News

2021 PTT Grants Call for Proposals

Deadline: Monday, March 15, 2021 at 5:00 PM MT

Symposium Interview with Ron Anthony

Symposium Interview with Julie McGilvery

Symposium Interview with Patrick Sparks

Symposium Interview with Robert Melnick

Symposium Interview with Doug Porter

Symposium Interview with Melanie Damour

REALM Project update: Test 5 Underway

We are in this together!

Cultural Landscape at Women’s Right National Historical Park

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Condition Assessment Tools for Aid in Disaster Response and Recovery

Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

NCPTT prepares for the next inland oil spill

Spotlight on NCPTT Research

Celebrating the 19th Amendment with Stories from the Lucy Burns Museum

Podcast 103

Discovering the consequences of fire suppression choice

NCPTT's Research

The REALM Project and NCPTT

Research serving Archives, Libraries, and Museums

James Orr Brings New Experiences to Training

NCPTT Staff

NCPTT’s New Visual Information Specialist, James Barry

NCPTT Staff

Simeon Warren Gives Keynote at Graduation

NCPTT in the Spotlight

The Cultural Landscape at Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Cultural Landscape Video Series

Hiring: Laser Scanning Research Associate

Join NCPTT as a Research Associate

Fire Suppressants and Cultural Resources

Eldredge Joins NCPTT Materials Conservation Team

Trump Administration Invests $202,660 in Preservation Technology and Training Grants

2020 PTT Grants Announced

Discussing the Display of Mummies with Curator Gina Borromeo

Podcast 102

Defend the Adobes: Discriminatory Taxes on Adobe Homes in West Texas

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Bringing New Voices to Cultural Landscapes Panel

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

The Living Landscape of the Guadalupe Mountains

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Interpreting the Cultural Landscape of the Rinconcito de Esperanza and the Surrounding Neighborhood

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Restoring the Cultural Landscape at Palo Alto Battlefield

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Managing Environmental Change in Cultural Landscapes: Built Environment

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Managing Environmental Change in Cultural Landscapes: Vegetation

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Texas Parks & Wildlife Cultural Landscapes

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Before the Bomb: Inclusive Archeology in the Cultural Landscape of the Manhattan Project National Historic Site

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Tribal Cultural Landscapes: Beyond Archeological Sites

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Houston: A Case Study

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Cultural Landscapes of Austin Park System

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Testing Adhesives for use in Paper Shale Fossil Consolidation

Running a Small Museum during the Pandemic

Podcast 101

Summer Intern Starts Corten Graffiti Removal Research

Summer Internship

Voices from Small Places: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Identifying, Documenting, and Preserving Rural Cultural Landscapes

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

The Texas Freedom Colonies Project: Thick-Mapping Vanishing Black Places

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Potential Future Uses for Laser Scanning Data Collected in Carlsbad Caverns

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Creating a Repeatable Method for Viewshed Analysis Using Lidar Data in Carlsbad Caverns

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

UHawaii Hilo students caring for ‘ohana at Kalaupapa

Podcast 100

Using 3D Documentation to Create 2D Maps of Carlsbad Caverns

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Laser Scanning in Carlsbad Caverns

Texas Cultural Landscape Symposium

Proceedings of Preserving U.S. Military Heritage

World War II to the Cold War

Finding and Preserving LGBTQ Southern History with the Invisible Histories Project

Podcast 99

The Melissa Pierce Project: Assessing the Cultural Landscape of Joppa, Texas and the Trinity River

Texas Cultural Landscape Series

Evolving Cultural Landscapes through the Lens of the National Historic Preservation Act, 1966-2020

Texas Cultural Landscape Series

Applying Polymer Science in Conservation

Podcast 97

कोरोना वायरस संबंधित ज़रूरी बातें: सांस्कृतिक संसाधनों को कीटाणुरहित करना

संरक्षण कार्य: आपदा

Covid-19: Nettoyage et Désinfection du Patrimoine Culturel

La Préservation en Pratique: Les Catastrophes

Advocating for preservation with the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana

Podcast 96

Abigail Poe Joins NCPTT for Research

Research Associates: People and Projects at NCPTT

HOPE comes to Kalaupapa

NCPTT Partners with HOPE Crew for Cemetery Care at KALA.

