Join us on May 7th to celebrate the NH Preservation Alliance’s 2024 preservation award winners and the 50th anniversary of the NH Division of Historical Resources (DHR).
Sanborn Mills Farm in partnership with the N.H. Preservation Alliance. How do we know what we know about woven fabrics and the weavers who wove them? This workshop will teach you how to look at and evaluate flat woven textiles from the 18th and 19th century.
Sanborn Mills Farm in partnership with the N.H. Preservation Alliance. In this class, students will learn how to build a traditional window sash using primarily hand tools. This class is geared towards beginner and intermediate skill levels.
Sanborn Mills Farm in partnership with the N.H. Preservation Alliance. This course offers an introduction to the basic skills and understanding for re-creating classic Timber Frame “mortise-and-tenon” structures, emblematic of pre-industrial buildings in New England.
Sanborn Mills Farm in partnership with the N.H. Preservation Alliance. In this hands-on workshop students will be given the basic skills required to identify and fix common minor problems that occur with old or damaged plasterwork, detachment from lathe or surface cracking, etc.
Our Old House & Barn Expo is back! See engaging demonstrations, meet businesses and contractors skilled in the preservation trades, and interact with Old House & Barn enthusiasts from New Hampshire and beyond.
Ever been called the hysterical committee? Or felt like your voice isn’t heard? At this session, hear ideas for building a preservation constituency, finding common ground, and taking care of yourself along the way. Presented by Chris Skelly, Skelly Preservation Services.
Join Preservation Alliance staffer and Wolfeboro Heritage Commission chair, Maggie Stier, on the basics of Heritage Commissions: how and why to create one, Heritage Commissions' roles in town governance and community projects, and important dates to think about before 2024 town meeting.
Join the N.H. Preservation Alliance for an overview of the architecture, town history, and preservation stories of four remarkable surviving 18th century meetinghouses.
This workshop will provide an introduction to safe hand and power tool use, including skill saws, chop saws, jigsaws, table saws, drills/drivers, layout and measuring tools, chisels, mallets, and hand planes. Emphasis will be on essential tools that are easily accessible.
This Sanborn Mills Farm workshop is offered in partnership with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
Does your town, church or historical society have extra buildings on its hands? How can we unload surplus buildings in a way that breathes new life into our communities, but also helps us sleep at night?
The evolution of barn architecture tells the story of New Hampshire agriculture. Barns changed from the early English style, to Yankee style, to gambrel and then pole barns to accommodate the changing agriculture. Click on event for more details.
Successful projects need successful groups behind them. This session will dive into strategic planning and board development for your organization. Led by Maggie Stier and nonprofit consultant, Susan Tresch Fienberg.
In this Sanborn Mills Farm class, students will learn how to build a traditional window sash using primarily hand tools. This class is geared towards beginner and intermediate skill levels.
This Sanborn Mills Farm workshop is offered in partnership with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
Sponsored by the Wentworth Watershed Association and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. Join us to for a forum discussing strategies on how to transfer family properties to subsequent generations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore two Wilton Center estate barns with historic preservation experts Ian Blackman, Ian Blackman LLC, Restoration & Preservation and Steve Bedard, Bedard Preservation & Restoration.
Historically, the bowsaw is one of the oldest styles of saws used in ancient China and the Hellenistic period. In this workshop, students will make a turning bowsaw with hand tools.
This Sanborn Mills Farm workshop is offered in partnership with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
Love barns? Come to Deerfield, NH on June 24th for refreshments, a lecture on the history of barns in New England, and self-guided tour.
Come visit us at the booth we’re sharing with the Concord Historical Society. Learn about the Gasholder and more!
The evolution of barn architecture tells the story of New Hampshire agriculture. Barns changed from the early English style, to Yankee style, to gambrel and then pole barns to accommodate the changing agriculture. Click on event for more details.
Join us to learn plaster repair tips and tricks from Emmett O’Carroll, master plasterer of O’Carroll Traditional Plaster & Moulds.
White elephants! Money pits! Boring house museums! Let's rethink our older places. How can we get more people to appreciate and advocate for historic preservation?
Join us in Claremont for our biennial Preservation Conference and Awards celebration!
Hosted by Strawbery Banke Museum, the City of Portsmouth, University of NH Geospatial Lab and Portsmouth NH 400th Inc. Sessions will explore the theme “Water Has a Memory: Protecting Historic Port Cities from Sea Level Rise” and foster a collaborative and interdisciplinary discussion focused on implementing practical solutions, overcoming hurdles, and preserving the irreplaceable treasures historic communities must safeguard.
This family-friendly event features a variety of demonstrators, activities, and workshops to engage all old home and farm lovers.
You asked and we're delivering! At this year's Office of Planning and Development Planning and Zoning Conference, the NH Preservation Alliance and Division of Historical Resources are teaming up to host a track entirely for historic district commissioners.
Sponsored by the Wilton Heritage Commission. Join the NH Preservation Alliance’s Andrew Cushing for this FREE program as he explores tools, tricks, and tips for researching your old house.
Presented by the Manchester VA Medical Center in partnership with Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc. The manager’s residence was on our 2018 Seven to Save list!
Presented by the Manchester VA Medical Center in partnership with Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc. The manager’s residence was on our 2018 Seven to Save list!
Come see colleagues from the Preservation Alliance and the Division of Historical Resources at the Saving Special Places conference, April 15 in Alton. The conference features a wide variety of topics including our session on Preserving Heritage on Conserved Land.
Hosted by the Concord Historical Society, join an expert panel for a presentation on Concord’s historic gasholder filled with history and a discussion of its future possibilities.
Join us for a Zoom presentation of findings from a recent study conducted by UNH Cooperative Extension of the preservation trades sponsored by the N.H. Preservation Alliance along with Maine Preservation, Preservation Trust of Vermont and Preservation League of New York State.
Old house and barn owners always have lots of questions – whether it’s how to repair plaster ceilings, or which part of my needed barn work do I tackle first – this virtual session is set up to help. Join us for an informal Zoom session with preservation contractor Steve Bedard, Bedard Preservation & Restoration, and barn contractor Ian Blackman, Blackman Restoration & Preservation to get answers from the experts.
Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to host author Kim Varney Chandler for her engaging and well-illustrated history of the remaining covered bridges in the Granite State, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire.
Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go "underground," concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth's surface.
