Exciting Times for The Perry Hall Mansion

Perry Hall Mansion Friends Plant Tree, Clean Up

Members of the Perry Hall community gathered to commemorate both Earth Day and Arbor Day at the historic Perry Hall Mansion. The highlight of the event was the planting of a redbud tree, donated by State Sen. Kathy Klausmeier. Baltimore County Councilman David Marks and State Del. John Cluster were also on hand for this spring celebration and volunteer activity.

!!! CANCELLED !!! Earth Day 2012

*** Given that the current weather forecast for the scheduled day of this event presently indicates rain for much of the day on Sunday, the Friends have arranged for an alternate rain-date.  The event will be re-scheduled for Sunday, April the 29th, starting at 1pm at the Perry Hall Mansion. ****

Earth Day 2012

In honor of Earth Day 2012, on Sunday, April 22, the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion will host a special community service opportunity for all interested volunteers.

Starting at 1 p.m. and continuing until 6 p.m., Friends members will work side by side with volunteers to conduct a comprehensive spring cleaning of the 4-acre grounds surrounding the historic Perry Hall Mansion at 3930 Perry Hall Rd. They plan to collect brush and debris, prune and trim shrubs and trees and cut the grass.

A highlight of the event will be a special tree planting ceremony, in commemoration of both Earth Day and Arbor Day, which will fall on April 27. Lunch and light refreshments will be available for all attendees, in addition to raffle prizes and other activities.

Interested volunteers are encouraged to RSVP to Jeff Smith, president of the Friends, at jeffwsmith@verizon.net. Volunteers may bring their own gloves and/or gardening tools.

07 April 2012

This past year we were able to again hold our annual holiday event in the Perry Hall Mansion. After permission from Baltimore County was granted, permits attained and a few visits and compliance with the fire marshal, we were pleased to open the house and show it off. While we are not able to open the house for community public or private use we are hopeful that by the end of this year we will be able to gain the rights to use and operate in the building and its grounds. After permissions are granted we will begin the transformation of the interior main rooms to allow for proper and safe use of the building. We continue to be optimistic that we will be able to use this local landmark to enhance our community and we continue to move forward with promoting the Mansion and our local history. Look for the mansion store items and a number of new items featured at local craft fairs throughout the year including this spring at The Perry Hall Community Hall Craft Show off of Gerst Road March / April 2012 & Among Friends Craft Show at Odd Fellows Hall on Bradshaw Rd near Kingsville March 23-25. As always, we thank you for your continued support, we encourage you to get involved, help with events, attend meetings, join a committee, make a donation, and look forward to new opportunities in the upcoming year.

22 December 2011

Holiday Cheer Fills Perry Hall Mansion Community members crowded into the historic mansion

by Emily Kimball PerryHallPatch

Directions to the Perry Hall Mansion  

   MapQuest     

13 December 2011

"At the request of County Councilman David Marks, developers plan to make a $15,000 donation toward the restoration of the Perry Hall Mansion"

2011 December 8

Another great article from the Perry Hall Patch!

24 November 2011

The Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion Fifth Annual Holiday Event: Mansion Open House “Deck the Halls” 

Saturday, December 17th, 2011   4:00 – 7:30 pm  At The Perry Hall Mansion

Enjoy Perry Hall History & Holiday Cheer, Raffles, Fundraising, the Mansion Store, Musical Performances & Children’s Activities throughout the evening

Tickets: FPHM Members: $20 ea. or $30 pair  Non Members: $25 ea. or $40 pair; Reserve Tickets by December 15th, Children are welcome (at no charge) with accompanying adult.  Admission is by list, Tickets will not be mailed.

Please download a ticket form here.

Donate a Christmas Tree Ornament for the Community Tree Display: This year the Perry Hall Mansion was graciously donated a 12’ pre-lit Christmas tree to stand in the Grand Hall.  In the spirit of community we invite you to donate an ornament to decorate this beautiful tree and add your own personal touch.  Handmade or store-bought, please tag it with your individual/ family or company/ organization name. Ornaments must be donated by Dec 15th 2011  to donate contact:  Laura Kimball laurackimball@gmail.com 410-262-7419

 Volunteer Request: Help needed to...

• Decorate the Mansion on Friday, Dec. 16 10am – 3pm & decorate/ set up on Dec 17
• Supply Decorations (just for the event or donation)
• Donate Magnolia, Pine, and Holly Clippings
• Donate food items for the open house fare
• Provide musical performances during the event
• Assist with the Children’s’ Activity room
• Event Help: Event Greeters, Parking Attendants, etc.
• Assist with fundraising raffle
• Clean up and take down
• Other Donations and Volunteer Services

Q's for event and volunteering contact:  Laura Kimball   laurackimball@gmail.com 410-262-7419 

26 September 2011

Great article about the future of the Mansion.

