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Morning Session I (9:00 – 10:15 AM)

KILNS & CLAY

Dragon Kilns in America (Updated): 19th Century Innovations in Edgefield, South Carolina

Christopher Fennell

Sculpting a Solution: The Development of the Gleason Clay Shredder

Erik Nordberg

Burned Out Quick. A Newly Discovered Holmes Company Monitor Lime Kiln

Marco Meniketti

 

DIGITIZING HISTORY

Visual Exploration of Past and Future Kelleys Island

Karl Daubmann

Mapping Hamtramck: Reconstructing Industrial Urban Landscapes for Public Archaeology and Heritage

Dan Trepal

Views, expectations, and reservations: digital industrial heritage in industrial museums and heritage sites.

Kyle Parker McGlynn,

 

INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AROUND THE WORLD

What can Archival Documents Tell Us? The History of Water Supply and Sewerage Networks of Major Polish Cities on the Example of Toruń – A Contribution to Research

Daria Jagiełło

Community and Participatory Methods within Industrial World Heritage Geographies

Mark Alan Rhodes II

 

Morning Session II (10:30 – 11:45 AM)

IRON & STEEL HERITAGE I: IRON ORE MINING

Stories of Toilers Under the Sea – Bell Island Submarine Miners – Linda Hickey and Teresita McCarthy

The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: Preserving Mining Heritage and Planning Future Enhancements – Gary Vidlund, James Kippola, and Chris Gleason

Preserving Minnesota’s Iron Mining History: A Human-centered Approach to Industrial Heritage – Gary Kaunonen and Allyse Freeman

 

REVISIONING THE PAST & PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

Beyond Preservation: Transforming Abandoned Industrial Heritage into Vibrant Public Spaces – Nasim Shiasi

Preserving the Present so the Future has a Past – Jonathan Coopersmith

From the Akerselva to the Mississippi: Industrial Heritage Solutions in Oslo and the Twin Cities – Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock

 

LOGGING AND MINING HERITAGE

Ford’s Far-Flung Feudal Fantasy: The sawmill to save society in Alberta, Michigan – Steven Walton

Rediscovering Copperopolis – Dan Quine

Archaeological Evaluation of the Munroe Turntable (21CA804) Site, a Logging Camp and Railroad Complex, Cass County, Minnesota – Fred Sutherland

 

Afternoon Session I (2:15 – 3:30 PM)

IRON & STEEL HERITAGE II: STEEL ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS

16 Tons: The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and the Steelworks Center of the West Archives – Victoria Miller

A Brief Overview of the Industrial Archives & Library – Nick Zmijewski and Robert Bilheimer

How Do You Turn an Abandoned Steel Mill into a World-Class History Museum? – Michael Piersa

 

CRANES, TRUCKS, & BEER

Heavy Lifting: The Rise and Fall of American Hoist and Derrick – Charlene Roise

“A Winter Temperature in the Summer Time”: Nineteenth Century Lagerkellers and German American Identity in New York City – William Dunsmore

Shadows on the Western Highways, 1950-1975: Bulldogs, Cornbinders, and Needle-Nose Pete – John Reap

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

Historic Preservation of Bridges – What Role does a Civil Engineer Play? – Perry Green

Left Behind: Mining Waste and the EPA – Kelly A. Woestman

Suspension Bridge Construction of the American Southern Plains, 1885 -1917 – William Vermes

 

Afternoon Session II (3:45 – 5:00 PM)

IRON & STEEL HERITAGE III: STEEL MILLS

Sloss Furnaces: Finding Identity and Staying Relevant in the 21st Century – Ty Malugani

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area: Past, Present, and Future

Kirsten Paine

Restoration of a Pair of Rolling Mill Steam Engines – Richard Rowlands

 

COMMUNITY-BASED INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

Indigenizing Industrial Heritage: Stories from the Iron Range – Larissa Juip

Creating Meaningful Engagement in Digital Heritage Projects – James Juip

A Visitor’s Center for All: A Collaborative Project Between Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park and the Bois Forte Community – Reed Petersen

 

INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE GEOLOGY OF THE TWIN CITIES

The Rise and Fall of the St. Peter Industries of the Twin Cities – Greg Brick

A New Interpretation of Minneapolis History Based on Tunnel Deposits – Greg Brick

The Opposite Sewer Systems of the Twin Cities – Greg Brick

 

Poster Session 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Hatching a Plan: A Better Approach to Documenting and Evaluating Historic Fish Hatcheries in Washington – Corey Lentz

Industrial Artifact Analysis: An Ore Car constructed from a Whitaker-Glessner Co. (1918) Steel Drum – Andrew S. Higgs

Stories of Toilers Under the Sea – Submarine Miners of Bell Island – Linda Hickey and Teresita McCarthy

Get in Kids, We’re Going Furnace Hunting, Again: A New Look at The Western Pennsylvania Historic Blast Furnace Survey of Myron Sharp and William Thomas – Timothy Arron Kotlensky

Testing the Patent Claims of Charles Hunt’s 1890 Industrial Railway Equipment – Marty Johnston, Nathan Gaus, and William Tuma