Wanna See Inside?

Hello fall, or autumn if you are from the other side of the pond. Anyway we have a few big announcements in regards to Farwell House. First off, we are now a registered not-for-profit organization with the state of Illinois!  This moves us into the next step of...

Where did our summer go?

What happened to summer?  That was my thought as I transitioned back into school mode this past week. On the plus side this typically means that our time was filled with a load of activities, trips and adventures that made our time fly by.  Of course, Farwell House...

We have reached a milestone!

With all of the rain we have had over the last month and a half not much has changed on the exterior of Farwell House. The tractor shed now has two covered walls and a roof. Inside, well that is another story.  We made the decision early on, for a variety of reasons,...

Work continues at Farwell House

With the extra day away from our paid jobs we were able to make some major headway at Farwell House this past weekend.  Christy and Erin continued to plow through the never ending task of wallpaper removal while Brian, Jason E. and I worked on constructing a twelve by...

Notes from the past

We are currently removing wallpaper from the first floor hallways in order to repair the walls and ceiling.  Our initial plan is to utilize this area as a gallery space to showcase the work of resident artists as well as our own small collection. While removing the...