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2008
January 2009
Documentation of Timbisha Shoshone Traditional Cultural Sites Using Video and GIS Technology
December 2008
Archeological prospection workshop to be held at NCPTT
NCPTT staff present research at Southeastern Archaeological Conference
November 2008
Partnership studies environmentally friendly cleaner on historic monument
Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual
NCPTT holds sixth Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
NCPTT workshop on environmental adaptation of buildings November 20-21
NCPTT holds its first Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop
NCPTT staff member completes detail with FEMA
NCPTT Awarded Second Consecutive Fuller Award from APTI
October 2008
NYC Parks seeks Monuments Coordinator
National Landmark 'Kate Chopin House' is lost to fire
Call for Abstracts for the 12th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
Opening for Director of Preservation at Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC
September 2008
Opening for Director of Preservation at Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC
Call for Abstracts for the 12th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
Historic Congressional Cemetery's Arsenal and Macombe Monuments
2008 Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
2008 Preservation in Your Community
New Custom Polymers Technology
2009 PTT Grants Call for Proposals
Interactions Between Air Pollution and Limestone
Removal of Graffiti from Brick Masonry Buildings
August 2008
New England Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
Development of a Handheld Metal Tester Using Eddy Current Technology
Disaster Recovery
Advanced Technology-Based Archeology Training
Summit of Preservation Scientists
African American Burial Traditions in the Cane River Region
The Preservation Technology Podcast
Heritage Education at Risk
NCPTT Hosts 8th Annual 'Preservation in Your Community'
2009 PTT Grants Call for Proposals
2008 Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop
July 2008
$165,415 Released for the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Grants Program
Cemetery Monument Conservation in New London, CT
Vacancy Announcement: Preservation Scientist
Rome Prize
June 2008
Judy Bense Recommended for Interim President of University of West Florida
NCPTT Held Cemetery Conservation Basics in Morris, IL
Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop: September 16-17, 2008
Anna Johnson Presents NCPTT Research at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Role of NPS Intepretation in Heritage Education
Stace Miller Awarded B.S. in Chemistry and Math
Prospection in Depth: September 16-20, 2008
Interim Report on Commercially Available Cleaners for use on Federally issued Headstones
Portable Laser for Graffitti Removal
Limewash Training Site Selection
Vacancy Announcement: Preservation Scientist
May 2008
Vacancy Announcement: Preservation Scientist
Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures
Materials Research Hosts Four Summer Interns
Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics in Savannah, GA
The Future of Preservation
Preservation Trades High School Curriculum Summit
May Day Disaster Preparedness
NCPTT Research Presented at AIC
Preserving Coastal Forts Workshop
PTT Board Convened
April 2008
Church Conducts Cemetery Site Visits
Striegel Presents 'Protecting and Preserving Louisiana's Historic Legacy'
Development of a Rapid Indicator of Biodeterioration of Historic Stone
Miller and Kurshid Receive Awards from ACS
NCPTT Staff Presents Research at NSU
Lustron Online NCPTT Grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Cultural Resources Diversity Intern to Develop Oral Traditions Project
Church Participates in Cemetery Preservation Planning at Saving Places 2008
March 2008
Evaluation of Commercially Available Cleaners on Federally Issued Headstones
Ferrell Chairs Sustainable Preservation at 2008 Saving Places Conference
NCPTT Consults on Repair of Tomb of the Unknowns
Digital Technology Integration San Antonio Riverwalk Documentation Pilot Project
February 2008
NCPTT Installs FTIR Spectrometric Microscope to Analyze Cultural Materials
Protocol for Emergency Washing Drying and Sterilizing Historically Significant Books
Ferrell Participates in Louisiana Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Professional Development Program
Cemetery TelNPS Courses Held in January
Preserving Coastal Forts an NCPTT NPS Workshop
Archeology: Prospection in Depth 2008
NCPTT Provides Archeology Technical Assistance to Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
January 2008
Making a New Orleans Jazz Gumbo
Heritage Values: The Past in Contemporary Society
High Definition Heritage Network Webinar
NCPTT Hosts American Chemical Society Regional Chapter Meeting
NCPTT 2008 Summer Internships
Development of a Rapid Indicator of Biodeterioration of Historic Stone
