Millbrook Village Society to hold first Annual Garage Sale
On July 19,2008 the society will be hosting a garage sale at 172 Stillwater Road, Hardwick, NJ.
Volunteers are needed to come to 172 Stillwater Road on Friday afternoon July 18 after 4:00 PM to help set up tables and set out the items for sale. Please call Nan at 908-362-9462 if you are available.
If you have any items such as "stuff" when you clean closets, drawers, basement, jewelry box, attic, Toy chest and all the boxes stored with unused items we would deeply appreciate your donations.
You may also bring your own card table and join us for a morning or afternoon of selling all the items---- all for the benefit of the Millbrook village Society to aid in the education programs and rehabilitation projects.
Come join us on July 19th between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM or to donate your items-(tax deductible). for information call Rose at 973-875-3759 or Nan at 908-362-9462.
Current News - Looms in Hill House are being re-warped
Sally Orgren has been busy in the Hill House rewarping the barn frame loom. She makes a special request to keep any cats out of the house as they would wreak havoc with the loose threads on this project.
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| Barn Frame Loom Before Rewarping | Loom in Process of Rewarping |
Items on Our Wish List
Mannequins and Dress Makers forms are needed by the society to be used in our displays of period clothing. If you have knowledge where we might acquire these and other items please use the feedback form to get back to us.
Large framing chisels and wooden mallets for volunteer use in building projects. We can sharpen and replace handles if necessary
Stationary Gasoline Engine to power our Sawmill, 40-50 HP minimum, 70HP preferred or even better, an old 25to30HP "one lunger"(horses were stronger back then.)
Current Projects
Sugar Shack Roof Project
The Sugar Shack has been in need of a new roof for a long time. The Friday and Saturday Work Crews have started the project which required the replacement of most of the roof trusses and then replacing the lath and shingles on the front and then covering the rear of the structure with a tin roof. The original siding on the structure will remain while the lean-to on the building will be replaced in its entirety.
Covered Bridge
Work has started on the foundations of the town lattice covered bridge which will replace the bridge destroyed by the floods of 2004. Stone work is in progress. See the write up in the Projects page.
Gristmill
The vertical line shaft and lantern gear have been fitted to the bull gear driven by the waterwheel. After lining up the bedstone and the final placement of the vertical shaft it was determined that the stone nut shaft and the vertical main shaft would be at 43 inch centers. We are leaning towards a lantern gear for the stone nut and a spur gear for the main drive gear. Further research needs to be done at other mills to get ideas on gear construction.