NCPTT Staff Email Contacts

Contact Information for Use During Coronavirus Telecommuting Response

New Hire: Isabella Jones, Videographer

Oral History along the Cane River

Simeon A. Warren: Chief of Architecture and Engineering

Expertise in Trade Education, Building Construction and Environmental Art Practice

Aura Hernandez Canedo Recognized at CIEC

Best poster at the Annual Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration

2020 PTT Grants Call for Proposals

Deadline: February 24, 2020

Creating Coast Salish Imprints-The Public Art of Susan Point

Podcast 92

Job Announcement: Supervisory Visual Information Specialist (GS-13)

Duty Station: Main Interior Building, Washington DC

Job Announcement: Visual Information Specialist (GS-11)

Duty Station: NCPTT, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Old Wood Windows, History’s Eyewitness

Graphic Story: Wood Windows

Author Guidelines – Preserving the Race for Space

Small Steps and Giant Leaps

Call for Presentations and Posters – Preserving the Race for Space

Small Steps and Giant Leaps

Painting Palettes for Miss Griswold: Continuing an Art Colony Tradition

Podcast 91

A Visit to Clementine Hunter’s House With Tommy Whitehead

Life on Cane River

Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation: Call for Papers

Natchitoches in the Red River Valley

Building a Career in Historic Masonry

Podcast 90

NCPTT first stop in the 2019 Touching History: Preservation in Practice Program

Preservation in Practice Program

Texas Cultural Landscapes Symposium: Call for Presentations & Posters

February 23-26, 2019 in Waco, TX

Paths through History: Accessible Trails at Voyagers National Park

Podcast 88

Shining Silver pt. 2: Presenting the History of Gorham Silver

Podcast 87

Career Opportunity: Chief of Architecture and Engineering

National Center for Preservation Technology & Training

Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Resources

Aggregated Emergency Preparedness and Response

Cultural Landscape Video Series

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

US ICOMOS Preservation Interns Document Natchitoches Plantations

Researchers from Nepal and India Preserve Cultural Heritage

3D Laser Scanning Slave Cabins on Plantations in Natchitoches

USICOMOS Interns Ina Sthapit and Sukrit Sen Document Cabins

2019 Internship Opportunities

Preservation Science at Work

Historic Building Materials and Flood Waters

NPS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Collaborate on Research

Are We There Yet? Preservation of Roadside Architecture and Attractions

Proceedings Publication Available for $45 via Friends of NCPTT

Conservators Attempt Cinematography

NCPTT's Analytical Suite Videos Coming Soon

2019 PTT Grants Call for Proposals

Deadline extended to February 14, 2019 at 6PM ET

NCPTT Reopens

NCPTT staff back serving the American public

Important Shutdown Notice

Important Shutdown Notice

Rain Shield and Driving Rain Cycles

A Study of Anti-Efflorescence

Call for Presentations and Posters – Preserving US Military Heritage: World War II to the Cold War

Heritage: World War II to the Cold War

Water Absorption (Rilem) Test on Masonry Walls

Anti-efflorescence Research

NCPTT to Solidify Partnership

Deputy Director Travels to France

How to Take Mold Off Papers and Objects

A useful video from the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin

Salts in Masonry: Efflorescence, Observations and Treatment

Efflorescence, Observations and Treatment

Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Resources

Preparation is Your Best Defense

Ceramic Morphological Organisation in the Southern Caddo Area: The Clarence H. Webb Collections

The Clarence H. Webb Collections

Designing an Experiment with Crude Oil

Solutions for Oil Spill Response at Cultural Heritage Sites

Salts in Masonry: Experiment & Treatment

Experiment & Treatment

Geographic Information System Processing of Remotely sensed Data for Analyzing Land Cover Change in Cultural Landscapes

