NCPTT, in partnership with the Historic Natchez Foundation will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop May 11, 2013, in Natchez, Mississippi. The training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. The workshop registration is $25 per person, this price includes a box lunch.
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April 20, 2013
Cemetery Conservation Workshop in Pineville, Louisiana
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 lunch.
April 11, 2013 – April 12, 2013
Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures
Association for Preservation Technology International in conjunction with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training and the APT Hawaii-Pacific Islands Chapter announce a workshop on Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures to be held at Bishop Museum, Atherton Hālau, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
March 26, 2013 – March 27, 2013
Petrographic Analysis for Conservation
A two-day hands-on workshop on the uses of polarized light microscopy for the study of stone and ceramic cultural materials. Hosted by NCPTT and CHAD, the University of Delaware’s School of Public Policy and Administration.
December 1, 2012
Cemetery Conservation Workshop in Natchez, Mississippi
NCPTT, in partnership with the Historic Natchez Foundation and Copiah-Lincoln Community College, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop December 1, 2012, in Natchez, Mississippi. The training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members. The workshop registration is $25 per person, this price includes a box lunch. Contact trevorbrown@natchez.org via email to register..
February 15, 2012 – February 16, 2012
Divine Divine Disorder, Conserving the Chaos: Conference on the Conservation of Folk and Outsider Art
This conference is focused on highlighting the under-appreciated decorative works of non-traditional artists. The conservation of these works is vital to preserving the life story of those artists outside the main stream art community. Artists come from all walks of life and every ethnic background, Folk and Outsider art is many times strongly patriotic, intensely spiritual, but always deeply personal. If not preserved we lose the window into the lives of the artists and their folk traditions.
The Conference will be held February 15-16, 2012 on the campus of Northwestern University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The program will feature two days of contributed papers and a poster session. We are soliciting oral and poster presentations that discuss topics which center on Folk and Outsider art conservation and preservation. These include treatments, applications, future development directions, and research.
May 17, 2008
NCPTT Held Cemetery Conservation Basics in Morris, IL
NCPTT and the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office hosted a half-day Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics Workshop in Morris, Illinois. on May 17, 2008. The workshop, geared to cemetery enthusiasts, geneologists, maintenance workers, and cemetery caretakers, addressed documentation, conditions surveys, significance and maintenace of grave surrounds and guidelines for cleaning. Forty participants were registered.
For more information, contact Jason Church.
October 23, 2007 – October 25, 2007
Southeast Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
NCPTT held its Southeast Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop at St. Michaels Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla., on Oct. 23-25. Twenty-five participants from 12 states, Guam and the United Kingdom attended the three-day hands-on workshop geared to cemetery maintenance and management staff, monument builders, and preservation professionals. This highly rated workshop is in its fifth year.
June 16, 2007
Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics
Jason Church and Bianca Garcia conducted a Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics workshop at City Cemetery No. 1, San Antonio, Texas on June 16, 2007.
The event was sponsored by the Texas Historic Commission and attended by 30 participants covering the topics of documentation, condition assessment, fence repair, and basic cleaning methods.
For more information, contact Jason Church.
September 26, 2006 – September 28, 2006
Cemetery Conservation Workshop Held in Virginia City, NV
The scenic Silver Terrace Cemetery was the setting for NCPTT’s Southwest Regional Cemetery Conservation Workshop held in Virginia City, Nev.