Cemetery TelNPS Courses in January 2008
High Definition Heritage
2007
December 2007
Progress in Preservation Through NCPTT Grants
Ferrell Participates in Sustainable Preservation Research Retreat
Traditional Limewash in Demand
Horace H. Foxall, Jr. Elected to Board of Advisors of National Trust for Historic Preservation
Jackson, Botting, and Striegel Awarded Oliver Torrey Fuller Award
Southeast Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
Kennedy, McCarthy, Ferrell Present 'Emerging Survey Tools' at NTHP Conference
JRTC and Fort Polk Host Heritage Day Celebration
Jackson Presents Limewash at 2007 International Preservation Trades Workshop
Care and Preservation of Iron Fence Work
November 2007
Cemetery Preservation Videos Available in Spanish
Louisiana Archeology Week
Video Preservation Website: Migration of Historic Video Tape to Digital Video Files
Caleb Johnson Joins NCPTT Materials Research Program as a Graduate Assistant
October 2007
Cemetery Preservation Basics Workshop in Hot Springs Arkansas
Role of Technology in Archeological Resource Protection
Deadline for Pre-Proposal letters for the 2008 PTT Grants program has been extended to October 15 2007
September 2007
Scaling and Deterioration of Granite Monuments
Heritage Education Curriculum Development
Heritage Values The Past in Contemporary Society
Evaluation and Monitoring of Culturally Appropriate Treatments for Vandalism at Rock Image Sites
2007 Southeast Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop
NSU/NCPTT Laser Research Facility Training
August 2007
NCPTT and Department of Veterans Affairs Continue Headstone Study
Vocational Preservation Trades
Heritage Education Digital Traveling Trunk
Teacher to Ranger to Teacher
Lichens: The Challenge for Rock Art Conservation
2007 Preservation in Your Community
Dr. Catherine Situma Joined Materials Research Program at NCPTT
Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics
Prospection in Depth 2007
July 2007
Church Conducts Field Work on Comparitive Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Headstones
Congressional Cemetery Comprehensive Condition Assessment Conducted
Jackson Presents Limewash Session at Preservation Trades Network Regional Workshop
NCPTT Breaks Ground for New Landscape
Mobile XRF in Museums
Debbie Smith Joins NCPTT as Chief of Historic Landscapes
Morgan Accepted as ICOMOS Archeological Expert
Jackson Featured in Traditional Masonry Magazine on Limewash
Rome Prize 2008
June 2007
NCPTT Partners with HPTC
Architecture and Engineering Partners with LSU to Document Front Street in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar and Satellite Multispectral Data to Inventory Archaeological Sites
Cordell and Striegel Attend American Institute for Conservation of Historic Works
APT Conference 2007 - San Juan
Jackson and Ferrell Attend AIA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas
The Use of Multibeam Swath Bathymetry for the Identification and Assessment of Underwater Archaeological Sites
Morgan Consults on Remote Cultural Site Monitoring, Surveillance and Risk Assessment
Morgan and Simon Co-Host Advancing Remote Sensing Technology in the Discovery, Analysis, and Preservation of Cultural Resources
Morgan Attended the George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks Protected Areas and Cultural Sites
Thin-Section Petrography of Cultural Materials Comprehensive Resource and Training
NCPTT Hosts 2007 NSU Research Day Reception
Cordell Attended the Preserve America Awards Ceremony at the White House
2007 Spring PTTBoard Met in Natchitoches Louisiana
May 2007
NCPTT to Host 7 Interns for Summer 2007
2007 PTTGrants - 8 Awards To Be Made Totaling $254,600
June 2007 NCPTT Archeology Workshops in GIS GPS and Ground Truthing in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Drying Waterlogged Archeological Wood Artifacts Complete
Timber Framers Guild on NCPTT Sponsored Research
NCPTT Cemetery Monument Basics Course on June 16, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas
Lustron Online Interim Report
Seeing is Believing Thermography Aids Historic Preservation
2007 PTTGrants National Panel Review
Church and Morgan Represent NCPTT at Louisiana Preservation Alliance
Morgan Presents at Heritage of Africans in New World Colloquium
Faith Studies Montana Heritage Education Programs
VA Cemetery Cleaning Study Progress Report Completed
Interns Present at NSU Research Day
April 2007
Morgan Presents at From Slavery to Freedom Symposium
Conservation Consultation at Oakland Cemetery
Morgan at UK Abolition 2007 Celebration
Cenotaphs Preservation at Congressional Cemetery
NCPTT Seeks Chemist for Joint Research-Faculty Position
March 2007
Cleaning and Resetting Headstones
Advising HPTC on Cleaning Cenotaphs
Limewash Research in APT Bulletin
Preservation at Antietam
February 2007
Morgan Lead Author on Paper in American Anthropologist
Essentials in Cemetery Monument Care Available Online
