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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

NCPTT will be offering a free webinar "Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Resources: Preparing You For the Next Disaster" on May 22-23 from 9 am -12 pm central. The webinar will […] 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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New York Public Library Conservation at the 12th International Stone Congress

On October 24, 2012 By Mary Striegel

Wednesday morning’s  session opened with two papers on the conservation of the New York Public Library.   The latter presentation focused on the conservation of the sculptural elements from the Library.

 

The New York Public Library — marble deterioration and conservation, Mark Rabinowitz and John Carr

This talk highlights the existing conditions and scope of [...]
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Highlights from the 12th Stone Congress

On October 23, 2012 By Mary Striegel

The role of clay minerals in the deterioration of stone was the focus of two papers in yesterday’s session of the 12th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone. Here are the highlights.

“Hydric Swelling of Clays in Brownstone” Timothy Wangler, Elaine Ngo, and George W. Scherer.

Timothy Wangler discussed how swelling pressures  of [...]

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Greetings from the 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, New York

On October 23, 2012 By Mary Striegel

This week I have the opportunity to attend the 12th International Congress of the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone at Columbia University (October 22-26, 2012). I’m excited to learn more about the research and conservation efforts that have been going on for the last four years since the last Congress. New research ideas are swirling [...]

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NCPTT Sponsors Cannon Carriage Workshop

On October 23, 2012 By Andrew Ferrell
Student works on cannon carriage

The National Center recently joined the Christman Company in supporting a Preservation Trades Network workshop to rebuild carriages for two reproduction 18 lb. Revolutionary War guns at Fort Sumter National Monument. The participants, mostly students from the Read more

Monitoring Using Laser Scanning – Case Study of Watts Towers

On October 22, 2012 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

 

Monitoring Using Laser Scanning – Case Study of Watts Towers

This paper will explore the use of laser scanning as a part of a controlled survey to measure movement of buildings and structures [...]

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NCPTT’s Conservation Team Sources Copper

On October 22, 2012 By Tad Britt
Demonstrating pXRF to Museum Visitors

On October 20, 2012, Jason Church, Curtis Desselles, and Tad Britt—National Center for Preservation Technology and Training—demonstrated copper sourcing using Native American copper fragments from the Gahagan site located in Louisiana.  The team brought the portable x-ray fluorescence instrument, which identifies elemental analysis.  This technology allows for “fingerprinting” the sample, which can then be compared [...]

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Evolution in Project Workflow – Is High Definition Survey the Missing Link? – Brandon C. Friske

On October 18, 2012 By Jason Church
Friske

This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

 

Evolution in Project Workflow – Is High Definition Survey the Missing Link?

There is a major shift occurring in the preservation and building industry today. It was only 30 years ago that architects and [...]

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3D Technology and the H.I. Hunley: Beyond Documentation – Christopher Watters

On October 18, 2012 By Jason Church
Watters
Since raising the H.L. Hunley submarine (1863) from the seabed in 2000, the project has incorporated 3D technologies including laser scanning, patterned light scanning, Vulcan point system, and computer modeling. Archaeologists developed the use of 3D technologies primarily for site plan development and artifact documentation. As the project progressed, conservators found other applications for the technology in conservation treatment assessments and in the rotation of the H.L. Hunley in 2011.
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Historic Landscape of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Part 1 (Podcast 37)

On October 17, 2012 By jenny hay
Screenshot of the texascccparks.org website
Today we join NCPTT’s Jenny Hay as she speaks with Cindy Brandimarte, Director of the Historic Sites & Structures Program in the State Parks Division of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. In the first installment of this two-part series, they’ll talk about the iconic landscape of the Civilian Conservation Corps and their role in the development of the Texas State Park system.
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