Lectures & Presentations
Treasure Hunt- Old Salem
Built in 1768, the Fourth House in Old Salem is the oldest surviving building in what was Salem, North Carolina, a Moravian community founded in 1766 that is now Old Salem Museums & Gardens. The building is owned by the Forsyth County Committee of the society of Colonial Dames, and Old Salem, a living history museum, is its caretaker. Chief Curator, Johanna Brown, will talk about the history of the Fourth House and how it fits into the context of the built environment of Salem. Read More
Presentations
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XVIII: Safekeeping Tomorrow, Video 1
Join Nora Lockshin, Shannon Brogdon-Grantham, Sylvia Albro, Dr. Anna F. Kaplan, and Renee Wolcott for a discussion about how conservators use tools, determination, and passion to serve, preserve, and protect the past.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XIX: Safekeeping Tomorrow, Video 2
Join Janice Ellis, Ariana Makau, Lindsay Jones, and Katherine Ridgway for a discussion about how conservators use tools, determination, and passion to serve, preserve, and protect the past.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XX: The Conservation of the Jefferson Bible
Meet Janice Ellis, Conservator at the National Museum of American History, and hear her work to restore the Jefferson Bible, Thomas Jefferson’s personally edited compilation of scriptures.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XXI: Keynote Speaker: Leslie Greene Bowman
Hear from Leslie Greene Bowman, President of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, as she thoughtfully recounts how the Thomas Jefferson Foundation has embraced restoration, dialogue, and education programs that offer an honest, complicated, and inclusive view of our past.