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The Campaign Supports Recreation of Notre-Dame de Paris Truss #6

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

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...

Commentary: Construction Has a Labor Supply Problem

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...

Stewards VISTA Service Opportunity

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

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

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

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....

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