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From: <>
Subject: RE: [DESUSSEX] HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:21:15 -0500
In-Reply-To: <BE3901F9.5019%historicglasgow@earthlink.net>


No, my ancestors did. Thus my interest in GENEALOGY, not local politics.

As Mr. Noble's noted, the charter is for a genealogy list. This is
sponsored by ROOTSWEB, not a historic preservation group.

As for Mr. Noble, I have no idea where he lives.

-----Original Message-----
From: Historic Glasgow Park [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:58
To:
Subject: Re: [DESUSSEX] HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY


Just curious -- Do either of you [ ;
] live in DE?

on 2/16/05 2:48 PM, at wrote:

> I concur.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Noble [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:37
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DESUSSEX] HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY
>
>
> 1.0 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DESUSSEX-L MAILING LIST?
> The purpose of the Sussex County Discussion List (DESUSSEX-L) mailing list
> is to band together those genealogists (amateur and professional) whose
> research is in Sussex County, so that we can share experiences, examine
> sources, give advice, and make suggestions in hopes of finding the
> information we seek about our ancestors. The primary focus of this list
will
> remain on genealogy, that is, the search for ancestors, rather than for
> living people.
>
> HERE IS MY ADVICE: IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A PARK, EITHER CONVINCE THE OWNERS
> TO SELL IT TO THE GOVERNMENT OR BUY IT! THIS OVER AND OVER COMPLAINING
ABOUT
> THIS FARM IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS VERY
> VALUABLE MAILING LIST AND NOT SOLVE ANYBODY'S PROBLEM.
>
> Doug Noble
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Historic Glasgow Park" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:15 AM
> Subject: [DESUSSEX] HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY
>
>
>>
>
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/clubextra.html?nclubid=888222976&nid=
>> 170712072
>>
>>
>> HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY
>>
>> The Review, University of Delaware student newspaper
>>
>> Friday, February, 11, 2005
>>
>> HISTORIC FARM IN JEOPARDY
>>
>> By Mike Hazeltine, Staff Reporter
>>
>> The future of the historic La Grange farm in Glasgow is uncertain as a
>> family struggles with the costs and benefits of selling a Revolutionary
>> War
>> site to a commercial developer.
>>
>> Buyer Stephen J. Nichols has offered $14.25 million to buy the farm, but
>> his
>> plans for the land have plagued the minds of all involved.
>>
>> The historic farm is the site of the Battle of Cooch¹s Bridge during the
>> Revolutionary War and contains grave sites of soldiers, a Native Indian
>> encampment and trenches dug by the soldiers.
>>
>> The owners of the farm include Anne Barczewski and her three children
>> George, Stephen Barczeweski and Joanne Barczeweski Lewis. Anne has
>> Alzheimer¹s disease and is under the care of hospice, while Joanne is
>> struggling with cancer.
>>
>> George Barczewski said financial concerns motivated his decision to
>> support
>> Nichols¹ purchase.
>>
>> ³My mother is in a nursing home, which is quite expensive,² he said. ³We
>> can¹t just give the property away.²
>>
>> Susan Arday, Anne¹s granddaughter, is working with her mother, Lewis, as
a
>> formidable adversary to the possible loss of the site.
>>
>> Arday said she believes Nichols, who has put up a Wawa and a Kohl¹s
>> Department Store in the area, wants to build a Target store there.
>>
>> ³We all know the Native Americans, British and Hessian troops have to go
>> to
>> Target,² she said sarcastically.
>>
>> The family is now waiting to see what plans Nichols has for the contract.
>>
>> Nancy Willing, an activist for the Friends of Historic Glasgow, said she
>> is
>> working to save the farm by giving public speeches and compiling a
>> petition
>> that now consists of approximately 1,300 names.
>>
>> The people of Delaware face losing a historically valuable piece of land,
>> she said.
>>
>> Arday said developers have considered the 236-acre farm because of its
>> size
>> in the past, but most have been deterred.
>>
>> ³Even the Catholic school couldn¹t get my grandmother to sell the farm,²
>> Arday said. ³She was a proponent of education, and she was religious.²
>>
>> The family was trying to sell the farm to the county, but the county¹s
bid
>> of $9.6 million could not match Nichols¹ offer.
>>
>> New Castle County Representative David Tackett said the county¹s proposal
>> was adequate enough because it would be paid in a lump sum.
>>
>> ³It is governed by how much the county can spend of the tax payers
>> dollars,²
>> he said.
>>
>> On one side, George said he is satisfied with the decision to give the
>> contract to Nichols.
>>
>> ³Nichols is not some out-of-towner,² George said. ³He won¹t do anything
>> detrimental to the property or community.²
>>
>> "The county was not concerned enough with preserving the land to match
>> Nichols¹ offer," he said.
>>
>> Arday said she believes the family should have accepted the county¹s
>> offer,
>> instead of searching for a higher bidder.
>>
>> ³It¹s about greed,² she said. Arday said her wish was for the land to be
>> turned into a park.
>>
>> However, George said the county would not maintain the land if it was
>> developed into a park.
>>
>> ³The state says we have enough parks,² he said.
>>
>> The fight to preserve the land will not end once the contract with
Nichols
>> is signed.
>>
>> Tackett said Nichols will have to follow the rules and regulations of
>> developing.
>>
>> ³Nothing will move forward until all Ot¹s¹ are crossed and Oi¹s¹ dotted,²
>> he
>> said.
>>
>> Willing said the biggest question is what Nichols has planned for the
>> farm.
>>
>> ³By law it is going to be preserved,² she said. ³You can¹t just have a
>> piece
>> of land and do whatever you want with it.²
>>
>> Trees and wetlands cover the land, making some of it unusable, Willing
>> said.
>>
>> Arday said the Historic Review Board will have to assess anything before
>> it
>> is changed on the land.
>>
>> ³I wonder how many trees Nichols will knock down,² she said.
>>
>> Willing said it is possible Nichols might withdraw from the contract.
>>
>> ³The contract is weak,² she said. ³There is not a lot of wiggle room, not
>> a
>> lot he can do with the land.²
>>
>> Arday hopes people in the area see the importance of the La Grange farm.
>>
>> ³I would expect people who live there to be passionate. This is their
>> quality of life,² she said. ³People will lose their sense of place, their
>> sense of history.²
>>
>>
>>
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