Internships

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is currently offering a mini-internship opportunity for high school students during April Vacation 2024 as well as a paid internship during the summer. Read below for additional information including how to apply.

Mini Internship Opportunities for High School Students

Spend spring break learning to save historic buildings!

The N.H. Preservation Alliance is offering several mini-internship opportunities for high school age students during spring break, the week of April 22 to 26. The students will be mentored by trades professionals at job sites and workshops in central New Hampshire and the Seacoast.

Activities will depend on each intern’s skill set and the projects available at the time. Benefits include exposure to a wide range of preservation activities including traditional construction techniques, repair of damaged building elements, wood window restoration strategies, and the history of the buildings being worked on. There will be opportunities for hands-on participation and use of tools. Mentors will be members of the Timber Framers Guild or the Window Preservation Alliance.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this position will have interest in and/or curiosity about old buildings and their construction and repair. The ability to follow instructions and use tools safely will be important. Reliable transportation and the ability to engage in moderate physical activity is required.

How to apply:

Please send an email to Althea Barton at ab@nhpreservation.org with “April Internship” in the subject line. We will send you more information and a short application.

Internship Opportunity Available with N.H. Preservation Alliance and Preservation Timber Framing

Spend the summer of 2024 in New Hampshire working to save historic buildings!

The N.H. Preservation Alliance is offering 1 or 2 summer internship positions for students of historic preservation and related fields in conjunction with the preservation trades and professions. Internships span 9 weeks in the summer, split between 5 weeks hands-on site work with a trades firm, Preservation Timber Framing, and 4 weeks of work with the N.H. Preservation Alliance.

Benefits include exposure to the breadth of the preservation field, from construction and repair of structures, to the program, policy, and advocacy work of a preservation-focused nonprofit organization. Interns will be introduced to the preservation professional’s community, policy makers, preservation consultants, supporters and donors, and allied organizations in the field. Interns gain important practical knowledge of how preservation businesses run and how preservation nonprofits function.

Work for the Preservation Alliance will include monitoring and documentation of historic properties with preservation easements. The interns will also help develop and execute educational and promotional programs for property owners and general audiences. Assignments and projects for the five weeks with our professional trades partner Preservation Timber Framing will be made according to the summer intern’s skill set and the projects available at the time.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this position will have an understanding of the history and features of older buildings, enthusiasm for historic preservation education and strong organizational and communication skills. The ability to work independently will be important although there will also be many opportunities to work with the Preservation Alliance’s small, energetic staff. Reliable transportation and ability to engage in moderate to heavy physical activity is required. Housing may be available.

Compensation:

Interns will be compensated at $10-14 per hour during their 4 weeks at N.H. Preservation Alliance headquarters and between $10-14 per hour during their 5 weeks with our trades partner. Housing may be available.

How to apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter and two academic or relevant professional references to Beverly Thomas at bt@nhpreservation.org with “Summer Internship” in subject line 

Former Intern:

Lucas Newton

Lucas Newton joined our N.H. Preservation Alliance team as a summer intern for the month of June in 2023 as a recent graduate of the University Vermont where he earned a BA in History and was going on to pursue his MS in Historic Preservation. His interest in history and preservation was apparent the minute he walked through our door! In his short time with us, Lucas assisted with a plaster repair workshop and wrote a follow-up blog post on plaster repair, assisted with his first NH State Register nomination and completed a multitude of in-office tasks. He also completed work in the field by attending site visits with Community Preservation Services Manager, Andrew Cushing, as well as interning with Arron Sturgis and his company, Preservation Timber Framing.