Other links

Organizations

National Park Service Preservation Briefs - these briefs cover s wide variety of topics with technical information on how to do things like repair wooden windows, solve moisture problems, remove graffiti and repair interior plaster. There are over 40 briefs, all available to download and print from the website:
National Park Service Preservation Briefs

Michigan State Historic Preservation Office:

Do you want to know more about historic preservation? Statewide preservation programs assist communities with preservation planning, find new non-profit owners and caretakers for lighthouses, erect historical markers and assist in listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places. Here is the link:
National Register of Historic Places

The National trust for Historic Preservation advocates for preservation nationwide. They have programs to help finance multi-million dollar projects as well working with legislatures throughout the US to shape policies to encourage preservation. Here is their website:
National trust for Historic Preservation

The Pine Mountain Settlement School offers spectacular hands-on training in practical preservation including mortar work and window rehab. They are located in Kentucky and here is their link:
Pine Mountain Settlement School

Old House Web is a fun site, but remember they are frequently selling and promoting new materials and new materials don't always work in an old house. But it can be enjoyable to surf the site and learn a little about the diversity of materials available:
Old House Web

Materials and equipment:

Pullman Manufacturing has been making a spring counterbalance window pulley since 1886 that can effectively replace a sash rope system and frequently retrofit a pin sash system. Check out their website:
Pullman Manufacturing

The AMAZING silent paint remover has been featured on This Old House and does a great job of stripping the paint off of old wood both inside and outside the house. The Old House Network did a demonstration of this device at the August 2003 meeting and we packed in the members. Here is their link:
Silent Paint Remover