FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 15, 2010

CONTACT:  Jeff Mammenga, Media Coordinator, (605) 773-6000, Jeff.Mammenga@state.sd.us

State Historical Society Window Repair Workshop Deadline Extended

PIERRE, S.D. – The registration deadline has been extended to May 3 for a hands-on wood window repair workshop sponsored by the South Dakota State Historical Society.

Four openings remain for the May 14-16 workshop at the historic Oahe Chapel north of Pierre. Participants will learn to repair historic wood windows while repairing the windows of the chapel.

The workshop will be instructed by nationally-known historic preservation consultant Bob Yapp of Preservation Resources Inc. in Hannibal, Mo.

During the three-day window workshop, Yapp will teach up to 16 people how to repair and maintain their own wood windows. Participants will work each day from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT. Each participant must commit to working all day, each of the three days. At the end of the three-day workshop, all eight windows in the Oahe Chapel will be repaired and reinstalled. 

The registration cost is only $30, which includes on-site lunches and breaks.

For registration information, contact Jennifer Brosz at (605) 773-2906 or visit the State Historic Preservation Office’s Web site at http://history.sd.gov/Preservation/

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The South Dakota State Historical Society is a division of the Department of Tourism and State Development and strives to help the state meet the goals of the 2010 Initiative by enhancing history as a tool for economic development and cultural tourism. The society is headquartered at the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. The center houses the society’s world-class museum, the archives, and the historic preservation, publishing and administrative/development offices. Call (605) 773-3458 or visit www.history.sd.gov for more information. The society also has an archaeology office in Rapid City; call (605) 394-1936 for more information.