Constructing Historic Masonry Test Walls

Research into Efflorescence

NCPTT 2018 Interns

Sharing Knowledge & Gaining Skills

Wide Area 3D Profilometer

What's New at NCPTT

Wet Recovery of Paper and Books

Webinar with Karen Pavelka and AIC

2018 PTT Grants Awarded

7 Recipients for Science and Training Projects

Cultural Protocol While Working in Hawaiian Cemeteries

Podcast 85

Research Associate at NCPTT

Full Time with Benefits for Twelve Months

Historic Landscape Internship

Campus Tree Inventory

PreserveCast: The Voice of Preservation (2017-11)

Anacostia Trails Heritage and Preservation Maryland

Modern In Motion at NCPTT

LSMSA Theatre and Dance

Route 66: Preserving the Roadside Experience

Kaisa Barthuli

2018 NCPTT Internship Opportunities

Apply Now!

Mesilla Valley Preservation Develops Salt Kit

2015 PTT Grant Results

2018 PTT Grants Call for Proposals

Due by: Jan 4, 2018 at 3PM ET

Getting Some Practice: Measuring Salt Content in Brick

Materials Conservation Internships

Materials Research Internship Opening

Prevention & removal of oil from historic properties

Are We There Yet?

Call for Papers and Posters

Metal Detecting at an Eighteenth Century Archaeological Site: Part III

The conclusion of the internship.

Landscape Processes and Cultural Resources

Shifting Perspectives to Protect Mendocino Woods by Laurie Matthews

NCPTT Notes Newsletter

Preserving African American Properties 2017-20

Webinar with Jack Pyburn

Getting Dirty With HACE

Podcast 81

Return to Mallard Island

Documenting an Historic Landscape

Professional Techniques for Drying Books After a Flood

From the NCPTT Grant Archives

Indigenous Influences on National Park Design

Brenda Williams

Preserving the Denali Park Road

Frank Norris

Preservation, Innovation, and Education

Exploring the University Design Studio

2017 PTT Grants Announced

Technology You Can Use

Modernizing Plant Records Management in National Parks

NPS, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

Modeling Environmental Change Effects to Coastal Sites

Sonoma State University

Enhancing the What’s Out There Database

Microbial Impacts on Archeological Collections

Southern Methodist University

Preserving Aerospace Heritage on Outdoor Display

U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Museum Foundation

Structural Deterioration Modeling

University of Arkansas

Protective Treatments for Western Red Cedar Shingle and Shake Roofs

Washington State Parks and Recreation

Florida New Deal Era State Parks

David Driapsa

Integrating Technology for Montana’s Historic Cemeteries and Sacred Sites

Montana History Foundation

Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Archeological Materials

Louisiana State University and A&M College

Rapid Midden Assessment

Gulf Archeology Research Institute

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Viewshed Project

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Using Forensic Methods to Study Historic Rifle Data

Colorado State University

Modeling Performance of Historic Wood Framed Facades

Drexel University

Looking Back on the PTT Grants Program

Twenty-three Years of Progress

State Parks After the New Deal

Cynthia A. Brandimarte

Consolidation, and Learning How Stones “Breathe”

Materials Conservation Summer Intern

Acknowledging Landscapes: Presentations from the National Register Landscape Initiative

National Register Landscape Initiative

Snakes, Humidity, and Polymers

Introduction: Materials Conservation Summer Intern

What the HACE?!

