Press
Cheekwood
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Bulger's Beat: Craftsman brings thatched roof style to Tennessee
21 Nov 2011 05:43
Written by Terry Bulger
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The Thatch House: Petoskey Area Home Tour by Northern Home & Cottage, Home #3
By LISSA EDWARDS on September 26, 2017
Home & Cottage, Home Tour, Charlevoix
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Charlevoix’s Thatched Roof House
March 3, 2015 9and10news Site Staff
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Sightseeing in Northern Michigan: Charlevoix Thatched Roof Home
September 2, 2015 Megan Nash
Charlevoix
Waldheim
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MHV's Waldheim House Gets A New Thatched Roof
26 June 2017 05:16
Written by Kenton Dyck
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29 June 2017 13:13
Written by Barry Dyck
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Lincoln
Articles
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Creating a Thatched Roof
22 October 2010 07:07
Written by Bruce Gellerman
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Colonial Pemaquid to Open Season with Memorial Day Pipe Band Concert
Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:09 PM
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Weatherproofing history in Colonial Pemaquid
June 27, 2013
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Pemaquid
Personal Info
"I decided at the age of 7 that I wanted to be a thatcher. When I was 16, my school counselor gave me the names of 50 thatchers working in England, and I began looking for an apprenticeship.
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In England, a 5 year apprenticeship, in addition to college courses, is mandatory before a thatcher can work alone.
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During my apprenticeship I won my first award, for best journeyman (apprentice), for work on a roof in Essex.
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When my apprenticeship was over I joined the prestigious East Anglia Master Thatchers Association and spent several years working in England. I won best Associate Members Cup for a long straw roof that I worked on in Essex.
At the age of 25, I became the youngest thatcher ever to
receive the Ely Challenge
Cup, for my work on a
Tudor cottage."
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In 1991, I was asked to take on a project in the United States. I'd always wanted to bring thatch back to the United States, and I accepted right away. The U.S. market for thatch has been steady, and I've been here ever since."