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Symposium Interview with Ron Anthony

Symposium Interview with Julie McGilvery

Symposium Interview with Patrick Sparks

Symposium Interview with Robert Melnick

Symposium Interview with Doug Porter

Symposium Interview with Melanie Damour

Cultural Landscape at Women’s Right National Historical Park

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Condition Assessment Tools for Aid in Disaster Response and Recovery

Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

Discovering the consequences of fire suppression choice

NCPTT's Research

Interpreting Cultural Landscapes Panel: Questions

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Environmental Change in Cultural Landscapes Panel: Questions

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Rural Cultural Landscapes Panel: Questions

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Archeology and Cultural Landscapes Panel: Questions

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Testing Adhesives for use in Paper Shale Fossil Consolidation

Urban Cultural Landscape Panel: Questions

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Proceedings of Preserving U.S. Military Heritage

World War II to the Cold War

Recomendaciones de Mejores Prácticas para Limpiar Lápidas Emitidas por el Gobierno

La Preservación en la Práctica: Lápidas

IrisBG User Guide For National Park Service Plant Records Management (2019-05)

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

The Cultural Landscape of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

Cultural Landscape for the Harriet Tubman National Historical Site

Symposium Interview with Grant Stevens

The Cultural Landscape at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Cultural Landscape Video Series

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Agricultural Landscape at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Are We There Yet? Preservation of Roadside Architecture and Attractions

Proceedings Publication Available for $45 via Friends of NCPTT

Rain Shield and Driving Rain Cycles

A Study of Anti-Efflorescence

Water Absorption (Rilem) Test on Masonry Walls

Anti-efflorescence Research

Landscape Rehabilitation at Gettysburg National Military Park

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Salts in Masonry: Efflorescence, Observations and Treatment

Efflorescence, Observations and Treatment

Austin Historical Survey Wiki (2017-01)

University of Texas at Austin

Mesilla Valley Preservation Develops Salt Kit

2015 PTT Grant Results

Getting Some Practice: Measuring Salt Content in Brick

Materials Conservation Internships

A Century of Design in the Parks

Preserving the Built Environment in National and State Parks

Maritime Cultural Landscape Symposium 2017-17

Proceedings

World War II and the Battle of the Atlantic

MCLs on Eastern National Forests: The Example of Late Woodland Landscapes in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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Hawaiian Maritime Cultural Landscapes: Integrating Knowledge Systems, Protecting Heritage Areas

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The Epic Saga of the Confederate Sea Raider SHENANDOAH: A Different Type of “Battlefield” on Multiple Maritime Cultural Landscapes

USS Huron: From National Tragedy to National Register

12,000 Years of MCLs on California’s Northern Channel Islands: From Paleocoastal Lithic Workshops to Chinese Abalone Fishing Camps

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Risk, Salvage, and Exploring the Concept of the Maritime Frontier: Utilizing Theory to Frame a Maritime Cultural Landscapes Approach in the Florida Keys

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Integrating Technology for Montana’s Historic Cemeteries and Sacred Sites

Montana History Foundation

Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Archeological Materials

Louisiana State University and A&M College

Rapid Midden Assessment

Gulf Archeology Research Institute

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Viewshed Project

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Using Forensic Methods to Study Historic Rifle Data

Colorado State University

Modeling Performance of Historic Wood Framed Facades

Drexel University

Looking Back on the PTT Grants Program

Twenty-three Years of Progress

Snakes, Humidity, and Polymers

Introduction: Materials Conservation Summer Intern

NCPTT Sponsored Archeology Symposium (2017-06)

Proceedings of the Twenty-Year Retrospective

Proceedings of the Mid-Century Modern Structures: Materials and Preservation

Print and electronic versions available

Island Experience: Documenting an Historic Landscape

Mallard Island, Minnesota

Frozen: The Potential and Pitfalls of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Archaeology in the Alaskan Arctic

Tom Urbin, Cornell Tree Ring Laboratory

2016 Preservation Technology and Training Grants Across the Country

2016 Awards

Chelating agents for the removal of iron stains from marble: final observation

Materials Conservation Internship

Metal detection workshop was a resounding success

1722 Spanish Real coin and other artifacts discovered

Do Your Worst: Artificial Iron Staining of Marble – How to Guide

Materials Research Internships

Preservation Economic Impact Model 2.0 (1998-25B)

PEIM 2.0 Software

Research on Sacrificial Anti-graffiti Coatings for Marble

Materials Research Internships

Continuing Research on Chelating Agents for Stain Removal on Marble.

