In collaboration with Historic Gettysburg Adams County.

Doors open at 7:00pm – Refreshments provided.

Over the past fi fteen years, Historic Gettysburg-Adams County’s Barn Preservation Project has become a flagship of the organization, reinforcing its relevance as a preservation society that is actively engaged in the community. As part of the HGAC Educational Speaker Program, and in collaboration with South Mountain Partnership’s Speakers Series, HGAC’s Barn Preservation Specialist David Maclay will provide information about the project in a wide ranging presentation. Maclay will touch upon his experiences as a timber framer and restoration carpenter, and as a member of HGAC’s volunteer-driven eff ort to preserve these iconic structures. Geared towards barn enthusiasts and preservationists throughout the South Mountain region and beyond, the presentation will outline the components essential to a successful barn preservation effort — committed volunteers with diverse areas of expertise; varied, engaging educational and outreach
programs; corporate and private sponsorships; grant proposal development; and a documentation regime based on nearly 300 surveys of Adams County barns. The logistics and details of the survey itself, the resulting Adams County Barn Registry, and the myriad expressions of barn design throughout our rural landscape will be explored in an evening that is all about barns!