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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Funding for these workshops was provided in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust through the Maryland Heritage Grant. This grant has helped offset workshop costs and allowed the PTN to offer these workshops at reduced registration rates.



This workshop is hosted by the Preservation Trades Network as a pre-conference workshop to its annual International Preservation Trades Workshop. It will be led by Jon Appell of Atlas Preservation and Moss Rudley of the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center, and take place at Mount Olivet Cemetery in downtown Frederick. Read more about Mount Olivet Cemetery here: https://www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/

Funding for this project was provided in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust through the Maryland Heritage Grant. This grant has helped offset workshop costs and allowed the PTN offer these workshops at a reduced registration cost and make the more accessible to more people.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This workshop will teach introductory preservation techniques to care for cemetery monuments and gravestones. Participants will learn to:

    • Identify common gravemarker materials
    • Assess damage and failure on gravemarkers and create a repair plan
    • Practice non-invasive cleaning techniques
    • Reset gravemarkers
    • Repair gravemarkers with epoxies, dowels, and mortars

Registration information

Read more details about the workshop and register here.

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023,
Times: 9:00 am EST - 4:00 pm EST

Location: 515 S Market St, Frederick, MD 21701
Cost: $100


This workshop is hosted by the Preservation Trades Network as a pre-conference workshop to its annual International Preservation Trades Workshop. It will be led by HistoriCorps, and take place at the Collier Log House at the Catoctin Furnace in Frederick County, Maryland. Read more about the Collier Log House from the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: https://catoctinfurnace.org/colliers/

Funding for this project was provided in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust through the Maryland Heritage Grant. This grant has helped offset workshop costs and allowed the PTN offer these workshops at a reduced registration cost and make the more accessible to more people.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This log house preservation workshop will teach the fundamentals of log construction and techniques for chinking and daubing. Participants will learn to:

  • Identify and assess log structure materials and styles
  • Identify and carefully remove failed daubing
  • Install chinking materials
  • Mix and apply daubing materials

Registration information

Read more details about the workshop and register here.

Dates: Tuesday, September 5 - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Times: 9:00 am EST - 4:00 pm EST
Location: 12607 Catoctin Furnace Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788
Cost: $200


This workshop is hosted by the Preservation Trades Network as a pre-conference workshop to its annual International Preservation Trades Workshop. It will be led by members of the Window Preservation Alliance, and take place at the Beatty Cramer House in Frederick County, Maryland. Read more about the Beatty Cramer House from the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation: https://www.fredericklandmarks.org/

Funding for this project was provided in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust through the Maryland Heritage Grant. This grant has helped offset workshop costs and allowed the PTN offer these workshops at a reduced registration cost and make the more accessible to more people.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This window preservation workshop will teach introductory window sash restoration techniques. Participants will learn to:

    • Identify and assess historic windows
    • Remove window sashes for repair
    • Assess damage and failure on window sashes and create a repair plan
    • Safely remove paint and glazing in preparation for repairs
    • Perform wood repairs using dutchmen and epoxies
    • Cut glass and reglaze windows

Registration information

Read more details about the workshop and register here.

Dates: Tuesday, September 5 - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Times: 9:00 am EST - 4:00 pm EST
Location: 9010 Liberty Rd, Frederick, MD 21701
Cost: $200


This workshop is hosted by the Preservation Trades Network as a pre-conference workshop to its annual International Preservation Trades Workshop. It will be led by Preservation Maryland, and take place at the Catoctin Furnace's Isabella Stack in Frederick County, Maryland. Read more about the site's history at the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society: https://catoctinfurnace.org/history/

Funding for this project was provided in part by Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust through the Maryland Heritage Grant. This grant has helped offset workshop costs and allowed the PTN offer these workshops at a reduced registration cost and make the more accessible to more people.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This masonry preservation workshop will teach the fundamentals of brick arch construction and techniques for stabilization, repair, and repointing. Participants will learn to:

  • Identify and assess masonry materials and styles
  • Identify and carefully remove vegetation and biological growth
  • Stabilize masonry features
  • Non-invasively remove failed mortar
  • Mix historically appropriate mortar and repoint masonry

    Registration information

    Read more details about the workshop and register here.

    Dates: Tuesday, September 5 - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
    Times: 9:00 am EST - 4:00 pm EST
    Location: 12714 Catoctin Furnace Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788
    Cost: $200

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