Thanking Margaret Cheney, Treasurer of the Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, for the following announcement:
"TOMORROW, Saturday, Oct. 20th, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., is a special Lorain County Preservation Event, being held at the
Starr House (Lorain County History Center), on Washington Ave., Elyria
-- just south of The Hickories, on the OTHER side of the street, closer
to downtown Elyria.
****This is your chance not only to see special
displays of Historic Preservation projects that the various Lorain
County historical groups have been working on, but also to take a FREE
tour of the newly-opened LC History Center in the beautiful Starr House,
a completely refurbished 1850's Victorian mansion, and
home to the new (Skip) Johnson Family Research Library. Remember, just for this day, you won't have to pay the $5.00 tour fee."
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Also, below is information from the Lorain County Historical Society website:
"One-Day Event: Lorain County
Historic Preservation Projects on View"
October 20, 2012, 11 a.m. to
3 p.m.
The Lorain County Historical
Society (LCHS) is pleased to announce a one-day event featuring historic
restorations of buildings and sites across Lorain County, on view October 20,
2012 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Lorain County History Center, located at 284
Washington Avenue, Elyria, Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.
This exhibition will be comprised
of 8-10 groups and individuals from Lorain County who will have on display
photographs and text describing the preservation process involved with their
historic restoration of a building or site. This exhibition will showcase at
one location, preservation activities from different areas around Lorain
County.
This event is sponsored by The
Lorain County Preservation Network (LCPN). For more information, please call
LCHS at (440) 322-3341.
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The Lorain County Preservation
Network (LCPN) consists of organizations and individuals who work to build a
preservation ethic among Lorain County property owners and public officials.
Network members seek to advance the knowledge and skills of all network members
to promote the preservation of historic structures as a significant component
of Lorain County's future.
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LCPN meets the fourth (4th)
Wednesday of January, April, July, and October, usually
a brown bag lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Hickories (509 Washington
Ave, Elyria, OH 44035). For more information, call LCHS at (440) 322-3341.