Podcast 79

On the Couch with Historic New England

Podcast 78

Proceedings of the Mid-Century Modern Structures: Materials and Preservation

Print and electronic versions available

Issues with Hot Air: Venting Historic Stained Glass Windows

Podcast 77

Remembering Dr. Frank Preusser

Senior Conservation Scientist

2017 Internships

Deadline March 17, 2017

New NPS Preservation Brief #48

Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries

Porches of North America; A New Look At An Old Friend (Podcast 76)

Podcast 76

2016 Preservation Technology and Training Grants Across the Country

2016 Awards

Do Your Worst: Artificial Iron Staining of Marble – How to Guide

Materials Research Internships

Some Surprises: Research on Anti-graffiti Coatings for Marble

Materials Research Internships

Student Conservation Internships; Who, How, Why? (Podcast 75)

Podcast 75

Research on Sacrificial Anti-graffiti Coatings for Marble

Materials Research Internships

Continuing Research on Chelating Agents for Stain Removal on Marble.

Materials Research Internships

Manual of Best Practices for the Employment of Mechanical Scanning Sonar in the Documentation of Submerged Cultural Resources (2016-05)

Mechanical Scanning Sonar

Plant Collection Management Databases

Partnerships for Preservation in the Next Century

2017 3D Digital Documentation Summit

Schedule

NCPTT celebrates Founder’s Day with a Naturalization Ceremony

A centennial celebration of new citizens!

3D Belcher Ridged Vessel from the Belcher Site

NCPTT Grant in Action

The Evaluation of Alkoxysilane Consolidants on Portland Brownstone

Lecture by Dr. George Wheeler

Material, Intent, and the Aesthetics of Conservation

David Fixler, AIA, Principal, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott

Los Adaes: pXRF Analysis of Cloth Seals at the Eighteenth-Century Presidio and Misión in Northwestern Louisiana

Summer Intern Study at NCPTT

The Geology of Portland (CT) Brownstone, and Quarry Factors to Consider in Block/Slab Selection for In-Kind Replacement of Portland Brownstone

G. Michael Meehan, president, Portland Brownstone Quarries

Welcome and History of Preservation at Victoria Mansion

Robert Wolterstorff, Director, Victoria Mansion

Scientific Method and Experimental Design for Conservation Research

Videos hosted by Chandra Reedy

Preservationist Position WG-9

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)

Assistant Deputy Associate Director

Deputy Executive Director of NCPTT Position

Striegel Receives Keck Award

for Education and Training

Disaster Planning with Susan Duhl (Podcast 71)

Disaster Planning, Response, and Preparedness

Producer/Process/Production The Sacred Chaos of Preserving the Artist and/or the Art

The Wonderfully Strange Case of Howard Finster and his Paradise Garden

Going Exploring with Museum Hack (Podcast 70)

Podcast 70

Potential Applications of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction and Impregnation for the Stabilization and Conservation of Industrial Heritage Artifacts (2016-02)

Rapid stabilization of ferrous metal artifacts

Archeology Job Opening

US Forest Service GS-0193-09/11 Alaska

Spectral Imaging for Conservation: NCPTT’s Newest Workshop

Conservation Science Series

Ghosts of Good Times — South Louisiana Dance Halls Past and Present

How is the Conservation of Outsider/Folk Art Unique? Or is it?

Barbara Appelbaum

Dance Halls, Juke Joints, and Honky Tonks: Place Making and Cultural Sustainability Symposium

Speakers and Abstracts

A Context for Historic Texas Dance Halls: The development of the immigrant social halls in Texas and their place in the history of settlement, music, and culture

Patrick Sparks

Club Desire: The Downtown Club with the Uptown Ideas

Gail Lazaras

When “Business” Spells the Blues for a Popular Juke Joint: A Case of Cultural and Community Perseverance

Mary Allison Haynie

From the Ground Up, Key Points and Lessons Learned from Opening, Operating and Closing a Dancehall

Bernard Pearce

Money When You Need It: Proven Strategies for Creating a Building Reserves Fund

Hot Topics: What Dance Hall Owners Need to Know Right Now and Helpful Tools

Interpreting Juke Joints and African American Nightspots on the Mississippi Blues Trail

Betwixt and Between: Threatened Creole Dancehalls in the Agricultural Landscape of Louisiana

Deborah Rehn

National Register Documentation of South Louisiana Dance Halls

Emily Ardoin

Historic Texas Dance Halls: Their Music and Their Futures

Steve Dean

Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall

Lynn Mitchell

Juke Joints, Dance Halls, and House Parties: A Legacy of Music on Cane River

A Legacy of Music on Cane River

2016 Internships at NCPTT

10 week paid internships in preservation science and technology

Paper Selection for A Century of Design in the Parks Symposium

Coming Soon!

