Past is Prologue

In 2005, CIVITAS began a series of events designed to stimulate civic pride, re-brand our heritage and encourage the involvement of the creative class in envisioning a successful future. Past is Prologue fosters awareness of our industrial legacy and potential for innovative economic development by documenting, interpreting and celebrating industrial labor and architecture. Past is Prologue activities include:

2006

• historic tourism - September Erie tour by Society for Industrial Archeology
• publicity event - Erie Malleable Iron / Gunite

2005

• public education - September lecture "Redesigning Rustbelts: Industry, Nature and Culture," Erie Art Museum Annex by Shannon McMullen, PhD. candidate in Sociology, University of CA, San Diego
• public education - May seminar "The Role of Historic Industrial Architecture in Erie," Erie Insurance Auditorium, with Adrian Fine, NE Regional Director, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Tom Leary, NE Ohio Chapter President, Society for Industrial Archeology, John Elliott, Executive Director, City of Erie's Redevelopment Authority., Joseph Laythe, Associate Professor of History, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Massing, Dana. Preserving Industrial Past Vital to Future Speakers Say, Erie Times-News, p. 10B, May 25, 2005