The Glen Lake Community Library Sponsors:
Looking Back • Moving Forward
Leelanau County Poor Farm Lives On: From the early days to the future
Tuesday May 3, 2022 7:00 pm
Glen Lake Community Library • Empire
Program Room
Attendance is limited to 25. Reserve your seat now by calling the Library
(231) 326-5361 or by emailing:
PRESENTERS:
Laurel Jeris, Barbara Siepker, and Steve Stier, founding members of the Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society (LCHPS). Through conversation and a photo essay you will learn:
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The history of the Poor Farm
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Why we formed the LCHPS
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What has been accomplished to rehabilitate the Poor Farm Barn
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What’s happening now
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Where we are headed in the future
QUESTIONS AND RESERVATIONS: Contact the Glen Lake Community Library by phone or email: (231) 326-5361, [email protected]
MORE INFORMATION OTHER THAN RESERVATIONS:
Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society’s (LCHPS) website is: https://lchp.org
The website is loaded with information and photos about the Poor Farm history, the rehabilitation of the barn, and how to become involved in this exciting project. Contact Person for this event at the Leelanau County Historic Preservation Society (LCHPS): Laurel Jeris, 231-326-2120 or [email protected]
View of the west elevation of the newly painted barn.
Two LCHPS volunteers hard at work on the east doors of the barn.
James Schettek, grandson of the barn builder and carpenter for David Webster Construction,, stands next to the completed but not yet installed replica of the cupola
Dedication of the new barn in 1911. Click to enlarge to see an arrow pointing to John Schettek, builder of the barn.