PSU NEMAR Service Project - April 2

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Kartachak, Tom

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Mar 30, 2016, 8:00:48 AM3/30/16

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NEMAR members and friends...

Just a reminder that the Penn State Alumni Association of Northeastern Maryland and the Susquehanna Lock House Museum Service Project is this Saturday, April 2, starting at 8:30 am.

We have a few of the regular volunteers not be able to participate because of conflicting activities, and so if you are able to help, that would be great for all of us. It really is a fun morning working with the other alumni and Lock House volunteers, and at the end of 4 hours, we can actually see a significant improvement in the appearance of the museum. We will be repairing fences and a ramp, painting, and some other repairs and normal maintenance of the museum. The museum relies on our help each year to get the grounds and parts of the building presentable for the visitors.

The original message is below. If you have questions, call or email me = 410 596 9178.

It is springtime in Maryland and time for our yearly service project at the Susquehanna Lock House Museum in Havre de Grace Maryland. For over seven years our club has met at the Lock House Museum for a morning of cleaning, clearing brush, gardening, raking and a little landscaping. It is always a great day of friends, some light work, Pizza and serving our community.

We are working at the Lock House this year on:
Saturday April 2. 2016. We meet in the parking lot at 8:30 AM, and are usually finished in 4 hours.

Coffee and donuts will be available in the morning and pizza and drinks for lunch.

Bring some tools from home like chain saws, heavy duty loppers, post hole diggers, rakes, weed eaters, wheelbarrows, shovels, gloves and eye protection.

The museum is located at 817 Conesteo Street, in Havre De Grace, MD. It is just down river from the railroad bridge across the Susquehanna.

Meet fellow Penn State alumni and enjoy the morning while you lend a hand to a very worthy cause. We all look forward to seeing you there.

A little history.... Construction on the Lock House began in 1836 and was completed in 1840. The 45 miles of canal ran from Havre de Grace at the top of the Chesapeake Bay to Wrightsville, PA. It interconnected with nearly 4,000 miles of other canals throughout the Midwest and Eastern United States and opened central Pennsylvania to convenient trade with Philadelphia and Baltimore. A total of 29 locks, raised or lowered canal boats a total of 233 feet to compensate for the elevation difference. The boats were pulled by mules. Lumber, farm products, and especially coal were the primary cargoes transported via the Canal during its heyday in the 1860s and 1870s.

We hope to see you there. Email me as a reply to this message if you have any questions. We Are....