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Parsonage - Current News

While 2009 involved a lot of necessary preparatory work to the recently acquired house, 2010 brought a flurry of restorative activity to the Pioneer Parsonage. Major changes have taken place both inside and outside of the Parsonage. On the outside we have reshaped the front lawn to add a new sidewalk that leads from the street to the museum and a curved walkway that leads from the museum to the new main entrance of the house, which was carved out of a closet in the living room. This new entrance while being convenient for entry, also has a historic taste to it as it formerly was the entrance used by the Priests when they would walk from the house to the Catholic School (which is now our museum). The curved walkway also functions as an easy to traverse handicap entrance. The landscape work also involved a significant amount of sod that was laid to cover the soil, a special thanks to Green Thumb Landscaping for the donation of their time and sod! Inside, our volunteers have been very hard at work and have 3 rooms finished on the main floor: The Parlor, the Living Room, and the Bedroom. Work continues on the Dining Room, Reception Room, and the Kitchen and though activity has slowed with the Holiday season and the winter weather there is still much being done and we anticipate another season of frenzied activity as soon as the snow melts!

Along with the work that is being done we have had several hundred visitors inside the Parsonage this year on the special days that it was open. Many hundreds of visitors marveled at the progress that has been made thus far and the Parsonage helped make an already interesting trip to the museum more exciting! The Parsonage was open for the following events:

-PM Exchange
-Lakesters/MCHS Car Show
-Memorial Day
-4th of July
-3rd Annual Card Party