Historic New England has just announced its annual preservation field school to be held at the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont, on September 24–25, 2016:

This year’s Field School focuses on the properties of the Henry Sheldon Museum, the oldest community-based museum in the country, located downtown in Middlebury. As it has in the past, this program offers unique access to Historic New England’s property care staff and includes field exercises in developing conditions assessments, treatment plans, and scopes of work based on a preservation philosophy that serves as a role model for the stewardship of New England heritage.

Students of historic preservation are given preference in registering for this event which seeks to introduce them to Historic New England’s legacy of material conservation in historic structures.