1. The first seminar to discuss the feasibility of establishing a journal on American furniture was sponsored by the Kaufman Americana Foundation and held at the National Gallery of Art in 1987. The second seminar, sponsored by the Chipstone Foundation, was held at the Yale University Art Gallery in 1988. 2. The Moravian Potters in North Carolina received the Mayflower Cup award presented by the North Carolina chapter of the American Association of State and Local History. 3. The National Muzzleloading Rifle Association Gunsmithing Seminars were co-sponsored by the University of Western Kentucky at Bowling Green. 4. The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina also received the Mary Ellen LoPresti Award for Excellence in Art Publishing. 5. The video series titled Authenticating Antique Furniture is distributed by Estate Antiques in Charleston, South Carolina. Jim Pratt was the executive producer.