Job Description Position Summary Build your hands-on preservation trades skills at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs. Over the course of a 26-week immersive experience, TTAP participants train and work alongside experienced NPS employees to preserve cultural resources and crucial infrastructure. TTAP members will obtain a breadth […]
Job Description Position Summary Build your hands-on preservation trades skills at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs. Over the course of a 26-week immersive experience, TTAP participants train and work alongside experienced NPS employees to preserve cultural resources and crucial […]
Join the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 at historic Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH for our 11th Old House & Barn Expo. Meet, Learn, and Get it Done at the Expo! This is the event for you if you want to learn about all things related to old house and barn history, repair, rehabilitation, and stewardship. Bring your friends and […]
Love working with your hands? Want a career with purpose? The Preserve Montana Trades Corps is calling. Train in traditional building trades, restore historic places, and gain real-world experience alongside expert mentors. Build your hands-on preservation trades skills with the Preserve Montana Trades Corps, a pre-apprenticeship training program grounded in context-based learning. The nine-week training […]
The Art & Craft of Axes is designed for anyone interested in learning the history, anatomy, and practical use of one of the most essential tools in woodworking and timber processing. This course will be beneficial to both beginners and tool use and experienced woodsmen, equipping students with the skills to handle an axe with […]
This 6-day immersive course will teach students how to split (rive) wood using traditional hand tools to create the materials needed for roofing, siding, and interior lath work of a timber frame cabin. The key focus of this course is riving—the art of splitting wood along the grain to create durable, weatherproof building materials. Beginning […]