The Lanark Heritage Preservation Society
A community-based preservation initiative
Despite the disappointment of seeing the continued erosion of the roof this December, we have a number of positive news items to report!
First, and most importantly, after working with a lawyer over the past few weeks, an official offer to purchase has been submitted to the owner.
Michael Rikley-Lancaster, the Curator of the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte, arranged a couple of very helpful Zoom meetings about the Kitten Mill on Thursday, December 2.
Michael and I spoke with Rob Leverty of the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) about the process of incorporating the Lanark Heritage Preservation Board (we’ve already reserved the name, a necessary first step). The OHS can guide us through incorporating the Society, including development of the required constitution and by-laws (if you don’t get them right, tedious delays result, and the OHS has helped multiple Ontario organizations through the process).
First, some really good news!
On Tuesday (November 23) Linda and Susan met with Michael Rikely-Lancaster, the curator of the Almonte Textile Museum. Many of you will know that he was instrumental in making the Museum into a major social and economic force in Almonte.
More than 50 people came out to the Community Meeting held Sunday, October 31st in Lanark, to discuss the fate of the site known locally as the “Kitten Mill”. The meeting consisted of three parts:
