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STEAP Grant Projects Well Underway

Last spring the Barkhamsted Historical Society was the recipient of a $150,000, Small Town Economic Assistance Program, or STEAP Grant. The grant is specifically geared toward capital improvements and expansion. Several projects had been earmarked for these funds and have either been completed or are...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Richard on 11-21-2008
Local Artist Completes Trompe-l'œil Painting

During the restoration efforts of Squires Tavern the location of an old staircase leading to the second floor was discovered by volunteers scraping paint. The discovery was detailed in an earlier Work Log post . After the discovery, the board decided to hire local artist Germaine Lemieux to create a...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Richard on 09-26-2008
299) Door for the archival storage room installed

299) Door for the archival storage room installed - June 6, 2006 Today the big heavy door for the new Historical Society archival storage room was delivered and installed. Skilled workers experienced with these doors moved the unit into place and hung it in half a day. Workers install the archival storage...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Paul on 06-06-2006
Installing the archival storage door

Walt Landgraf inspects the progress as the door is hung in place.

Posted to Squires Tavern Photos (Gallery) by Paul on 06-06-2006
Installing the archival storage door

workers install the archival storage door.

Posted to Squires Tavern Photos (Gallery) by Paul on 06-06-2006
297) Contractor pours concrete roof of archival storage room

297) Contractor pours concrete roof of archival storage room - May 9, 2006 The concrete roof of the archival storage room was poured today and it looks just great. The next step for this project will involve building a traditional wood rafter roof with wood shingles so that the storage room blends in...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Paul on 05-09-2006
296) Contractor making progress on archival storage

296) Contractor making progress on archival storage - April 26, 2006 Masonry work on the archival storage room moves forward in the first phase of this project. The work is being done by Connecticut General Contractors, Inc. Years ago the wood shed had three full bays, and the archival storage room will...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Paul on 04-26-2006
Archival Storage Construction

Workers make progress on the archival storage room at the end of the Squire's Tavern wood shed.

Posted to Squires Tavern Photos (Gallery) by Paul on 04-26-2006
295) Contractor views construction site

295) Contractor views construction site - March 22, 2006 A building contractor who has bid on the first phase of the archival storage project visits the Squire's Tavern and views the site off the east end of the Tavern wood shed. This is where the small archival storage room will be built. The work...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Paul on 03-22-2006
294) Trees removed

294) Trees removed - February 15, 2006 Today Ted Church and Kenwood Tree Service cut down two fir trees that were slated for removal near the small parking area of the Squire's Tavern. This will allow some nice maple trees and lilac bushes to prosper in this area. A worker in a bucket trims branches...

Posted to Work Log (Weblog) by Paul on 03-15-2006

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