THIS IS FOR THOSE ONLY REGISTERING FOR PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES AND NOT ATTENDING THE WVAM CONFERENCE. If you are attending the WVAM Conference, please complete the conference registration and choose your pre-conference tickets with your registration: https://wvaom.wildapricot.org/event-5159789
Pre-Conference Workshops:
WVAM is partnering with the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia to run two pre-conference workshops.
Workshops will begin at 3:00pm in the Vocational Building
Cost: $30
Workshop 1: Historic Windows Care & Restoration
This workshop will cover the importance of retaining and restoring historic windows, types of windows, and the restoration process for historic windows.
Workshop 2: Preserving and Documenting Cemeteries Using Find a Grave
The classroom portion of this workshop will orient participants to using Find-A-Grave to document cemeteries and graves, and teach the steps to effectively use the Find a Grave platform as a tool for cemetery documentation. This portion of the workshop will also discuss the importance and process of cemetery preservation. This classroom portion will be followed with fieldwork in a local cemetery.
Pre-Conference Tours
Tour 1: Jackson County Museum Tour
Tour the Great Bend Museum in Ravenswood and visit America's smallest community museum in Ripley.
Leaves Cedar Lakes at 10:00am, returns approximately 12:30pm
Cost: $20
Tour 2: Distillery Tour
Visit the Hatfield Family Distillery and Appalachian Distillery for tours & tastings. Must be 21+ to participate.
Leaves Cedar Lakes at 1:30pm, returns approximately 5:30pm
Cost $20
