Covered Bridges: Spanning the American Landscape
May 4 - June 29

The exhibit celebrates the structures and individuals behind the development of covered bridges through photographs, architectural schematics and models.
The Miami County Engineer’s Office will also be exhibiting artifacts relating to the counties covered bridges.

The following programs will be at Troy-Hayner Cultural Center during the exhibit:

Friday, May 2 ~ Film ~ Bridges of Madison County ~ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 4 ~ Opening reception & speaker,

2-4:00 pm ~

Dr. Dario A. Gasparini, PhD.  Professor of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University ~ Stephen H. Long - Military officer, engineer, explorer, and bridge patentee.

Thursday, May 15 ~ Speaker ~  7:00 pm

Douglas Kramer, P.S., Kramer and Associates

Historic Construction Practices & Procedures of Covered Bridges.

Sunday, June 1 ~ Ice Cream social and speaker ~ Importance of Covered Bridge Rehabilitation at the Eldean Bridge ~ 2:00 p.m.

Jim Barker, P.E., J.A. Barker 
Engineering, Inc. ~ Importance of  
Covered Bridge Rehabilitation

Thursday, June 19 ~ Speaker ~ 7:00 p.m.
Doug Christian, P.E., P.S., Miami County Engineer Covered Bridges of Miami County

Sunday, June 29 ~ Speakers ~ 2:00 p.m.
Miriam Wood, Ohio Historic Bridge 
Association, David Simmons, Ohio 
Historical Society, and Bill Miller, Photorapher ~ Covered Bridges in Ohio, Kentucky, & West Virginia

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

March 28, 2008

Dear Troy-Hayner Cultural Center Supporters,

We are extremely excited about this exhibit. We are doing major publicity throughout the state and expect a large turn-out of visitors.

Would you be willing to help Hayner?

The exhibit will be five large kiosks and a few models on tables. One kiosk is a replica of the front of a covered bridge. It is very realistic, but unfortunately too large to fit in our wonderful historical home. So the exhibit will be in the Art Studio. For security purposes, there must be a Hayner staff member or volunteer in the studio whenever there are guests. Hence, the Hayner is in need of people who are willing to be at a desk in the Art Studio during our open hours to greet guests, answer questions and provide directions.

A work schedule will be set up from Sunday, May 4 through Sunday June 29. The Hayner hours are Monday - Thursdays 7:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 1:00-5:00 p.m. If you could donate any time during our exhibit, please contact Betty Bryant or me to arrange times to volunteer.

This is a great way to give back to the Hayner and all it provides to the community. So, please ask your friends, neighbors and coworkers to help. We are going to need a lot of volunteers.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Nancy Rafferty
Exhibit Coordinator
Troy-Hayner Cultural Center