by Jordan Riggs | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Ryan Anderson, Maryland Service Corps Member On Monday morning, October 20th, I arrived at Hargett Farm in Frederick, Maryland, to start my Beyond Hands-On Instructor Training. I’ll admit, I showed up not entirely sure what to expect. As an Outreach Associate for...
by Andrea Barber | Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
PreserveList is a free national directory that connects individuals, organizations, and institutions with skilled preservation professionals and companies dedicated to restoring and preserving historic structures. Whether you’re preserving a historic home,...
by Kelly Pratt | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
From September to October, The Campaign completed 3 workshops: a masonry repointing workshop at Arthurdale Heritage in West Virginia, a masonry repointing workshop at Hargett Farm in Maryland, and an architectural wood refinishing workshop at Community Forklift in...
by Jordan Riggs | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
On the cool, overcast morning of Wednesday, September 17th, the area outside M&T Bank Stadium was humming with activity. More than 1,200 Maryland high school students poured off their school buses, bright neon yellow shirts and hard hats...
by Natalie Henshaw | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
From September 15 – October 15, the United States officially celebrates and highlights the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. President Lyndon Johnson started...
by Kelly Pratt | Sep 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
From July 14–18, 2025, The Campaign for Historic Trades partnered with the Historic Preservation Training Center and the National Park Service to deliver a five-day, hands-on plaster repair workshop at Au Sable Light Station in Michigan. Co-instructors...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jul 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Apprenticeships were woven into the founding of the United States. Several Revolutionary leaders apprenticed in different trades. In honor of our country’s 250th anniversary, we will be highlighting how these tradespeople helped build our nation. Benjamin Franklin...
by Andrea Barber | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Campaign for Historic Trades has always been dedicated to making the field of historic trades diverse, inclusive, and welcoming for everyone. The tradespeople behind this work are dedicated to keeping traditions alive and literally holding history together by...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The 2025 Harrison Goodall Fellow has been selected! Todd Matuszewicz will spend the year working on his capstone project: AI Large Visual Model for Identifying Historic Properties – Pioneering Surveying and Building Identification Efforts in Denver (working...
by Kelly Pratt | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
On April 28th, The Campaign for Historic Trades partnered with Sweet Briar College to deliver a hands-on masonry workshop designed to connect students with the art and science of traditional building practices. Over the course of the day, thirteen engineering students...
by Andrea Barber | May 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
From April 7-9th, Chicago was the place to be for anyone passionate about preserving and progressing the field of historic trades. The 2025 American Historic Trades Summit brought together an incredible mix of educators, tradespeople, program leaders, students, and...
by Andrea Barber | Feb 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
The “Keeper of Gates,” “Dean of Charleston Blacksmiths,” and “Giver of Gates” are just a few of the honorific titles given to master blacksmith Philip Simmons. His ornamental ironwork is known internationally, and he spent his life sharing his craft with others....
by Jordan Riggs | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you interested in exploring a career where you can work with your hands? Or dream about a worksite with a jaw-dropping view and fascinating history? If so, the Traditional Trades Advancement Program may be right for you!Every year, the Traditional Trades...
by Dana Cohen | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Kateri Lopez is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she studied Geography at the University of New Mexico with a focus on Sustainability Studies. Kateri is an aspiring adobera, or adobe brick mason, a trade commonly practiced in her family for generations....
by Natalie Henshaw | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Campaign’s team helped plan and execute this year’s International Preservation Trades Workshop, held at Re:Purpose Savannah in early October. The IPTW is the annual conference for the Preservation Trades Network, is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Campaign wraps up a two-year long project with its partner, El Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR), to translate historic trades training videos into Spanish. The project was, in part, funded by the Historic Preservation...
by Jordan Riggs | May 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
This weekend, May 18 and 19, come join The Campaign staff and celebrate the trades at Catoctin Furnace in Thurmont, Maryland. Jordan Riggs and Maggie Pelta-Pauls joined by HPTC intern Claire tabling with promotional materials at 2023’s festival. This annual festival...
by Jordan Riggs | Mar 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Build Up Technical Internship Program is working to expand and diversify the National Park Service workforce while addressing critical maintenance needs by providing professional experiences in technical fields to students and recent graduates. Interns work...
by Dana Cohen | Mar 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tradeswomen Build Nations (North America’s Building Trades Unions) is the largest gathering of tradeswomen in the world. Their next in-person meeting is planned for Washington D.C. Dykes with Drills is a nonprofit organization focused on providing a safe and...
by Jordan Riggs | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you a young adult looking to join the historic trades? Looking to start a career with the National Park Service? Applications are open now for HPTC’s Aspiring Preservationist Programs. The Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) is a 26-week program...
