[MassHistPres] Barn Conference November 11th !!

[ElsaFitzgerald at aol.com]

Don’t Forget  to Register 

PRESERVE MASS  BARNS!

2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 
At The Storrowton Village Museum


Boston, MA – October 6,  2006–  Register now.  Early registration ends 
October  27th. Don’t miss Massachusetts’ only conference that  targets “how to” 
preserve and maintain old barns, carriage houses, and  outbuildings.  
Registration forms  are available at _www.preservationmass.org_ 
(http://www.preservationmass.org/)  or at  Preservation Mass, Old City  Hall, 45 School Street, 
Boston, 02108, telephone  617-723-3383. 
The Preservation Mass Barn Task Force is holding their 3rd –  Preserve MASS 
BARNS! – Annual  Conference.  Hosted by the  Storrowton Village Museum, on the 
grounds of the Eastern States  Exposition, West  Springfield, MA, anyone  
interested in historic preservation should attend this important event on 
Saturday, November 11, 2006, from  9AM to 4:30PM. 
New this year!  Attendees may choose one of two  options.  Track One – a “
technical”  focus!  Prominent speakers  Professor Thomas D. Visser, Director of 
the Historic Preservation Program at the  University of  Vermont; Mr. Jack A. 
Sobon,  Architect and Author specializing in repair and restoration of timber 
frame  buildings; and Mr. Arron J. Sturgis, Owner of Preservation Timber 
Framing, Inc.  will talk about how to identify barn types and the way they were 
built.  Find out how to assess barn conditions  and approach long-term 
maintenance in an orderly  fashion. 
Track Two – a  special “community” focus!  Professionals  Ms. Anne Forbes, 
Historic Preservation Consultant; Mr. Christopher Skelly,  Director of Local 
Government Programs Massachusetts Historical Commission; Mr. James Cram,  
Lawrence Barn  Committee; 

--  More  -- 
Mr. Norman  Isler, President, Topsfield Historical Society; and Ms. Lili Ott, 
Member,  Williams Barn Committee will discuss how to identify the types of 
historic barns  and develop conditions assessment strategies.  Attendees will 
learn about the  
components of a community-wide barn survey and hear the results of  “grass–
roots” 
efforts to preserve barns.   
Two panel  presentations will focus on community-wide approaches to 
evaluating and saving  barns, determining the best re-use, raising funds, and more.  
The first panel focuses on utilizing  Massachusetts Historical Commission 
guidelines and methodologies to identify and  survey historic barns and outbuildings 
within a community.  The second will showcase community barn  preservation 
and re-use projects presented by some of the people who made them  happen.  

These specifically designed panel  presentations are a “must attend” for 
anyone interested in saving endangered  barns and outbuildings in their 
community.  
“Members of  the building trades, architects, engineers, barn owners, 
preservationists, and  anyone in need of information and / or interested in historic 
preservation will  find this conference filled with useful subject matter.”  
says Charles  McColough, Chairman.  “We are proud to announce AIA credits will 
be offered for architects  attending the conference.  This was  made possible 
with an in kind grant from the Boston Society of Architects.”    
Don’t miss  out on what promises to be the Preservation Mass Barn Task Force’
s most exciting annual  conference yet.  Refer to “Barn Task  Force” on 
_www.preservationmass.org_ (http://www.preservationmass.org/)  for complete  
information. 
This program  was made possible in part by a grant from the National Trust 
for Historic  Preservation. 


NOTE:  Electronic versions of our press releases, graphics, and other  
information are available on our website under Barn Task Force- News  Shed.