Sticks and Stones: The 30th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference program

A program for the 30th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference featuring capsule descriptions of events. From the introduction: "Rhode Island’s rugged northwest corner encompasses expansive woodlands, historic farms, and villages that buzz with community life. This year’s statewide historic preservation conference will explore historic rural landscapes and the long-term impact of changes on the land. The sticks are the forests, cleared for agricultural fields long ago, regrown, and now managed as conservation land, park, and private woodlot. The stones remain where they were placed to mark burials, to provide sturdy building foundations, and to build walls that separated farm fields and delineated property boundaries. Conference sessions consider the legacy of our public woodlands and demonstrate how LiDAR technology can penetrate forest cover to find evidence of historic landscapes and archaeological sites. Additional workshops take on a range of topics like preservation grants and tax credits, local planning initiatives, Rhode Island’s Art Deco architecture, and a new statewide initiative to create heritage tourism apps for your mobile phone. The Rhody Film Showcase features shorts and clips from historical documentaries about stone carvers and stone masons, Harrisville and Slatersville, elephants and diners. The tours highlight town and country. Stroll through Chepachet once, twice, three times, or more to learn about local history, architecture, industry, and planning. Explore the historic villages of Foster Center, North Scituate, and Harrisville. Visit historic farms where apple trees and a variety of market vegetables grow, and the livestock includes sheep, pigs, chickens, and beef cattle. Take a hike through a nearby forest to discover evidence of historic settlements, farming, and logging. Or join a house tour of mid-century modern residences that marry popular modular designs with local materials and craftsmanship. Discover Rhode Island’s own northwest territory, stick by stick and stone by stone." Project funding was provided in part by a 2014 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Office (project number RI-14-021, grant number P14AF00100) administered by the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Sticks and Stones: The 30th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference program

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