Internship: Shaker Windows with John Leeke

The windows of the horse stable at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community (near
Gray, Maine) will be preserved this summer. John Leeke, Preservation
Consultant, holds the contract to repair and stabilize the 14 wood-framed
double hung windows and is offering a student internship on the project. The
intern will learn window conditions assessment, and receive extensive
hands-on training and experience in a real, world production shop for
 several sash repair, restoration, preservation and conservation treatments.

Principle terms of the internship:

- Full time commitment beginning between May 1 and May 20 through June 30 in
Portland, Maine.
- No payment is available.
- Housing and meals supplied provided you can fit into our household (no
smoking, healthy eating, etc.)
- Must provide own liability insurance and sign a formal internship
agreement.

Past successful cantidates in our intern program have been mid-career change
masters degree students with a solid background in the building trades and
have included students from Georgia State and Boston University Preservation
Programs. There are also research and publication opportunities in print and
on the internet which can be completed offsite if your academic program
requires more hours than this opportunity provides. An academic involvement
is not an absolute requirement. If you are interested please submit a written
one-page proposal outlining your qualifications and interest in this
opportunity, with no more than five pages of backup materials. Include at
least two references for each of the following: trades experience, personal
character, academic involvement. Proposals will be considered from May 1 to
May 10. (Please do not telephone or fax with questions at this time.)

John Leeke, Preservation Consultant
26 Higgins St.
Portland, ME  04103
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