Participate in Dutch Farmstead Survey

The Dutch Farmstead Survey is looking for volunteers to "hunt down" and catalog all Dutch and Dutch-influenced buildings in the former New Netherland colony. The survey is funded in part by the Kellogg Foundation and "aims to record all known -- and particularly unknown -- buildings in a new central database that is thorough, consistent, and accessible to all researchers.



The project will be carried out by volunteers who either know their area's history or who want to know more, and would enjoy spending an afternoon or two exploring their countryside. Volunteers are needed for:

-- combing the countryside for buildings
-- recording on-site information (like styles and dimensions)
-- conducting research to locate old buildings through the archives and other records
-- completing forms for known buildings
-- training sessions

For more information, contact survey coordinator Steve Jones at doniphin@earthlink.net or 518.381.1826 (snail mail 1077 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12308). You can also visit www.dutchbarns.org.