Workshop: When do you polish, wax or wash your antiques?

Workshop: When do you polish, wax or wash your antiques?

Caring for your treasured antiques and family heirlooms can be a challenge. In the second how-to workshop in our preservation series, we will explore the basics of decorative art preservation.

Executive Director Andrea Brookover will explain when, and when not to polish, wax and wash as well as how to properly store everything from furniture to glassware.

We will also discuss when to call a professional conservator for a serious repair job.

Make a reservation, if you would like to attend this workshop on Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. It will be held at the Georgian Museum, 105 E. Wheeling Street, Lancaster.

Cost is $8 for FHA members and $10 for nonmembers.

Call the FHA office (740) 654-9923 for reservations or information.

Save the Date for Patron Party!

Friday, June 21st you can be one of the first to spend an evening at the home of Paul and Linda Harper, a beautiful wooded estate on Rainbow Drive never before opened to the public. Enjoy a gourmet menu and full bar, and bring your checkbooks for a special silent auction.

Ticket are $75 each.

Make this fundraiser for the Fairfield Heritage Association
a success by becoming a sponsor!
Sponsorship packages are available at Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Host Committee levels.
Tickets are also available in advance to all sponsors.

Gold-$500   Silver-$350   Bronze-$250   Host Committee-$100

Call 740.654.9923 for details or to become a sponsor!

Plans for the 45th Tour of Homes Underway

Even while snow is on the ground, plans are well underway for the FHA's 45th Tour of Homes. This year's tour will be held Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd. It will feature an eclectic group of city and county homes, and provide a unique opportunity to visit a working vineyard and winery.

The Lancaster portion of the tour can be done with a lovely walk in the neighborhood surrounding the Courthouse. The country venues are all within a mile of each other and close to the city limits.

Mark your calendar now for this weekend full of surprises and the opportunity to visit homes you may have driven by over the years and wondered about. Invite friends to take the tour with you!

Watch this site for tour details, as they are made available.

This is the major fundraising event for the Fairfield Heritage Association. Plan to support the tour with your attendance. Volunteer to help with the tour. Ask about sponsorship opportunities or how to advertise in the tour booklet, by contacting the FHA office (740-654-9923) or tour chairperson Chris Claypool (740-654-7177).

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This year marks the 45th Tour of Homes event sponsored by the Fairfield Heritage Association. As a representative of the event committee, I want to especially thank our homeowners who allow their homes and private spaces to be invaded by strangers for two days in June. Only after your home is on tour can you appreciate the effort each homeowner makes to prepare and get all those details just right.

I also want to thank our tour committee volunteers for all their hard work and donating their time to make this event happen. Without dedicated volunteers there would not be a Fairfield Heritage Association or a home tour.

This year's tour is a mix of lovely and interesting city and country homes with a vineyard and wine-making facility thrown in for a complete experience. All stops on the tour are a short distance from each other, so getting around should be easy.

I look forward to seeing you on the tour, and thank you for supporting our community and FHA.

Chris Claypool,
2013 Tour Chairperson