[MassHistPres] Reminder: VAF:NE Winter Meeting 3 March 2007

[Laura B. Driemeyer]

A Sampling of Current Research on New England Architecture

New England Chapter of the Vernacular Architecture Forum

Winter Meeting

3 March 2007

Old Sturbridge Village

Schedule
8:45    Registration and Coffee
9:15    Welcome and Introduction, Bill Flynt

9:30     Finding Meaning in New England Churches: Researching Temples of 
Grace: The Material Transformation of Connecticut's Churches, 1790-1840
            Gretchen Buggeln, Valparaiso University

10:30    Exhuming Old Ship: New Evidence for Original Features at the 
Hingham Meetinghouse
             Brian Powell, Building Conservation Associates, Inc.

11:30    Forum: The Orientation of Houses in the Village of Deerfield: 
Archaeological and Documentary Evidence of Change in the Eighteenth Century
             Robert Paynter, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

12:00   Lunch and VAF:NE Annual Meeting

1:30     The Building Frame Trade of Coastal New Hampshire
            James L. Garvin, New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources

2:30     Where We Lived: An Experiment in Accessible History
            Jack Larkin, Old Sturbridge Village

 ______________________________________________________________________________________WHAT IS THE VAF?  The Vernacular Architecture Forum was founded in 1980 toencourage the study and preservation of all aspects of vernaculararchitecture and landscapes, through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinarymethods.  The VAF publishes a quarterly newsletter and a series,Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture (recently renamed Buildings andLandscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum), and awards theAbbott Lowell Cummings Award, for the best book in North American vernaculararchitecture; the Paul Buchanan Award, for excellence in fieldwork andinterpretation, and the Henry Glassie Award, for special achievements in andcontributions to the field of vernacular architecture.  Its annual meetings,which emphasize intensive tours, are among its most distinctive traditions.The VAF has recently begun to develop regional and topical chapters, and forten years New England's chapte!
 r has
 sponsored a number of field trips,workshops on building analysis, and this conference.  Membership in the NewEngland Chapter is a free benefit of VAF membership for those in the six NewEngland states and members receive regular notification of Chapteractivities.  To join, send your name, address, and dues to Gabrielle Lanier,P.O. Box 1511, Harrisonburg, VA  22801-1511.  $45 active member, $25student.  For more information about the VAF, visit our web site athttp://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org.Directions to Old Sturbridge Village:  Old Sturbridge Village is located inthe town of Sturbridge, MA, near the intersection of Route 90 (theMassachusetts Turnpike) and Route 84.  Make your way to Route 90/Mass Pikeand take Sturbridge exit 9, which will be marked for Old Sturbridge Villagewith the brown signs used to indicate historic sites and parks.  Afterpaying your toll, take the first right onto Route 20 west and follow thesigns.  You will need to take the jug-handle on the!
  right to
 make the leftturn into the Village.  Park in the Village lot.  Then follow the path fromthe parking lot past the new Tavern and the Bookstore on the left and theVisitors Center on the right.  The Conference Center is just past theVisitors Center on the right.Weather:  Since the Village is located on major roadways, we hope not tohave to cancel, whatever the weather.  But if you are in doubt, you can call508-347-3362 and an answering machine will let you know if we have decidedthe predictions are too dire.Lunch:  You may order sandwiches, drinks, etc. for an informal lunch at theConference Center, available for $10.  A la carte options may also byavailable at the Bullard Tavern in the historic area of the Village.Please register in advance.  We need an estimate of participants.Send registration material to:   VAF-New EnglandPreservation Studies Program, Boston University, 226 Bay State Road, BostonMA  02215
  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name:___________________________________Affiliation:_____________________________MailingAddress:____________________________________________________________________Phone:__________________        e-mail:___________________VAF member $10 _____.    Non-member $18 _____.    Student $8 ______.  Lunch$10 ______VAF-New England operates primarily through donated funds and services.Your additional contribution will help us to continue our programof field trips and winter meetings.Students should include a photocopy of their student ID.Please make check payable to VAF-NE.TOTAL ENCLOSED: ________