February 2-3, 2018
35th Annual New Hampshire Farm & Forest Expo
Manchester, NH
Info link: http://www.nhfarmandforestexpo.org

February 18, 2017
Rye Historical Society’s “Cabin Fever” Tea
Rye, NH
Info link: http://www.ryenhhistoricalsociety.org

March 4, 2017
30th Annual New England Conference on Industrial Archeology
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Info link: http://nec-sia.org/pdf/2017%20SNEC%20IA%20Conference%20Flyer.pdf

April 7, 2018
New Hampshire Land Conservation — Saving Special Places
Alton, NH
Info link: http://savingspecialplaces.org

October 29, 2016
434 South Road / Rye, NH
Workshop 9:30 to Noon

To get in the Halloween mood, join us Saturday October 29th for a Family Graveyard Care and Maintenance Workshop at the family burial ground adjoining 434 South Road in Rye. The New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association, will be running the hands on workshop and will cover all types of gravestone and Graveyard maintenance. Please park on South Road.

Refreshments will be served. All ages welcome. Any tools you can provide will be helpful. (Loppers, rakes, shovel, scrub brushes, limb saw etc.) This was so much fun last year, we hope to see you all there!

We have approximately 66 small graveyards in Rye. Ask us about how you can adopt one and care for it yourself! A great opportunity for family time!

James Tegeder
Rye Heritage Commission

Historic Deerfield
October 6, 2016
First Church of Deerfield / 71 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342
Lecture 7:30 PM

David J. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Preservation Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation, will present a free public lecture, The Future of Historic Preservation: Saving the Places that Matter.

Historic places create connections to our heritage that help us understand our past, appreciate our triumphs, and learn from our mistakes. Historic places help define and distinguish our communities by building a strong sense of identity. Deerfield is one of these great places in the American landscape: a Native homeland for twelve thousand years and a community of craftsmen, farmers, educators, and business people from the 17th century to the present. What’s different about Deerfield is that the scale of the 17th-century community survives intact with 26 18th-century houses and another 14 that predate 1850 along with important archeological evidence in a beautiful agricultural landscape.

Why are places like Deerfield important in America? And why should their preservation be prioritized? To ensure that their stories remain a part of our lives today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation protects and promotes historic places and maintains their own diverse collection of 27 sites. When you visit a historic site, you learn from their stories and help keep history alive.

Preservation Massachusetts
November 3, 2016
Worcester Historical Museum
Reception 5:00 PM / Program 6:00 PM

Every other Fall, Preservation Massachusetts hosts the Believe in Preservation fall event to announce the biennial Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources list. The event is a great educational and networking opportunity for anyone interested in preservation in Massachusetts. The evening’s program will kick off with PM’s Annual Meeting and will feature our Most Endangered Program with updates about past listings and the presentation of 2016’s Most Endangered Historic Resources List.

PastForward — National Trust for Historic Preservation
November 15–18
Houston, Texas

Places. Livability. Voices. Tomorrow’s Heritage So Rich.

Learn more about this year’s PastForward themes with online session descriptions, speaker bios, and accompanying reading lists … a little homework before November’s conference!

At PastForward, November 15-18, we’ll explore how the activation of historic places can better tell stories, how preservation can play a greater role in securing more sustainable and just cities, and how we can uncover and tell the full American story through places. Also, we’ll celebrate the past and look forward to the future in honor of the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.

We want you to be part of these important discussions—register for PastForward today!

The N.H. Division of Historical Resources will host “We’re Golden: Celebrating 50 Years of the National Historic Preservation Act,” a daylong symposium focusing on historic preservation in the Granite State, in Concord on Oct. 28.

Signed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on Oct. 15, 1966, the NHPA declared that “the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people.”

