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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 […]

Arizona Preservati​on Field School

The Heritage Conservation Program at the University of Arizona is pleased to announce the 2014 Arizona Preservation Field School sponsored by the National Park Service.  This year’s field school will take place January 6-10, 2014 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona.If you are looking for an excuse to spend early January in sunny […]

Colonial Williamsbu​rg Antiques Forum Scholarshi​ps

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to once again offer scholarships to attend the 66th annual Antiques Forum held February 14-18, 2014. While scholarships typically cover registration costs, we are especially excited to again offer housing as a part of this year’s award.The program, “New Findings in the Arts of the Coastal South” will gather […]

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 […]