HOPE Crew at Chalmette National Cemetery

Volunteer Month

Bringing Cultural Landscapes into the 21st Century (Podcast 69)

Podcast 69

Diversity Internship Applications Open

Texas Historical Commission

Poles, Posts and Canoes: The Preservation, Conservation and Continuation of Native American Monumental Wood Carving (2014-09)

Native American Monumental Wood Carving

A Preservation Conversation

Inspired by Laura Hudson

Visualization of Chert Artifacts Using Reflectance Spectroscopy as a Preservation Provenance Technology (2015-05)

Analysis of Ice Age stone spear points

A Century of Design in the Parks

Call for Papers and Posters

Dance Halls, Juke Joints, and Honky Tonks: Placemaking and Cultural Sustainability Symposium

Call for Presenters

Quadricycle Questions with Mose and Andrew (Podcast 68)

Modern Problems with Early Motoring: The Replica Ford Quadricycle

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Bringing Archeology to the Public

International Archeology Day 2015

October 17 at Sci-Port in Shreveport, La

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Ohio River Valley

Adaptive Reuse of the American Zinc Building and Other Works

Part of the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Online Training Developer

Employment/Job Announcement

Hard Water Effects on Granite Phase 2

Replication of Delaminated Ft. Morgan Cemetery Headstones

Material Matters

part of the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Hard Water Effects on Granite

Investigating the Harmful Effects of Irrigation Systems on Granite

2015 PTT Grants: Additional Awards

Three additional grants awarded

Low, Light and Livable: From Modern to Ranch in Arkansas, 1945-1970

Investigating and Understanding the New York State Pavilion’s Tent of Tomorrow and Observation Towers

Mid-Century Commercial Modernism: Design and Materials

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Charting the Digital Landscape

FAIC Solicits Comments

NCPTT Launches Building Stone Database

New Online Resource for Preserving Stone Heritage

Identifying the 1950s Ranch House Interior as a Cultural Resource

Historic Jamestowne

Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic at the Fair

Why Historic Preservation? (Podcast 66)

Talking with Historic Preservation Students about their career choice.

No Thermal Break, No Problem: Upgrading Kahn’s Stainless Steel Windows in the Richards Building

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Archeology Revealing the Hidden

99 Ways to Find Your Park

Celebrating the National Park Service's 99th Birthday

An Engineer’s Approach to Forecast the Long-Term Effects of Environmental Thermal Cycles on the Aluminum Works in the Artillery Sheds at the Chinati Foundation

Mid-Century Modern Featured in Science Matters Broadcast

Study of the Gateway Arch Stains

Preserving the Gateway Arch: Evaluating Fire Protection and Life Safety Conditions Using a Performance Based Analysis

A presentation at Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Gateway Arch Stainless Steel Weld and Surface Discoloration Evaluation

A Presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Material Change: Attenuation to Significance

A Presentation from the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Slave Cabins at Booker T. Washington National Monument

Technology Fueling Discovery

New Contexts: Preservation Challenges of Modern Era Design

A presentation at the Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

The Farnsworth House

A presentation from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposim

St. Louis’ Mid-Century Modern Architecture: The Matter of Materials

A Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium Presentation

Separating Baby from Bathwater: Conflict Resolution in Modern Materials, Systems & Form

El Morro National Monument

Archeology Finding a New Past

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Archeology Preserving a People

Restoration and Replication of Steel Elements at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

