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Preservation Maryland, an Organization that Powers The Campaign for Historic Trades, Supports the Introduction of Federal Legislation
Preservation Maryland, an organization that powers the Campaign for Historic Trades, is proud to announce their role in the introduction of federal legislation, a first in the organization's (almost) 90-year history. The bill, the Frederick Jobs and...
The Campaign Supports Recreation of Notre-Dame de Paris Truss #6
In 2019 Notre-Dame de Paris was almost lost to fire. On August 5, 2021, in partnership with the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center and with support from The Campaign for Historic Trades, powered by Preservation Maryland, the truss was...
Historic Trades Labor Analysis
1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Campaign for Historic Trades is seeking proposals from consultants with demonstrated expertise in economic and/or labor studies and statistical analysis. Knowledge of and fluency in construction and historic trades is...
Preservation Maryland, an Organization that Powers the Campaign for Historic Trades, Supports the Introduction of Federal Legislation
Preservation Maryland, an organization that powers the Campaign for Historic Trades, is proud to announce their role in the introduction of federal legislation, a first in the organization's (almost) 90-year history. The bill, the Frederick Jobs and Historic...
Commentary: Construction Has a Labor Supply Problem
Construction has a labor supply problem. This week, CNN Business published an article entitled America desperately needs 1 million more construction workers. The Campaign for Historic Trades, powered by Preservation Maryland, is a national effort to reshape the...
Conservation Legacy & the Campaign for Historic Trades Announce National Partnership to Prepare Young Adults and Veterans for Historic Trades Positions Within Public Land Agencies
The Campaign for Historic Trades, a national program of Preservation Maryland created to broaden and expand training in the high–demand field of historic trades, and Conversation Legacy, a nationwide nonprofit that engages youth, young adults and veterans in...
Request for Proposals: Landscape Survey of Preservation Trades Programs
1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Campaign for Historic Trades is seeking proposals from consultants with demonstrated expertise in preservation trades education. 1.1 Background On October 19, 2020, the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation...
Stewards VISTA Service Opportunity
The Campaign for Historic Trades is looking for a passionate, adventurous, and driven individual for a 12-month term position, hired through the Conservation Legacy Stewards AmeriCorps VISTA Program. This person will help The Campaign's efforts to register...
Momentum Building for Expansion of Campaign for Historic Trades
Over the course of a challenging year, the Campaign for Historic Trades has continued to invest in the future of this critical training program — and in 2021 this national programmatic effort of Preservation Maryland is poised to improve the future of historic trades...
Veterans Stabilize Historic Building on Manassas Battlefield
Through Campaign for Historic Trades partnership with the National Park Service, the goal is to restore this structure so that future visitors to Manassas Battlefield can learn more of the story of the Second Battle of Manassas that engulfed the property. A crew of...
Day of Service Hosted at Historic Shafer Farmhouse
Nearly 60 craftspeople including carpenters, masons, roofers and their apprentices worked at the historic Shafer Farm, one of Preservation Maryland’s Six-to-Fix projects, as a way of giving back to the local community in recognition of the Center’s 40th anniversary....
Chairman Jorjani of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Tours the Historic Preservation Training Center
On October 17, 2019, Aimee Jorjani, the newly appointed Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, visited the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland to learn more about the Campaign for Historic Trades. Chairman Jorjani is the...
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