Instruction from Preservation Professionals:

 

Workshop faculty come from across the country including professionals from the National Park Service and private industry. 

2005 presenters, broken down by subject, include:

 

 Historic American Engineering Recordation

 * Richard O’Connor, acting chief of the National Park Service Historic American Engineering Record Department.  Mr. O’Connor is also the senior historian for the National Park Services’ HABS and HAER Departments.  Mr. O’Connor has a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.  Teaching experience includes Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Carlow College.

 * Dana Lockett, architect, National Park Service Historic American Engineering Record Department.  Mr. Lockett is an expert in using Auto CAD, Photogrammetry, and EDM measuring.

 * Jet Lowe, photographer, with the National Park Service’s HAER Department with significant experience in documenting historic landscapes and industrial structures.

 

Historic American Landscape Survey
 * Cari Goetcheus, Professor Emeritus at Clemson University, Formerly NPS Historical Landscape Architect.  Mrs. Goetcheus was
the driving force behind the creation of the HALS program.

 * Deidre McCarthy, Cultural Resource GIS expert for the National Park Service.  Mrs. McCarthy specializes in the use of GIS technology in the recordation of Historic Landscapes.

 

Historic Archeology and Hardrock Mining

 * John Horn, historic archaeologist, Principal, Alpine Archaeology.  Mr. Horn specializes in historic research and archaeology and has tremendous experience with hardrock mining in the region.  Alpine Archaeology recently completed the Level 2 HAER documentation and historic research of the Hanging Flume in Naturita, Colorado, a unique wooden flume, suspended over the San Miguel river, constructed for hydraulic mining.

 * Julie Coleman-Singer, Bureau of Land Management Archaeologist, Uncompahgre field office.  Mrs. Coleman specializes in the archeology of the San Juan region and has been involved in many of the mining and milling structure restoration projects

 * Eric Twitty, historic archaeologist, principal, Mountain States Archaeology.  Mr. Twitty specializes in the historic archaeology of mining,

 * Dawn Bunyak, historic researcher and expert on flotation milling.  While employed by the National Park Service in the mid-90’s, Mrs. Bunyak authored the National Register Nomination for the Shenandoah-Dives Mill

 

Non-Destructive Testing and Structures Assessment

 * Ron Anthony, wood specialist, Principal, Anthony and Associates.  Mr. Anthony has extensive experience in analyzing the condition of wood, including the use of x-ray technology to conduct condition assessments in historic

 * David B. Woodham, P.E.  Vice President Atkinson-Noland & Associates. Mr. Woodham specializes in evaluation and non-destructive testing and repair of existing structures. Past work includes projects with the University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado State University, Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

 * Chris Koziol, director, Architecture Preservation Institute and professor at Colorado State University, Historic Preservation program.

 * David A. Singer, preservation specialist, Principal, Silverton Restoration Consulting.  Mr. Singer is currently researching the Historic Structures Assessment for the Shenandoah-Dives Mill complex.  Singer’s company is the acting project management firm responsible for the Costilla County Courthouse Restoration and has overseen work on six other County Courthouses in both Colorado and Texas.

 

 

 

Silverton, Colorado

San Juan County

Historical Society