NCPTT 2015 Interns: Progress in Preservation

Building the Next Generation of Preservation Technologists

Technologies for Archaeological Site Surveillance

Developing Shared Resources

The Knapp’s Centre: 1930’s Art Moderne Icon Reinvented

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Bandelier National Monument

Archeology Increasing Understanding

NCPTT Announces 2015 PTT Grant Awards

Progress in Preservation

Investigating the Visible Stains on the Stainless Steel Skin of the Gateway Arch

from Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Archeology Creating Laws

Where Preservation is Needed, there is HOPE (Podcast 64)

Talking with Monica Rhodes about the HOPE Crew Program (Part 1)

A Manual for Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Landscapes, Phase 2

2015 PTT Grant

Field Kit and Methodology for Salt Detection in Adobe

a 2015 PTT Grant

Probablistic Modeling of Energy Use and Air Quality in Historic Buildings

a 2015 PTT Grant

Real-Time Detection of Trespass at Archeological Sites

a 2015 PTT Grant

A Mobile App for Recording and Submitting Historical Resources Data

a 2015 PTT Grant

Enhancing Historic Landscape Visualization

a 2015 PTT Grant

High Performance Nanocomposite Coatings for Metal Conservation

a 2015 PTT Grant

Using Eularian Video to Study Cultural Heritage Materials

2015 PTT Grant

The Space Age in Construction

PTT Grant Requirements Explained

Press releases, images, and reports

Effigy Mounds National Monument

Advanced Archeological Methods in Use

James Hampton’s Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly

The Winds of Change: When a Place Changes… and Changes a Place

E.T. Wickham: The Intersection of Family and Preservation

How to Move a Mountain: the Documentation and Display of Displaced Art Environments

There is an App for that…

Resources for Flood Victims

Expression of Faith and Fear: The Chauvin Sculpture Garden by Kenny Hill

The Development of Bronze Shield

From concept to reality with the help of NCPTT

Kohler Foundation, the Journey to Preserve Vernacular Art

East at Main Street: Asian Pacific Islander Americans Mapping Project

Crowd-sourced project on Historypin.org

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Archeological Findings Preserved

Revisiting Clementine Hunter’s Murals at African House

Treatment Considerations for a Newly-discovered Madonna by Martin Ramirez

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Archeological Connections

Extraordinary Legacy; the Folk Art Collection of the High Museum of Art

Saving Art Environments and Unpermitted Dinosaurs (Podcast 63)

Talking with Jo Farb Hernandez about SPACES

Art Environments: Curatorial Roles and Responsibilities

Highlights from the 2015 Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium

St. Louis, Missouri April 13-16, 2015

HOPE Crew Youth Preserve Landmark with Assistance from NCPTT

African House timber-framed roof restored

Fiber Identification and Analysis for Conservation Workshop a Success

Participants learned methods of sampling and identification

Pecos National Historical Park

From Archaeological Discoveries to the Namesake of a Conference

Pasaquan, the Journey Continues

The Future of Ethnographic Museums

Conference at the University of Oxford

Evaluating Injection Grouts

Getty Releases Laboratory and Field Test Manual for Injection Grouts

Documenting Preservation History Through Education: The New Orleans Preservation Timeline Project

An Unlikely Paper Trail: Identifying the Sites and Inhabitants of the Tenant Quarters Community at Magnolia Plantation

Preservation Education Challenge: Establishing Heritage Curricula and Professional Practice in Emerging South Asia Democracies, Pakistan–A Case Study

All Preservation is Local, Except…: Reflections on Conducting Preservation Coursework Abroad

3D Digital Documentation; From a Field of Specialization to an Interdisciplinary Point of Interaction

Keynote

The Use of Infographics in Preservation Planning

3D Digital Documentation; From a Field of Specialization to an Interdisciplinary Point of Interaction

Technology, Preservation Education, and Managing Change in the Alamo

The Molecular Weight of Silk and Interpreting “Biscuits” (Podcast 61)

