The Preservation Technology Podcast

Tony Rajer on Folk Art Conservation and the Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India

Tony Rajer, Art Conservator with the Nek Chand Foundation and a conservation professor at the University of Wisconsin, discusses his interest in folk art and his work wit

Robert Melnick Explores the Impact of Climate Change on Cultural Landscapes

Robert Melnick, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon and author of the article, “Climate Change and Landscape Preservation: A Twenty-first-cent

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

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

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.

Guy Sternberg on Saving a Historic Tree

Guy Sternberg, a certified arborist and retired landscape architect, discusses how he rallied to save a historic tree in Kewanee, Illinois.

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.

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

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.

Curriculum Development for Landscape Preservation Maintenance

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

Urban Ecology and Green Design with Tom Jones

The West Ward Urban Ecology Project and the Green Design Laboratory are discussed by urban conservator Tom Jones.

Digital Survey Methods in Archeology with Graeme Earl

Various aspects of digital survey methods in archaeology are discussed by Graeme Earl of the University of South Hampton.

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

Preservation Trades with Nancy Finegood

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

Second Life as an Archaeological Tool at UC Berkeley

Ruth Tringum discusses the Second Life program, a virtual archaeological tool used at UC Berkley.

Geophysics and the Technology of Archeology

Join the National Park Service’s 19th Annual Geophysics and the Technology of Archeology workshop at Los Adaes. Non-destructive techniques to locate archeological feature

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.

Entry Level Landscape Management and Preservation Training

Charlie Pepper explains the Olmstead Center for Landscape Preservation's Historic Landscape Preservation and Maintainence Education Program.

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.