Spring 2025 Colleagues Retreat - Let’s Talk Trades

June 16-17 in Rhinebeck - Join fellow NY preservationists for the first in-person gathering of our revamped Preservation Colleagues program!

Meet us at the Oneida Community Mansion House (located between Utica and Syracuse) to talk trades! We'll gather Monday for a customized tour of this 93,000 square foot NHL and hear about OCMH's extensive restoration efforts and the fascinating history behind the Utopian Oneida Community (1848-1880). Monday will end with a self-pay dinner. Tuesday we'll get down to business: we'll hear from tradespeople, trades programs, and YOU. Light breakfast and lunch provided. 

Please be sure your organization's Preservation Colleagues membership is current before registering!

REGISTRATION

Registration is FREE! Please register using the Eventbrite checkout below. You can register multiple individuals at once.

LODGING

Oneida Community Mansion House has a limited number of overnight rooms, offered at a 10% discount to our Colleagues. Rooms available on a first come, first served basis. Contact Chelsea at hospitality@oneidacommunity.org to book and let her know you're with the Preservation League. If OCMH rooms fill up, we recommend checking out the nearby Creekside Inn (a 8-minute drive), Hampton Inn (a 9-minute drive), or a local Airbnb.

Retreat Goals

  1. Colleague organizations report out on their trades successes and challenges.

  2. Participants gather valuable "lessons learned" from one another.

  3. Participants learn how they can partner with fellow Colleague organizations to advance the trades.

  4. Participants gain new tools and insights that they can take back to their communities.

  5. Set collective, statewide goals and action items for the preservation trades.

Agenda

Monday, March 31 - Optional

Afternoon: Customized, behind-the-scenes tour of Oneida Community Mansion House.

Dinner: We’re ordering in! Pizza dinner at OCMH.

Tuesday, April 1

9:15-9:30 — Welcome

9:30-10:30 — Round Robin

10:45-12:00 — Panel 1: Trades Training Program Case Study

12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00-2:15 — Panel 2: Workforce Development

2:30-3:00 — Breakout Group Discussions

3:00-4:00 — Final Full Group Discussion

Complete details on speakers and sessions coming soon!