Materials Research Internships

Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for use on Federally-issued Headstones

Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Report

Manual of Best Practices for the Employment of Mechanical Scanning Sonar in the Documentation of Submerged Cultural Resources (2016-05)

Mechanical Scanning Sonar

Plant Collection Management Databases

Partnerships for Preservation in the Next Century

Manual of Best Practices for the Employment of Mechanical Scanning Sonar

Documentation of Submerged Cultural Resources

3D Belcher Ridged Vessel from the Belcher Site

NCPTT Grant in Action

Los Adaes: pXRF Analysis of Cloth Seals at the Eighteenth-Century Presidio and Misión in Northwestern Louisiana

Summer Intern Study at NCPTT

Spectral Imaging for Conservation: NCPTT’s Newest Workshop

Conservation Science Series

Juke Joints, Dance Halls, and House Parties: A Legacy of Music on Cane River

A Legacy of Music on Cane River

A Preservation Conversation

Inspired by Laura Hudson

Hard Water Effects on Granite Phase 2

Replication of Delaminated Ft. Morgan Cemetery Headstones

Hard Water Effects on Granite

Investigating the Harmful Effects of Irrigation Systems on Granite

St. Louis’ Mid-Century Modern Architecture: The Matter of Materials

A Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium Presentation

New Report on Degradation of Insulation Released

Results to help formulate accelerated aging methodology

Technologies for Archaeological Site Surveillance

Developing Shared Resources

NCPTT Announces 2015 PTT Grant Awards

Progress in Preservation

A Manual for Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Landscapes, Phase 2

2015 PTT Grant

Field Kit and Methodology for Salt Detection in Adobe

a 2015 PTT Grant

Probablistic Modeling of Energy Use and Air Quality in Historic Buildings

a 2015 PTT Grant

Real-Time Detection of Trespass at Archeological Sites

a 2015 PTT Grant

A Mobile App for Recording and Submitting Historical Resources Data

a 2015 PTT Grant

Enhancing Historic Landscape Visualization

a 2015 PTT Grant

High Performance Nanocomposite Coatings for Metal Conservation

a 2015 PTT Grant

Using Eularian Video to Study Cultural Heritage Materials

2015 PTT Grant

PTT Grant Requirements Explained

Press releases, images, and reports

There is an App for that…

Resources for Flood Victims

The Development of Bronze Shield

From concept to reality with the help of NCPTT

HOPE Crew Youth Preserve Landmark with Assistance from NCPTT

African House timber-framed roof restored

Evaluating Injection Grouts

Getty Releases Laboratory and Field Test Manual for Injection Grouts

From the Field to the Classroom: Developing Pedagogy in Digital Humanities

From the Field to the Classroom: Developing Pedagogy in Digital Humanities

A Re-composition Methodology of Frescoes Fragments Using a Photogrammetric Approach

Incorporating 3D Digital Data in HABS/HAER/HALS Projects

Digital Documentation using Aerial Photogrammetry

Along the Banks: African House

African House

The Challenges of Treating Delaminating Slate Headstones: New Treatments with New Materials

Confederates in the Cemetery: Federal Benefits & Stewardship

Nationwide Monument Conservation at National Cemeteries: Planning, Management, and Treatment Implementation

Conserving the Nation’s Gravesite: Treatment of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

Reimagining August Bloedner’s 32nd Indiana Infantry Monument (1862)

Photogrammetric Documentation of Weathered and Damaged Headstones at the Cataraqui Cemetery,Kingston Ontario

Fragile Grounds: Mapping South Louisiana’s Cemeteries

Handcrafted Gravemarkers of Julius “Jesse” Thomas

Made from My Own Hand: An Introduction to Concrete Grave Markers

In Small Things Remembered: The William Peters Reeves Grave Memorial at Kenyon College

