In 2020, The Stone Trust boasts seventy-eight professional members, six of whom are women. To join us as a professional member, you must achieve Level 1 certification from the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. Our female professional wallers include two women certified at Level 1 and four certified at Level 2. (Keep your…
Exploring an Old Granite Quarry
Are you ready for a walling competition?
As part of 11th anniversary celebration in May 2021 we are considering hosting the 1st ever walling competition at The Stone Trust. Take a this quick survey and let us know what you think! Wall competitions have a wonderful history going back decades if not centuries. What to know who the best waller is? Than…
Events and Items of Interest, June 5
COVID-19 Update Scott eliminates travel quarantine for some, opens indoor dining Vermont guidelines on cross-state travel indicate that people traveling from counties in New England and New York where the coronavirus infection rate equals less than 400 cases per million people may travel across state lines in their personal vehicles for leisure travel without quarantining.…
We plan to celebrate 11 years with you. Save the Dates!
SAVE THE DATES May 11 – May 17, 2021 The Stone Trust 10th Anniversary Celebration events have been rescheduled. So, with confidence and eager anticipation, we plan to celebrate 11 years with you. All the same exciting events, just a year later! We anticipate opening registration in conjunction with September’s Certification Test Day. Walling Events…
Melanie Kessler, Dry Stone Waller
“I am compelled by stone. I like its permanence; its athleticism—it challenges my strength. It makes me more mindful, or I crush my fingers. I’d love to be really good at using traditional tools, without heavy equipment.” This spring, Melanie contacted us about becoming certified as a Dry Stone Waller. Had the pandemic not interfered,…
Thank You to Our Corporate Members
The Stone Trust’s corporate members help us preserve and advance the art and craft of dry stone walling in various ways: Semya Stone has provided Green Mountain Granite for a bridge built in New Hampshire, as well as for cheek ends for walls in our Stone Wall Park. They reference The Stone Trust as an…
Meet David Brown, Board Member
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing David and writing this profile. David joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in January 2020, having participated in a two-day introductory workshop offered by TST in 2019 at Tear Cap Workshops in Hiram, Maine. David says he became adept at pinning large stones…
Events and Items of Interest, May 29
Barter a Week in Central Brittany in Exchange for a Wall Rebuild Amanda Campbell, proprietor of Caurel Granges in Central Brittany, has a small wall which needs rebuilding (granite and slate). She is thinking outside the box and writes, “I was wondering if any of your members/readers would be interested in a free week’s accommodation…
