Carroll County, MD CCG 24 News, 12 May 2023

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From YouTube: Union Mills Homestead- Award from Maryland Historical Trust

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and hopefully all the technical parts worked out. Okay and you.

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All have got a good vantage point. I wanted to welcome you to the union mills homestead, my name.

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Is sam riley, I am the president of the board of the animals homestead foundation and it's.

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My distinct honor to have all of you here today to recognize a project that of which were just.

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Incredibly, proud and just for the benefit of anyone who doesn't know, I'm standing on.

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The head gate bridge, which is a key part of this flume project that we're here today to recognize.

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This project is really all about teamwork and partnerships, and all of you who are here were.

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A key part of that, so, if I don't get a chance to say something to you individually, thank you.

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Thank you all of you for all the partnerships that went into this very successful project.

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uh I'd like to make some introductions, if I could and then I'll, go through all.

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The introductions and then I'll invite a director hughes up uh the first person. I.

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Wanted to acknowledge is elizabeth hughes who's. The director of the maryland historical trust.

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Thank you very much and thank you uh who, to the maryland historical trust, which really is the.

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Unsung hero in this whole project because they were the a key funder of this project and to.

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Make it happen, I would like to recognize carroll county commissioner kenneth kyler who's here today.

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State senator justin reedy.

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State delegate eric boucher, a state delegate chris tomlinson and with the carroll county government,.

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Carroll county's director of public works brian bokey, who is a a the keep agency that heads up.

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So much of the work that gets done here and with the department of public works today also is eric.

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Burdine, the deputy director of public works, john bowers, chief of building construction and dean.

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Leister, a project manager who had so much to do with this project, so uh I'm not going to belabor.

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Any comments other than just say. One thing is that if you ever get a chance and you can buy it.

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In our gift shop to get oliver evans 1795 book on his automated milling design- and you stand.

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Alongside this project and look at this flume, you can see just how accurately this flume restoration.

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Was done in accordance with a vision of oliver evans back in the 1790s and the fact that we.

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Were able to bring all this partnership to bear to keep this project to keep this mill operating.

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And to restore this flume is just incredible. So without further ado, director hughes, [applause].

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Good afternoon, as was said, my name is elizabeth hughes. I'm the director of the maryland historical.

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Trust and I'm here today to present the 2023 maryland preservation award for project excellence.

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Preservation: partnerships to the union mills, flume restoration project at historic, shriver, grist mill.

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And I can tell you my daughter is particularly excited about this award because a trip to.

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Westminster always means a trip to boggers, and that means pies on the way home. So since 1975 the.

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Mht board of trustees has honored the outstanding preservation efforts of individuals, businesses.

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Non-Profit organizations, local governments and others who protect steward and share the historic.

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Places and cultural heritage that make maryland unique, something that the partnership between.

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The county commissioners of carroll county, the union mills, homestead foundation and b.e hassett.

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Millwork rights were able to accomplish at the historic shriver gristmill key individuals. I.

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Want to acknowledge today are dean, leister project manager, john bogue union mills, homesteads miller,.

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And ben hassett contractor with b.e hassett millwrights, I hope you're all here today.

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The restoration of the flume at the 225 year old mill to working condition enabling water delivery.

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From the mill race to the mills, water wheel, wheel took a high level of collaboration between these.

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Three entities: this strong partnership, ensured that, from the beginning, research stages through.

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To completion the project ran smoothly and efficiently. There's a mutual understanding of.

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The historic significance of the mill, as well as the importance of making certain the restoration.

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Is accurate to interpret the site authentically and share its history with the wider community.

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On behalf of the maryland historical trust, I'm pleased to present this project.

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Excellence preservation, partnerships award to the carroll county commissioners and I believe that.

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Commissioner kyler is here, he'll, be accepting the award on behalf of the project. I want to.

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Say congratulations and thank you for showing what working together can achieve. Commissioner,.

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And I want to thank all of you here that had a lot more to do with this than I did. I'm kenny.

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Kyler I'm one of the current five commissioners for carroll county. I was elected by the district.

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2 area hampstead, manchester and finksburg. I want to congratulate all parties involved with the work.

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On the union, mills flume restoration project at historic, shriver, gristmill and winning this.

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Project, that's excellent preservation; partnership award from the maryland historical trust, the union.

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Mills flume restoration project was a partnership between the county commissioners of carroll, county.

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The union mills homestead foundation and b haskett millwrights to restore the flume at the 225 year.

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Old mill to working condition, carroll county, endorsed and supported the foundation's pursuit.

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Of the historical preservation grant award for the flume's restoration, then provided.

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Superior project management.

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um For the guys, in the back there, under an mou with the foundation, successful coordination and.

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Collaboration among the stakeholders resulted in an excellent restoration project. The union mills.

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Homestead foundation, the shriver family and carroll county have a long history of working.

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Together at this site, the county commissioners of carroll county maryland owned the historic site.

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And union mills homestead foundation operates the site under a long-term lease.

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And somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but andrew and david shriver started all this in 1797.

