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 Plaque commemorating Haines House placed on west side of the House in 1948... |
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SUMMERTIME 2006: Vol. I, No. 1 - PDF - 412k HOLIDAY SEASON 2006: Vol. I, No. 2 - PDF - 398k Haines House in the News:
November 2006 Parking area, handicapped-accessible ramp and handicapped-accessible restroom completed. May 2006 Landscaping begins with the help of area garden clubs. October 2005 Repointing of masonry is completed. July 2005 Alliance Area Preservation secures ownership of 45 x 70 foot lot behind the Haines House for handicapped accessible ramp, parking and landscaping. December 2004 Christmas Lamp Light Tour
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from the eventOctober 2004 Receive recognition as an Underground Railroad site from the National Park Service's Network to Freedom program August 2004 Over 500 visitors to the House during Carnation Festival June 2004 Receive flag of designation from the Ohio Underground Railroad Association recognizing the Haines House's role in Ohio Underground Railroad history. October 2003 Notified of $56,000 matching grant from National Park Service's Save America's Treasures Program August 2003 Over 400 visitors to the House during Carnation Festival Summer 2003 Major renovation work continues May 2003 A team of eleven AmeriCorps workers help to restore Haines House. March 2003 Pilot program brings third graders from three Alliance City Elementary Schools to Haines House Sun., Dec. 15, 2002 First-ever Haines House
Holiday Open HouseAugust 2002 Haines House Open for Carnation Festival - Over 500 people visit our restoration work-in-progress! Mon., Mar. 18, 2002 AAPS Annual Meeting at the Firehouse Theatre featuring Jim Caccamo of the Ohio Underground Railroad Association December 2001 Haines House decorated for Holiday Season. Click here for a picture of the front door wreath and garland. Sat., Nov. 17, 2001 Membership & Donor Education Program - Over 50 people attended a two-hour program featuring sessions on Underground Railroad history, renovation plans, and past residents of Haines House Thu, Sept. 27, 2001 Haines House notified of grant award from Greater Alliance Foundation - $10,000 for purchase of House and $10,000 over the next two years for renovation Sat., Sept. 22, 2001 Community Open House - Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation - See images from the Open House by clicking here
.Sat, Sep. 15, 2001 General Meeting &
Work Day at Haines House - See images from this Work Day by
clicking here
.Sat, Aug. 18, 2001 Our first meeting within the walls of the Haines House. Volunteers spent the next two hours cleaning the first floor rooms and working in the yard. Things look better. - See images from this Work Day by clicking here
.Haines House News Coverage:
The Repository - August 13, 2006
View history at Carnation Festival tourThe Review - May 9, 2006
Haines House gets new landscapingThe Review - March 29, 2006
Haines House members hear tales of Underground Railroad travelerThe Review - November 30, 2005
Lamp Light Tour of Haines House set Sunday eveningThe Review - Augut 12, 2005
Author to sign Stark book at Haines HouseThe Review - June 20, 2005
Haines House seeks Alliance family historiesThe Review - December 9, 2004
Haines House to welcome visitors by lanterns glowThe Review - August 18, 2004
Progress of Haines House restoration on display during Festival weekThe Review - May 18, 2004
Preservation efforts continue at historic Haines HouseThe Review - December 16, 2003
A Civil War Christmas presented at Haines HouseThe Review - October 13, 2003
Local Painter Reproduces 19th Century Painting TechniquesThe Review - May 22, 2003
Alliance Preservation Society gets help from AmericorpsThe Review - May 22, 2003
History of the Haines House has a long historyThe Review - March 29, 2003
Underground Railroad: Students get a peek and a new understanding into history
The Review - February 20, 2003
'Building Ohio' volumes include historic Alliance and Atwater sites
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