Johnsonburg Community Trust

06/12/2026

Tuesday Crew doing some overtime on this Friday, they are hard at work applying the 3rd coat to the newly installed red oak hard wood flooring in the future home of Clarion River Outdoors LLC

06/12/2026

🇺🇸 Be sure to visit the Johnsonburg Community Center during the Brick Block Arts & Heritage Festival for the Stars, Stripes & Stitches Quilt Show!

The Johnsonburg Wednesday Quilters will showcase a beautiful collection of patriotic quilts alongside some of their favorite personal creations.

🗓 Friday, July 10 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
🗓Saturday, July 11 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

⭐ Special Note: Every patriotic quilt featured in the show will be donated to local veterans.

🧵 Admire the craftsmanship of handmade quilts
🤝 Meet the talented quilters behind the creations
🇺🇸 Celebrate creativity, community, and America's heritage

This special exhibit is a wonderful opportunity to honor our veterans while enjoying the artistry and tradition of quilting.

We hope to see you there!

06/11/2026

💙💛 JAHS Alumni & Friends Reunion Registration! 💙💛

The Johnsonburg Community Trust would like to extend a huge thank-you to the Johnsonburg Chamber of Commerce for once again organizing the JAHS Alumni & Friends Reunion Dinner at the Johnsonburg Fire Hall.

Last year was the Chamber's first year taking the reins of this longtime tradition, and they did an outstanding job bringing alumni, friends, and the community together. We are incredibly grateful for their dedication, hard work, and commitment to keeping this special event thriving.

This year promises to be even better! Registration for the first time ever, alumni can register online by scanning the QR code below. Paper registration forms are also available by request at [email protected] or at the Johnsonburg Borough Office.

The Alumni & Friends Dinner offers a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with classmates and longtime friends, while the Brick Block Arts & Heritage Festival welcomes the public to join in the celebration, creating opportunities to make new friends and connections as well.

Please join us in supporting the Chamber's efforts and help spread the word. We can't wait to welcome everyone!

06/09/2026

Tuesday Crew Workday & Lunch

A huge thank-you to Racquel Brechtel for providing lunch for the Tuesday Crew this week! Racquel treated the crew to delicious shredded beef sandwiches, cottage potatoes, broccoli slaw, and lemon cookies topped with icing.

Racquel also holds a special distinction, she was the first person to provide lunch through our new Meal Train system. The Meal Train has already made organizing lunches so much easier and is a tremendous relief for our volunteers and organizers. We are incredibly grateful for everyone who has signed up to help keep the crew fueled and working.

This week was also an exciting one as members of the Tuesday Crew received their new Crew t-shirts, helping showcase the pride and teamwork that have become hallmarks of this dedicated volunteer group. We will have the reveal next week or catch them in tomorrow's Ridgway Record/Johnsonburg Journal!

Work continued in Unit 6, the future home of Clarion River Outdoors LLC , where the newly installed Red Oak hardwood flooring received its finish and continues to transform the space.

Outside, volunteers continued restoring and rewiring the antique barn lights that will once again illuminate the Armstrong Brick Block arcade.

Another major milestone was reached as a man lift was brought in to begin exterior restoration work on the iconic bay windows above the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center. The first bay window is now underway, with the remaining bay windows scheduled to follow as restoration efforts continue across the block.

Every Tuesday, volunteers come together to preserve local history, learn new skills, share a meal, and help transform the historic Armstrong Brick Block into a destination the entire community can be proud of.

Interested in helping? Providing a lunch through the Meal Train is a wonderful way to support the crew and be part of the revitalization effort. Stop by on a Tuesday morning and see the progress for yourself! 😊

06/05/2026

So it begins, gotta make the floor look all purdy

06/04/2026

😄👍Tuesday Crew Update: Another Big Step Forward at the Historic Armstrong Brick Block!

It was a long but incredibly productive day for the Tuesday Crew this week.🧱🪚📐🔨

Volunteers spent the morning painting beneath the historic arcade and making tremendous progress on installing the ash hardwood flooring in Unit 6, the future home of Clarion River Outdoors. Piece by piece, this dedicated group continues transforming the 1890 Armstrong Brick Block into a destination that will serve the community for generations to come.

After hours of hard work, the crew gathered at the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center for a well-earned lunch. A huge thank-you goes out to Johnsonburg Mayor Tracy Crowe, who recently joined the Johnsonburg Community Trust Board of Directors, for providing delicious BBQ ham sandwiches, macaroni salad, and beautifully decorated sugar cookies topped with fresh berries.

After lunch, the Tuesday Crew headed right back to Unit 6 and continued installing the ash hardwood flooring throughout the future Clarion River Outdoors LLC retail space. The transformation has been remarkable, with the warmth of the new flooring complementing the exposed brick, restored architectural details, and historic character of the 1890 structure.
FYI, CRO 🐦‍⬛ was once the location of the Johnsonburg News Agency 🗞️ or Newsstand, as many lovingly referred to this long running business as. ❤️

The Tuesday Crew is about much more than construction projects. It is about neighbors coming together, sharing skills, preserving local history, teaching trades, and building community one Tuesday at a time.

Thank you to every volunteer who continues to donate their time, talents, and energy to this remarkable effort. Every board laid, every wall painted, and every hour volunteered brings us one step closer to realizing the vision for the Armstrong Brick Block.

Interested in joining the Tuesday Crew? Just stop down Tuesday mornings at the historic Armstrong Brick Block. Whether you have construction experience, want to learn a new skill, or simply enjoy helping your community, there's a place for everyone.

06/04/2026

Throwback Thursday
🧱Whose Brick is it Anyway 🧱

Past blog post:

https://johnsonburgcommunitytrust.org/blog/johnsonburgbrickyardsinhistory

Kevin "Reg" Barwin, you are missed desperately. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, stories, and passion for Johnsonburg's history. Through your dedication, you helped connect so many of us to our rich past and reminded us why preserving our heritage matters.
Your legacy continues to inspire the work being done today, and your contributions will never be forgotten. ❤️

Charles E. Hathaway, after apprenticing under David Purington of Somerset, Massachusetts, decided at age 18 to go into the pottery business for himself. In that year of 1871 there existed a large market in New England for earthen ware, stoneware, flower pots, tile, and electrical insulators made fro