Training / Workshops
| Each year, our partners the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Dry Stone Conservancy provide training opportunities in the historic preservation crafts field. Listed below are the training opportunities for 2010. Learn more by also visiting, www.heritage.ky.gov. Preservation Trades Workshop At Maysville Community & Technical College March 29-April 9, 2010, 8am-4:30pm Timber Framing for Historic Buildings: A Hands-On Workshop While the course is open to all, this two-week workshop is intended to provide additional skills training for experienced contractors seeking expertise in techniques appropriate to historic structures. Subjects will include analysis and remedies for structural repairs to timber framed structures, the use of appropriate hand tools, an introduction to historic joinery, and a discussion of safe work practices. Students will receive a combination of shop instruction and fieldwork on a ca. 1790-1810 timber framed building surviving in Maysville, Kentucky. Our visiting instructor this year is Rudy Christian. Mr. Christian is the Executive Director of the nationwide non-profit Preservation Trades Network, and brings over 25 years of experience in timber framing to share. Learn how to bring your projects into compliance with the Sect. Of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitation. Improve your company's ability to market to clients with tax-credit projects, historic districts, and fine historic homes. This course is offered by MCTC in cooperation with Old Washington, Inc., the Mason County Historical Society, and the Kentucky Heritage Council. Schedule: March 29-April 9, 2010, 8am-4:30pm, 80 clock hours. Fees: $500 *** per student. Limited scholarships available for local contractors. Class size limited to 10 students To Register: Call MCTC at 606. 759-7141, ext. 66120 Lodging Referrals: Call 606. 564-5534. For Additional Information Call Orloff Miller at 606. 564-0250 *** Don't let the low cost mislead you. This is a real deal! It is a subsidized workshop to encourage local contractors but it is open to all, first come first serve and lead by a Timber Framers Guild certified instructor. Patrick Kennedy Restoration Project Manager Kentucky Heritage Council 502-564-7005X138 http://www.heritage.ky.gov/ |
| The Rural Heritage Development Initiative is a three-year demonstration program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in collaboration with Preservation Kentucky and the Kentucky Heritage Council, to help develop and implement preservation-based economic development strategies in these counties. The initiative is funded largely through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation with match from within the region. |
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