The Stephen T. Mather Training Center is collaborating with the National Center for Preservation and Technology Training to hold a course on “Preservation and Treatment of Park Cultural Resources.” The event will be hosted at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches, La., April 18-22, 2011.
This 40-hour course is a competency-based curriculum is [...]
Cost: $125
Date: April 7 – 8, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA; Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Pitot House
Partner: Louisiana Landmarks Society
Space is limited. To register, contact the Louisiana Landmarks Society at (504) 482.0312.
This workshop was developed under a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a program of the National Park Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the Tulane University School of Architecture and the Louisiana Landmarks Society and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Park Service or the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
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Date: April 2011
Partner: Stephen F. Austin State University
Description: This cemetery basics workshop is targeted to the parks seasonal interpretation staff, regular yearly staff, and family members of the cemeteries located at the park. This one to two day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, simple resetting techniques, and proper cleaning techniques. The maximum participant is set at 30 students.
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Location: Saint Augustine, FL
Date: April 1-2, 2011
Partner: University of Florida
This multiday cemetery workshop will focus on a variety of cemetery materials and conservation treatments. This includes proper cleaning and consolidation techniques for stone grave markers, lime washing of build features, and simple repair techniques for stone. A small class of 15-20 will be comprised mostly of UF students in the historic preservation program and interested locals.
Read more →This Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics workshop is a partnership between Great Smokey Mountains National Park and NCPTT. It is targeted to the parks seasonal interpretation staff, regular yearly staff, and family members of the cemeteries located at the park. This one to two day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, simple resetting techniques, and proper cleaning techniques. The maximum participant is set at 30 students.
Read more →NCPTT has partnered with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Springdale Cemetery Association to offer Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics in Peoria, IL. This cemetery basics workshop is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. This one day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, and proper cleaning techniques. The maximum participant is set at 40 students.
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LEED has become an industry standard for demonstrating the “sustainability” of new construction and rehabilitation projects. While LEED is not the only rating system for buildings at this time it is the most widely used in the United States. The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training is offering this LEED preparation workshop to promote the joint consideration of sustainability and historic preservation in planning the built environment.
NCPTT will offer Green Preservation: A LEED Technical Review and Exam Preparation Workshop. This three day workshop will prepare participants to take the LEED Green Associate Exam.
The instructor will be Donna Isaacs, LEED AP, graduate of University of Florida and Miami-Dade College.
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The Timber Framers Guild, a 501-C3 educational association, has registered and implemented a U.S. Department of Labor certified Apprenticeship Program. Timber framing is a multi-disciplinary carpentry trade and its many aspects will be taught as part of the Guild apprenticeship program. One segment of this broad based education covers both the living timber framed architectural heritage, and necessary preservation methodologies.
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A free webinar session at the 29th International Submerged Lands Management Conference will address cultural resources. This session will cover issues surrounding the assessment of injury and damage to submerged cultural resources from oil or chemical spills, groundings, looting or any other man-made impact. The speakers will discuss the various methodologies that are used to conduct [...]
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ICCROM, in conjunction with the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, will present a course on managing and reducing risks to cultural heritage. The course is designed for a maximum of 30 participants and is targeted to conservators, architects, archeologists, archivists, conservation scientists, collection managers, registrars, curators (in museums, archives, historic houses), [...]
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