| The annual meeting of the
Eureka Heritage Society will take place on Saturday, February 26 at 2 p.m.
in the Community Room of the Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third Street,
Eureka. Board members for the coming year will be nominated and
elected, and reports given on activities of the Society. The meeting
is open to the EHS members at no charge. Refreshments will be
served. The guest speaker will be Eric Hollenbeck, founder,
and with his wife Viviana, owner and operator of the Blue Ox Millworks and
Historical Park. Eric, dubbed "The Wizard of Wood", has
created a company which specializes in authentic reproductions of the wood
accents popular in Victorian era homes. His philosophy is that true
restoration is properly achieved through the use of the very machines
that created the works in the first place. He has collected and
painstakingly restored vintage woodworking machinery dating form the
1850's to 1948. He also created a blacksmith/machine shop to
manufacture necessary parts for this equipment. Blue Ox Millworks
includes a custom woodworking shop, a blacksmith shop, historical museum,
and an accredited trade school where a new generation of young artisans is
experiencing the rewards of producing highly skilled work. Eric
has
been involved in the restoration and preservation of many |
architectural
treasures, and we hope all of our members will enjoy the opportunity to
hear this unique craftsman speak
Eric and Viviana Hollenbeck |
