Saturday, Oct. 20. 8:30-5:00 at the Mabee Farm Historic Site, Rotterdam Junction
Tours of Historic Buildings and the ‘Onrust’, Replica 1614 Shipbuilding Project.
Programs and presentations by Barn historians and researchers.
Presentation by the National Barn Alliance on the establishment of a nation-wide barn preservation advocacy organization. Fee: $20 includes lunch.
Saturday Night Dinner and Keynote Speaker Lauren Stiles,
"Windsor, New York: Shakers Building Barns Away from Home",
at historic restaurant in the Stockade. Fee: $30.
Friday, Oct. 19. 4-6 Opening Reception at the Schenectady County Historical Society. Light refreshments, tour of museum, guided Walking Tour of the Historic Stockade Neighborhood. Fee: Free with Conference registration.
Sunday, Oct. 21, 10am-2pm. Barn Tour, bus trip through Schenectady County. Fee: $15.
Information & Registration: info@dutchbarns.org
Co-sponsors: Schenectady County Historical
Society, National Barn Alliance, and Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture.
www.barncoalition.com
www.dutchbarns.org
ww.barnalliance.org
www.schist.org
www.theonrust.com
www.historicstockade.com
www.mabeefarm.org
www.hvva.org
Funding for
this conference made possible in part by a grant from
the
Schenectady County Legislature through its County Initiative Program.
