Registration will soon be open for the Maryland Historical Trust’s 2020 Architectural Fieldwork Symposium, which will be held virtually on October 29 and 30, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm each day. This event, held annually, will be free to attend this year. We’re excited about the upcoming series and hope you will plan to attend!

Day 1: Thursday, October 29, 2020

9:00 – 9:15
Opening Remarks – Introduction and Logistics
    Elizabeth Hughes & Marcia Miller, MHT

9:15 – 10:00
In the Midst of These Plains:  Charles County Buildings and Landscapes
    Nicole A. Diehlmann, Consultant & Cathy Hardy Thompson, Charles County

10:00 – 10:45
Documenting Historic Dairy Farms in Northern Maryland
    Michael J. Emmons, Jr., & Catherine Morrissey, University of Delaware’s Center for
Historic Architecture and Design

10:45 – 11:00 – Break

11:00 – 11:45
Punishment and Prison Reform:  Section 106 Compliance and Documentation of the Baltimore City Jail and Maryland State Penitentiary 
John Gentry, Eric Griffitts, & Laura Hughes, EHT Traceries

11:45 – 12:30
MHT Updates from the National Register and Research & Survey Programs
    Heather Barrett, Allison Luthern, & Peter Kurtze, MHT

Day 2: Friday, October 30, 2020

9:00 – 9:15
Opening Remarks – Introduction and Logistics
    Elizabeth Hughes & Marcia Miller, MHT

9:15 – 10:00
Dendrochronology in the U.S. and Abroad
    Michael Worthington, Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory

10:00 – 10:45
Uncovering Cloverfields: Discoveries at an Early Queen Anne’s County House          Site
    Willie Graham, Consultant

10:45 – 11:00 – Break

11:00 – 11:45
Developing Historic Contexts for Asian American Communities
    Dr. Michelle Magalong & Karen Yee, School of Architecture, Planning &
Preservation at the University of Maryland

11:45 – 12:30
Highlights from MHT’s Architectural Survey Data Analysis Project
    Annie Allen & Jessica French, MHT