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...
