National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges

Purpose:

"To preserve covered bridges. To gather and record knowledge of the history of covered bridges. To collect and preserve pictures, printed, and manuscript matter and other articles of historical interest concerning covered bridges. To do all things, alone or in cooperation with other persons or corporations, necessary or advisable to carry out any or all of the foregoing purposes and objects."

Meetings:

Our monthly meetings are held in various locations, usually in New England, March through October. Our next meeting will be on September 24th at the Hyde Hall Mansion in Glimmerglass State Park near Cooperstown, NY. Map. To avoid the park entrance fee, send a note to nspcb@yahoo.com to let us know you are planning to attend.

Annual Meeting:

Our annual meeting with election of officers will take place on Saturday, October 28, 2017. See the dinner reservation form for full details.

Publications:

World Guide to Covered Bridges
For those who already have a current World Guide, an update is available in PDF format. The update has additions and corrections as of July 24, 2017.

Topics
A quarterly containing research articles about covered bridges past and present. For those researching covered bridges, an index to all Topics issues (1943-present) is now available.

Our Newsletter informs members of society events and covered bridge news.

The Summer 2017 newsletter was posted on August 3.

Projects:

Covered bridge projects throughout the US and Canada.

NSPCB Project - Analyzing Covered Bridge Floor Systems, Campton, New Hampshire. Updated May 22, 2017

NSPCB Project - Moose Brook Pony Truss Bridge. Updated September 7, 2017

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