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The House of the Seven Gables Preservation Lecture Series- Sponsored by US Trust

January

Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 7 p.m.(Snow Date, Thurs. Jan. 24, 2008)

Besieged by the Green Movement: Preserving your historic home & the planet, without guilt Jean Carroon, a certified professional in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™, demystifies techniques for transforming your energy-guzzling historic home into a high performing green building that is both energy and cost efficient. How much energy goes into creating a new building vs. conserving an older one? Which is greener: a new energy efficient house or a retrofitted older home? What are the costs of going green? These questions and others will be answered in a provocative and practical look at incorporating sustainable “green building” practices into historic buildings and homes. Carroon leads Goody Clancy's extensive preservation and renovation practice and has received national recognition for her expertise in applying sustainable-design technology to historic buildings. She offers practical knowledge of both green building techniques and an understanding of historic preservation.

February

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7 p.m. (Snow Date, Thurs. Feb. 28, 2008)

How Historic Preservation Began and Evolved in New England James M. Lindgren will discuss the history of historic preservation in New England from its emergence in the colonial revival of the late nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Beginning with key figures in the early preservation movement – William Sumner Appleton, George Francis Dow, Joseph Everett Chandler, and Caroline Osgood Emmerton - he will explore the impact of social and cultural changes in Salem , Boston , and New England on the region's heritage. While showing the evolution in the practice of historic preservation, he will explore the distinctions between preservation and restoration, as well as more recent trends like adaptive reuse, facadism, and the ever changing colonial revival. Dr. Lindgren, Professor of History at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh , has written, taught, and lectured extensively on the history of American historic preservation and history museums. He is the author of Preserving Historic New England (Oxford University Press, 1995) and Preserving the Old Dominion (University Press of Virginia, 1993) and is now writing two books on marine museums, "Preserving Maritime America" and "Remaking South Street Seaport."

March

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7 p.m. (Snow Date, Thurs. March 20, 2008)

Children at Play: An American History Howard P. Chudacoff, author of Children at Play: An American History (New York University Press, 2007), presents the first history of children's play in the United States and ponders what it tells us about ourselves. Through expert investigation in primary sources, Chudacoff explores the "underground" of play. Dr. Chudacoff is the George L. Littlefield Professor of American History at Brown University .

Lectures take place at 7 p.m. at Seamans Visitor Center at The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street , Salem , MA . Free and open to the public. Reservations appreciated but not required. Call 978-744-0991 x126.

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