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SUMMARY:Anatomy of Buildings: Architectural Vocabulary and Identifying 19th Century Styles
DESCRIPTION:Anatomy of Buildings: Architectural Vocabulary and Identifying 19th Century Styles Presented by Susan Arena \nThis one hour program will offer a brief overview of common language used to describe buildings and an introduction to architectural styles found in Washington County. Familiarity with stylistic elements and influences helps provide historic context to the built environment and a better understanding of your community. \nSusan Arena is an Architectural Historian with experience completing historic resources surveys\, National Register nominations\, preservation planning\, and educational programming. She has worked in non-profit\, private\, and public sectors\, collaborating with State Historic Preservation Offices in New York\, Massachusetts\, Rhode Island\, and Connecticut as well as many regional organizations. Susan holds a BA in Architectural Studies from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and an MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/anatomy-of-buildings-architectural-vocabulary-and-identifying-19th-century-styles/
LOCATION:Wing- Northup House\, 167 Boadway\, Fort Edward\, NY\, 12828\, United States
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SUMMARY:WCHS Local History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:May 12 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club \nWashington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday\, May 12\, at the Slate Valley Museum\, 17 Water Street\, Granville.  Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation. \n  \nThe discussion will focus on Dorothy Offensend’s book The Western Vermont Slate Belt\, published in 2003.  That slate belt runs through portions of Granville\, producing red slate in that town.  The book is available at the Washington County Historical Society book shop https://wchs-ny.org/product/the-western-vermont-slate-belt-fair-haven/.  The author was a former president of the Historical Society.  Alternative reading is “A Study in Slate” by Scott Carpenter\, written at UVM for a degree in Environmental Studies in 2002.  It can be read online at https://www.uvm.edu/~shali/Slate.pdf.  Scott\, a former Fort Ann resident\, now lives in Maine. \n  \nFollowing the book discussion\, attendees may tour the exhibits and view the museum’s movie. \n  \nThe group meets on the second Friday of the month at noon\, usually at the Historical Society\, 167 Broadway in Fort Edward.  Future sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors.  The proposed topics include Ulysses Grant’s final days at Mount McGregor; Apple growing in Washington County; and Townsend Harris’s role in American trade with Japan.  For additional information\, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/wchs-local-history-book-club-10/
LOCATION:Slate Valley Museum\, 17 Water Street\, Granville\, NY\, 12832\, United States
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SUMMARY:What You Should Know About Historic Designation and Funding Sources
DESCRIPTION:What You Should Know About Historic Designation and Funding Sources\nPresented by Janna Rudler \nThe Preservation League of NYS will present information about the League’s grant and technical services programs\, an overview of the State and National Registers of Historic Places\, historic districts\, and financial incentives for historic preservation available to historic property owners. (Guest speaker from SHPO\, TBD.) Janna Rudler is the Grants and Technical Services Manager at the Preservation League of New York State. The Preservation League is the statewide non-profit dedicated to historic preservation advocacy\, education\, and grants since 1974. Janna advises non-profits and municipalities in achieving their preservation goals\, offers technical support and referrals to all who seek assistance in their preservation efforts\, and oversees\nthe League’s grant programs. Her career has taken her from archaeological digs across New York state and directing an archaeology lab to managing a historic house museum. Janna holds a BA in Anthropology from Binghamton University and a Master of Arts in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program.\nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/what-you-should-know-about-historic-designation-and-funding-sources/
LOCATION:Historic Salem Courthouse\, 58 East Broadway\, Salem\, NY\, 12865\, United States
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