H&H Associates is a history and historic preservation consulting firm conceived in 2007. Partners Candace Hudziak and Renae VanDuyn are pleased to bring their passion for historic cultural resources to a diverse client base.

We abide by the American Historical Association's Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct,  the National Council on Public History's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduc, and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines.

H&H Associates meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for history and architectural history.

Candace Hudziak
Candace graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1997 with a B.A. in History, and  earned an M.A. in Public History from Indiana University’s Indianapolis campus (IUPUI) in 2005. She is skilled at conducting primary research using historical documents, including written, oral, and image resources, and processing those findings into a coherent and interesting narrative, whether intended for an academic or more general audience. She brings a broad knowledge of history, especially American social history and Indiana history. Candace’s work experience also includes training in the methods and applications of historic preservation. She has handled fund-raising events, press releases and media tasks, grant writing and grant account reporting, historic house research, researching and writing brochures and booklets.

Renae VanDuyn
Renae graduated Cum Laude from Ball State University with a B.S. in Marketing. Since then, she has taken both Architecture and Historic Preservation Coursework at the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State and completed coursework in Interior Design at IUPUI in Indianapolis. She has also worked extensively in the field of design as a showroom manager and designer at Architectural Brick & Tile in Indianapolis and as a kitchen and bath designer then overall interior designer at Direct Buy in Indianapolis. Renae is well-versed in all aspects of the design and build process. She is comfortable working through a design from start-to-finish until the client is absolutely happy with their new space.

Our team holds memberships in various history-related organizations including:

• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Council on Public History
• American Association for State and Local History
• Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
• Indiana Historical Society
• Hancock County Historical Society
• Greenfield Historic Landmarks
• Indiana Chapter of the Green Building Council