Check out the progress at the schoolhouse today! Look at the bracing! That roof is going to be sturdy!
Thank you Emerick Construction for the amazing job you are doing with the restoration!
The Schoolhouse Roof is Taking Shape
Construction Has Begun!
Well, it has been a very long wait, but construction has finally begun on the schoolhouse!
A special shout out to Emerick Construction, Froelich Engineers, ORANGEWALLstudios and Whiskey Hill Home Remodeling for helping move this massive project forward!
Stay tuned! More exciting developments to come!
Quilt Winner Announced!
Congratulations to the Winner of the “Sun Bonnet Sue” quilt Raffle, Nora Clark of Canby Oregon. Nora is President of the Canby Historical Society and is pictured with Judi Wolfer AUS, President of the Mark Prairie Historical Society. The quilt was quilted by a Portland resident who donated it to Mark Prairie as a fundraiser to help raise funds for restoration of the Mark Prairie school which was severely damaged during the 2021 ice storm.
MPHS Annual Members Meeting
Open to Members and those interested in joining.
Progress in the Vestibule
A special shoutout and a HUGE thank you to Tim Lapp of Whiskey Hill Home Remodeling in Aurora, Oregon.
Tim was busy working on the schoolhouse vestibule this morning. He was able to patch some of the damage on the walls and fit trim where the vestibule meets the school. He also topped the cabinet with some trim and replicated the simple pediment of the front door over both windows. Now it’s all ready for a cleanup and paint!
Great job Tim!
Progress at the Schoolhouse!
Wow! We have some progress at Mark Prairie Schoolhouse!
A special shout out to A1 Paint Removal, Painting & Restoration for coming in and removing the paint on 3 interior walls of the schoolhouse. They did an amazing job and got the project done quickly and efficiently! We are very pleased 🙂.
Thank you so very much!
Schoolhouse Desk Progress
Take a look at the progress on our desks!!
Dale Williamson and his friend Jerry, residents of Hope Village – a senior living community in Canby, have nearly completed the desks found in the Mark Prairie Schoolhouse.
Using the Hope Village woodworking shop they were able to refurbish and put the desks back together. According to President Judi Aus, they are nearly complete!
Thank you Dale and Jerry for all your hard work! They will look amazing in the schoolhouse 😍
And…We Have a Desk!
A big heartfelt thank you to Dale Williamson and his friend Jerry, residents of Hope Village – a senior living community in Canby. Using the Hope Village woodworking shop they were able to refurbish and put back together the one complete desk that was found in the schoolhouse. According to President Judi Aus, the desk is nearly complete!
Also found in the schoolhouse were backs and seats for 5 more desks. Dale and Jerry will be refurbishing those as well. Once they are done, using the one found desktop as a pattern, Eric Marriott of Willow Classic Woodworking, will make 5 new desktops to match the original. The desktops will be made out of the milled white oak slabs from the downed trees on the schoolhouse property. This means the schoolhouse will have 6 complete desks!
Who’s ready for class? 😁
New Life at Mark Prairie
Spring is Coming!
The Building is Wrapped!
update 12/11/2021
It was a busy week at the schoolhouse! The Arciform team was onsite all week. They built a temporary framework around the middle section of the building, all to the height of the school roof. Each day, they vacuumed much of the standing water from the floor. Yesterday, they tarped the whole framework. It appears to be very secure and was minimally moving today during the high winds. Whew!! Photos courtesy of Peggy Sigler
A Few Exciting Discoveries
neatly carved in the column in the NW corner
