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Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - BAJR Host - 29th January 2008
Helping Hands Needed at North Dakotaâs Hutmacher Farmstead
Heritage Conservation Network and Preservation North Dakota are looking for volunteers to help restore the Hutmacher Farmstead in Killdeer, North Dakota this May. The groups have organized a hands-on building conservation workshop at the site in order to make significant headway on the project. Volunteers will spend their days repairing the main house of the pioneer complex, which is one of the last (and possibly the best) examples of stone-slab construction in this legendary state. Theyâll spend their nights listening to cowboy poetry and gazing at the stars.
A team of eight or more volunteers joining is critical to the success of the project. The buildings at the Hutmacher Farmstead were highly labor intensive to construct and to maintain; their preservation takes an equal amount of effort. The weekâs primary task will be rebuilding the roof of the main house, which involves timber framing and grass thatch covered with a clay mixture. Volunteers will also be doing stone masonry work to stabilize the walls, which will then be tuck-pointed with clay mortar. No experience working with historic buildings is necessary, just an interest in the project and a willingness to learn and experience new things.
Volunteers will stay in a rustic cabin at the Naard Creek Ranch, located 20 miles northwest of Killdeer and 25 minutes from the work site. They also have the option to camp. The fee for the workshop, which is $340 or $490 depending on your lodging option, covers lunch at the site, project materials, and insurance. The dates are May 25-31, 2008. Complete details and registration information are available from HCNâs website http://www.heritageconservation.net/ws-hutmacher-2008.htm or by contacting Judith Broeker, HCN project director, at +1 303 444 0128.
The goal of the project is to ensure the siteâs future preservation by utilizing it as an experiential vacation location. For now, this workshop, a.k.a. volunteer vacation, is sure to be unlike anything else youâve ever done.
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Ms. Jamie Donahoe
Heritage Conservation Network
International Hands-on Workshops for Architectural and Site Conservation
1557 North Street * Boulder, Colorado 80304 * USA
+1 303 444 0128
http://www.heritageconservation.net
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - Curator Kid - 29th January 2008
Cowboy poetry [?]
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - BAJR Host - 29th January 2008
Ya gotta love it!
go out find out and report back.... Yipee Ki Ay!
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - Curator Kid - 29th January 2008
I dunno. I'm not sure my trowel could handle tuck-pointing any more.:face-confused:
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - drpeterwardle - 29th January 2008
The concept of cowboys in archaeology takes on a whole new meaning
Peter
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - BAJR Host - 30th January 2008
oooooooooOOOOHHHH
I have to confess I have already checked out how to get there... it sounds as good as it gets!
And the poetry! Its worth the fare alone.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - m300572 - 30th January 2008
I'm intrigued by the "grass thatch covered by a clay mixture" - I'd have thoght that coveriong the grass with anything would wreck the thatch in short order as it would hold the water in - although I don't know how much rain you actually get on the great plains - I suspect its very seasonal.
Have a Heritage Break in Fargo County! - BAJR Host - 30th January 2008
Careful, that was a sensible reply!
The guys at Heritage Conservation are sound dudes.. [8D]
Try these other projects...
http://www.heritageconservation.net/ws-albania.htm
http://www.heritageconservation.net/ws-armenia.htm
yummy.... the 2009 one in Armenia... what an oportunity!
:face-huh: and you wonder what I will do when I leave the council!
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu