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.
Using the mid-19th century theories of Rufus Porter, students will learn the basic ideas of painting a view. Capturing the beauty of a place through the expression of a painting is a wonderful experience.
In this workshop, students can expect to get an introduction to the basic techniques for woodworking. This workshop will be geared towards the beginner woodworker who has little or no previous experience.
Join us as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary and 2025 Preservation Achievement Award Winners at the historic Tilton School.
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.
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.
In this workshop, participants will assemble a flat and a curved tester high post bed and explore all the different possible ways of dressing that bed for both a high style and rural setting.
In this multi-disciplinary workshop, students will divide their time between the broom shop, making a brush with Sanborn Mills Farm broom-maker Larry Antonuk, and the smithy, forging the ironwork to complete a tool set with Garry Kalajian.
Learn the step by step processes used to design and create a decorative plaster piece.
The New Hampshire Historical Society and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance explore the efforts to preserve our historic places—the houses, barns, town halls, churches, factories, and warehouses of the people who have lived here over the centuries.
In this workshop students will learn the process of traditional lime plaster creation and repair using traditional materials. Lathe preparation, scratch coat with horse hair basecoat, straight edging and Darby work, plus lime top coat finish work will be covered.
The New Hampshire Historical Society and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance explore the efforts to preserve our historic places—the houses, barns, town halls, churches, factories, and warehouses of the people who have lived here over the centuries.
In this workshop, students will learn all the skills necessary to layout and cut a timber frame mortise and tenon joint.
The New Hampshire Historical Society and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance explore the efforts to preserve our historic places—the houses, barns, town halls, churches, factories, and warehouses of the people who have lived here over the centuries.
The New Hampshire Historical Society and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance explore the efforts to preserve our historic places—the houses, barns, town halls, churches, factories, and warehouses of the people who have lived here over the centuries.
Is there a historic landmark in your community in need of rehabilitation but you just don’t know where to begin? Let us help!
Is there a historic landmark in your community in need of rehabilitation but you just don’t know where to begin? Let us help!
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.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join historic preservation expert Drew Bedard, Hall & Parlor Historic Preservation, for a behind-the-scenes exploration of the Glidden-Towle-Edgerly House in Lee.
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.
Join us for the unveiling of the 2024 Seven to Save listees. Registration is free - click on the event for more details.
Don’t miss this day of historic barns, scenic landscapes, and local history in the hills of central New Hampshire. The barns of Andover link us to the rich agricultural history of the area. Eight distinctive examples will be showcased on the self-guided tour.
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. 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.
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).
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!
