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Beyond Hands-On: My Experience with Instructor Training
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...
Find a Skilled Tradesperson on PreserveList
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, managing a...
Workshop Update
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...
Construction Career Day in Baltimore, MD
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...
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
USPS $0.08 stamp from 1971.
Photo credit from the National Postal Museum,
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Historic Plaster Repair at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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Tradespeople Build Nations: Benjamin Franklin
Figure 1: Charles E. Mill’s c. 1914 painting of a young Benjamin Franklin working on a printing press.
Celebrating Queer Visibility in the Historic Trades
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...
Todd Matuszewicz Announced as the 2025 Harrison Goodall Fellow
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 title:...
Building the Future by Preserving the Past: Masonry Workshop at Sweet Briar College
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...
2025 American Historic Trades Summit Recap
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...
Philip Simmons: Master Craftsperson Highlight
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....
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