Celebrating General Montgomery's Georgian House, c. 1790s

Recent research.
http://zephyrs10.blogspot.com/2012/03/celebrating-general-montgomerys.html

Updates for 3/21

Greetings! I hope you are all enjoying this fabulous weather.

While we do not have a formal lecture scheduled for tomorrow 3/21, I will hold office hours and return papers from 4:30-5:30. Please let me know if you would like to schedule an appointment.

Dr. Jim Garvin's lecture notes are now available on Black Board.

Dr. James Garvin Lecture Notes to Follow & Reminder

Dr. James Garvin has kindly supplied his lecture materials but I am currently unable to post them as Black Board is down.

Williams tavern, entry detail, Haverhill, NH

Please note that we do not have a scheduled class this week, March 22, so you can make your second museum/historic site visit for your critiques.

Egg Brandy: The Influence of Weather on 1793 Purchases

The Montgomery Store, Haverhill, NH

http://zephyrs10.blogspot.com/2012/03/egg-rum-and-egg-brandy-influence-of.html

Intern & Job Postings from NEMA

Page from Sam Lane's Almanac for 1757.
See earlier posts for further information

Dear All-

If you are looking for summer and fall intern positions, part-time museum education, archival and docent work, make sure you check out the most recent New England Museum Association Online Jobs.

http://www.nemanet.org/nemajobsonline.htm

Guest Lecturer: James L. Garvin "What Buildings Tell Us"

James L. Garvin, Ph.D. served as the New Hampshire State Architectural Historian from 1987-2011 and has also served as Curator of the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Portsmouth Athenaeum and Strawbery Banke Museum.  He brings unparalleled expertise in the history of American architecture and engineering, building assessments and a deep understanding of New England traditional construction methods and materials to our classroom. This is a rare opportunity.

Dr. Garvin summarizes his career:

My work experience has focused on an understanding of material culture, especially that of New England.  Working as the curator of a historic preservation organization, as a museum curator, and as an architectural historian and building investigator, I have attempted to understand historical methods and materials of fabrication, the evolution of style, and the most effective means of preserving and interpreting the legacy of the past. My work experience has focused on an understanding of material culture, especially that of New England.  Working as the curator of a historic preservation organization, as a museum curator, and as an architectural historian and building investigator, I have attempted to understand historical methods and materials of fabrication, the evolution of style, and the most effective means of preserving and interpreting the legacy of the past. My work experience has focused on an understanding of material culture, especially that of New England.  Working as the curator of a historic preservation organization, as a museum curator, and as an architectural historian and building investigator, I have attempted to understand historical methods and materials of fabrication, the evolution of style, and the most effective means of preserving and interpreting the legacy of the past.

Selected publications:

Historic Portsmouth: Early Photographs from the Collections of Strawbery Banke (Somersworth, N. H.: New Hampshire Publishing Co., 1974; second edition, with revisions by Susan Grigg, Portsmouth, N. H.: Peter E. Randall for Strawbery Banke Museum, 1995).

Co-author with Donna-Belle Garvin and John F. Page, Plain & Elegant, Rich & Common: D0cumented New Hampshire Furniture, 1750-1850 (Concord, N. H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1979).

Co-author with Donna-Belle Garvin, Instruments of Change: New Hampshire Hand Tools and Their Makers, 1800-1900 (Concord, N. H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1985).

Co-author with Donna-Belle Garvin, On the Road North of Boston: New Hampshire Taverns and Turnpikes, 1700-1900 (Concord, N. H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1988; second edition, Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England, 2003).

A Building History of Northern New England (Hanover, N. H.: University Press of New England, 2001).


http://james-garvin.com/

Interested in 18th Century Garments?

Dressing the Part:

Creating an 18th Century Wardrobe

Thursday, March 8th 7:00 - 9:00 pm

 Historic role players, re-enactors, home sewers, and anyone else interested in period clothing are invited to attend "Dressing the Part: Creating an 18^th Century Wardrobe" at the historic Colonel Paul Wentworth House in Rollinsford.

Demonstration and workshop presented by Tara Vose and Julia Roberts.

www.paulwentworthhouse.org

paulwentworthhouse@gmail.com

Lecture: James L. Garvin, NH State Historic Preservation Officer (ret.)

In preparation for James L. Garvin's lecture on Wednesday 7 March 2012, "What Buildings Tell Us," three reports have been posted to Blackboard for your review.

Entry, Pearson Hall, Haverhill, NH
Note fan and sidelights; stylized triglyph and rosette details
c. 1814-1818

Professor Morrison's Lecture Now Available

Please see Blackboard for a PDF version of Professor Morrison's lecture on the "The Material Culture of the Early American Book."