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Subject:         Preservation Trade schools
   Date:         Fri, 01 Nov 2002 14:58:41 -0500
   From:         "Sylvia Cleveland" <[log in to unmask]>
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 To Whom it May Concern:
 
 I'm currently enrolled in a master's program for historic preservation, and while I find it interesting to some extent, I've found that it is not "hands  on" enough for my tastes--especially when I know the career path I will eventually want to take will involve much more direct contact with historic  buildings (rather than focusing on theory and policy, ...)
 
 I'm wondering if you have a list of good preservation trade schools in the eastern half of the U.S.  Or, is there another website you could point me  too?
 
 If anyone has advice on my current situation, I would take that too--i.e.: Would it be in my best interest to continue pushing through the program  I'm currently in so that I can have my Master's degree?  Or, if I know the work I eventually want to do is more hands-on (probably preservation  carpentry) would it be more worth my time to go directly to that kind of training program instead?
 
 I'm obviously having some difficulties deciding the correct path, so if anyone has personal experience to share, I'd be interested!
 
 Thanks in advance,
 Sylvia Cleveland