[MassHistPres] Program in New England Studies

[Wendy Price]

Historic New England presents its fifth annual Program in New England
Studies
 
Boston* February 15, 2007 - Historic New England presents its fifth
year of Program in New England Studies, an intensive learning experience
with lectures by specialists in many preservation fields, supplemented
by workshops and behind-the-scenes tours to study the buildings and
collections of Historic New England and other museums and private houses
in the region.  The program runs June 18 - 23, 2007. 
 
Program in New England Studies examines New England history and
material culture from the seventeenth century through the Colonial
Revival.  This week-long experience delves into architecture, including
building design and technology, and the wide-ranging lifestyles
illustrated by Historic New England properties and other historic sites
on the schedule.  While the program is based in Boston, the group
travels to sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Essex County,
Massachusetts; Woodstock, Connecticut; and this year to Salem,
Massachusetts to visit Historic New England*s newly acquired Phillips
House.  A special evening lecture by Historic New England*s Senior
Stewardship Manager Joseph Cornish will focus on the preservation
initiatives of historic houses.
 
Presenters include Historic New England Senior Curator and textile
expert Richard Nylander, Curator Nancy Carlisle, and Curator of Library
and Archives Lorna Condon.  In addition to Historic New England*s staff
experts, scheduled speakers include Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of A Midwife*s Tale and director of the Charles
Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University,
with a special guest lecture on Common Things in History.  
 
Other guest presenters for Program in New England Studies include
professor emeritus, American and New England Studies, Boston University,
Richard M. Candee, architectural historian Abbott Lowell Cummings;
Professor, American & New England Studies, Boston University, Claire
Dempsey;  Professor of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur Program in
Early American Culture Brock Jobe; state architectural historian, New
Hampshire Division of Historical Resources James L. Garvin; Curator of
American Decorative Arts, Peabody Essex Museum, Dean Lahikainen;
Historic New England President Emerita, Jane Nylander;  professor
emeritus, History of American Art, Wellesley College, Jame O*Gorman;
curator, Warner House, Joyce Volk; curator of American Decorative Arts
and Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Gerald Ward; site manager, Governor
Henry Lippitt House Museum, Theresa Woodmansee; and President, Historic
Deerfield, Inc., Philip Zea.
 
The $1,250 fee includes all lectures, admissions, guided tours,
transportation to and from special visits and excursions, daily
breakfast, lunch and evening receptions, and various service charges. 
The program is designed to appeal to museum professionals, graduate
students, owners of historic houses, collectors, and those who enjoy New
England history.
 
Two scholarships are available, one to a mid-career museum professional
and another to a graduate student in the fields of architecture,
decorative arts, material culture, or public history.  For more
information on the program visit www.HistoricNewEngland.orgor contact
Historic New England Exhibitions Manager Ken Turino at 617-227-3956,
ext. 246.
 
 
 

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Historic New England is the public identity for the
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. 
We are the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional
preservation organization in the country. Historic New England
offers a unique opportunity to experience the lives and stories
of New Englanders through their homes and possessions.
Learn more at www.HistoricNewEngland.org.