“[Preservation] is empty pocketbooks, bloody fingers, and private satisfactions. It is long hours, hard work, and no pay. It is a personal dialogue with ghosts. It is a face-to-face confrontation with the past... It is an equation between self and history so powerful that it makes us lie down in front of bulldozers, raise toppled statues, salvage old boats.”
Peter Neill
Volunteer
The Buchanan Preservation Society needs you! There are many ways you can help. The BPS can use any time and talent you are willing to contribute.
We are always looking for Pears Mill guides, greeters, and millers on Summer Saturdays. Historic craft and trade demonstrators are a welcome addition to the tours of the Mill. For the handy and hands-on crowd, the Pears Mill and Race have engineering and maintenance projects. Offers of legal, real estate, and web expertise are also greatly appreciated. Problem solving people with a passion to preserve are in constant demand.
We issue periodic newsletters, conduct
preservation workshops, operate a historic plaque program, bestow annual preservation awards, and are working on a self-guided walking tour of Buchanan’s historic buildings and places.
We’d love to have you!
The Buchanan Preservation Society is a 501c3 not-for-profit volunteer organization.
Join
Your annual membership helps fund our efforts. Together, we can make a difference! Annual memberships start at just $25 per year. And of course, any donation you can make in addition to that is both needed and appreciated!
Please fill out the form below to request information on how to pay by PayPal or simply mail your check to:
Buchanan Preservation Society
PO Box 357
Buchanan, Michigan 49107
Support
Please consider a direct gift to the Buchanan Preservation Society when you complete your membership application.
In addition, you may make a gift through the Michigan Gateway Foundation with a donation earmarked for the Buchanan Preservation Society.
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
