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--Linda Day, Association of Historical
Societies of NH
Up Front:
I am excited about the conversation with Ashland which I have abbreviated
in the first article. I hope you, too, will enjoy it. Further down I
am starting a conversation with you regarding how we can make our various
museums more accessible. I welcome your thoughts on that.
Contents:
Ashland discusses personnel
idea
Walpole Cemetery comes
alive
Wright Museum seeks
photos
Architects invite us to study green design
Franklin studies genealogical
research
Accessibility, Step
1
from Ashland:
...We certainly do not have money to hire out much, but
a person to turn to for occasional help would be beneficial to us....We are
experimenting this summer with utilizing the energy and interest of two students from Plymouth State University which has the
potential to be useful but requires a lot of overseeing which we are not really
set up for. We need someone who knows what they are doing!
...I like the idea of barter
with other societies whose members might be willing to lend assistance.
One hurdle I foresee there is that so many of us are strapped with low
participation of members already that we are struggling to meet our own needs
never mind responding to the needs of others....
Travel expenses are
another matter. That could eat up a lot of a society's budget for a
project. I believe we could provide accommodations in the homes of members if needed.
One approach might be to find a person who can offer a
rate of, let's say, $200.00/day with accommodations provided if needed.
The participating societies would then be able to determine how much money each
could expend to engage the person and reserve him/her
for a block of time...We would have to plan a year
ahead in order to budget, and fund raise, for the expense. I don't think
it would matter by hour or by job though we would most likely allot a fixed
amount to a project...I doubt that we could hire someone for more than a week a
year at that $200.00 rate...
In our case, the fact that we have only marginal heat available in one of our buildings also
complicates the amount of time available each year to work comfortably...Those
who have year-round facilities could utilize the colder months to offer
employment thus extending the available time for employment. Another
possibility for the cold months is any research projects which the employee
could do without having to be on site.
...It certainly would take a special type of person to
work in this manner. Not much job security, no benefits and lots of
employers!
I...would love to hear further discussion.
from Wright
Museum:
The Education board of the Wright Museum
(Wolfeboro, NH) has, for the last two years, published a free calendar for
schools in NH and southern Maine. This year our theme is the Homefront
in New Hampshire, and we are seeking photos from
around the state to include in the calendar. We have quite a few
pictures now, but need about 5-10 more.
If you can help, please
email me at di.simpson@wrightmuseum.org or call me at
569-1212. We will be sending a calendar to each of
the historical societies who donate pictures. Each month of the calendar
(2006) will feature two pictures of WWII in NH--like children attending school,
or women at work, or scrap pile collections. Thank you much!
~Di Simpson
from Franklin:
The Franklin Historical Society is
presenting Bill Copeley from the NH Historical Society
to speak on the topic of Genealogy, Genealogical
Research in New Hampshire at 7:30 pm on Thursday,
July 7th, at the Franklin VFW Hall, 26 Peabody Pl., next to the
Peabody Home.
Admission is free, and light
refreshments will be served. Please join us! For
additional information, please go to our web page at http://www.histsoc.org/NH/FHS or call
Leigh Webb at 934-8222.
from Walpole:
June 26, 2:00 The Lively
Cemetery!
Join us for a walk through the Cemetery to meet historical
interpretations of individuals buried in the Old Cemetery. Many of the
reinactors have family connections to the historic individuals they portray.
Donations accepted.
July 30th
at 2:00. The Lively Cemetery, Part II!
As on June 26, but
with some different characters portrayed. There is no charge but we do ask for
donations.
Contact <susan@vose.org> or 756-3449 for additional
information
from the
Architects/AIA:
IDID is coming in October this year! The third Integrated
Design/Integrated Development Conference will be at the Appalachian
Mountain Club: Highland Center at Crawford Notch, Bretton Woods, NH. The
Highland Center is a newly constructed environmentally innovative facility in
one of the White Mountains' most spectacular settings...It is the perfect site
for a conference on sustainable design and development, and at the perfect time
of year, October 6-7. The foliage will be brilliant.
The theme of this year's conference is "The Human Face of
Green Design." We currently finalizing the programming, but ...
here are some subject areas:
Case studies of high performance buildings;
I-93 corridor improvement project;
Affordable Housing;
Physical Spaces, Physical Health;
Smart Planning, Green Design, and Teamwork;
and more in the works!
from Governor's Commission on
Disability:
(Ed. Note: This past week I had the privilege of meeting with
Cheryl Killam, Accessibility Specialist on the NH Governor's Commission on
Disability, who reminded me that people with disabilities have discretionary
money too! Many Town Historical Societies have inherited buildings from an
era pre-dating our inclusion of people with disabilities in our daily
lives. I asked her what we can do to welcome our guests and she had many
ideas of what can be done for little or no money. I said she was singing
our tune! The easiest and least expensive is listed here. Check out
this link and have your Board members and any volunteers or staff that deal with
the public review it once or twice a year.)
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