The members of the Goshen Farm Preservation Society, Inc. have prevented an historic house built in the 1780's from being torn down. Please help us restore the house and transform the remaining 22 acres into a center for history and nature interpretation. Online donations are accepted through Network for Good (click here).

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KAYAK RAFFLE WINNER!!!

Congratulations to Benjamin Hadden of Annapolis! Benjamin's winning raffle ticket was drawn on Saturday, July 10, at 4:30 PM, and he picked up his brand new Ascend Kayaks that same evening. Ben and his family live in the Atlantis community where there's plenty of water to enjoy the kayaks!

The Goshen Farm Preservation Society would like to thank all of the people who contributed to the fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets, as well as Bass Pro Shops of Arundel Mills for helping us procure the kayaks at a great price. We were able to raise over $1,600.00 toward the matching grant for the restoration of the property.

(Our apologies to anyone who braved the torrential downpours on July 10 to try to catch us at the St. Margaret's Joust. The forecast was grim and we didn't want to risk having the kayaks actually float away during the day, so we opted to stay home and keep dry!)

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2010 Summer Capital Campaign!

The Goshen Farm Preservation Society would like to thank all of our neighbors who were able to help us raise additional funds during our past Capital Campaigns! All of the funds raised during these campaigns go directly to matching our $150,000 State Grant. We recently mailed our SUMMER campaign to about 1,000 "lucky" local residents, and contributions are coming in. If you didn't receive a letter in July, don't worry - we plan to launch a FALL campaign, so keep an eye out for a letter from us so that you'll have a chance to help prevent this piece of neighborhood history from being lost to the ages!

Every little bit helps! If you missed the campaign and would like to still donate, please use the following link!

Donate online through Network for Good--click here

◊ Goshen Farm Book ◊

GOSHEN BOOKS ARE IN! We have a new batch available for sale!

If you would like a copy, please send an email to Barb Morgan at bmorgan1324@verizon.net.

Many Thanks to our Halloween 2009 Dance Donors!
Red Hot & Blue	Bank Annapolis	Bay Hills Deli	Port Tack	Bella's Liquors
Bergmann's Cleaners	Vizinni's Pizza	Cantler's Seafood	Cape Exchange	Culinary Arts Catering
Curves	Graul's Market	Kim's Critter Care	Main Street Salon	Pizza Hut
TNT	Susan & Peter Berger	Wild Goose Seafood	Richard's Tree Care	Chesapeake Plastic Surgery
Artist Flat	Cakes & Confections	True Value Hardware	Super Fresh	Spa Nails
Hallmark Bay Hills	Great Clips	Brenda Hall	CSC Youth Sailing Club	Water to Go
Christy Folderauer	Karen Bailey		George Lewis	Tim Curran

Our Purpose

The primary purpose of the Goshen Farm Preservation Society is to safeguard and restore the Goshen Farm and its surrounding property for future generations of residents of the Broadneck Peninsula and Anne Arundel County. The Society also intends to identify, protect and facilitate the study, preservation and communication of knowledge regarding other historically significant sites associated with the Goshen Farm.

Our Plan

Last year the members of the CSC History Committee gained entrance to the home with the Board of Ed. Vandals began spray painting the house and breaking windows. The Board allowed us to remove over 400 books belonging to Dr. and Mrs. Radoff as well as a few other significant historical pieces for safe keeping. The vandalism escalated and the Board of Ed decided to demolish the home.

Barbara Morgan and Orlando Ridout IV testified in front of the Board of Ed to save the house from demolition. In October a bill was being presented to the County Council to approve the demolition. After writing letters and gaining wonderful support from our community the bill was pulled and the house was saved. The Board of Ed decided then that they would be amicable to what we are trying to do.

We formed the Goshen Farm Preservation Society. As the vandalism continues to happen, we continue to go to the house to board windows. We decided to try cleaning up the property to help deter vandals. We were also fortunate enough to catch a few in the act and instead of charging them, had they and their parents help with the cleanup. We had over 30 people help in the cleanup. Windows were reboarded, the graffiti was painted over, brush was cleared, and trash was hauled away. It looked great. Not long after though more kids went up to wreak havoc. At this point we need to secure funds to be able to put some security measure in place to save this treasured historic home.

The Future

The Goshen Farm Preservation Society has a list of great uses for this home including a museum of early farming life in Anne Arundel County, a place to hold events; Weddings, Lectures on our history and holiday events, a nature trail through the 22 acres, a community garden, and the list goes on. But the house has to be restored for all of these things to happen.