“Organizational Assistance in Preservation Endeavors” 

Susan Shearer, Preservation Pennsylvania; Scott Doyle, Pennsylvania Historic & Museum Commission and Adrian Fine, National Trust for Historic Preservation, will identify and discuss sources of technical and financial assistance available to those undertaking building preservation.  
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“Italianate or Italian Renaissance?
Romantic Rebellion or Classical Conformity?”
                    Neil McElwee

Though sharing many of the same architectural embellishments, these two Victorian styles were rational opposites.  The Victorian architecture student should understand this opposition and be able to appreciate the two styles in their different light.

“Cemetery Preservation” Part I
                    Debi Hacker

Debi Hacker has been an archaeologist with the Chicora Foundation of Columbia, S.C., for over 15 years.  She  will speak on the choices to be made in cemetery preservation, how and when to intervene, and why non-intervention is sometimes the best option – in terms of monument cleaning, repairs and landscape issues.  Attendees should bring photographs of cemetery issues for discussion.

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“Victorian Interiors: Wallpapers and Paint”
                    Lois McElwee

The wallpapers of the Victorian period reflected the very different notions of appropriate style and taste between the French and English designers and manufacturers of wall coverings.  In America, both influences were popular and widely used.  Lois will discuss these fashion trends in wallpaper and paint selections. 

Lunch and Panel Discussion 

“Preservation, Practically Speaking … the Joys and Nightmares of Residential Restoration”
                    Panel Discussion

Jim Ashbaugh, Dick Castonguay, Allen McIntosh, Frank Weltner, Lois and Neil McElwee discuss the pride and pitfalls of residential restorations in the  Victorian era home.

“How to Landmark Your Property”
                    Allen McIntosh

Allen McIntosh of Warren, PA, has been active in the practical, hands-on utilization of preservation technology to repair, restore, and renovate 18th and 19th century structures for the past 40 years.  He will share his secrets of preservation technology.                 

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“Opera Houses of the Oil Region”
                    Margo Mong

Margo Mong will discuss these grandly named but poorly built houses and the performers who provided comedy, tears and music for the world’s first oil aristocracy.

Cemetery Preservation—Part II
Pioneer Cemetery
                    Debi Hacker

A follow-through from Part I, this session will be held at Pioneer Cemetery, located at the edge of the City of Franklin. Debi Hacker will explain examples of preservation techniques.

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Ashbaugh House and Garden Tour
                    Jim and Rachel Ashbaugh

Built in 1872 in the shape of a cross, this home now features a three-story tower, thirteen curved glass windows, stained glass and leaded glass windows and an elevator.

Tour of DeBence Antique Music World
and Preservation of Music Machines
                    Frank Weltner and Martin Anderson

View the largest publicly owned collection of antique mechanical musical instruments in the country.  A peek at the second and third floors of the museum is even planned.

6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Bandstand Park
Liberty Street

Victorian Picnic & Croquet in the Park
Tour of Venango County Courthouse
Music by Silver Cornet Band 

Enjoy a traditional Victorian Picnic in Bandstand Park.  Play a  game of croquet and tour the Venango County Courthouse.  Our tour guide will be County Commissioner Gary Hutchison  The  day’s festivities will conclude with music by the Silver Cornet Band.

Tour of Lamberton Block
Elk & 13th Street
                    Glen Stewart

Recently purchased by a New York Company, this block is undergoing extensive restoration. It was built in 1866 and was the first three-story   building in Venango County.  It was then known as the Duffield-Hanna Block, and many tenants were enticed by its grandeur.

Franklin Cemetery Tour             
                    Margo Mong

Join us for a tour through the historic Franklin Cemetery.  Incorporated in 1869, it is the final resting place for J.C. Sibley (builder of River Ridge,) Ether Vensel (a veteran of the circus world,) J.J. McLaurin (author of Sketches in Crude Oil,) and S.C.T Dodd (writer of the Standard Oil Trust.)