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- 217.474.6052
- yapperman@msn.com
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Belvedere School for Historic Preservation
521 Bird Street
Hannibal MO 63401
- 217.474.6052
- yapperman@msn.com
- 521 Bird Street | Hannibal MO 63401
Ever wanted to learn how to restore stained-glass windows? This is your opportunity to learn from the best.
This is our 18th year at the Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation and we’re excited to offer a class called, “Restoring Stained Glass Windows-Advanced”
We’re even more excited to have instructor Rhonda Deeg back for 2026. Rhonda is considered one of the top stained-glass artists in the country. She born in Kokomo, IN only a few blocks from Kokomo Opalescent Glass, has devoted much of her career to teaching the construction trades and historic preservation in the vocational trades, both at the high school and college levels for Adult, Continuing, and Vocational Education academic programs in Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland and Indiana. Rhonda also has over 25 years’ experience in stained and art glass repair and restoration and is sole owner of RLD Glass Art & Restoration. Rhonda is an expert in creating new stained glass as well as restoration of the old and historic leaded glass windows
$595.00
8 in stock
Ever wanted to learn how to restore stained-glass windows? This is your opportunity to learn from the best.
This is our 18th year at the Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation and we’re excited to offer a class called, “Restoring Stained Glass Windows-Advanced”
We’re even more excited to have instructor Rhonda Deeg back for 2026. Rhonda is considered one of the top stained-glass artists in the country. She born in Kokomo, IN only a few blocks from Kokomo Opalescent Glass, has devoted much of her career to teaching the construction trades and historic preservation in the vocational trades, both at the high school and college levels for Adult, Continuing, and Vocational Education academic programs in Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland and Indiana. Rhonda also has over 25 years’ experience in stained and art glass repair and restoration and is sole owner of RLD Glass Art & Restoration. Rhonda is an expert in creating new stained glass as well as restoration of the old and historic leaded glass windows
In this class, Rhonda will teach you hands-on, how to restore stained-glass windows. Part of the class will be in the real world of working on existing, in-place, stained glass windows in one of the oldest church in Hannibal, Trinity Episcopal Church, built in 1845. You will be on a combination of scaffolding and ladders.
This is a 3-day class with a limit of 8 students for this session and the tuition is $595. Pre-registration is required.
We require students to have taken Rhonda’s “Basic” class or demonstrate in the comments of your registration your past basic experience from other sources. Potential students include: homeowners; students; contractors; building owners; city, county & state HP staff; not-for-profit housing organization staff; architects; preservation commission members and maintenance staff.
Tuition includes: fresh ground morning coffee and snacks; a home cooked lunch daily; a Certificate of Completion and backup materials.
Affordable motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town students. Special rates for students are also available here at the Belvedere Inn B & B, contact Pat at 217-799-6086 or pbyapp@msn.com. For more workshop information call Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or email him, yapperman@msn.com.