David J. Brown, executive vice president and chief preservation officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. Contributed by Historic Deerfield.
David J. Brown, executive vice president and chief preservation officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC. Contributed by Historic Deerfield. Credit: Historic Deerfield—


DEERFIELD — There will be a talk titled “The Future of Historic Preservation: Saving the Places that Matter” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The First Church of Deerfield.

The event is free and open to the public.

Historic Deerfield — which is organizing the event — describes the town as “one of these great places in the American landscape: a Native homeland for twelve thousand years and a community of craftsmen, farmers, educators, and business people from the 17th century to present.”

Presented by David Brown, executive vice president and chief preservation officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the talk addresses why historic places should be preserved and will touch on topics including “how local cultural organizations can work together to better benefit the American public.” 

The lecture is a part of the “Think Tank,” sponsored by Historic Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.