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NCPTT 2013 Interns: Advancing the Center's Mission

The 2013 NCPTT interns will share their knowledge and gain new skills during the ten-week internship program.  They will undertake laboratory research, record podcasts for our website, assist in curriculum […] More

ICCROM Heritage Conservation course in Rome

  ICCROM – the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property – is now offering a course on Conservation of Built Heritage. The course […] More

"A Manual for the Environmental & Climatic Responsive Restoration & Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana" available for download as a free PDF

Architect Edward Jon Cazayoux begins “A Manual for the Environmental & Climatic Responsive Restoration & Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana” with a simple idea from Henry David Thoreau: “What’s […] More

"Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook" available online

  The ”Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook” is available for a free PDF download from Louisiana State University’s Sea Grant Law & Policy Program. A print copy is available for $5 as […] More

Summer Intern Adventures: Melrose Plantation

This summer, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training has four interns spending 10 weeks in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The four of us are from each from different areas – […] More
 
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High Resolution Digital Photogrammetry with Object Surface Texture

On April 17, 2013 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

High Resolution Digital Photogrammetry with Object Surface Texture

Digital Photogrammetry when coupled with multi-image capture can provide high resolution imagery with detailed surface texture. Surface texture can be in greater detail than traditional point cloud [...]

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NCPTT helps Girl Scouts earn Save Outdoor Sculpture patch

On April 8, 2013 By Jason Church
The Girl Scouts are still all smiles after 3 hours of scrubbing headstones.

NCPTT helps Girl Scouts earn Save Outdoor Sculpture patch

 

On Friday April 5th 24 Girl Scouts from Natchitoches’ Brownie Troop 462 and Junior Troop 1512 came to NCPTT to start their Save Outdoor Sculpture patch. The Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS!) program is a nationwide effort to identify, document, and preserve [...]

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Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservation by Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator E. Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Washington D.C.

On April 3, 2013 By Jason Church
Wachowiak

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

Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservation Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator E. Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Washington D.C.

Conservation professionals have been aware of modern methods of [...]

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Girl Scouts learn the chemistry of making soap

On April 2, 2013 By Carol Chin
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Local Girl Scouts visited a chemistry lab on the Northwestern State University campus to learn about the chemistry of soapmaking and to make their own soap.  Carol Chin (joint faculty at NCPTT and NSU), Christina Palomo (NSU biology major) and Debbie Smith (NCPTT Chief of Historic Landscapes) served as instructors for 10 fourth and fifth [...]

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Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

On April 1, 2013 By Marcy Rockman
Workshop on Climate Change Impacts for Cultural Resources by The Denver Service Center.
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 resources, climate change, and planning coordinated by the National Park Service’s Denver Service Center, its central planning, design and construction management project office.
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NCPTT Staff Receives Leica Training

On April 1, 2013 By Jason Church
NCPTT Staff with DM750P Microscope.

NCPTT Staff Receives Leica Training

 

On March 13, 2013 Leica trainer Walker Agnew of McBain Systems, Irving, TX presented to the NCPTT staff. Agnew presented to staff from the Materials Conservation, Architecture and Engineering, and Archeology and Collections divisions of NCPTT. Staff were trained on the use of the Leica DM750P microscope, ICC50 [...]

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Restoring the Lion’s Roar: Documenting and Replicating Limestone Structures Through Laser Scanning, 3D Computer Modeling, and CNC Machining

On April 1, 2013 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

Restoring the Lion’s Roar: Documenting and Replicating Limestone Structures Through Laser Scanning, 3D Computer Modeling, and CNC Machining

In January 2011, Kreilick Conservation, LLC of Oreland, PA was engaged by Beaver Electric Co. Inc. to [...]

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Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures

On March 28, 2013 By Kris Vidos
Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures
Association for Preservation Technology International in conjunction with the APT Hawaii-Pacific Islands Chapter announces a workshop on Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures to be held at Bishop Museum, Atherton Hālau, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
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Raman Spectroscopy – Philadelphia Museum of Art (2013-02)

On March 28, 2013 By Kris Vidos
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Raman spectroscopy is recognized within the preservation community as a potentially powerful technique for analysis of cultural heritage objects. The use of Raman to aid in the preservation and study of these objects has grown dramatically in recent years. Most major museums own or plan to purchase an instrument, especially for identifying pigments, minerals and corrosion products. However, greater use of Raman has been limited by the lack of training to overcome challenges that are particular to cultural heritage analysis and a lack of suitable reference spectra.
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Cemetery Conservation Workshop in Pineville, Louisiana

On March 28, 2013 By Jason Church
Hands-on portion held at the Rapides Cemetery.

 

NCPTT, in partnership with the Historical Association of Central Louisiana, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop April 20, 2013, in Pineville, Louisiana.  The training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. The workshop registration is $20 per person, this price includes a box [...]

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