This past September 5-7, Historic Environment Scotland hosted the 2019 International Preservation Trades Workshop - “Crafting the Future” with demonstrations and workshops at the Engine Shed in Stirling, Scotland. More than 30 members of the Preservation Trades Network from the United States and Europe met to share and teach.
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Read MoreLongtime PTN member Bob Yapp founded the Belvedere School for Historic Preservation in July of 2008. The school is dedicated to teaching students from all over North America how to become artisans in the preservation trades.
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Originally developed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, PTN's "Brief Guide to Understanding Repairs to Historic Homes Damaged by Hurricane Katrina and Other Related Floods" is relevant in 2016 as floods ravage Louisiana and surroundi
In May, on the campus of Savannah Technical College, a small group of preservationists gathered to discuss recent trends in the field of trades education. Longtime PTN activist, Rudy Christian, led off the symposium discussing the role of non-institutional education in the teaching of the traditional trades.
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