Category Archives: Speedwell Forge Restoration Project

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005

Structural engineer They want to put 75-pound weights on each stair to make sure the [...]

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005

Financing The fireplaces were likely closed in when they converted from wood to coal. With [...]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005

Rose-head nails We started this project with the adage, “first do no harm.” Well, that [...]

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005

Day One It feels very strange writing “day one” when we’ve been working on this [...]

SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2005

Leaving LA I leave LA for the weary trek to Pennsylvania, my seventh in 12 [...]

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005

Stir Crazy Most people instinctively know that they could never live with their parents again, [...]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 09, 2005

Lancaster New Era Yesterday, Dawn woke me up at 7am (apparently forgetting the 3-hour time [...]

TUESDAY, MARCH 08, 2005

Aquarius About fifteen years ago, Dawn’s parents decided to build a greenhouse. Well, somehow this [...]

MONDAY, MARCH 07, 2005

History of Speedwell In 1760, ironmaster James Old and his partner, David Caldwell, purchased land [...]

SUNDAY, MARCH 06, 2005

Moving Day Dawn flew to Pennsylvania today. There were a lot of tears, and a [...]