[We were green before the 'GREEN' Movement]
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SPOOM 2008 Conference Information and Registration Form
When you see the information on your screen, you can print out the form to mail in.
Note : the Phone Number for the Casselman Inn is 301-895-5055 they are from what I have been told already full
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Great Lakes Chapter
By Esther Middlewood, Vice President
The Fall Conference of the Midwest Open-Air Museum Coordinating Council has taken on the topic of “Early Milling in Indiana” with a visit to Spring Mill Park and the Hamer Grist and Saw Mill (IN-047-001). The mill has been restored as part of an historic Hoosier village with numerous log buildings. Power to operate the mills comes from a huge overshot waterwheel, with a long wooden flume.
The conference, set for November 13-15, 2008, offers a variety of workshops and session topics aimed at interpreting, collecting, and maintaining the past. The sessions on “Early Milling in Indiana”, “Grants and Fundraising,” and Creating a Great Guest Experience” would provide useful information to SPOOMers who own and operate mills that are open to the public.
For more information about the conference or about MOMCC, go to www.momcc.org. MOMCC serves as the Midwestern affiliate of the Association for Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museums.
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Mid-Atlantic Chapter Plans for August 8 and 9th 2008 Meeting
By Judith Grove, Chairperson of Wallace Cross Mill Friends Group
The next Mid-Atlantic Chapter meeting of SPOOM (Society for the Preservation of Old Mills) will be held in York County Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9. The historic Wallace Cross Mill www.yorkcountyparks.org and Muddy Creek Forks Mill www.maandparailroad.com in southern York County and the reconstructed Bradley Mill located within the Agricultural and Industrial Museum www.yorkheritage.org in downtown York will all be featured. Knowledgeable experts will be available at all three sites to describe the restoration and interpretation process.
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