Ned and others with conferences aimed at history, heritage, and preservation professionals, you’re welcome to add them here: http://www.thehistorylist.com/conferences-and-courses <http://www.thehistorylist.com/conferences-and-courses>. It’s the largest list (that I know of) with these kinds of conferences and courses. All of the information is added by individuals and organizations. There is no cost. I created this as a convenient way for any of us to get the word out about our seminars, conferences, and courses, and for us to also find and track those of interest, including the growing list of online courses. You can add CFP and early registration deadlines; users can set reminders. There’s a monthly newsletter with upcoming conferences and courses, as well as deadlines. (To subscribe: TheHistoryList.com/subscribe) When you add your events, they’re included automatically. I found it a chore to locate and track these. Hope others find this useful, too. — Lee - The History List | History Camp > On Feb 12, 2016, at 12:19 PM, Ned Lazaro <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear List Serve: > Below is a link to Historic Deerfield's one day forum that explores the role of the parlor in early New England homes: > > http://www.historic-deerfield.org/event/seminars/companys-coming-artifacts-and-rituals-early-new-england-parlors/ <http://www.historic-deerfield.org/event/seminars/companys-coming-artifacts-and-rituals-early-new-england-parlors/> > > Please pass along to anyone that is interested. > > Sincerely, > Ned > > David E. Lazaro > Collections Manager and Associate Curator of Textiles > Historic Deerfield, Inc. > PO Box 321 > Deerfield, MA 01342 > 413.775.7203 (p) > 413.775.7224 (f) > > he New England parlor, designed for the reception and entertainment of visitors, communicated the social position and aspirations of the family. No other space received as much concentrated attention and economic outlay in its decoration, design, and furnishings. The use of parlors gradually evolved over the 18th century. Beginning as multipurpose spaces for sleeping, cooking, working, and eating, by the end of the century only the dining and entertaining functions remained. The goal of a well-furnished parlor was to impress guests through a display of possessions, while providing a center for refined activities and rituals such as tea drinking, card playing, dancing, and above all, conversation. This one-day forum at Historic Deerfield brings together a diverse group of historians and curators to focus on the material culture and functions of the New England parlor, including issues of refinement, wealth, consumerism, power, and gender. > > > > Dr. Kevin M. Sweeney will examine how the roles and furnishings of New England parlors changed from about 1720 to 1820. While patterns set in the 17th century persisted in many rural areas, the social function of parlors in the homes of urban and rural elites became more public and genteel and their furnishings more refined. > > Dr. Ann Smart Martin, will focus on the tea table as one of the most culturally charged furniture forms in 18th-century Anglo-America. A new and beguiling furnishing, it became a special stage for contests of gender, wealth, and power, as its meaning teetered on when and who and where. By focusing closely on the table itself, this study explores how these uses and meanings evolved. > > Dr. Gerald W. R. Ward will trace the rise of the popularity of card playing and examine the specialized furniture forms, playing cards, counters, rule books, and other accoutrements used in this important leisure-time activity. Card playing was a level playing field for social interaction between the sexes, and it provided some participants with an opportunity for high-stakes gambling in games such as loo, faro, whist, and others, thus creating an important stage for both conviviality and avarice. > > The day ends with guided tours of Historic Deerfield’s houses and an informal workshop on the topic of refined ceramics for the parlor (tea, coffee and chocolate wares as well as punch drinking) with Curatorial Department Director and Curator of Historic Interiors, Amanda Lange. > > > > Schedule > 8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Registration, Coffee, and Refreshments. Deerfield Community Center. > > 9:20 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Logistics. Philip Zea, President, Historic Deerfield, Inc. > > 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Lecture: “The ‘Best Room’: The Changing Role of the Parlor in Early New England.” Kevin M. Sweeney, Professor of American Studies and History, Amherst College. > > 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break. > > 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Lecture: “Tea Tables Turned Over: Paradoxes of Ritual and Intrigue in the Parlor.” Ann Smart Martin, Stanley and Polly Stone (Chipstone) Professor and Director of the Material Culture Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison. > > 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch. > > 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture: “Avarice and Conviviality: Card Playing in the Parlor.” Gerald W. R. Ward, The Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture Emeritus, Museum of > Fine Arts, Boston. Deerfield Community Center. > > 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Guided Tours of Historic Houses. > > 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Workshop: “A Neat Assortment: Refined Ceramics for New England Parlors, 1750-1825.” > Amanda Lange, Curatorial Department Director and Curator of Historic Interiors, Historic Deerfield. Bartels Seminar Room, Flynt Center of Early New England Life. > > 5:15 – 6:00 p.m. Refreshments. Lobby, Flynt Center of Early New England Life. > > Registration Information > The cost for the program is $115 ($95 for members, $125 for new members*) and includes lunch. Save $10 off your program fee when you register by February 26, 2016. For more information and registration, contact Julie Orvis at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (413) 775-7179. 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