The Monadnock Institute

Conferences

Each year, the Monadnock Institute holds a conference at Franklin Pierce University as a way of engaging people in discussions of place and community. Institute leaders invite scholars and practitioners of place studies and interested citizens to share their ideas and voice their concerns. The following conferences have been sponsored by the Institute:

Addressing Climate Change—Regional Approaches (2009)
Will Steger

Dreaming Green: Energy, Architecture, Land and the Future Franklin Pierce (2008)
Jim Merkel

Music of the Monadnock Region (2007)
Fritz Wetherbee and musicians of the region

Where the Mountain Stands Alone: Stories of Place in the Monadnock Region (2006)
Howard Mansfield, Jane Brox, Edie Clark, Ernie Hebert, Janisse Ray

Home Places: Land and Family History (2005)
Jane Brox, Alan Rumrill

A Taste of Place: The Lure of Local Foods (2004)
Annie Cheatham, Lorraine Merrill, Kirby Lecy and various local growers and food makers

The Wild Side of Place: Wildlife of the Monadnock Region (2003)
Sy Montgomery, Paul Rezendes, David W. Carroll

Deep Presence: Abenaki Indian History & Influence (2002)
Marge Bruchac and many others

Stories of Place in the Monadnock Region (2001)
Scott Russell Sanders, Howard Mansfield, Ernest Hebert

The Nature of Place: Ecological Literacy in Education (2000)
David W. Orr

The Citizenship of Place (1999)
William Vitek

The Literature of Place in New England (1998)
John Elder, Jane Brox, Robert Finch

Town and Region: A Conversation on Priorities (1997)
Randall Arendt

Making Sense of Place: Ideas, Values, Actions (1996)
John Hanson Mitchell

Monadnock Institute of Nature, Place and Culture
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