Preservation Planning for Historic Cemetery Landscapes

Risk Calculator App

Mobile safety app

Documenting Vegetation in American Cemetery

Comprehensive inventory and mapping

Restoration of Rockefeller’s Italian Fountain by Ricardo Viera and Michele Boyd

Testing the Use of Medical Chelating Agents to Remove Iron Stains on Marble

NCPTT In-house Research

Predictive Modeling for Death Valley National Park

Human habitational modeling

Comparative Study of Commercially Available Rust Converters

NCPTT In-house Research

Masonry Production and Repair: 160 Years of Indexed Bibliography – 1837-1997 (2001-21)

Climate Change at Dry Tortugas

Historic fort threatened by rising sea level

Climate Change at El Malpais

Ice melting at National Monument

Climate Change at El Morro

Understanding how inscriptions erode

Summer Intern Adventures: Bead Town in Natchitoches

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

“Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook” available online

Disaster Recovery Resources

What’s Out There: Optimized for hand held devices

NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

Engaging people via social media

Climate Change & Cultural Resources

Impacts, collaboration, and planning

Hugh Miller Interview

Robert Melnick Interview

Carrie Gregory Interview

Ian Firth Interview

Susan Buggey Interview

Cooperation Creates A Custom Crate: Conservation, Laser Scanning, 3D Milling and Crate Building Work Together

Recording Structure and Process: HAER 3D Digital Documentation Methods

Post-Processing Workflows: Identifying Hidden Costs in Converting Scan Data to Useable Information

Utilizing Digital Methods to Document and Reconstruct Old Sheldon Church

3D Data Recordation and Immersive Visualization: Considerations for Creative Mitigation Practices

Integrating Aerial and Ground-based LiDAR in Appalachian Heritage Planning and Visualization

Mind the Gap: the Need to Supplement Laser Scan Data in HABS Documentation Projects

3D Digital Documentation as a Basis for the Finite Element Method in the Restoration of Tullio Lombardo’s Marble Sculpture of Adam

Disaster Management and Mitigation Resources

Managing Collections After a Disaster

Preparing Historic Buildings and Sites for a Disaster

Health and Safety in Disaster Preparedness

Explore America’s National Heritage Areas

Historic Tax Credits Spur Sustainable Rehabilitation

Color and Spectral Archiving Using Dual-RGB Imaging

Saving the Lines: Documenting Ships and Small Craft Using Laser Scanning Technology

3D Digital Documentation of Cultural Resources in Southern Arizona National Parks

O’Keeffe Imaging Project

Documentation of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC

Implementation of the NPS Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards

Guidance on Meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural, Engineering, and Landscape Documentation (HABS/HAER/HALS Standards)

Updating National Register Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating, and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties and Native American Landscapes

An Axe to Grind – Part 1

Preservation Passed On

Call to Action – NPS Cultural Resources Programs

Preparing Your Historic Landscape for Storms

Creating a Disaster Plan

Preparing Your Collection for a Disaster

What to Do When Disaster Strikes Historic Cemeteries

Surviving Disaster: dPlan online software helps collections managers plan for the worst

Exploring Hodges Gardens: an historic landscape blogging project

Alexander Calder’s “Hello Girls”; a Wind and Water Driven Non-Interactive Feature by John Hirx

Kansas City Water Quality by David Greene

Gilded Water Fountains Fabrication/Conservation/ Maintenance

Toward Better Treatment of Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues

South Florida Fountain Conservation: Case Studies of the treatment of several fountains in a tropical environment

Parks of the People: Preserving New Deal State Parks in Michigan

Three Legged Stool: Recording Legacy Landscapes with HALS

Iconic New Deal Era Cultural Landscapes in the Florida State Park System

Alcatraz Island Cultural Landscape Report

Life’s A Journey: Historic Roads and the National Park Service

A Century of Design in the Parks: A Tradition of Reinvention in the National Parks

History by Design: The Tumacácori Visitor Center as Historical Pastiche

National Parks & Monuments and the New Deal…Partners Since 1933

A Century of Design in the Parks Poster Session

June 21, 2016, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Drury Plaza Hotel

