Newsletter 3
2005 Summer Workshop
Plans are currently underway to host another workshop this summer at the Francis Mill. The workshop will again be led by Mr. Jeffrey Finch, an architectural historian with the National Park Service. If all goes as planned, the entire first and second floors will be secured and the external siding be replaced. This year’s workshop is being scheduled for the weeks of July 18-22 and July 25-29.
If you would like to assist with the restoration efforts or help provide meals for the participants please contact us at (828) 456-6307 as soon as possible
Grant Update
We are very pleased to announce that FMPS has been approved for a $2,500 grant from the Society of Industrial Engineers. These funds are designated to help secure the necessary materials for the restoration effort. However, we are required to match the grant dollar for dollar. Thus, if you have not recently renewed your membership, please take this opportunity to do so.
National Registry Status
Johnston Design Group, an architectural firm based in Greenville, South Carolina, has agreed to work with the Francis Mill Preservation Society to gain recognition by the National Registry of Historic Places. The firm will be completing the application process with the services of Amanda Starcher, their Historic Preservation Specialist. The National Registry process will have the Francis Mill up for statewide approval in October. We are very optimistic about its chances and hope that it will be accepted into this prestigious designation shortly thereafter. (Unfortunately this plan did not come to fruition)
Memorials Received:
Captain & Mrs. Richard Boone
By Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Daniels
Mrs. Edna Crawford
By Barbara Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Francis
By: Tim and Tanna Timbes
Mrs. Jennie Mogavero
By: Tim and Tanna Timbes
In Honor Of:
Mr. Jerry Donahoe
By: Rosemond Donahoe, Christine Major, Lynn Donahoe, and Lisa Muto
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Daniels
By Tim and Tanna Timbes
2005 Summer Workshop
Plans are currently underway to host another workshop this summer at the Francis Mill. The workshop will again be led by Mr. Jeffrey Finch, an architectural historian with the National Park Service. If all goes as planned, the entire first and second floors will be secured and the external siding be replaced. This year’s workshop is being scheduled for the weeks of July 18-22 and July 25-29.
If you would like to assist with the restoration efforts or help provide meals for the participants please contact us at (828) 456-6307 as soon as possible
Grant Update
We are very pleased to announce that FMPS has been approved for a $2,500 grant from the Society of Industrial Engineers. These funds are designated to help secure the necessary materials for the restoration effort. However, we are required to match the grant dollar for dollar. Thus, if you have not recently renewed your membership, please take this opportunity to do so.
National Registry Status
Johnston Design Group, an architectural firm based in Greenville, South Carolina, has agreed to work with the Francis Mill Preservation Society to gain recognition by the National Registry of Historic Places. The firm will be completing the application process with the services of Amanda Starcher, their Historic Preservation Specialist. The National Registry process will have the Francis Mill up for statewide approval in October. We are very optimistic about its chances and hope that it will be accepted into this prestigious designation shortly thereafter. (Unfortunately this plan did not come to fruition)
Memorials Received:
Captain & Mrs. Richard Boone
By Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Daniels
Mrs. Edna Crawford
By Barbara Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Francis
By: Tim and Tanna Timbes
Mrs. Jennie Mogavero
By: Tim and Tanna Timbes
In Honor Of:
Mr. Jerry Donahoe
By: Rosemond Donahoe, Christine Major, Lynn Donahoe, and Lisa Muto
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Daniels
By Tim and Tanna Timbes