Educational Programs Survey
Preservation Texas is looking to develop some online educational programs for our members. Our goal is to provide content that is valuable to you. You can help us determine what formats and topics would be most relevant by completing the survey at the link below. We greatly appreciate your time and input.
Adobe Building Workshop Report
Last month, Preservation Texas's Endangered Properties Manager, Conor Herterich, and Architectural Programs Manager, Jesús Najar, traveled to El Paso to host a two-day hands-on adobe building workshop. The event was held at Abara House, the mid-19th century adobe home of Simeon Hart. This site on the Rio Grande was included on our list of Texas's Most Endangered Places in 2014.
At the workshop, 30 attendees were taught how to make adobe bricks, mix lime plaster, and assess and repair damage to adobe walls by adobe conservation specialist Pat Taylor.
We look forward to hosting more hands-on preservation training workshops in the near future!
Workshop T-Shirt
You can support the development of future Preservation Texas Educational Programs by purchasing an Adobe Building Workshop t-shirt at the link below!
Texas Historic Log Building Summit
Save the date for the 2024 Preservation Texas Historic Log Building Summit on Thursday, October 10 & Friday, October 11th in Nacogdoches. The event will kick off with a field seminar on Thursday, followed by an opening reception and keynote at the Fredonia Hotel that evening. On Friday, more presentations will take place at the Fredonia, featuring professionals from diverse disciplines who will share their expertise on a variety of topics involving the stewardship of log buildings.
Attendees will learn about the historic context of log buildings in Texas, historic log building construction methods and materials, best practices in the documentation, preservation and interpretation of log buildings, and the future of log buildings in our state. Stay tuned for further event details and registration information coming soon!
Summit Sponsorships are available for this event. For more information, please visit preservationtexas.org/logsummit.
OUR MEMBERS MAKE PRESERVATION POSSIBLE
As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, Preservation Texas receives no operational funding from the government. Our work is only made possible by our members and donors! Your membership support enables us to acquire and permanently steward significant historic buildings, collections, and cultural landscapes statewide for the benefit of future generations of Texans.
If you are unsure of your membership status, please reach out to Samantha Hunick at hunick@preservationtexas.org.
