September 21, 2011: Mayberry Modernism George Smart of Triangle Modernist Houses will talk about Modernist houses in the Triangle, home of the third largest concentration of such buildings in the United States behind only Los Angeles and Chicago. Who knew that little ol' Mayberry would be a center for residential architecture? Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), based in Durham, North Carolina, is America's largest open digital archive for residential Modernist architecture, and founder George Smart is a 2011 recipient of Preservation Durham's Preservation Advocacy Award.

November 16, 2011: History and Restoration of the Roney Fountain Director of Duke Gardens Bill LeFevre will describe the history of this long lost landmark, recently restored and installed as the centerpiece of the rose garden and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The fountain was donated to then Trinity College in 1901 by Anne Roney, sister-in-law of Washington Duke and was installed on the Main Street campus. Over the years, changes in the campus landscape, encroachment of ever-growing magnolia trees, and damage to the fountain itself drove the once important landmark into obscurity. Finally, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans inquired about the fountain, starting the process that led to its restoration and recent reinstallation in the rose garden, where it once again has become an important landscape element.

January 18, 2012: The Museum of Durham History Chairman of the Board of the proposed Museum of Durham History Tom Krakauer will present updates on the development of the planned musuem. The Museum Advisory Committee has met since 2006 to steer the museum toward becoming a reality, and in 2008, based on findings of a "Durham History Museum Preliminary Feasibility Study" formed a not-for-profit corporation to begin raising funds with plans to fulfill its mission to serve the people of Durham and its visitors by presenting Durham's history and encouraging research, interpretation, and appreciation.

March 21, 2012: Documenting Durham's African American Historic Sites Preservation Durham's own April Johnson will describe her work researching the African American history of Durham and her pending report. Her work has been sponsored by The National Trust's Partners in the Field project.

May 16, 2012: Places in Peril and Preservation Durham Annual Meeting Find out which Durham properties have been recognized as Places in Peril during this year and hear updates on properties identified in previous years.