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Fields & Forests, Farms & Gardens – A Midwestern Garden History & Design Symposium
June 9, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, June 9, 2016
9:00 a.m. Hale Farm & Village Gatehouse – Welcome Director Jason Klein
9:15 a.m. Introduction to the Day Kathie VanDevere
Early Settlement: Establishing the Midwest Landscape
9:30 a.m. NE Ohio Forests; Preservation and Restoration: Mr. William Hahn, Arborist
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. The Development and Restoration of Farmland Casey Hoy PhD, OARDC
11:45 a.m Tour of Forests & Farms: First Settlement Cabin, Sugar Bush, Saw Mill, Hale Homestead, Restoration and Replication Plans
12:45 p.m. Lunch in the Gatehouse
1:30 p.m. Lecture Amy Freitag: Restoring Urban Parks and Gardens
2:15 p.m. Tour of Village Homes & Gardens: Goldsmith, Saltbox, Herrick,
3:30 p.m. Lecture and Workshop: Documenting and Archiving Landscapes and Gardens: S. Victor Fletcher, Head, Archival Services University of Akron
4:30 p.m. Closing
Cost is $50 pp and includes Lectures, Lunch & Tours