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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 ​

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