Designing the Parks: Formative Years and Risk Taking Revisited

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Power and Process of Creating Independence National Historical Park in Urban Philadelphia – Details Matter

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Second Century: Modernizing Park Buildings for the Next 100 Years

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Development of the NPS Standard House Plans and Adaptations: The Early Seminal Designs, the Standard Designs, and their Modification

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Survival of Mission 66’s Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

PANEL: Mission 66, the Navajo Lake Visitor Center, and New Mexico State Parks: An Unexpected Convergence

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Texas Wildfires: Bastrop State Park and Beyond

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

A Century of Earthen Architectural Conservation in American Southwest National Parks

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Modern Architecture and Preserving the Historical Milieu: Richard Neutra’s Gettysburg Cyclorama and Visitor Center

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Lessons from Alcatraz: The Concrete Preservation Institute’s Preservation-first Approach to Concrete Repair and Maintenance in the Context of Career Skills Training for Military Veterans

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Modern in the Mountains: Rustic Reinterpreted at Jackson Lake Lodge

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Building on Dragons – Saving a Mission 66 NHL – the Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Assessment and Preservation of Mission 66 Visitor Centers

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Solving the “Recreation Problem”: The Development of the National Recreation Area

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Landscape Processes and Cultural Resources: Shifting Perspectives to Protect Mendocino Woodlands

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Indigenous Influences on National Park Service Design and Planning

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

“Supremely Ugly Museum:” Art Moderne at Ocmulgee National Monument

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Restoring the Two-Step: Illuminating Texas Dance Terraces

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Built Sturdy, Left Fragile: State Parks after the New Deal

Presented at A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Rocks, Logs and Circular Perfection: Design Parameters and Processes for Constructing Outdoor Theaters in the Nation’s Parks during the New Deal

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Effects of Climate Change on the Long-term Deterioration Trends of Wood in Cultural Heritage

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Many Glacier Hotel – The 100-year Rehabilitation

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Emerging Technologies: Their Evolution and Limitations within the Fields of Cultural Landscape Preservation and Interpretation

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preservation, Innovation, and Education: Exploring the University Design Studio as a Platform for New Thinking in Resource Protection, Treatment, and Sustainability for the Next 100 Years

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preserving the Denali Park Road: Ninety Years of Challenge and Perseverance

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

The Blue Ridge Parkway: Exemplifying the Evolution of National Park Service Planning and Design

Presented at a Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Preservation Architect Named Chicagoan of the Year

NCPTT experiences Rocky Mountain High-Tech at the Association for Preservation Technology Conference

Reestablishing Vines on Historic Buildings

NDSU studies protective coatings for outdoor bronze sculpture

Condition Assessments: Tips for Historic Building Owners

Six ways to improve your chances of getting a PTT Grant

PTTGrant project to create user-powered online database for historic landscapes

Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation

Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures

Cemetery Restoration Resources

The Other White “Paint”

Structures in a Disaster

Personal Disaster Preparedness

Funding Before and After a Disaster

Earthquakes

Disaster Recovery: Saving Our Heritage Public Service Announcement (LPB)

Conserve O Grams

PTT Products: Catalog of Publications and Products

Additional Resources

Plantations and Agriculture

Preserving Coastal Forts

Learning to Read Louisiana Buildings

Video Preservation Website: Migration of Historic Video Tape to Digital Video Files (2007-13)

Rising from the Depths

An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze-Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Satellite Multispectral Data to Inventory Archaeological Sites

Evaluation of Remote Sensing Tools for the Estimation of Interior Wyoming Basin Cultural Landscape Attributes Using Archived Satellite Imagery and Off-the-Shelf Software

Creating a Digital Archive for Cultural Landscapes: Recordation of Montana’s Tongue River Valley

Lichens: The Challenge for Rock Art Conservation

Disaster Response

Louisiana’s Historic Places

Thermal Imaging Puts Termites in the Red

Field Guide to Emergency Response

6 ways NCPTT has helped Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina & Hurricane Rita

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Hurricane Technical Assistance Journal

Remarks of Fran P. Mainella following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

FPI: What is your responsibility to Preservation

Building Dedication Recognizes Legacy of Lee H. Nelson

Transcript of Lois Nelson Remarks