Historic Preservation

Karen Pavelka on Cultural Heritage Recovery in Haiti

Karen Pavelka, a lecturer in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin, talks about her experiences helping to setup a conservation lab at the Cultur

Patrick Sparks talks About Texas Dancehall Preservation and the Restoration of Hay Street Bridge

Patrick Sparks, an engineer with Sparks Engineering Incorporated and President of Texas Dancehall Preservation Incorporated, discusses the restoration of the historic Hay

John Watson on the Technologies of In-Use Musical Instrument Conservation

John Watson, Instruments Conservator and Associate Curator at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, discusses the special considerations of conservation when artifacts re

Barry Stiefel on the Sustainability of Historic Preservation

Barry Stiefel, Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of Charleston and Clemson University, discusses sustainability in preservation.

Conversations on Sustainability at the Association for Preservation Technology Conference

NCPTT’s Jeff Guin interviews Jill Gotthelf, coordinator of an NCPTT-sponsored workshop, and John Anderson, instructional engineer at Robert Silman Associates, at the 2010

Aaron Lubeck On "Green Restorations" and the Sustainability Movement in Preservation

Aaron Lubeck, author of the book, Green Restorations, discusses his book and how it connects the sustainability movement with historic preservation.

NCPTT Interns Talk About Their Summer Research

In this audio file, NCPTT summer interns discuss their research. Rust conversion, herbicide usage, paint removal, and landscape maintenance are the topics discussed.

Kit Arrington on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Initiative

Kit Arrington, digital library specialist at the Library of Congress, discusses how the Library of Congress digitizes and shares documents online for long-term public acc

Dennis Pogue on the Preservation of Mount Vernon National Historic Landmark

Dennis Pogue at Mount Vernon discusses the restoration and grounds at Mount Vernon National Historic Landmark.

Moss Rudley on the Role of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center

Moss Rudley, an exhibit specialist with the masonry division at the Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC), discusses the role of HPTC in the National Park Service

3D Digital Rock Art Documentation and Preservation

Carla Schroer of Cultural Heritage Imaging discusses 3D digital rock art documentation and preservation. Techniques such as reflection transformation imaging and photogra

Technologies for Drying Archaeological Wood from Shipwrecks

Eric Schindelholz, a conservator in private practice who specializes in metals and marine archaeological materials, discusses supercritical drying.

Curriculum Development for Landscape Preservation Maintenance

Today we join the Historic Landscape Preservation Curriculum roundtable discussion at the Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland.

Sustainability in Historic Preservation

Tracy Nelson, director of the Historic Building Recovery Grant Program, answers questions about sustainability and historic preservation in this audio file.

Preservation Trades with Nancy Finegood

Nancy Finegood, executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, discusses the teaching of preservation trades to Detroit youth.

Using Eddy Current Technology in Conservation Science

NCPTT’s Curtis Desselles discusses developments in low-cost, metallurgical analysis. Topics covered include what eddy currents are, how NCPTT began using them, and how th

Using Lasers to Remove Graffiti from Rock Imagery

The use of lasers to remove graffiti from rock imagery is discussed. Rock imagery refers to paintings, carvings, and the like on rocks typically created by native communi

Who Wants to Preserve a Cemetery?

Why would anyone live in a cemetery? What is a cemetery monument conservation workshop, who attends, and what is discussed? Tune in to find out.

Rapid Documentation of Historic Resources

Dr. Barrett Kennedy discusses rapid documentation of historic resources. He describes the techniques he uses in detail and their benefits to projects.

Location Restrictions

Grand Canyon NP: Although the park has over a million of acres of land to explore, there are protected sites throughout, some of which have been preserved for thousands o