NCPTT is sponsoring a workshop entitled APT Preservation Engineering Workshop: Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures to be convened by the Association for Preservation Technology on Nov. 5-6, 2010 at the historic Presidio of San Francisco.
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Heritage Preservation has announce that registration is open for this Fall’s series of Webinars, the latest installment in the Connecting to Collections initiative. They are working with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in developing the series.
These highly interactive webinars are intended to [...]
If you haven’t registered yet for the International Preservation Workshop, IPTW 2010 in Frankfort, Kentucky, October 21-23, time is running out to save big by registering early. This year’s conference is shaping up to be one of the best in years. The venue is the spacious Frankfort Convention Center which features a magnificent arena [...]
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November 30 – December 2, 2010
Fredericksburg, Virginia
$ 399 - Registration
ISA CEU’s available
Workshop is Full
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Do you work or volunteer at a site that has old trees on the property? Have you ever [...]
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In this video we will discuss a traditional Louisiana construction method called Bousillage. Bousillage is a Louisiana French term for walls made of mud. The origins of the word comes from Bous which means mud.
Louisiana’s bousillage techniques appear s to be a blending of French and Native American traditions. Both cultures employed similar mud walled building techniques and traditions tell us that the early French colonists and Native Americans worked together.
Commonly in the 18th and 19th centuries bousillage was used for buildings that ranged from small cottages and outbuildings to the finest of mansions.
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NCPTT, in partnership with Coastal Heritage Society and the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office,will offer a two-day workshop on restoring wood windows in Savannah, Ga., at the Roundhouse Museum Sept. 3-4, 2010.
Please Note: The Wood Window Restoration Workshop has been canceled.
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There are only a few seats left, so register quickly. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn traditional masonry conservation skills!
This one-week workshop will include assessment of existing conditions, site preparation, removal of inappropriate mortar, cleaning of joints, filling joints neatly, and final dressing of joints. Learn these skills in [...]
In partnership with the University of Florida Preservation Institute: Nantucket, NCPTT will offer a one-week workshop on masonry conservation and traditional lime mortars in Nantucket, Massachusetts, August 1-7, 2010. Participants will work with skilled and experienced masons to undertake the repair of an early-nineteenth-century structure associated with Nantucket’s famed whaling industry. The hands-on workshop will [...]
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Cemetery Monument Restoration Workshop at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 4, 2010 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. $30 registration fee.
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Landscape maintenance is a critical element in historic cemetery preservation. Yet often the landscape is neglected or improperly maintained, resulting in damaged historic features and a loss of historic landscape character.
NCPTT will present a webinar addressing landscape maintenance in historic cemeteries on April 7, 2010 at 2 p.m. CST. The webinar can be accessed free [...]