Conversation with NCPTT's First Summer Intern, Kathryn Hallett

The Documentation Course: Beyond Drawing

From Theses to Capstone Experiences: Engaging Students in Community-Based Preservation

The University Campus as Learning Laboratory

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

LIDAR and Photogrammetry: Comprehensive Data Collection for Historical Preservation

From the Field to the Classroom: Developing Pedagogy in Digital Humanities

Utilization of Bathymetric Surveys for the Location and Monitoring of Archaeological Shipwrecks

Photogrammetric gigapixel imaging of monumental wall paintings using visible, infrared and ultraviolet radiation

Spherical Imaging and Virtual Environments for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Sites

Reality Capture, 3D Modeling, and Historic Preservation: A Structural Engineer’s Perspective

Shifting the Paradigm of Heritage Conservation Education through 3D Imaging Technologies

From the Field to the Classroom: Developing Pedagogy in Digital Humanities

Digital, Digitization, Digitalization A Prescription for Being Found In the “Cloud”

Beyond Hype and Promise:

Digital Heritage Strategies in Our Nation’s Parks for Preservation, 3D Learning, Outreach, and Education

Cloud Based 3‐D Digital Photogrammetry Pertev Paşa Mosque

Activating Data

3D Digital Documentation and Analysis of the Reef Bay Valley Petroglyphs,

St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands National Park

A Re-composition Methodology of Frescoes Fragments Using a Photogrammetric Approach

Incorporating 3D Digital Data in HABS/HAER/HALS Projects

Digital Documentation using Aerial Photogrammetry

A Bird’s Eye View: Photogrammetric Documentation using Drones

Combining Hands-on Inspection, Nondestructive Evaluation, and Drone-based Data Acquisition

The investigation of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Monument

Technology for the People: Developing a Low Cost Heritage Documentation Kit to spur Innovation in Digital Preservation

Using UAVs to Rapidly Preserve Historic Structures in New Orleans, Louisiana

Integrating 3D Digital Documentation Methods for Cultural Resource

Identification and Documentation in a Heavily Forested Mountainous Landscape

Scientific Photogrammetric Imaging of a Large-scale Diego Rivera Fresco Mural

NCPE Conference

National Council for Preservation Education Conference

Along the Banks: African House

African House

Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission (Podcast 59)

Conserving the Nation’s Gravesite: Treatment of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

Archeology Day

Workshops and events in 2014-2015

Congratulations, Poverty Point – the 1,001st World Heritage Site

The 1,001st World Heritage Site

2014 Louisiana Annual Preservation Conference

Our Louisiana: History-People-Places

NPS Cultural Resources Advisory Group visits NCPTT

Focus on NPS Resources

NCPTT Sponsors High School Day at International Preservation Trades Workshops

St. Clairsville, Ohio

Landscape and Climate Change

Call for Papers

NCPTT Offers Mortar Analysis Workshop

Led by Professor Gale from Architectural Conservation Laboratory

NCPTT Offers Lead Certified Renovator Training

LSU AgCenter LaHouse Partnership

NCPTT Offers Workshop on Mold Control and Remediation Training

Safe and effective mold remediation

Preservation Planning for Historic Cemetery Landscapes

NCPTT Contributes to Expanded NSU National Register District

Normal Hill National Register Historic District

Documenting Vegetation in American Cemetery

Comprehensive inventory and mapping

Plinth Magazine (Podcast 57)

Lessons Learned from the Small Museum

Goatscaping at Congressional Cemetery (Podcast 56)

National Council for Preservation Education Inaugural Conference

Bringing Preservation Knowledge Together

A Stitch in Time

Teaching Children about Sewing Heritage

Comparative Study of Commercially Available Rust Converters

NCPTT In-house Research

Abrasive Cleaning of Grave Markers

Answering Questions About Cleaning With Powertools

NCPTT 2014 Interns: Preservation in Action

Eight Summer Researchers

Lavender Landmarks of Charleston, South Carolina (Podcast 55)

