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Historic York, Inc.’s key mission is to provide information about the care and maintenance of historic properties. Every month, Historic York, Inc. and the Architectural Warehouse offer an ongoing series of Saturday Historic House Workshops targeted to the owners, and aspiring owners of older and historic homes. A key educational and outreach component of the organization, the Historic House Workshops have been very well received with many members and friends taking advantage of the free or low-cost programs since they were introduced in the Summer of 2007. Workshop attendees have the opportunity to learn from a broad variety of preservation professionals on a range of topics including: working with architects and contractors; roofing on historic buildings; historic windows; and masonry and pointing. The workshops include either visual presentations or hands-on demonstrations followed by a question and answer time. Workshops are $10 per person and free to Historic York, Inc. members unless otherwise stated.
Key to the programs success is the interaction between preservation professionals and participants. Historic York, Inc. welcomes professionals who are interested in developing workshop programs. Architects, designers, craft and trades people who have ideas for future program topics, and are interested in volunteering as presenters, are encouraged to contact, Karen Arnold, Executive Director at (717) 843-0320 x 108 or karnold@historicyork.org.
2008 Schedule
March 15, 2008 10 AM Window Repair Seminar
April 19, 2008 10 AM Springtime Landscaping
Warehouse Manager, Bonnie Oberlander shows us all the basics of container gardening, basic landscaping, as well as designs and plans for an authentic nineteenth century kitchen garden.
May 17, 2008 10 AM Historic Paint Palette
Executive Director, Karen Arnold shares chips for common paint colors from the early-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. Seminar will also share how to extract paint samples from your own home!
June 21, 2008 10 AM All about Door Hardware
Join us as we look at ways to repair locking mechanisms and knob sets.
July 19, 2008 10 AM Your Historic House
Our popular seminar on how to research your house through public records and styles. Includes a bibliography on common York County sources.
August 16, 2008 10 AM Rewiring Historic Lights
A seasoned Do-It-Yourselfer, Woody Witczak shows us how to rewire historic lights and how to look for dangerous warning signs of wear in fixtures.
September 20, 2008 10 AM Stay Warm this Winter
Don Delp, of Restore ‘n More, explains the complexities of weatherizing historic houses to make them more energy efficient.
October 18, 2008 10 AM Barn Preservation
Karen Arnold shares an indepth study of York County barns and looks at programs that help preserve this important architectural resource.
November 15, 2008 10 AM Interior Design in Historic Houses
Julie McGill-Kopp of NuTec Design helps navigate through the complexity of appropriate interior design to make the most of your historic house.
Membership
Application (PDF) available.
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