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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....
TTAP Applications Opened!
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...
Kateri Lopez Named 2024 Harrison Goodall Fellow
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....
The International Preservation Trades Workshop
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 organization...
The Campaign for Historic Trades Releases Training Videos with Spanish Subtitles
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...
Come join us this weekend at the Maryland Iron Festival!
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...
Internship Opportunity Alert: Build Up Technical Internship Program Applications Open!
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...
Women’s History Month: Organizations to Join
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...
Hands-on Trades Opportunity Alert: TTAP Applications Open!
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 for...
Maryland Department of Labor Approves Apprenticeship Program Sponsored by The Campaign for Historic Trades
Groundbreaking decision provides cohesive framework to enter careers in historic trades BALTIMORE (November 14, 2023) – The Campaign for Historic Trades, a national workforce development program, powered by Preservation Maryland, that is focused...
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