From: Winneconne Historical Society <historicalsocietyofwinneconne@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:52:39 -0600 Message-ID: <CABiiGdcGk1XZYg4SWHG-GzqErjPWPJ62GAR9Z_WnmF=07_jEWw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: heating historic buildings
Winneconne actually has 5 stand alone museums. Only two are heated in the
winter because those two have water and even though it's off and
winterized, the buildings are kept on a low heat.
On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 6:53 PM Jarrod Roll <mclhr@centurytel.net> wrote:
> Hello friends.
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> I have a question for you which I am asking on behalf of another
> historical organization which owns historic buildings. For those of you
> who own a standalone, small building (like a one-room school or church),
do
> you heat it in the winter? The historical society who owns a one-room
> school in our area doesn’t want to heat it in the winter because
it isn’t
> used and there is a significant heating bill involved. However, I know
> that even minimally heating an old building helps to preserve it. So, I
> would appreciate hearing from those of you who own a historic building an
d
> close it up for the winter—do you heat it or not?
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> Thank you,
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> Jarrod
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> Jarrod Roll
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> Director / County Historian
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> Monroe County Local History Room & Museum
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> 200 West Main St.
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> Sparta, WI 54656
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> 608-269-8680
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> www.MonroeCountyHistory.org
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> Facebook: www.Facebook.com/MCLHR
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-- *Mary Lou Schroeder* *Winneconne Historical Society*