In planning for new Visitor Center exhibits, it was pre-determined we would not make significant changes to the historic farmhouse that contains them. But it also became clear early on that something needed to be done to improve the "flow" through exhibit rooms. Before long, a simple solution arose: Move the main entrance to another door.
Associated People Charles Lord
Those who've studied Laudholm history know that the current barns were built in the first decade of the twentieth century, after a 1902 fire burned the old barns to the ground. Some may recall that the fire "was started by burning, wind-blown shingles from a fire at the Goodwin farm a quarter mile away." *
A couple of years ago, Charles Lord became curious about where the Goodwin farm stood, so he asked his father's sister what she remembered. She pointed him "just up the road."
Volunteers are painting the Visitor Center reception area today, transforming its walls from their well known dull yellow to a warm yet striking sage and mahogany. Among those with paintbrushes and rollers in hand are Joanna and Vivian, shown here in the early stages of their work.
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