SPEAKERS SET FOR SPOKANE SAH CONFERENCE

Hot off the press, the slate of speakers has been set for the 2012 conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians!  This year's theme is "Building the Inland Empire: A Closer Look at the Architects and Artisans" and will be held in Spokane, Washington.  The following seven will be presenting on Saturday, November 3rd: Phil Gruen Preservation, Authenticity, and the Recent Past in Virginia City, Montana Diana Painter Surveying Mid-Century Modern Resources: The Montana Experience Anne Marshall Envisioning, Designing, and Constructing the Museum at Warm Springs Michael Houser Modern Architecture: Spokane at the Leading Edge Timothy Askin Stokes & Zeller: The Men Who Built East Portland (work in progress) Holly Taylor Grange Halls in Washington State: Crafting a Research Design Dana Vaux The Dumas Seed Company Warehouse: Building the Everyday Past of the Inland Empire These papers will be delivered at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (i.e., the MAC) on Saturday, November 3, from 2:30-5:00pm.  The National Trust catalog incorrectly states that the paper session is on Friday -- this is an error that is being corrected. On Saturday night, our keynote speaker will be Leland Roth discussing the life of Marion Dean Ross, our eponymous scholar. Sunday morning will be our membership meeting along with a tour and talk, details of which are rapidly coming together.  Thank you all who participated in our recent poll -- your responses helped considerably in determining the layout of the conference. A more detailed SAH MDR conference program will be emailed soon.  Check for updates on the SAH MDR website and on the SAH MDR blog.