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ing 150 years. It made him wonder who they were and how they had lived. After reading “Skyland,” an autobiography by George Pollock, Ochs said he became aware of the history behind Skyland in the park. He continued reading more local history and the idea of a museum began to form and captured his imagination.
Ochs approached Jim and Phyllis Swindler with the idea “and they loved it.” The Swindlers’ land has been in their family since the 1700s and since it is adjacent to the park and skirts the banks of the Thornton River, they all feel it is perfectly situated for a museum. Ochs is negotiating a 25-year lease with the Swindlers for the 20-acre site. The Country Manor Store will remain a separate entity from the museum.
Ochs, 52, the executive director, is taking full responsibility for finances and operations. Jim Swindler is president of the board, and Phyllis Swindler and Janet Lowenbach (Ochs’s sister) are on the board of directors. Lowenbach is also helping with public relations. They are entertaining the idea of having other individuals with expertise in local history join the board.
Organized as a non-profit corporation on Jan. 16, the museum’s tax-exempt status
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