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Part 2--Bedroom <br />This portion of the log construction exhibit will be in the nearby bedroom. The bedroom <br />component will contain actual examples of the four major log -notching systems used in <br />central Minnesota. These examples may be salvaged historical examples, or they may be <br />recreated for educational purposes. Salvaged historical examples are preferred. Photographs <br />of each historic notching style will accompany the notching. <br />(Lighting issues will need special consideration in the Fox House, and tract lighting on the <br />ceiling may be necessary to make the exhibits readable.) <br />Nearby Fox House <br />Create a gravel pad for an activity with a "pre -fabricated" log home that families or groups <br />can assemble on their own without supervision. This would be a larger version of the famous <br />"Lincoln Logs," but one that is still only room size —say 8 x 8 or 10 x 10 feet. Made of <br />tamarack round logs the log ends should be saddle -notched for easy assembly. If desired, you <br />could also have a small model of squared hewn oak logs with half -dovetail notches to <br />provide a comparison of the two types of log homes. The logs should cut to a dimension that <br />is reasonable for two sixth grade children to handle. Either model should be designed with a <br />window and door opening. The sidewalls should be sufficient. It is not necessary to create a <br />roof framing system and the more difficult gable ends to help people understand the process <br />of joining a log home. A small outdoor panel should provide instructions for parents or group <br />leaders about what to do and to disassemble and stack the walls after they are done. <br />This gravel pad would be a good location for special events or workshops on historic log <br />construction, notching, plastering, or other events. <br />Differing Points of View <br />1. Some people may want to see a fully furnished "pioneer" home. <br />Iconic object/media/activities: The Fox House itself is the iconic object here. <br />Additional media and activities to tell the story (objects, film, images, sound, etc.) <br />1. MHS photo of Robert Orrock log home, 1857, Location E200 p 37, Negative no. 910 <br />2. 1990.200.389 photo of John Black's log house, 1890, Black's swamp west of Lake <br />Mitchell <br />3. Review Fox House photos and select best ones for inclusion in exhibit section. <br />4. Photos of tools for plastering: see Mary Lee MacDonald, "Repairing Historic Flat Plaster: <br />Walls and Ceilings," Preservation Briefs 21, Technical Preservation Services, National <br />Park Service, http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief2l.htm, accessed April 20, 2005. <br />5. Active collecting: 4 or 5 foot sections of 4 or 5 logs from tamarack log building in <br />Sherburne County. (If not available, make reproduction.) <br />6. Photos of tools used for log working, especially felling axe, adze, broadax, drawshave, <br />augur, chisels, mortising chisel, mallet, froe, prybar. <br />7. Collect historic examples of the. four major log -notching systems in central Minnesota: <br />square -notch; saddle -notch (single and double); double -notch; half dovetail. <br />Sherburne County Historical Society Heritage Center Interpretive Plan, April 21, 2005, page 103 <br />