Preservation Skills Workshops

Pine Mountain School for Practical Historic Preservation

A partnership of Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County and the Kentucky Heritage Council.

Practical Preservation: Square Log Building
June 22-27

Led by log building expert Moss Rudley of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center, this workshop will feature extensive hands-on experience and include demonstrations of full and partial log replacement, log end replacement, chinking and daubing procedures and more.

From the Ground Up: The Art of Building Dry Stone Walls
October 10-12

Instructor Richard Tufnell, co-founder of the U.S. Dry Stone Conservancy, Inc., will lead presentations focusing on the history of this art, demonstrations, and hands-on repair of a stone wall on settlement school grounds.  Suitable for those with little or no building experience as well as those with more advanced skills.  Tufnell, an award-winning stone mason from Scotland, makes annual trips to the United States to work on special projects. 

Each of these workshops will take place at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County.  For more information, visit www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com or contact Patrick Kennedy at the Kentucky Heritage Council, (502) 564-7005, ext. 138 or patrick.kennedy@ky.gov.  Pine Mountain Settlement School is a National Historic Landmark, founded in 1913 as a school for children in Kentucky's remote southeastern mountains and a social center for surrounding communities.  Today, the school provides instruction in environmental education, Appalachian culture and crafts.

Maysville Community and Technical College Presentations

Presented in cooperation with Old Washington, Inc., and the Kentucky Heritage Council.  Participants will work directly on sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Brick Masonry for Historic Buildings
May 12-16
Historic Old Washington
Ideal for homeowners, masons and others who would like to learn more about the historic methods of building brick structures and how to repair and maintain them.  The instructor will be Miles Miller of Rochester-Miller Restoration, Inc., Paris 

Window Sash Restoration
May 19-23
Historic Old Washington
Suitable for contractors, homeowners, beginners and others interested in techniques for restoring historic wood windows.  Working with lead-safe practices will be taught throughout the course.  The instructor will be Andy Roeper of Lyndeborugh, New Hampshire, a member of the Preservation Trades Network and owner of Winn Mountain Restorations (www.winnmountainrestorations.com).

Class size for each of these is limited.  To register, contact MCTC at (606) 759-7141, ext. 66120; for additional information, directions or other questions call Orloff Miller, (606) 564-0250.