Category Archives: McLoughlin House

Marguerite McLoughlin’s Sewing Cabinet Speaks

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

by DKP (Note: I mean to come back to this, to write more and to edit. . .  it is little more than a thought of good writing at this time, and it will evolve as I have time.  Research … Continue reading →

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Steamship S.S.Beaver Washstand for the McLoughlin House by DKP

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

©MPF Conservation.  May be printed for your own use. May be reposted if our url+copyright is used as reference. MPFC recently completed treatment of a washstand for the Mcloughlin House in Oregon City which came from the first steamship to sail … Continue reading →

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Conservation as Art: Infill, by DKP

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

The trend in American conservation is to think of conservation as science.  A more balanced truth is conservation is an art that uses science.  Infill is one area that proves that theory.  Simplistically, one reason infill is performed in a … Continue reading →

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