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Last year we announced a partnership with El Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico to translate historic trades training videos into Spanish. The project was, in part, funded by the Historic Preservation Education Foundation (HPEF) Partners in Training...

Our work often brings us out in the field to areas across the country to recruit, educate, and meet with partners. We created these coloring pages to have on hand at events as something fun and educational for our younger trades enthusiasts, but quickly realized they...

Molly Baker and her project, Replicable Models for Traditional Trades Training, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship. Molly serves as HOPE Crew Manager in the Preservation...

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...

Our team is back from Providence, RI where we hosted program leaders, tradespeople, educators, preservationists, and funders from across the country at the first American Historic Trades Summit from June 12-14, 2023. With two full days of sessions, networking, and...

In honor of National Preservation Month Preservation Maryland and The Campaign hosted elected officials, members of the preservation community, and stakeholders today in Frederick to recognize the passage of The Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation...

Curriculum development focused on preservation trades The Campaign for Historic Trades partnered with Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) to create a customized training program focused on providing participants with an introduction to the preservation trades. The...

Last month, The Campaign’s Jordan Riggs and Stephen Colar from NPS Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) attended Tuskegee University Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science (TSACS)’s 6th Annual Design + Construction Management Expo....

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 make up...

Ukiyo-e by Sadahide Utagawa (1807-1873) depicting Emperor Meiji riding a portable shrine to go worship at Ise Shrine on March 11, 1869. Every 20 years the citizens surrounding the Ise Shrine gather to rebuild the inner shrine. This ancient tradition dates back two...

A Convening hosted by The Campaign for Historic Trades The Campaign for Historic Trades is excited to announce the first American Historic Trades Summit in Providence, RI June 12-14, 2023. The Summit will help develop a network for historic trades training programs,...

The Campaign for Historic Trades works to ensure education and apprenticeship opportunities are widely available to diverse audiences. With fewer roadblocks to enter the historic trades field, perhaps more young adults, particularly those presently underrepresented in...