2007 "Preserve Mass Barns" Annual Conference
2006 "Preserve Mass Barns" Annual Conference
2006 "Barn Gathering" April 22nd - Groton, MA
2006 "Barn Basics" Seminar April 1st - Danvers, MA
2005
"Preserve Mass Barns" Conference
2004
"Preserve Mass Barns"
Conference
| June 9, 2008 |
2008 Mass. History Conference Using Technology to Document Historic Properties Surveys College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center Worcester, MA www.mfh.org/masshistory 1:30-2:45 p.m. - Concurrent Session B Presenters will discuss how to use new software programs, including Picasa, to assist in creating historic property surveys, as demonstrated by the Hadley Barn Project. Staff from the Massachusetts Historical Commission will discuss the most recent developments in online programs to produce historic property surveys. Niki LeFebvre, University of Massachusetts Amherst Program in
Public History
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| May 14, 2008 |
Preserve Our Historic Barns Westford Museum & Historical Society, Westford, MA www.westford.com/museum 7-9 p.m. The evening will feature two presentations: The Director of Storrowton Village (Eastern States Exposition), Mr. Dennis Picard, will speak on New England Barns from a historical perspective, and Arron Sturgis, owner of Preservation Timber Framing Inc., will discuss methods and economics of timber frame barn preservation and restoration. This event will also feature an exhibit of local barns photographed by Westford students. Awards will be presented to honor the students whose photos were judged best in the exhibit. Admission for this informative evening is free.
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| April 26, 2008 |
The Barns of Franklin County – a Juried Art Show
and Sale Bernardston Unitarian Church, Church Street, Bernardston, MA 6 p.m. Opening Reception 7 p.m. Lectures and slides by Richard Parsons, Northfield Farmer and Historian, who will speak on barn construction, their specific uses, family farms and preservation efforts. Mr. Parsons built his own farm by taking down a barn slated for demolition at Pine Meadow Farm. For further details visit: www.bernardstonunitarian.org/calendar.html
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| November 7, 2007 |
Barn Restoration and Preservation Sponsored by: The Pioneer Valley Institute and Highland Communities Initiative 413-775-1671 www.highlandcommunities.org The White Church, Historic Deerfield 7 p.m. - $10 - PVI members $5 |
| November 3, 2007 |
Annual 2007
Conference Sponsored by: Preservation Massachusetts Barn Task Force Cape Cod Commission Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association www.preservemassbarns.org 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. $40 in advance / $50 at the door |
| September 30, 2007 | Barn Tour, Concord, MA Sponsored by: The Thoreau Farm Trust www.thoreaufarm.org 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. $12 in advance / $15 at the door The Thoreau Farm Trust celebrates Concord's agricultural landscape, which inspired Thoreau, with the First Annual Concord Barn Tour. This year's theme is "The Evolution of Barns." |