LGBT History Month

Fifth Graders Learn about the Effects of Acid Rain on Cultural Materials

And How Polymers Can Help

Divine Disorder: Folk and Outsider Art Conference 2015

Conference on the Conservation of Folk and Outsider Art

Mid-Century Modern Structures Call for Posters

Materials and Preservation

National Park Service Awards Grants to Support Historic Preservation through Technology

$195,000 for Preservation Technology

FBI and Art Crime (Podcast 50)

William Toye and Clementine Hunter

Historic Landscape Internship

Inventory & Map Vegetation

The Science of Sand

Crowdsourced database with GPS & Images

Call for Papers; Poles, Posts and Canoes Conference

Poles, Posts and Canoes: The Preservation, Conservation and Continuation of Native American Monumental Wood Carving

Monuments Men and Modern Day Heroes

Protecting art for future generations

Call for Papers: Historic Landscapes

Deadline: February 21, 2014

What about Soapstone?

How to safely clean soapstone grave markers

Papers: Preservation Education & Research

Deadline: February 15, 2014

Archeological Mapping Workshop

Compass to Computer: Learning the Basics

NCPTT Board Members Recognized

Graham & Silman receive awards

Pigment Identification Workshop

Bousillage Earthen Construction Technique

Marcy Frantom to present

NCPTT Youth Programs

Call for Proposals

2014 PTT Grants Program

Climate Change at Saint-Gaudens

$195,000 Awarded for 2013 PTT Grants

8 innovative projects in preservation technology

Climate Change at Kaloko-Honokohau

Sea level rise, intensified storm events affect Hawai'i shoreline.

Climate Change at Gettysburg

Historic Battlefield expected to face higher temperatures and extreme precipitation events

Climate Change at Assateague Island

Rising sea levels and violent storm events threaten Assateague Island

Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk Project (SCHARP)

Interactive website and phone app engages public in coastal archaeology conservation

Preservation of Covered Bridges

USDA Forest Service Publication

Getty Discusses Climate Change, Sustainability, and Cultural Heritage

Archaeological Sites After Disasters

Documentation and planning

Disaster Preparedness & Response Workshop, September 25 in Natchitoches, LA

Disaster Preparedness and Response Workshop in Tunica, MS

Atlas of Climate Change

Impact on European Cultural Heritage

Disaster Preparedness and Response

Workshop for Small Museums

Limewash Workshop

NCPTT Trains Mississippi SHPO

Modernizing Preservation

Conservation for the 21st Century

Texas Wildfires and Bastrop State Park

Fran Gale and Miriam Tworek-Hofstetter

Exploring Sustainable Architecture

Considerations in design and construction

Preservation in Your Community 2013

Showcase of advanced technology projects

Post-Disaster Building Assessments

Developing and field testing mobile apps

Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions

Workshop: Disaster Prep & Response for Collections, July 23 & 24

Summer Intern Adventures: Bead Town in Natchitoches

NCPTT 2013 Interns: Advancing the Center’s Mission

ICCROM Heritage Conservation Course in Rome

Disaster Preparedness for Buildings

“A Manual for the Environmental & Climatic Responsive Restoration & Renovation of Older Houses in Louisiana” available for download as a free PDF

“Louisiana Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook” available online

Summer Intern Adventures: Melrose Plantation

5th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference

What’s Out There: Optimized for hand held devices

Summer Fun: Youth Programs at NCPTT

Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

History Detectives Camp 2013

NCPTT consults with Kalaupapa National Historic Landmark staff regarding cemetery conservation practices. 3 April 2013.

A Comparative Study Using LiDAR Digital Scanning and Photogrammetry

NCPTT helps Girl Scouts earn Save Outdoor Sculpture patch

Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservation by Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator E. Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Washington D.C.

Girl Scouts learn the chemistry of making soap

Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures

Cemetery Conservation Workshop in Pineville, Louisiana

NCPTT aids FEMA in Hurricane Sandy Recovery

2014 International Symopsium on Archaeometry