by Natalie Henshaw | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
March Women’s History Month and Women In Construction Week is March 5 – 11, 2023! The Campaign for Historic Trades would like to highlight resources for women who are and want to be in the trades. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women...
by Natalie Henshaw | Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
In early November, The Campaign hosted a day-long workshop at the Association for Preservation Technology’s annual conference in Detroit, Michigan. The workshop brought together educators, trainers, employers, program directors, and supporters from across the...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. Over its eight years of existence, the WPA put roughly 8.5 million Americans to...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Campaign is dedicated to making the construction and trades industry an inclusive and welcoming career field for everyone. A 2021 Gallup Poll found that 7.1% of adults in the United States identify as LGBT.[1] US construction labor data does not track people’s...
by Natalie Henshaw | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Preservation Maryland’s 2022 Cemetery Preservation Workshops have begun! This series of workshops, which is generously funded through a grant from Rural Maryland Council and support from Preservation Maryland’s 2021 Save a Grave Campaign, introduces workshop...
