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JOIN THE VERMONT BARN CENSUS
The Vermont Barn Census continues this fall with our second
Barn Census Weekend! You too can learn what Vermonters all
over the state already have - the Vermont Barn Census is a
great way to learn about Vermont's history and the types of
barns in the state and the way they were put together. The
Barn Census is also a great way to get to know your community;
you'd be amazed what you find when you explore the back road
of your town!
What is the Vermont Barn Census? It's a project seeking help
from volunteers in all of Vermont's 251 towns to identify
barns and other agricultural outbuildings in their communities.
The Census will answer questions such as: How many barns are
there in Vermont? What kind of condition are they in? Are
we losing significant numbers each year? What can be done
to preserve these icons of our history and landscape? The
Census' goal is to carry out, for the first time, a state-wide
census of Vermont's barns that will lay the foundation for
further efforts to preserve them.
So far, volunteers of the Vermont Barn Census have recorded
information on barns from Southern Vermont to the Northeast
Kingdom. The Census has led two successful workshops on agricultural
history and barn typology. We've made contact with individuals
all over the state and had some great conversations on the
past and future of Vermont's agricultural heritage.
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The second Barn Census weekend will take place on October
18 and 19, 2008. Over the course of the weekend, volunteers
will explore the roads of their communities to locate barns
and will take a photo and some notes about barn features,
history, use and current condition, and then submit the data
over the web. Volunteers are welcome to survey one barn or
many.
Interested? Check out our website (www.uvm.edu/~barn)
for more information. On the website you'll find resources
to help you learn more about Vermont's agricultural history
as well as detailed information on the census - what to look
for, how to record it, and how to submit that information.
No prior experience is necessary! The Vermont Barn Census
is designed to be fun and easy to carry out for all volunteers.
The Vermont Barn Census is a project of the Vermont Division
for Historic Preservation, University of Vermont Historic
Preservation Program, Historic Windsor's Preservation Education
Institute, Save Vermont Barns, Vermont Housing and Conservation
Board, and Preservation Trust of Vermont.
The Vermont Barn Census us funded by a Preserve America grant
through the National Park Service to the State of Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation.
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The small state of Vermont boasts a rich and
rewarding historical heritage. Today, that history is well
preserved in an exceptional collection of state-owned historic
sites stretching the length of the state. Ranging from precontact
encampments, to pivotal Revolutionary War sites, to the
private homesteads of U.S. presidents, Vermont's historic
sites chronicle the development of a state, its people and
the nation around it.
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the Vermont State Historic Sites 
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