“We’re Golden” will include presentations describing a wide range of New Hampshire preservation success stories, a panel discussion about the history of preservation in the state and a keynote address by Charlene Dwin Vaughn, assistant director at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

“New Hampshire is well-known for our historic buildings, bridges, landscapes, cemeteries and archaeological sites – they are part of who we are,” said Elizabeth Muzzey, director of the NHDHR and state historic preservation officer. “We’re looking forward to sharing inspiring stories about the great work that can be accomplished when people come together to preserve elements of our past that are still very much part of both our present and our future.”

People interested in learning more about historic preservation success stories in New Hampshire, including members of historic commissions, environmental and engineering firms, federal and state agencies, and cultural resource consultants are invited to attend.

Sponsors for the event are Hoyle, Tanner and Associates; Hunter Research; Public Archaeology Laboratory; SEARCH and the N.H. Department of Transportation. Partners include the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and PlanNH.

For more information about “We’re Golden” and to register, visit nh.gov/nhdhr. There is no fee to attend but seating is limited and advance registration is required.

New Hampshire’s Division of Historical Resources, the “State Historic Preservation Office,” was established in 1974. The historical, archeological, architectural, engineering and cultural resources of New Hampshire are among the most important environmental assets of the state. Historic preservation promotes the use, understanding and conservation of such resources for the education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of New Hampshire’s citizens.

For more information, visit us online at nh.gov/nhdhr or by calling 603-271-3483.

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.

Looking for some continuing preservation education? Here’s a sampling of upcoming events in the region…

February 24 — The Massachusetts Historical Society hosts a panel discussion on the “Preservation of Modernism” program at its Boylston Street headquarters in Boston.

Today, the optimism of the movement is often forgotten and many of the buildings suffer from years of poor maintenance and are facing insensitive renovation or demolition. Architects who have renovated important modernist buildings will talk about the challenges and opportunities and explain their work locally on buildings such as Sert’s BU Law Tower and Alvar Aalto’s Baker House at MIT as well as internationally on sites such as the Gropius’s US Embassy in Greece and the UN Headquarters.

March 12-13 — The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is holding its “Old House & Barn Expo” at the Radisson in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Have fun and learn from the experts at this one-stop-shopping trade show that helps old house and barn owners and enthusiasts with appropriate and affordable solutions. Create your own show “itinerary” and explore garden, architecture, history and preservation strategies through hourly lectures, over 60 exhibitors and many traditional arts demonstrators.

April 1-2 — Boston University will be the site of a symposium entitled “The Dynamic City: Futures for the Past” at its campus in Boston, Massachusetts.

Are preservation, diversity, and affordability mutually exclusive in urban America? How can neighborhood identity and community be preserved while engaging with the opportunities of globalization? What should be saved in attempts to build and maintain a fair and equitable city? The Dynamic City: Futures for the Past will examine the urban history of New England and its relationships within a global context. The conference will explore questions that bridge the divide between study and praxis in design, sustainability and preservation.

April 2 — “50 Years Back, 50 Years Forward: The National Historic Preservation Act” is the title given to this year’s New England annual meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum to be held at Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts). Peter Michaud of New Hampshire’s Division of Historic Resources will participate in the “Vernacular in Practice” panel discussion along with colleagues from other New England states.

April 9 — Saving Special Places is holding its annual conference on land conservation in New Hampshire at Prospect Mountain High School in Alton, New Hampshire.

April 15 — Historic New England is offering the first workshop in a three part series called “Managing for Preservation” at its Codman Estate property in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

This workshop, the first in a series of three focusing on different preservation management themes, covers important concepts in design review in local historic districts. Learn from case study examples and mock hearings on this important part of local preservation regulation.

Town Hall in Rye, NH

On September 28, at 5:30 PM at Rye Town Hall there will be a ceremony celebrating the Town Hall’s placement on New Hampshire’s State Register of Historic Places. There will be a plaque mounting ceremony, refreshments, representatives from all historic and government organizations present, along with Boy Scouts and the public. Please join us. The Master of Ceremonies will be Mae Bradshaw, Chair, Rye Heritage Commission.

[ Post by James Tegeder, PSU Historic Preservation student ]