The Perry Hall Patch

05 January 2011

Great article from the Baltimore Sun.

Perry Hall Mansion restoration project stalled

19 December 2010

To All,

Given that we had our holiday event at the Mansion earlier this month, and in light of folks crowded schedules during the holiday season, we will NOT have a board or general meeting of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion this month.  We will reconvene in 2011.

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Thanks,

Jeff Smith, President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

05 November 2010

The next scheduled Board Meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th at 7pm.  Board meetings are now held the second Tuesday of the month with a general meeting being held every quarter.

17 August 2010

Thanks,

Jeff Smith
President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

22 July 2010

Mark your Calendars!  It's official!  The Perry Hall Town Fair has been rescheduled for August 14th! 

Come see the Perry Hall Mansion Booth at the Perry Hall Town Fair - Saturday  8/14/10    10am - 5 pm
(Also please find attached: The mansion review our bianual newsletter and a membership renewel form)

• Come and talk with FPHM board members! 
• See and here what's going on at the Mansion!  
• Get involved with volunteer opportunities!
• Share your Ideas!
• Learn about upcoming events! 
• Take your picture in our colonial photo stand!
• New merchandise in the mansion store - including children items!
• Children's Colonial Craft Time!
• Enter our raffle for a Framed Mansion Painting Print!
• Colonial Lock Display! Learn about Colonial locks from a local blacksmith/ colonial lock expert!
• Renew your membership!

Perry Hall Town Fair www.perryhalltownfair.com is 10-5 at the Honeygo Village Shopping Center. 
Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion Booth is near the community booths - see map: http://www.perryhalltownfair.com/files/Townfairart/Honeygo_center_map_10.pdf 
directions and parking info: http://www.perryhalltownfair.com/files/Townfairart/Shuttle_Stop-Parking_map.pdf
  
We look forward to seeing you all at the fair!
Any questions, comments, or want to volunteer! Contact:

Laura Kimball
Creative Director
Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion
laurackimball@gmail.com or 410-262-7419

10 December 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion:

Please note that the Friends will be moving to have general membership meetings on a quarterly basis (March, June, September, and December).  Thus, our next general meeting will take place this Tuesday, March 16th, starting at 7pm.  More information will be provided prior to the event.

I look forward to seeing all of you at this next meeting!

Thanks,

Jeff Smith
President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

The Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion Third Annual Holiday Reception

View more images here

The tour was jointly sponsored by the Friends of Jerusalem Mills, and attracted over 135 guests.  Immediately following the tour, the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion welcomed another 150 guests to a holiday reception, featuring musical performances, period furnishings and holiday décor, as well as a visit from Santa Claus.  Special guests included Sen. Kathy Klausmeier and Del. Joe Boteler, who both represent Baltimore County’s 8th legislative district, as well as Mr. Steve Verch, the chair of the County Parks Board.  This day of activity was the first time that visitors could see the completed first phase of interior renovations of Perry Hall Mansion.  This work consisted of the replacement of the plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems, as well as a general stabilization of the interior of the building.  It is hoped that cosmetic renovations and interior decorating can commence sometime during 2010. 

10 December 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion:

Please note that, in recognition of the holiday season, there will NOT be a December meeting of the Friends.

Thus, our next general membership meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 19th, starting at 7pm.  This event will take place at the chapel of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, located on Bel Air Road, across from Friendly's Restaurant.

I look forward to seeing all of you next January!

Thanks and Happy Holidays,

Jeff Smith

President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

26 November 2009

Deck The Halls!

The Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion Third Annual Holiday Reception
Sunday December 6th 4:30 until 7:30 pm
at The Perry Hall Mansion

Refreshments, Beverages, and Holiday Cheer!
Musical Performances, readings, and an Assortment
of Children's Activities throughout the Evening

Ticket Information      MapQuest      Event Schedule

16 November 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion:

Please note that our next general membership meeting will take place this Tuesday, November 17th, starting at 7pm.  This event will take place at the chapel of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, located on Bel Air Road, across from Friendly's Restaurant.

I look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday evening!

Thanks,

Jeff Smith

President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

18 October 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion:

Please note that our next general membership meeting will take place this Tuesday, October 20th, starting at 7pm.  Immediately following the end of this meeting, there will be a brief meeting of the Board of Directors of the Friends.  Both events will take place at the chapel of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, located on Bel Air Road, across from Friendly's Restaurant.

