| | Free admission to Traditional Building Show exhibition hall Historic New England members are invited to visit the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference, March 12 through 14, at the Hynes Convention Center.  Talk one-on-one with experts and practitioners in workshops and seminars like "Sustainability and Green Building Practices" and "Restoration and Renovation." Join Historic New England Preservation Specialist Sally Zimmerman in the exhibition hall for a "Preservation Resources Roundtable" on Friday from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. See demonstrations of traditional trades in window restoration, plaster repair, ornamental ironwork, and more. Visit with more than one hundred exhibitors who make and restore products for traditional building, restoration, and renovation. Click here for coupon for free admission to exhibit hall. Stop by Historic New England's booth (#209) and say hello. | | New preservation exhibition now online
 "Remember the Hancock House" is a battle cry that resonated with many New England preservationists well into the twentieth century. Although the fight in 1863 to prevent the demolition of the 1737 mansion was unsuccessful, it spurred the growth of the preservation movement in New England. Discover more in The Preservation Movement Then and Now, Historic New England's latest online exhibition. Learn about one of the first preservationists, William Sumner Appleton, founder of Historic New England, and how the movement evolved from saving historic sites to downtown revitalization, environmental conservation, land and shoreline preservation, and saving not a single building, but whole neighborhoods. | | Entertaining a group in Boston?  Plan a customized Beacon Hill Walking Tour with a focus on gems like the State House, Louisburg Square, and other highlights of this historic district. We are happy to arrange focused walking tours for groups of eight or more by appointment year-round. Visitors who come during the quiet season in winter and early spring have the benefit of calm streets and better views. Call 617-227-3957, ext. 256, or email for more information. | "Making Fun of History" inspires  Historic New England member Susan Byrne enjoyed the information on portraits in "Making Fun of History" in the Fall 2008 issue of Historic New England magazine. Inspired by the photograph of four generations of Josiah Quincys, she took several portrait photographs of family members during a recent visit, including this one, which represents six generations.
"It was a fun project for everyone. Thank you for inspiring us to take this photo and help teach my nieces about portraits," said Ms. Byrne. | | Blogging on Beauport Interested in our window conservation project at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House? Visit our new blog to track this project that involves 105 windows, 5,000 window panes, 62 different window dimensions, 10 skylights, 50 different styles, including fixed, casement, awning, and double hung windows. | | Turkey ambassador  Socrates, the turkey ambassador at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, was recently the guest star at the CSA/Farmers Market open house held at the Tannery in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to promote Historic New England's Farm Friends preschool programs.
Socrates is one of the many animals that live at the farm as a result of Historic New England's partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and its farm animal foster care program at Nevins Farm in Methuen. Stop by the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm and visit Socrates when you are in the area. | | Program highlights NEDCC Workshops
Historic New England is pleased to sponsor the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Spring 2009 preservation workshops series. The one-day workshops include scrapbook preservation, paper repair, care of photographs, digitalization, and much more. Click here for complete details. Spring Orchid Sale
Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Lyman Estate Greenhouses, Waltham, Mass.; 781-891-4882, ext. 244. Free.Hundreds of orchid plants are for sale, including many hard-to-find varieties. Among the varieties on display and for sale: cattleyas, laelias, paphiopedilums, and phalaenopsis. Both species and hybrid plants are available in bud or blooming. Pilgrims, Patriots, and ProductsApril 1 - November 30, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum; Provincetown, Mass.; 508-487-1310. Admission: $7 for adults; $3.50 for children.
This entertaining and thought-provoking exhibition examines how advertisers have used romanticized imagery about America's colonial past to sell commercial products, a practice that continues even to this day. | | | | | | | Join today to receive Historic New England magazine 
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