[MassHistPres] Preserve Mass Barns 2006 Conference

[ElsaFitzgerald at aol.com]

ANNOUNCING Preserve Mass Barns 2006 Annual Conference  November 11th!!
 
Program & Registration are at _www.preservationmass.org_ 
(http://www.preservationmass.org)  
 
 
Looking for practical, cost-effective ideas for  
restoring and rehabilitating old barns?

Who Should Attend
    *   Owners of old barns,  carriage houses and outbuildings
    *   Groups & individuals  interested in preserving old barns in their  
communities
    *   Members of the building  trades, architects, and engineers in need 
of information on barn repair  & timber frame construction
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Program  Outline:
    *   New England Barn Types  & Preservation Strategies
    *   "How Did They Build em'  Anyway?"
New England Barn Construction Techniques
    *   How to Love and Care for  Your Old Barn:
Condition Assessments & Maintenance as a Long-Term  Commitment 
COMMUNITY BARN  PRESERVATION
A Must attend for those interested in  saving
endangered  barns in their communities 
    *   "Many Needles in a  Haystack:"
Community Barn Surveys
    *   "Red Elephants" or Vital  Local Resources?
Community Barn Preservation and Reuse  
Saturday, November 11,  2006            
This program was made 
possible in part by a grant  from National Trust for 
Historic Preservation 
Hosted  by:
Storrowton Village  Museum
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield,  MA                                           
Preservation Massachusetts                                                    
  
Barn Task Force  
AIA credit will be offered for 
architects attending  the 
conference.  This is made  possible with an in kind grant from the 
Boston Society of  Architects
617-723-3383
_www.preservationmass.org_ (http://www.preservationmass.org/)