Historic sites like Staatsburgh are always a work in progress. For every piece that is conserved, there are several more waiting for treatment! We are consistently striving to conserve and restore the building and the collections. The New York State Bureau of Historic Sites at Peebles Island oversees the conservation and restoration work of all state historic sites. They employ a skilled group of experienced conservators who complete this transformative work! In addition to the conservators, Staatsburgh is very lucky to be supported by the Friends of Mills at Staatsburgh, the site's non-profit friends group, which has raised funds for many of the projects included in this post.
During the month of August, we celebrated some of the recent conservation work done at Staatsburgh by creating #TransformationTuesday posts for Facebook. This essay will highlight the transformation of five different items in Staatsburgh's collections.
