I am posting this announcement to the List for my colleagues & fellow Ironmasters!
1998 Ironmasters Conference:
The Salisbury Iron District
May 16-17, 1998
The 1998 Ironmasters Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, in the Salisbury Iron District. This area, which is centered in Northwestern Connecticut (USA), and includes adjacent sections of Massachusetts and New York, was once the third largest pig iron-producing district in the United States. This event is the first Ironmasters Conference in New England, and will introduce the rich ironmaking heritage of the Salisbury district, which ranges from Thomas lambs' 1735 lime Rock, CT, Bloomery Forge, to the Richmond, MA, and Cannan, CT, blast furnaces, last operated in 1923.
Conference Schedule:
Saturday, May 16th: Connecticut Iron Symposium and Open papers Session
Speakers:
Robert B. Gordon - An Overview of the history and technology of ironmaking in the Connecticut and the Salisbury
District.
Edward M. Kirby - Historic ironmaking site interpretation and preservation in the Salisbury District.
David B. Ingram - Revolutionary War cannon founding in the Salisbury District.
Gregory J. Galer - Technological development at the Ames Ironworks at Falls village, Ct.
Michael Raber - Research & Preservation efforts at the Mine Hill ironmaking site in Roxbury, CT.
Walter Landgraff - Overview of ironmaking in Connecticut's Farmington Valley.
Robert Gradie III - Bloomery Forges in Windham County and eastern Connecticut.
Open Papers Session:
If you are interested in giving a 20 minute paper on ironmaking research, preservation, or interpretation please send a title, abstract, and short biography to Matthew A. Kierstead, 22 Rosewood Street #3F, Pawtucket, RI 02860 USA.
Sunday, May 17th: Ironmaking Sites Bus Tour
For further conference information and registration please contact:
Mr. Matthew A. Kierstead
22 Rosewood Street #3F
Pawtucket, RI 02860 USA
Cheers!
Dave
David Harvey
Associate Conservator,
Metals & Arms
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1776 USA
Voice: 757-220-7039
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