Farmer's Market every Saturday 9am-1pm.
We will be at the Adams County Fair July 31st-August 1st in the red barn by the antique tractors. (The store will still be open on that Saturday.) Sarah will be demonstrating weaving and Kevin will be working with the fence maker.
Press Release:
Preservation of Log Cabins Workshop, Saturday, Sept. 4th, 2010 9 am to 5 pm
The Friends of the Log Cabins Association and the Quincy Park District are offering a "Preservation of Log Cabins Workshop" on Saturday, September 4th from 9 AM to 5 PM to provide information to owners of Log Cabins on how to restore, repair, and maintain them. The workshop consists of two sessions a morning session from 9 am to 12 noon and an afternoon session from 1 pm to 5 pm. The morning session will cover "Decay Prevention and Cabin Inspection" and "Chinking - Materials and Techniques to Use". Then there will be a lunch break with the instructor (box lunch available at an additional fee to cover the cost). In the afternoon session participants will learn what to look for, when inspecting a cabin for restoration to determine the causes of problems (using the cabins in the Log Cabin Village). Participants will learn "Notching, Hewing and other techniques" used to finish a log to be used on a log cabin, and the workshop will end up with a session on "Roof and Water Control issues". The workshop is limited to 15 students - class will be canceled if 15 students aren't enrolled by August 13th so early enrollment is encouraged. Cost of the workshop is $75. If interested contact the Quincy Park District at 1-217-223-7703.
The workshop which will be taught by an experienced instructor Joe Gallagher, Boise, Idaho www.logdoc.com. Mr. Gallagher has lived all of his adult life in the west. His undergraduate degree was obtained at Temple University, while his graduate degrees were awarded at Idaho State University and Southern Methodist University. Mr. Gallagher was employed by the USDA-Forest Service until his recent retirement. During that time Mr. Gallagher worked with leading architectural conservationists in the restoration of numerous early 20th century cabins, barns, homes and offices. Since 1983, Mr. Gallagher has be the principal in Heritage Preservation Resources and has restored, repaired or assessed over 400 log and timber structures, most eligible for the National Register, many listed on the National Register and some listed as National Landmarks. Mr. Gallagher was a member of the National Trust’s Mississippi Valley flood assessment team; a Master Performer for the US Forest Service; an Instructor at Snow College in central Utah, and the recipient of numerous awards related to his conservation work. He has lead numerous field classes in historic building restoration and condition assessment throughout the country. He is currently working with building owners in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Idaho.
For additional information on this story, contact John Gebhardt - 223-9078 (please do not publish my name or phone number as the contact is the Quincy Park District who will refer them to me if they have any additional questions)
Thanks you
John Gebhardt/FLC President
