Author: Melissa Arrowsmith

Summer Conservation Field School in Croatia

The Croatia Conservation Field School is an intensive program that allows students to gain hands-on experience in a culturally rich setting. Students will explore villages, while learning the history of the area, documenting and analyzing important structures, and participating in a hands-on building project. The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students and is […]

Advocacy Scholars Program – Call for Papers!

Preservation Action is offering a limited number of scholarships to participate in Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, March 3-6 in Washington, DC. The scholars will also receive a $500 stipend. In order to be considered, applicants must submit a 3-5 page paper on a preservation policy or advocacy topic of their choice. For more information, consult […]

Archaeological Society of Virginia (ASV) Conference

In late October a number of students accompanied Prof. Sanford to the annual meeting of the Archaeological Society of Virginia (ASV), which is the state-wide organization for amateur, avocational, and professional archaeologists. This year the ASV conference took place in Virginia Beach, allowing the students to hang out on the ocean shore at times, see […]

Students Attend Wood Window Workshop

Students in Professor Spencer’s HISP 461, Laboratory in Building Forensics class attended a workshop at Stratford Hall on November 15, 2013, for wood window preservation. Guided by Stratford Hall Architectural Conservationist Phil Marks, and Benjamin Curran, a Faculty Instructor in Preservation Carpentry with the Historic Preservation Program at Edgecombe Community College, students preserved four wood […]