Track

8:30

Registration & Exhibits     

9:00

Conference Welcome

            Charles H. McColough, Chairperson
                  Barn Task Force
            James W. Igoe, President
                  Preservation Mass
            Dennis D. Picard, Museum Director
                  Storrowton Village Museum

9:30

New England Barn Types &
Preservation
Strategies
          Thomas D. Visser

1 & 2

10:30

Morning Break & Exhibits

11:00

“How Did they Build ‘em Anyway?”
New England Barn Construction Techniques
          Jack A. Sobon

“Many Needles in a Haystack:”
Community Barn Surveys
          Panel Presentations

1

2

12:00

Lunch & Barn Visit
Barn Visit & Lunch

1
2

1:15

Barn Task Force Update

1 & 2

1:30

How to Love and Care for your Old Barn:

Condition Assessments & Maintenance

as a Long-term Commitment
            Arron J. Sturgis, Owner
                  Preservation Timber Framing, Inc.

1 & 2

2:40

Approaching Structural Repair
          Jack A. Sobon
“Red Elephants” or Vital Local Resources?
Community Barn Preservation & Reuse
          Panel Presentations

1

2

3:40

Barn Talk
          Arron Sturgis will lead conference
          presenters in a question and answer
          session for the attendees

1 & 2

4:15

Wrap-up and End of Conference