Also, for those of you who may have been planning on participating with us in the Perry Hall Halloween Parade (originally scheduled for today), please note that the event has been cancelled, due to poor weather conditions.  There will be no rain date.

I look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday evening!

Thanks,

Jeff Smith
President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

05 October 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion:

On the basis of recommendations from the ad hoc By-Laws Review Committee, the Executive Board presents the following recommended changes to the current by-laws of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion (download pdf). These changes will better describe the actions, procedures, and structure of the organization and allow for future efforts. 

The General Membership will be asked to vote to accept these revised by-laws at our next General Meeting, to be held on October 20, 2009.  Please note, that you will also be receiving a printed copy of these revisions via US Mail shortly.

Thanks,

Jeff Smith,
President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

04 September 2009

Friends of Perry Hall Mansion Booth at 2009 Parkville Town Fair

On Sunday, September 13th, from 10:00am until 4:00pm, the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion will be staffing a booth at this year's Parkville Town Fair.  At the booth, there will be a variety of Mansion-themed items for sale, such as decorative sun-catchers, two different types of Christmas tree ornaments, a historical and architectural overview of the Mansion, and lovely stationery cards, featuring historic depictions of the Mansion and grounds.

There will also be a special charity raffle (with all proceeds going to support the restoration of the Mansion), which will have as prizes:  a large framed print of Francis Guy's 1803 oil painting of the Perry Hall Mansion, and two decorative porcelain artworks of the Mansion.  Raffle tickets will be for sale at a cost of $1 apiece, and 6 tickets for $5 dollars.  

Additionally, a number of items found as part of a surface archaeological scan of the Mansion grounds will be on-display.  There will also be colonial-themed costumes available for young children to try on!  

Feel free to stop by and get an update on all of the wonderful activity going on in association with the Perry Hall Mansion

20 July 2009

To the Members of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

Please note that there will not be a meeting of the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion during either July or August of 2009.  Our next meeting will be on September 15, 2009 at 7pm. 

I did want to provide you with a brief update with regard to our booth at the 2009 Perry Hall Town Fair.  Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers, led by Colleen Bowers, the Friends collected over $500 from the sale of various Mansion-themed gift items, and from new and renewal memberships!!   A special thank you to those who helped to plan and execute this event, as well as to those Friends members who stopped by the booth!

The Mansion interior renovation continues to proceed on schedule; we will have an update on this progress at our next meeting.  Here's wishing you the best for a pleasant summer ... looking forward to seeing you in September!!

Thanks,

Jeff Smith,
President
Friends of Perry Hall Mansion

13 July 2009

Welcome to the launch of our new site!

Not a member? Your support is needed to help restore this property to it's Nineteenth Century greatness. Click here and help preserve one of Baltimore County's most historic landmarks!

Do you have stories or photographs of the Mansion you would like to share? We want to here from you! The Friends are always welcoming any new insight into this historic home. Please contact the webmaster.

07 July 2009

2008

Thus far in 2008, there has been a great deal of momentum associated with the historic residence of Perry Hall founder Harry Dorsey Gough. For instance, the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion – an organization that exists so as to manage and maintain this historic property – have coordinated both exterior and interior maintenance projects. The exterior clean-up resulted in the removal of over 3 tons of brush and yard waste!

On other fronts, the Friends have successfully begun the first phase of an archaeological exploration of the Mansion and grounds. The Friends have entered into a partnership with local historic preservationist Mr. William Knauer, who is presently engaged in a magnetometer sweep of the approximately four acres of property surrounding the historic mansion. This surface sweep is to determine the areas where specific artifacts appear to be clustered. A number of historically significant finds have already been made, and have been -- and will continue to be -- on display at various community events.

In addition, the Friends had a strong presence at this summer's Perry Hall Town Fair. Original Mansion occupants Harry Dorsey and Prudence Gough (or at least re-enactors dressed for the part) shared the wonderful legacy of this historic home with fair attendees. Also, a charity raffle was held, with the prize being a print of one of artist Francis Guy's 1803 paintings of the Mansion.

Lastly, after completing extensive consultations with Baltimore County Government, the Friends are pleased to announce that the first phase of the interior renovation of the Mansion is scheduled to begin. Work to be done includes the complete replacement of all electrical wiring, plumbing and fixtures, and the installation of a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. If you are interested in become an active participant of the Friends, just click here!