to conserve the Burns farm.
October 29, 2008: Preserving the Rural Past, by Bob Gardinier, Times Union, Albany, NY -- Grant awarded by the Preservation League of NYS for the study of historic farmsteads in Pittstown (The Persistence Foundation to partner in the study)
November, 2004: A Passion for Preservation, by Kelly Tagore, Organic Style Magazine, Rodale Inc., Emmaus, PA -- Description of how Constance Kheel (President, The Persistence Foundation) became involved in preserving land and agricultural heritage
2001: Restoring Barns, Rural Free Delivery, Program #48, Vermont Public Television, Nipmoose Farm, Buskirk, NY
September 8, 2000: This Old Barn Has Tales to Tell, by Bob Gardinier, Times Union, Albany, NY -- Restoration work on Nipmoose Farm, Buskirk, NY