The Michigan Barn Preservation Network
6th Annual Conference - March 10th, 2001

8 AM to 4:30 PM at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan


Individuals from Michigan and several other states will gather March 10, 2001 in East Lansing for the 6th annual conference of the Michigan Barn Preservation Network (MBPN).  This state-wide organization promotes appreciation, preservation, and rehabilitation of Michigan barns, farmsteads and rural communities.  Since its beginnings in 1995, MBPN has increased interest in preservation and adaptive re-use of traditional barns.  Through membership and networking, barn owners learn from one another, gain information about repair, maintainence and adaptive re-use.  Parks, farm museums, local historical societies, and other public sites are beginning to understand traditional barns as not only valuable structures but educational tools as well.  Barn owners, barn workers, and others are connecting with one another to increase awareness, understanding and services.

Advance registration (till March 1st) is $20 for MBPN members and $30 for non-members.  For conference registrations, contact MBPN, P.O. Box 614, Mt. Pleasant MI 48804 or Vera Wiltse at veraw@sensible-net.com.  For lodging reservations at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, call 517.432.4000 ext 5121.


Conference Schedule

8:00-12:00 - Registration and Refreshments

8:30 - Exhibit rooms open

9:00 - 9:30 - Opening session, with keynote address by Rudy Christian

9:45 - 11:00 - Concurrent Workshops:

  • Farm Land Preservation In Michigan
  • Organizing a Barn Tour Barn
  • Success Stories
  • Traditional Timberframing

11:15 - 1:00 - Lunch

1:15 - 2:30 - Concurrent Workshops:

  • Adaptive Uses for Barns
  • Barn Roof Repairs
  • Jacking and Straightening Barns
  • Murals on Barns

2:45 - 4:00 - Concurrent Workshops:

  • Moving A Barn
  • MDOT Agricultural Context Project
  • Tax Credits for Barn Repair
  • European Barns after 1300

4:00 - 4:30 - Wrap-up Evaluations and Door Prizes

 

Understanding the Farmstead
150 Years of Agricultural Building in the Great Lakes Region

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

A forum to share knowledge and increase understanding of traditional agricultural buildngs and their cultural, historical and economic context in the Great Lakes Region.  With a special tribute to H. Wayne Price.  For registration nnformation, call 517.347.3073, write UtFF MSU Museum, West Circle Drive, East Lansing MI 4882, or email stiers@msu.edu.


Forum Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 - Registration and Refreshments

9:00 - 9:10 - Welcome and Forum Introduction

9:10 - 9:30 - Keith Scully - In the Field with Wayne Price

9:30 - 9:50 - Floyd Mansburger - The Wayne Price Archives

9:50 - 10:30 - Allen Noble - Great Lakes Farmsteads and Their Ethnic Diversity

10:30 - 10:50 - Refreshment Break

10:50 - 11:25 - Peter Sinclair - Dutch Farm Buildings in New York and Western Michigan

11:25 - 12:00 - Rudy Christian - Traditional Great Lakes Timber Framing

12:00 - 1:40 - Lunch with Thomas Visser, Keynote Speaker

01:50 - 2:25 - Richard Vidudas - Finnish Farmsteads in Michigans Upper Peninsula

2:25 - 3:00 - William Tishler - German Barns & Farmsteads in Wisconsin

3:00 - 4:30 - Dr. Kurt Dewhurst, facilitator of an audience discussion: Where Do We Go from Here?


Sponsored by:

  • Pioneer America Society
  • Michigan State University Museum
  • Michigan Barn Preservation Network
  • MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resource