TRAINING

One of the primary objects of the project was to train local youth in the art of historic preservation and restoration. The idea was not just to teach them the technical aspects of accomplishing the task, but also to give them a true sense of why they were doing the work in a particular and careful way. We wanted to change the way they looked at old weatherboards, half rotten wooden sash windows and dilapidated doors. Imparting to them why they should carefully remove a siding plank from a house, cut off the damaged section and then reuse the piece on the house instead of replacing the board with a nice new one, which of course is easier and more cost effective, was crucial to the training programme. More>>