Mid-Atlantic Chapter Plans for August 2008 Meeting
By Judith Grove, Chairperson of Wallace Cross Mill Friends Group

Our next chapter meeting will be held in York County 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 Bahn 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.

Presentations are planned to assist groups and individuals who own a mill or other historic site in three areas: branding and marketing the site, preparing educational displays to tell the story, and developing funding sources and strategies to ensure future preservation.

The SPOOM-MA business meeting will be held on Saturday.

Possible sites for touring on Thursday or Sunday will also be suggested.

More detailed information, including registration information will be posted on this site by June 1 or questions may be directed to JudyGrove@Verizon.net, registrar for the event.

The Guiding Vision for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter
By Robert Lundegard

The SPOOM-MA Chapter is focusing its future activities in two areas. First, we want to be a helpful middleman between mill owners and preservation experts. Second, we want to encourage the public mills in the Mid-Atlantic region to host chapter meetings that reach out to the public and tell them about the SPOOM mission and the fascination of historic mills. We have initiatives under way in both areas.