Dendrochronology: Stories Inside the Wood
Sun, Apr 06
|Durand-Hedden House & Garden
Two talk times: 1:15 pm and 2:45 pm
Time & Location
Apr 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
Guests
About the event
“How old is the Durand-Hedden House?”
It is a question we frequently hear. Now, after an analysis of the oldest timbers, we may have more accurate answers.
These findings will be shared at a talk by dendrochronologist Michael Cuba on Sunday, April 6, at Durand-Hedden at 1:15 pm.
Michael will discuss what he and his associate Dan Miles learned as a result of this research, and will explore the science of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its use for dating and interpreting historic structures. He’ll present several case studies featuring local examples of structures he and Dan have dated, along with some prominent projects from overseas, and will explain why this documentation is so important in preservation work.
Since 2015, Michael has served in various leadership roles with the Timber Framers Guild, and has been co-editor of Timber Framing magazine since 2018. Michael also serves on the National Barn Alliance, Historic…