[MassHistPres] 2013 New England Industrial Archeology Conference

[Sara Wermiel]

Announcement, from Sara Wermiel

 

 

26th Annual New England Conference on Industrial Archeology

Saturday, February 23, 2013 – Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

Hosted by: The Southern New England Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology (SNEC-SIA)

Location: 950 Main Street, Worcester (Jefferson Academic Center, Room 218)

Registration fee per person (includes lunch): $15, if paid by Feb 20, 2013, or $20 day of event.  Fee waived for speakers. Free Parking in Clark lot off Woodland Street (see map below). Lunch will be provided onsite to all paid attendees, and will consist of a sandwich  deli buffet with beverages and snacks. Please note: In order to keep costs as low as possible, we will not be serving morning or midday coffee. Tank up at your favorite shop beforehand. We are also planning to start a little earlier this year, to provide enough time for the SNEC elections and meeting. Questions or comments? Please contact Marc N. Belanger, program organizer at mnbelanger at comcast.net or (508) 837-5669.

Tentative schedule:

9:00 – 9:45            Registration                          1:00 – 3:30            Afternoon Session                               

9:45 – 11:45         Morning Session                 3:30 – 4:30            SNEC-SIA Elections and meeting

11:45 – 1:00         Lunch Break                                                                         

Anticipated speakers and topics (final order TBD):

Craig Austin - Independence Gold Mine north of Palmer, Alaska

Thomas E. Bonomi and Jack Leung - Cathedral in the Woods: The Lyons Turning Mill from 1893 to the Present

James Klopfer - Discovery of an industrial center for the manufacture of mechanical nutmeg graters: the Lynn-Saugus connection

Malcolm Phinney - An update on efforts to establish Iron Heritage Trail in Southeastern Massachusetts

Johanna Rowley - How collaborative efforts are determining reuses for the Tremont Nail Factory District

Sara E. Wermiel, PhD - Historical warehouses as a building type: Boston and beyond

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Registration for 26th Annual New England Conference on Industrial Archeology, Saturday, February 23, 2013 

 

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Make check payable to “SNEC-SIA”. Mail registration to: Sara Wermiel, Treasurer SNEC, 70A South St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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