Author: Jackie Harris

The U.S. has many buildings that are centuries old, but most modern tradespeople haven’t learned how to work on them. A New Hampshire program is teaching high schoolers these old restoration skills. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: New England is full of historic homes, barns and churches, but there’s a growing shortage of people who know how to repair them. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jackie Harris reports on a program there that’s turning to high schoolers as a possible solution.JACKIE HARRIS, BYLINE: Joshua Adams had never heard of timber framing until his historic barn repair class. It’s a centuries-old building method where…