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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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Call for Papers: World Heritge in the Americas

On November 21, 2011 By Ed FitzGerald
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In 2012, US/ICOMOS will return to San Antonio, Texas, site of the first US/ICOMOS International Symposium in 1996. That meeting explored the question of “Authenticity” and its meanings in the Americas. Since 1996, San Antonio has continued as a city at the confluence of cultures and heritage in the Americas. US/ICOMOS seeks proposals for presentations at the 2012 Symposium.
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Powerful Vistas/Powerful Views: New Perspectives in Historic Landscape Preservation

On October 25, 2011 By Debbie Smith
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The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation is pleased to announce its 2012 annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Program Committee invites proposals for presentations that will encourage lively discussions about cultural landscapes. The meeting will be centered at the famous Empress Hotel in the heart of the City of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Proposals [...]

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Earthwork Stability Research at Poverty Point (Podcast 34)

On October 3, 2011 By Derek Linn
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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 Center for [...]

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Historic Cemetery Preservation Workshop, Lowell MA

On September 29, 2011 By Debbie Smith
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With support from NCPTT and the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Inc., the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be presenting a Historic Cemetery Preservation Workshop on November 18, 2011 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Technical sessions and outdoor cemetery labs will provide attendees with a foundation of knowledge for protecting the historic character [...]

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Share your thoughts on sustainable preservation.

On September 28, 2011 By Andrew Ferrell
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We want to hear from you! NCPTT is looking for your input to develop a prioritized list of topics that would help focus sustainability related research efforts across the preservation community.
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Seminar: Archaeological Survey Technologies, 21 October 2011

On September 27, 2011 By Ed FitzGerald
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NCPTT is sponsoring a seminar organized by the The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University to explore  ”Archaeological Survey Technologies: Data Integration, and Applications (ASTDA)”  at Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site - Cambridge, MA, 21 October 2011, 8 to 12 PM.

Participation is encouraged from (but not [...]

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The Roles of Disaster and Industrialization in Construction History, 29 October 2011

On September 27, 2011 By Ed FitzGerald
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The Construction History Society of America will host a meeting exploring, “Interventions: The Roles of Disaster and Industrialization in Construction History”, Saturday, 29 October 2011 at The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in New York City.

“Inventions over the last two centuries have driven vast changes in building [...]

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African-American and Creole Traditions Surrounding Death in the Cane River Region

On September 22, 2011 By Sean Clifford
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The purpose of this project is to capture the traditions surrounding burial practices of African-American and Creole community members in the Cane River area to preserve this information for future generations.
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Nanotechnology and Materials Testing: Using Nanoparticles to Tag Consolidant to Determine Depth of Penetration (2011-05)

On September 19, 2011 By Derek Linn
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With a PTT grant funded by NCPTT, a research team including conservators from the New York State Bureau of Historic Sites, scientists with the Physics Department of Union College, Schenectady, New York, and scientists from the nanotechnology industry began experimenting with nanoparticles to advance conservation treatments in the field of historic preservation. This collaboration was prompted by a challenging mural conservation project.. The mural suffered from decades of deterioration and multiple failed conservation treatments making the need for anew approach apparent.
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