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The Mill House is being restored to make room for
a working Blacksmith Shop, 2008.
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Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club members help with
Mill House restoration, 2008.
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Northern Illinois University students help
clean up in the Glidden barn, 2008.
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NIU students help clean out the gutters as
part of "NIU Cares Day" April, 2008. |
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Historic preservationist, Roger Keys (left), discusses
refinishing of the home's hardwood floors with the contractor who did
the work. |
Board members, Linda Schwarz and Jim Morel, work during a
clean-up day at the Homestead.
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A tunnel that connected the house to a former millhouse
was demolished and sealed off. It was not original to the property. |
Front porch restoration in 2004. |
 
Roger Keys works on the roof of the home's front porch (left), while former board
member,
Ron Nelsen,
paints
inside the house. |
Board member, Jeff Marshall, and former board member, Ron Nelsen, donate
time for porch restoration. |
The Glidden barn -- click here for photos and
information about the historic barn where Joseph Glidden first
manufactured his barbed wire.
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