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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

The broadcast for Preparing for the Next Disaster has concluded. Once transcripts and closed captioning have been completed, we will place the videos online. Thank you for your participation. Should […] More

Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

On October 2012, the National Park Service Park Cultural Landscapes Program launched its program website (http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/). This site is designed for broad audiences as well as preservation community members, to […] More

Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

Climate change (Call to Action #21, “Revisiting Leopold”) and NPS workforce collaboration and training (Call to Action #31, “Destination Innovation”) were fused in February 2013 with a workshop on cultural […] More

New Guidance for Installing Solar Panels on Historic Properties

TPS published new online guidance for Solar Panels on Historic Properties to showcase successful projects that have added solar energy systems to historic buildings, districts, and landscapes. The guidance will […] More

Web Catalog Increases Access to NPS Museum Collections

The National Park Service (NPS) Museum Management Program has re-launched its Web Catalog museum collections website. This project is an ongoing initiative that supports the Director’s Call to Action #17, “Go Digital” […] More
 
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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

By Sarah Jackson On May 3, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Archeology & Collections, Architecture & Engineering, Disasters, Featured, Historic Landscapes, Materials Conservation, News, Training
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The broadcast for Preparing for the Next Disaster has concluded. Once transcripts and closed captioning have been completed, we will place the videos online. Thank you for your participation. Should you have any questions, please comment on this post or email Sarah M. Jackson.

NCPTT offered a free webinar "Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Resources: Preparing You For the Next Disaster" on May 22-23 from 9AM-12PM Central. The webinar was held over two days with multiple presentations providing information on preparing your historic building, site, landscape, or cemetery for natural and man-made disasters.
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History Detectives Camp 2013

By Debbie Smith On May 3, 2013 · Add Comment · In Historic Landscapes, News
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Come join us to help solve these mysteries ... Camp will include both inside and outside activities. Snacks and water will be provided.
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Robotics Camp 2013

On May 1, 2013 By Kris Vidos
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Learn: Soldering, Programming, Electronics, Robot  Assembly, Navigation Using Sensors and More!  Robotics Camp     July 22-26, 2013

 

Who: Middle and High School Students(finished 6th grade to 12th grade) Location: National Center for PreservationTechnology and Training, 645 University Parkway Natchitoches, LA 71457 318-356-7444 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon each day Attire: Casual Attire: [...]
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Second National Covered Bridge Conference

On February 14, 2013 By Kris Vidos
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Make plans to attend the Second National Historic Covered Bridge Conference in Dayton, Ohio, June 5-8, 2013. Join a gathering of covered bridge professionals and enthusiasts for four days devoted to saving, protecting, rehabilitating, and celebrating historic covered bridges.
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Cemetery Documentation

On February 28, 2012 By Jason Church
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This webinar will cover the basics needed for Cemetery Documentation. The talk will run one hour of lecture with a following half hour for questions and answers. Topics covered in this talk will include an introduction to documentation surveys and forms followed by an overview of definitions general needed in cemetery documentation. Definitions covered are the monument types and materials used in cemetery architecture and memorials. The speaker then covers photography tips and finishes with a few basics for cleaning of stone monuments.
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What’s Out There: Optimized for hand held devices

On May 14, 2013 By Debbie Smith
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With funding from NCPTT’s 2012 grants program and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Cultural Landscape Foundation has optimized the Web-based What’s Out There for smart phones and similar hand held devices.  What’s Out There, also funded though the NCPTT’s grants program and the Driehaus Foundation (2009), is the most [...]

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Summer Fun: Youth Programs at NCPTT

On May 10, 2013 By Debbie Smith
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NCPTT staff participated in SUMMER SPLASH, an event that showcased summer activities for youth in the Natchitoches, LA area.  The Center will welcome children ages 11-18 this summer for three youth programs.  The newest NCPTT program is History Detectives Summer Camp, July 15-19 (completed 5th grade and above).  Campers will get the opportunity to try [...]

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Conservation Scientist for a Day 2013

On May 7, 2013 By Kris Vidos
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Conservation Scientist for a Day One day event offered July 30, 2013 to students who have finished the 8th grade or those who participated in the 2013 NCPTT Robot Camp. $10 per person limited to 25 students STUDENTS WILL INVESTIGATE AUTHENIC POTTERY SHARDS AND PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS! Instructors: Curtis Desselles, Carol Chin, Jason, Church, Mary Striegel
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Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

On May 2, 2013 By Susan Dolan
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On October 2012, the National Park Service Park Cultural Landscapes Program launched its program website (http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/). This site is designed for broad audiences as well as preservation community members, to answer basic questions about cultural landscapes but also to serve as a gateway for more in-depth discoveries.
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NCPTT consults with Kalaupapa National Historic Landmark staff regarding cemetery conservation practices. 3 April 2013.

On April 23, 2013 By Tad Britt

NCPTT’s Kirk Cordell, Executive Director, and Tad Britt, Chief of Archeology and Collections, visited Kalaupapa National Historic Landmark to survey and assess cemetery conditions at several locations within the park. Richard Miller and K’aohulani McGuire of Kalaupapa NHL led the survey. Fourteen religious faiths are represented in the cemeteries and many different types of [...]

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David Morgan Talks About SEAC (Podcast 43)

On April 22, 2013 By Kris Vidos
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Ammons:    Welcome to the Preservation Technology Podcast; the show that brings you the people and projects that are advancing the future of America’s heritage. I’m Kevin Ammons with the National Park Service’s National [...]

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