January 2007
APTI Accepting Abstracts for APT San Juan 2007 Conference
Preservation as Provocation: 2006-2007 Student Design Competition
Developing Geospatial Cooperative Agreement with LSU Architecture
National Park Service 2007 Archaeological Prospection Workshop
Telnet: Essentials in Cemetery Monument Care
Morgan Co-Authors Paper
Jackson Featured in Preservation in Print for Limewash Demonstration
2007 PTT Grants Undergoing Review
2006
December 2006
Presents at Southeastern Archaeological Conference
Technical Assistance in Archeology in Major Erosion
International Preservation Trades Workshops
Heritage Education Archeology Workshop
Greening of Historic Properties National Summit
Phase 2 Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners
2007 Cooperative Agreement with US ICOMOS
AIC Board Meeting
November 2006
New Research Priority for Archeology
PTT Board Meeting Held at Yellowstone
Cemetery Conservation Workshop Held in Virginia City, NV
Colloquium on Wind, Flood, and Heritage Recovery
APTI Conference
October 2006
New Heritage Education Coordinator
Prospection In Depth Online
Hurricane Recovery Cemetery Consultation
September 2006
Laser Facility to Clean Historic Materials
Air Pollution Research Featured in NPCA Publication
Cooperative Agreements on Teacher Training, Building Stabilization
African-American Preservation Alliance
August 2006
Summer 2006 NCPTT Notes Newsletter Published
Field Guide to Emergency Response
Cordell Co-Chairs Preserve America Expert Panel
Preservation in Your Community
July 2006
Metals Conservation Summer Institute
Scale on Granite Headstones
Harriette Merrifield Forbes Award
Preservation in Your Community - August 3, 2006
June 2006
Midwest Archeological Center Workshop
Limewash Study Completed
SAA Annual Meeting
Cemetery Biological Growth Study Phase II Begins
May 2006
Brownstone Symposium: May 13, 2006
Laura Hudson Visits NCPTT
APTRC Holds Second Meeting
April 2006
PTT Grants Program Panel Review
Nelson Hall Improvements
Colorado Preservation, Inc.
FACA Training Highlights New Directions
African-American History Symposium
Wet Recovery Workshops
Cemetery Preservation Training Expanded
Summer Institute
Louisiana Archaeological Society Annual Meeting
NCPTT Notes
Issue 47
New PTTGrants Research to Advance Technology in Preservation
Rising from the Depths
The Burden of History
Issue 46
All Natural Decontaminant
Bridges to the Future
Historic No-Wax Floors
Jackson Barracks Evacuation
Landscapes Online
Limewash Study
Living Laboratory
Monumental Legacy
Preservation Celebration
Setting Historic Standards
2006 Summer Institute
Treasure Hunt
Issue 45
Covering New Orleans
A New Image for Archeology
Archeology in Depth
Data by Remote Control
Disaster Recovery by the Book
Framing the Past
Issue 44
NCPTT Premiers Summer Institute
Inside NCPTT: Noteworthy Happenings at the Center
New Solutions for Old Problems
CAMEO Makes Its Debut
I-Sites: A Clear Vision for a Sustainable Preservation Website
Capitol Training
Reading Between the Lines
Grave Lessons
Issue 43
Monumental Resurrection
Inside NCPTT: Noteworthy Happenings at the Center
Preserving Knowledge
Getting Under the Surface
NCPTT Grant to Historic American Landscape Survey
American Cemetery: NCPTT Partners with Local Community
Targeting Graffiti
Ensuring the Future of Our Past
Interns Bring Diverse Experience
NCPTT Website Redesigned, Relaunched
Issue 42
Preservation Technology from the Ground Floor
HABS Performs 12-Week Survey of the Magnolia Plantation
NCPTT Presents Paper on Stone Conservation
Preservation in Practice
Meet NCPTT’s Summer Interns
NCPTT Partners to Survey Historic American Cemetery
Issue 41
Archeological Research Takes to the Skies
Mini Grants Help Students Explore Their Heritage
Dry Stone Retaining Walls
Faris Joins NCPTT in Heritage Education Program
E-Fellows Strive for Excellence in Government
Preservation Professionals Respond to 9/11
‘Conserve O Grams’ Spread the Word on Preservation Issues
Issue 40
FPI: What's Your Responsibility to Preservation?
What Lies Beneath: Workshops Focus on GPR
Preservation Professionals Gather for Forum
Building Dedication Recognizes Legacy of Lee H. Nelson
Schools Get a New Lease on Life
Heritage Education Partners for Learning
How to Keep Your Silver Sterling
Your Silver May Tell a Story
FPI/NSU Developing Website on Native American Issues
Carroll Assumes New Role With NPS
Transcript of Lois Nelson’s Remarks, Nov. 7, 2001
Spray Finishing Workshop Scheduled
Conference Series to Address Public Safety in Preservation
Issue 39
Lee H. Nelson: Preservation Pioneer
Fall Forum and Dedication Set for Nov. 6-7
Remembering the Way It Was
Heritage Area Awards Cemetery Renovation Grant
Stopping the Hands of Time: 9 Tips for Cemetery Preservation
Thermal Imaging Puts Termites in the Red
FPI Addresses Concerns of Federal Agencies
Noteworthy Staff Changes
Isabella Welcomed to New Haunt
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