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Posted on October 23, 2018 October 23, 2018

Presentation by Michael Weitzner On Townshend’s Stone Arch Bridges

Stone Arch Bridge Presentation: 2:00pm Townshend VT Town Hall. Townshend Historical Society is pleased to announce a presentation about the Townshend Stone Arch Bridges by Master Stonemason Michael Weitzner, of Thistle Stone Works in Brattleboro. Weitzner has completed an extensive Conditions Assessment of the six surviving stone arch bridges in our area; a selection of…

Posted on October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018

A wonderful fall weekend of wall building and boulder splitting! (Oct. 13 & 14, 2018)

On a great fall weekend, participants built 14 feet of double stack wall and 25 feet of Galloway wall.

Posted on October 10, 2018

Drone Footage from June 2018 Historic Rebuild Workshop

Still from 2018 June Historic Rebuild Walling Workshop Drone Video

Brian Post narrates this exceptional view of the June 2018 Historic Rebuild Walling Weekend.

Posted on October 10, 2018 October 10, 2018

2-day Bridge Build Workshop Timelapse Video

Brian Post narrates the 2-day process of bringing our bridge to life.

Posted on October 10, 2018 October 10, 2018

Waller of the Month: Daniel Peterson

Daniel Peterson (Minnesota) is our Waller of the Month for October 2018. Click through to read more about Daniel.

Posted on September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018

Monastery Project, Farifield, PA – See the Progress!

See the progress through photos…

Posted on September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018

Dry Stone Canada Festival at Topsy Farm, Sept. 28-30, 2018

Celebrating the roots of dry stone walling and building walls to support farming and highlight the interconnection between local food and farmers and dry stone walling.

Posted on September 24, 2018

A great 2 days of wall building! (Sept. 22 & 23, 2018)

14 folks with a passion for stone walls came together from seven different states to learn the craft of dry stone wall building.

Posted on September 14, 2018 September 17, 2018

A Bridge is Born! (Sept. 8 & 9, 2018)

After months of structural design considerations, a workshop to prepare the site and another to lay the foundation and abutments, a determined group of wallers made the dry stone arched pony (foot) bridge a reality!

Posted on September 13, 2018 September 17, 2018

Amazing Stone Arch Bridges of Southern NH! (Sept. 7, 2018)

What an incredible day of looking up close at some of the best historic examples of dry stone bridges in New England!

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