8:30

Registration & Coffee
 

9:00

Welcome
Preservation Mass Barn Task Force
Essex National Heritage Commission
 

9:15

Do You Know Your Scribe Rule from your Square Rule?
New England Barns in Perspective
William B. Finch, Finch and Rose, Preservation & Design Consultants
 

10:15

Morning Break
 

10:45

Starting at the Top:  The Whys and Wherefores of Barn Roof Repairs
Victor Wright, The Heritage Company
Arron Sturgis, Preservation Timber Framing, Inc.
 

11:45

Lunch
 

12:45

Preserve Mass Barns – Barn Task Force Update
 

1:15

Sticks and Stones:  Barn Foundations, Sills and
Flooring in Historic Barns
Richard Lazarus, Lazarus & Company
 

2:15

How to Love and Care for Your Old Barn:
Maintenance as a Long Term Contract
Arron Sturgis, Preservation Timber Framing, Inc.
 

3:15

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

4:15

Wrap-up and End of Conference