SHHS Newsletter’s Neill Log House Update 

For a  more detailed description of each month’s SHHS Newsletter update on FONLH, just click on the article title below

12-25
Tony Indovina, “December Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Neill Log House Harvest Festival Recap”

Tony Indovina, “Other FONLH News and Preview of January’s FONLH Update, “The Living History of the Neal Family”

Helen Wilson, “Meeting the Neill Family” (Larry and Debbie Williams)

Helen Wilson, “Meriwether Lewis and the Neill Log House”

11-25
Tony Indovina, “November Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Neill Log House Harvest Festival in Schenley Park Update” 

10-25
Tony Indovina, “October Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Neill Log House Harvest Festival in Schenley Park” 

Tony Indovina, “Other FONLH News: Flagstone Path Around the Neill Log House, Fall Plantings Around the House, October 5: 17^thAnnual Turner Cemetery History Walk at the Neill Log House”

Jeff Mulkern, “The Neill Log House—Please Touch.”

Helen Wilson, “Rescued Quilt Show at the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse”

9-25
Tony Indovina, “September Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Late Season FONLH Activities”

Ann Belser, “Goats Help at Historic Home”

8-25
August Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): by Tony Indovina
Special Tours During our Opening Season, and ‘A Gathering of Cousins’ at the Neill Log House and Tours of the Neill Log House during Pittsburgh’s

Vintage Grand Prix”

7-25
July Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Midsummer Report of First Season Activities for the Neill Log House

FONLH Tony Indovina, “Interview with Ranger Emily, Docent for the Neill Log House”
6-25
June Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Reporting on the First Month’s Opening of the Neill Log House
5-25
May Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Official Opening and Tour Schedule
5-25
FONLH Helen Wilson, How the Neill Log House Withstood the Storm of April 29, 2025
4-25
April Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Opening in Stages
3-25
March Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Welcoming the Public to Tour the Neill Log House
2-25
February Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Looking Backward and Forward to Opening the Neill Log House
1-25
January Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- First Winter for the Restored Neill Log House – Tony Indovina

12-24
December Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Tony Indovina: An Opening for a New Century

11-24
November Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Stepping Up for Opening the Neill Log House

10-24
October Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Finishing the Steps and Opening the Neill Log House

Visitors Guide to the Neill Log House, Tony Indovina and Helen Wilson

9-24
September Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Meet Evan Alexander, Immersive Media Intern, Chatham University

8-24
August Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- New Paths to the Neill Log House and its History

7-24
July Update on the Friends of Neill Logo House (FONLH)-Pathways to the Neill Log House

06-24
June Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Site Work and Landscaping Around the Neill Log House”

5-24
May Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH) “Selecting Contents to Be Restored”

4-24
April Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)-Update on the House Site and Narrative” (including narrative about Preservation Pittsburgh’s involvement}

3-24
Lighting and Much Other Work Underway

The Neill Log House at the Carnegie Science Center Miniature Railroad

2-24
New Site Plan for the NLH

Mementos of the NLH

1-24
January Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH)- Final Update from Village Restorations, Inc.

An Interview with Pam Roub, President and Owner of Village Restorations, Inc

12-23
Discovering History from Pictures NLH

11-23
Tony Indovina: “November Update on the Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH): Interview with Roland Cadle, Site Foreman of the Neill Log House Reconstruction”

11-23 Wikipedia, “What Is Horning?”

10-23
Completed 1st Phases of NLH Reconstruction

9-23
Starting Reconstruction of NLH in Fits and Starts

8-23
Log Hewing at Neill Log House

7- 23
Reconstruction of the Neill Log House, Aug. 23

6-23
Construction Contract Pending

5-23
Program Development Committee formed

4-23
Cooperation and Lease Agreement signed with City

3-23
Phase I and Beyond — Making Adjustments

2-23
Target for Reconstruction Goal

1-23
NLH on schedule for 2023 reconstruction

12-22
Caring for the Contents of the Neill Log House — Moving toward a Usage Plan

11-22
Koerner House Events Retrospective — First major Fundraiser for NLH

10-22
Archiving History of the NLH on Google Doc of FONLH;

Introducing first Intern of FONLH

9-22
Sample of Funding Flyer highlighting Purpose and  Goals of FONLH

8-22
Update on upcoming fundraiser to benefit NLH; Sample chronology of NLH for Park Signage

7-22
Report on June Presentation of NLH Project; preview of presence at annual Grand Prix event and upcoming Koerner House Events

6-22
Report on FONLH developments from Memorandum of Understanding and plans for License Agreement with the City

5-22
Report on recent Dendrochronology Testing to scientifically date the NLH

4-22
Report on committee business from Fundraising to Building/Design

3-22
Mission Statement and report on ongoing business, including meeting scheduled with the City to preview permits required going forward 

2-22
Report on writing for the NLH project, including “Brief” History of Ownership, Historic Status and Architectural Notes

1-22
Introduction to “Quiet Giving Campaign” and instructions for making donations

11-21
SHHS newsletter, NLH update 1

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