On the heels of The Campaign for Historic Trades' announcement that is has successfully registered its group apprenticeship program, Trades Takeover returns! The Campaign's Director, Natalie Henshaw, speaks with Héctor J. Berdecía-Hernández, founding Director-General of the Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR). CENCOR is a unique institution that seeks to develop the capacity of communities in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to protect and conserve their cultural heritage. Its initiatives, programs, and projects provide educational and professional development opportunities to public and private cultural institutions, professionals, and the general public. Through preservation and conservation projects, study and research, education and training, dissemination, and promotion of cultural heritage, CENCOR helps people to know and explore Puerto Rican culture, history, and heritage, to protect and preserve it. In this episode, Natalie and Héctor discuss his career path into conservation, leading to the founding of CENCOR.
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PreserveCast Ep. 34: Saving Froelicher Hall: Goucher College's Historic Building Move
PreserveCast Ep. 33: Revolving Funds, Easements, and D.C. Preservation with the L'Enfant Trust
PreserveCast Ep. 32: Live from the Old Line State Summit!
PreserveCast Ep. 31: Saving the Numero Uno Taco Bell
PreserveCast Ep. 30: GIS and Technological Advances in Archaeology
PreserveCast Ep. 29: Glass, Gas, and the Past: Neon Sign Preservation and Restoration
PreserveCast Ep. 28: We Are The Next: Youth Engagement in the 21st Century
PreserveCast Ep. 27: Energy Sprawl and Open Space Preservation in Kent County
PreserveCast Ep. 26: Open Source Preservation with Baltimore Heritage
PreserveCast Ep. 24: Diners, Dueling Grounds, and Dives: Roadside Architecture and the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 23: The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 22: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity: Preservation in the Southern Climate
PreserveCast Ep. 21: Lifting the Building: Historic Preservation and Flood Mitigation
PreserveCast Ep. 20: A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist with Stephanie Sperling
PreserveCast Ep. 19: Revitalization and the Restoration Economy
PreserveCast Ep. 18: Moving Historic Buildings
PreserveCast Ep. 17: Tricks of the Trade with The Craftsman Blog with Scott Sidler
PreserveCast Ep. 16: Energy Retrofitting: Windows, Blower Doors, and More
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