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CONSERVATION WORKSHOP SERIES

Preserving the past, building the future. Preservation is a powerful tool for change - in our world, our communities, and ourselves. Join an HCN workshop today and be part of our innovative programs powered by preservation.

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2010 WORKSHOPS

SAVING "SHOTGUNS" - BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
Location:

Cairo, Illinois USA

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Dates: June 13-26, 2010
Workshop Leaders:

Bill Black, Jr.
Antoinette Lettiere
James Schmidt


SAVING THE BEST OF THE WEST - A FAMILY EXPERIENCE
Location: Nevada City, Montana USA Details
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Dates: June 20-26, 2010
Workshop Leader:


Bill Peterson


CITY CENTER RECOVERY & CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Location:

Gyumri, Armenia

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Dates: June 19 - July 1, 2010
Technical Expert:

David Woodham


GALLETING GALORE IN THE GARDEN
Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Bronx, New York USA
Dates:

August 2-5, 2010

Workshop Leader:

Kevin Towle


CARING FOR THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
Location: Jay Heritage Center
Rye, New York USA
Dates:

August 9-12, 2010

Workshop Leader:

Bruce MacDonald


COTTAGE INDUSTRY: SAVING SLOVENIA'S ARCHITECTURAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL HERITAGE
Location: Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenia
Dates:

August 22 - September 4, 2010

Workshop Leader:

Steven Booker


KEEPING TOWER HOUSES FROM TUMBLING
Location: Gjirokastra, Albania

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Dates:

September 12-25, 2010

Workshop Leaders:

Albert Kasi
Building Conservator from Cultural Heritage without Borders


RE-DISCOVERING THE SOUL OF SWAHILI TRADITION:
CONSERVATION OF SWAHILI-STYLE STONE HOUSE
Location: Lamu World Heritage Site
Kenya

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Dates:

November 14-27, 2010

Workshop Leader:

Shedor Kamalkhan Kalandar


Workshop details are subject to change. Register for workshop updates in order to receive the latest information on our conservation workshops and volunteer vacation opportunities.

If the scheduled workshop dates are inconvenient, contact HCN with preferred dates. If demand warrants, additional workshops will be scheduled, and you will be contacted.

Send suggestions of significant sites in need of preservation. We will consider all suggestions for possible workshop locations.

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"I hope to do it again next year, it's not just an experience of work, but it's also - and the most part of it - an experience of life, of discovering a country and its culture."

Bartow-Pell Participant, 2008

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