LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Connecting the Dots
Updates on some of the impactful grantmaking and institutional collaborations undertaken by the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation President Benjamin Prosky
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Millford Student Day highlights history and tradecraft for students and experts at Millford
On November 9, 2024, students of preservation, history, and the building trades from our partner schools gathered at the Jenrette Foundation’s Millford in Sumter County, South Carolina for a day of tours and demonstrations by leading experts.
STEWARDSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Tulane and Jenrette Foundation convene pivotal meeting about labor gaps in historic trades
On October 27, 2024, the Tulane University School of Architecture and the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation convened scholars and industry insiders in New Orleans to discuss their joint report, “Resilience & Revival: Addressing the Historic Trades Workforce Shortage in the Gulf South,” which documents the significant economic impact of historic preservation in the U.S. despite the critical shortage of skilled trades workers needed for rehabilitation projects.
STEWARDSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Jenrette Foundation Convenes Meeting on Managing Historic Fragments in Collections Around the Country
Fragments are singular teaching tools for researchers and students in historic preservation, architecture, architectural history, archaeology, chemistry, engineering, library sciences, and other disciplines—and their existence is often integral to curricula and syllabi.
PULL UP A CHAIR
North Carolina Museum of History lecture series
As part of a 2021 partnership with the North Carolina Museum of History, the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation’s Curator & Director of Collections presents a series of virtual lectures focused on each of our sites.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Clemson Historic Preservation Partnership
Training the next generation of professionals and ensuring that the Jenrette Foundation’s historic sites and landscapes will play an important role in training others as they learn firsthand how to examine architecture and care for historic structures.
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