Friends of Crowell Hilaka  (aka FoCH. Pronounced "Folk") 
now doing business primarily as
 Friends of Richfield Heritage Preserve
Our official name "change" took place in January, 2022.  Both names are legal

doing the annual maintenance on the water wheel

replacing the patio roof on Garfield Hall

hiking through the hidden history

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Ongoing  Projects
Restoration of Kirby's Mill
Historic Structure Stabilization
Invasive plant removal/ Native plant restoration
Trash Latrine Crew (TLC)
History Research, including the Crowell Hilaka Memories project
Education and Outreach
Organized hikes - Suspended / limited for 2025
Mill docents
Annual Kirby Day event - suspended for 2025 / hoping to return in 2026
Annual Winter Wonders event suspended for 2025 / hoping o return in 2026

​Additional projects  

•  provided approximately 40% of the funding for conversion of the former camp manager house into the current park office
• organized the initial "Weekend Warriors" open volunteer program every Saturday
• designed, produced and donated the four interpretive signboards in the former Kirby estate
• obtained the Ohio History Connection "Pipeline Grant" for RJRD
• under the direction of RJRD, drafted the preliminary nomination to place RHP on the National Register of Historic Places
• partnered with members of RJRD to obtain $140,000 from the 2020 state budget for the Lake Jinelle Rehabilitation Project