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Awesome union mills foundation gave the land to carroll county in 1973 and started a 50-year lease.

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We're in the process of renewing that lease and look forward to working.

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Together for many more years- and I just want to thank everybody here- [applause].

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The a key part of the the operation again is the funding that.

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Made this happen and we would be wholly inappropriate if we didn't give an.

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Opportunity to the the folks who actually do the hard part of voting to to make that.

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Funding available so I'd like to invite our delegation up, you know senator you want to.

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Come up first, and uh you would, however, you want to do it come on up. Thank you.

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That's right! Thank you. So much sam to everybody here, we're so honored to be here to celebrate.

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This, this is just a great achievement. uh Our delegation was honored to support the uh the.

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Application for the grant as well and and support the work of the maryland historic trust we just.

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uh When you don't know your history, you don't know where you came from and this this property.

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And everything you see here uh is has been such a great part of the fabric of carroll county for as.

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Long as I've been here and for decades, generations kids can learn about what life was like and learn.

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uh That, actually you you couldn't just go plug in. You know the the generator to keep the to keep the.

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Mill rolling, you know it's a very important part to understand where we come from and uh it's just.

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Such a key part of our community we're just so happy to see this today. This is beautiful. uh We.

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Want to thank, um we want to thank you for having us come and just be able to say a few words and.

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I think each of my colleagues may want to say something we do have a a proclamation to uh to.

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Give to uh sam, I don't know if you could could come back up and maybe the members of the board.

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uh Anyone that's here, executive director, yes, um and uh we we have an official proclamation from.

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The general assembly- uh and it says, be it hereby known to all that sincerest congratulations- are.

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Offered to union mills homestead and the county commissioners uh in recognition.

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Of being selected by the maryland historical trust for the 2023, maryland, preservation award.

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um In particular for preservation, partnerships to the flume here at the shriver grist mill and.

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It's signed by myself, delegate, boucher, delegate, thomas and also delegate rose, who couldn't be.

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Here but since her best as well- and we want to present that to you all great thank you.

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And then have them yeah.

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And if you want it, yeah, okay,.

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um So uh yeah being here is always very special to me. uh I was just telling a couple of the other.

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Folks, uh the first time that my now wife molly and I came here well, I've been here prior but.

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First time she came here was several years ago at the flower market uh or flower mart, whatever.

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uh Whatever we call it and um it was pouring down rain, it was flooding. uh I mean, I think we, you know.

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Brought back a ton of mud back to the house after being here, uh but that was the first time he came.

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Here so it's funny that we're back here again uh when they're selling the flowers uh but in.

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The in between those two, uh those two moments uh we ended up uh getting married here last year, not.

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Even a full year ago, so last june we got married here and actually it was kind of similar to this.

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Where we made out with really good weather, uh so this is perfect weather and we also had just a.

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Really good time- and um I think sam and his crew, uh they had to uh add, like two extra tents onto.

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The back of the barn, so we could fit all the people, but it was a really good time. So it's.

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Very special always to be back here for uh for any event, and I'm just always happy to to see.

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The good work everybody's doing here and I'm always happy to support in any way. So thank you.

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Well, it's always an honor to be at union mills, I'm fortunate to have.

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Worked as a commissioner on this project now here, I'm as a delegate.

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I think the value of this historical site not only adds to the education of her children.

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But as a businessman, I understand the value it plays economically for our county. Just this past.

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Week and I rode down to orange virginia to map hilliard now, this is not as big as mount carrier.

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But the fact is, I, as a mariner once took my commerce and economy down through their location.

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Spent money and when we have facilities like this people from the region come here to carroll county.

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To enjoy their heritage, so this is very vital and maintain their culture and their heritage, and some.

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People ask: why do we spend money on projects like this? Well, that's because we get a return.

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On investment, this is a historical site, it keeps us grounded and focused on who we are as carroll.

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County citizens, so, as always, I proudly say I am a historical nerd and such a big fan of the shriver.

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Family in union mills and for the rest of my civic duty and public life, I'm gonna do everything. I.

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Can to preserve and our history and our heritage, so thank you all very much [applause]. Thank you.

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And last but not least,.

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Probably most important, I should have introduced them at the beginning, I'd like to make sure that.

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We have a formal introduction to all of you of our new executive director, kyle dalton.

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Thank you all so much for coming out today, I'll keep it brief. The main thing that we're all.

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Celebrating here today is ensuring that the past is preserved for the future and every single one.

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Of you had a hand in that, in my short time here as executive director, the passion of the people.

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Of carroll county and the members and board of union mills homestead the county commissioners.

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Our delegates, all of your passion, has ensured that this site will continue to.

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Survive and thrive now I want to thank all of you here today for ensuring that that happens.

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Now we're going to have some refreshments in the mill afterward and if you were involved in.

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Any way with the project please stick around for a little bit, we'll be having some group photos so again, thank you all for coming out. Thank you maryland historical trust and I.

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Hope all of you enjoyed the rest of the plant sale goes till four o'clock today. [Applause].