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8:30 |
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Registration &
Exhibits
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9:00 |
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Conference
Welcome:
Charles H. McColough, Chairman, Barn Task
Force
James W. Igoe,
President, Preservation Massachusetts
Scott T. Swank, Executive Director, Heritage Museums &
Gardens
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9:30 |
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The Whys and Wherefores of Barn Roof Repairs:
Technical Information on Roof Preservation and Rehabilitation
Robert Adam, Preservation Carpentry, North
Bennet Street School
Roofing techniques and best materials for historic barns
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10:30 |
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Morning Break
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11:00 |
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How to Love
and Care for Your Old Barn:
Do-it-Yourself Repairs and Maintenance Plan |
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Richard Potter, Potter Homebuilders
Elements of a condition assessment
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Repairs owner can undertake
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Staging repairs
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Making a maintenance plan
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12:00 |
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Lunch & Exhibits
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1:00 |
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Preserve Mass Barns—Task
Force Update
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1:10 |
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Cranberry Screenhouses – “Then and Now”
Malcolm Phinney, "Retired Enthusiast"
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1:30 |
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Do
You Know Your Scribe Rule from Your Square Rule?
The History of New England Barn Construction
William B. Finch, Finch and Rose, Preservation & Design
Consultants
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Overview of Framing Techniques
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Overview of Barn Forms as Changes in Agriculture Took Place
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2:30 |
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No Longer in the Background:
Barns and Outbuildings in Today's Historic Properties Surveys
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Anne Forbes,
Historic
Preservation Consultant, Acton, MA
Christopher Skelly, Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts
Historical Commission
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Standards for recording barns on community-wide surveys
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How to do it and How to fund it
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3:30 |
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“Barn
Talk” Wrap Up Q & A
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4:30 |
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Wrap-up and End of Conference |
