Projects

We have open leadership positions for project managers, instructors and rookie instructors for the events listed below. If you are interested, please submit your résumé for a leadership position to .

2008 Projects

Gindler Barn

Partner organization: Collinsville Area Recreation District (CARD)
Local Hero: Rick Collins
Location: Collinsville, Illinois
Style: Mid-1800s barn repair and reconstruction
When: July 7-19, 2008

Visalia Oaks Baseball Barn

Partner Organization: Visalia Oaks Baseball Club and Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County, California
Local Hero: Bill Hurley
Location: Visalia, California
Style: New barn construction in baseball field wall
When: Fall 2008 (tentative)

Silver Park Small Park Shelter

Partner organization: Home Resource
Local Hero: Jennifer Anthony
Location: Missoula, Montana
Style: Three park shelters, winners of the Silver Park Design Competition
When: September 22-26, 2008

2009 Proposed Projects

"Save the Shay" Train Pavilion

Partner Organization: Stephen F. Austin University School of Forestry
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Local Hero: Tim Chauvin
Style: 20' x 100" pavilion to cover the historical Shay engine and logging train car
When: March 2009 (tentative)

Star Barn

Partner organization: Agrarian Country, a non-profit organization developing a conference center, education exhibits and showcase for Pennsylvania agricultural products.
Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania
Style: Reassembly and raising of a mammoth barn
When: Spring 2009 (tentative)

Blacksmith Shop Annex

Partner organization: John C. Campbell Folk School www.folkschool.com
Local Hero: Charles Judd
Location: Brasstown, North Carolina
Style: 50' x 50' addition
When: May 29 - June 15, 2009 (tentative)

Gwozdziec Roof Project

Partner organization: Handshouse Studio
Local Heros: Rick Brown and Laura Brown
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Style: Construction of a timber frame synagogue roof structure
When: Spring/Summer 2009 (tentative)

National Museum of Forest Service History Lobby Project

Partner organization: National Museum of Forest Service History
Local Hero: Brian Leisz
Location: Missoula, Montana
Style: Lobby and Entry Area to Visitor Education Center
When: August 2009

Silver Park Main Pavilion

Partner organization: Home Resource
Local Hero: Jennifer Anthony
Location: Missoula, Montana
Style: Park pavilion with a 97' radius to the centerline with with a total of 101 degree angle (a bit smaller than a semi circle) and 5 bays between bents on each side of a taller, central portal.
When: September 2009 (tentative)

Barn Construction

Partner organization: Antique Engine & Tractor Association
Local Hero: Rick Collins
Location: Atkinson, Illinois
Style: 48' x 80' two-story barn
When: 2009 Dates to be determined (tentative)

Nicholas Lambden Memorial Pavilion

Partner organization: Nicholas Lambden Children's Foundation
(Article discussing the foundation)
Local Hero: Stephen Dunn
Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Style: New gazebo/pavilion
When: 2009 Dates to be determined (tentative)

2010 Proposed Projects

Providence Farm Pavilion

Partner organization: Providence Farm www.providence.bc.ca
Local Heros: Gordon Macdonald and Steve Lawrence
Location: Duncan, Vancouver Island, BC
Style: 40' x 80' pavilion
When: 2010 Dates to be determined (tentative)

Project Horizon Facility Improvement

Partner Organization: Project Horizon
Location: Lexington, Virginia
When: Spring 2010 (tentative)

For further information about developing a project and a leadership team, please visit www.tfguild.org/projectguidelines.html.