REX Dobson Ruby Ellen Farm Foundation

The organization provided continued maintenance to the landscape, structures, equipment, and relics/artifacts of the Ruby Ellen Farm. Buildings were examined to determine priority repairs: additional screws were applied to the pig house roof to secure loose panels; a bee colony was removed from farmhouse eve/facia section; granary was cleaned, new steps and handrail installed; new museum established with room vignettes (school room, kitchen, den/living room, nature room). Attic insulation project was completed. The tractor house cleaning/moving/reorganizing equipment continued, adding to the self-guided information. Steps and doors on three buildings were scraped and repainted. Trimmed three trees of dead branches overhanging greenhouse. Rehabilitation of historic garden plots continued. Research and discussions began regarding building/installing roof on wood silo. The organization continued cleaning, sorting and documenting the antiques and artifacts of the farm.