Ralston Cider Mill Museum 303 C Mendham Road West Mendham, New Jersey 07945

Ralston Cider Mill Press Published By Ralston Cider Mill Museum An Operational Cider Mill !EDITOR Raymond Nadaskay AIA PHOTOGRAPHY Raymond Nadaskay,except as noted PRINTING DONATED BY Trukmann’s Reprographics

In This Issue !Pressing Parking Lot Lighting Entry Porch Grant Visitors

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!Ralston Cider Mill Press FALL 2014

Annual Pressing !Over 80 visitors enjoyed observing mill volunteers pressing apples on the restored historic equipment during the seventh annual pressing at the end of October. !Apples, donated by Alstede Farms in Chester, were washed, grated and spread to form cheeses. !Loaded carts stacked with lattice and cheeses are shown being pushed under the presses, yielding over 200 gallons of apple cider. !

Parking Lot Lighting

Repurposed historic light fixtures from the Morristown RR Station now provide illumination for the parking lot and entry court.The installation was funded in part by the John O’Hara Co.

Entry Porch Grant

A grant from the 1772 Foundation will enable rehabilitation of the entry stairs and porch shown in a detail from a historic postcard of the mill.

Fleming Family

Washington University

American Institute of Architects

Pleasant Valley Farm Camp

Your Donation .. will insure continued restoration and provide operating funds to bring the mill experience to visitors and students. Thank you for your support. Please use the return envelope to mail your donation or charge to PayPal on our website. Your donation is tax deductible since the Ralston Cider Mill is a not for profit and qualifies as a 501(c) 3 organization under the Internal Revenue Code. !We Are Grateful Major funding for ongoing restoration has been provided by the A.P. Kirby Jr. Foundation, Inc. the 1772 Foundation, the Morris County Preservation Trust and DONORS LIKE YOU.

Volunteers ... needed to help with all aspects of the Museum.Indicate your interest in bringing your special skills to the mill in the enclosed return envelope. !Board of Trustees Raymond Nadaskay, Chairman Steve Freeman, Secretary, Treasurer John O’Hara Patricia Maynard Carolyn Daly, Esq. Emeritus !!Contact The Mill www.ralstoncidermill.org

VisitorsVisitors from all parts of NJ and some neighboring states enjoyed their tours of the mill. !The Fleming Family learned more about how their ancestor’s distillery in Flanders, NJ, produced apple brandy. !In early spring, Washington University, St. Louis held their fund raising campaign kickoff meeting at the mill. !Architects earned continuing education credits on their morning class and educational tour. !Pleasant Valley Mills Farm Camp students were transported to the mill by hay wagon. !Four classes from Mendham Township Elementary School and a class from Dover Elementary learned about local history. !Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and a Brownie Troop earned badges for their learning experience.

Chester Boy Scouts

Great Meadows Brownie Troop Dover Elementary

Mendham Township Elementary

Mendham Township Elementary

Bedminster Girl Scouts