Hello all, Dont forget to report your volunteer hours for the month of March! I need them in by Saturday, so if you have any hours to report, please send them...
Folks, we got the glass back in the searchlight, and as far as I can tell, the focusing thermostat seems to be working! Even if it's not, the lens is now the...
Hello all, Most of you already know, but for those that do not, I will be leaving for basic training at Fort Knox on 28 April and will be gone until mid July. ...
We all wish you luck on this next big step in your life. Be safe, and we'll all be thinking of you, and thanks, for everything! John ... From: Michael Rogers...
Plan to be there on Thurs and Fri. Will still be working on getting the bearings/seals/brakes and wheels back on the "beast". Also, if I have time, will try...
Great, Colonel! Something else I'd like to do upon my return, get inside that out building and get that bench out of there! I have some screws with weird heads...
John: Tour went well. Tim had two more tours after the 2 o'clock. Boy skunks and girl skunks. Place was tidy....Thanks. Searchlight looks great with the...
Great! Glad to hear, I did swing by briefly while you were starting the tour, but stayed out of your hair. There's a pump up sprayer and a jug of acid in the...
The calendar now indicates that we will have a work crew there from 0930 to 1600 on Thursday and Friday this week. We are counting on Joe to have the key. Â ...
Fred and other in said work party: Tim Resch and I will be available that morning (Tim is in at 0900) and we now have the only keys to the battery, as well as...
TO: 261 Re-enactors Group, Fort Miles Historical Association FROM: Staff Sergeant Resch, Battery C, 261st Coast Artillery, Fort Miles, DEL RE: Contact...
Thanks, Tim, we will coordinate everything through you. Welcome aboard! I know you'll live up to the fine standards Mike has set for this position! We all look...
I'll second that.. I met Tim awhile back when he was conducting tours as a uniformed docent.. Notice I said UNIFORMED, NOT COSTUMED.. I read something...
Thanks to someone who I think wants to remain anonymous, I have two new dehumidifiers! So, next time I'm down, we need to go through the ones that keep...
Noted. No costumes. Uniforms. I never made that mistake, but have corrected several folks on that one. Be kind, remember, not everyone is as savvy as we are!...
Tom A. and I removed the A/C equipment for the top of the bunker. The copper pipe is in the mechanical room but needs to be cut to separate the fittings from...
Tom completed sweeping down fore and aft the corridor channels. Am always amazed at the dirt. Even after all the power washing and former sweepdowns. Great...
Great job! I have a so so hammerdrill. If someone has a decent one, by all means! Grand Rental Station probably has a good one, if need be. If so, we should...
I am planning on being there Friday. And yes, I expected some dust in there, we're going to need a floor scrubber. Anything else going on this week? If anyone...
Big John: Well Sgt Major, the whls and tires are back on the "Beast", using the old brakes. The shoes Dexter sent didn't work. In looking at ours closely we...
The calendar has been updated to reflect that 519 will be open this Thursday and Friday for restoration work. Tim, Joe or John will get the doors open at...
Great news on the searchlight! I will, at some point, get the wiring diagram for a 7 pin trailer plug. There's a standard wiring pinout for those. In fact,...
Dropped off two dehumidifiers. Alas, one is needed in the FMOB office due to rain getting in. Replaced the one on the ledge of the work room, it keeps freezing...
Folks, looking for ideas here. Where you walk into each of the gun rooms there are two cast iron drainage grates on either side of the corridor entering the...
Folks, this battery is over 420 feet long. As someone who has to haul tools and materials from one end to the other, FREQUENTLY, it seems to me if we had an...
Well, dressed like I usually am, all I need is an old Acme cart to qualify as "homeless". As long as we are on the subject of wish lists: how about a large...
