Up
Front:
Did I mention that Sat. is the Association's
annual meeting, to which you are invited? Salisbury H/S, 9:45 am.
Patricia Wall to speak at 10:00 about NH's Black history; after brown bag lunch,
discuss geo-caching.
I have greatly enjoyed these past four years with
you. Sincerely, Linda Day
Contents:
13. A Trickle of interest
14. The Epsom Mtghouse has a date with the
wrecking ball
15.
Continuing the Conversation about Insurance.
16. Heritage-New Hampshire's
Retirement
17. Covered Spans of
Yesteryear
18. Early Families of Bradford
19. Epsom Seeks Database Program for
Inventory
20. Is there a DVD of the Past in Epsom's
Future?
21. Arts Alliance of Northern NH Offers
Posters
22. History Press Seeks Town
Historians
23. Arts Alliance Offers New Service to
North Country
24. Alstead & WEVO Saving
History
13. A
Trickle of interest
(I have not given up hope!
[Fortunately, Mother taught me long ago to be
able to laugh at myself. Do you know that one of the Native American
nations had a proverb that said, "everyone is born with an allotment of
seriousness. If you take yourself too seriously, you use up your allotment
and you will find others are unable to take you seriously." This was not a proverb for any of the warrior nations.]
(At long last, a good sport has entered under
"Post Your Resume." I know there are others reading this newsletter, and I
know there are H/Ss looking also. Put hand-to-mouse.) I present
to you, Ms. Ferreira:
Please reply to the above e-mail address if
you may be a museum or historical society with an open full-time position.
My background includes almost twenty years expereince in
non-profit arts administration in the following areas: museum education, art
education, public programs and special events, grantwriting, annual fund and
membership programs, and outreach and community partnership programs.
(...and I hear that an Exhibition SWAT
Team is being formed! I can hardly wait to hear
more!)
14. The Epsom
Mtghouse has a date with the wrecking ball
--but the Friends of Epsom's Historic
Meetinghouse are finding a way to move it to a new Rte 4 home
near the Epsom Town Hall.
Since 1861 the Epsom Mtghouse with its
unique steeple has stood as a landmark on US Rte 4, the 1st NH Tpk from Concord
to the sea. A meeting place for 145 years, it now stands empty waiting for
preservation and continued use--or for demolition.
Citizens have been at work to gather the means to
move it to a new location as part of a town office complex and community
ctr. These parts of the journey are now in place:
- Bldg movers & preservation experts have
given assurance it can be moved;
- a moving co has agreed to a reasonable
cost;
- a civil engineer & an architect will donate
planning for the new location'
- a local concrete co will give foundation
material at a reduced rate;
- a local construction co will donate $10,000
worth of site work;
- town Selectmen have agreed unanimously to the
project;
- an anonymous donor has pledged a $50,000 trust
for future maintenance;
- expertise & guidance from the NH Div
Historical Resources, the NH Preservation Alliance, NH H/S
Please make a tax-deductible contribution to the
$80,000 we need to raise to effect this grand movement:
Penny
Graham, Treasurer; Epsom H/S; 1775 Dover Road; Epsom, NH
03234
Thank-you
15. Continuing
the Conversation about Insurance.
(Ed. Note: I am sorry to report that we
have not heard more from either of the Insurance Agents who have expressed an
interest in your business. The two outstanding questions are regarding
Liability and Health insurances. Here is a report from Berlin & Coos
County:)
The Berlin & Coos County Historical Society has liability
insurance only for the museum/barns for visitors and volunteers. The
historical society and the Moffett House Museum & Genealogy Center are
totally independent from the local city government [no land/space or financial
support]
~Jacklyn Nadeau; Recording Secretary
>Subject: AHSNH/Listserv Vol 2, # 17-A
16. Heritage-New Hampshire's
Retirement
(Ed. Note: Mr. Owen responds to my inquiring what will
become of all his people, as well as of all of the knowledge embodied in the
Heritage-NH production.)
Most of the people working here will be retiring again or at least
finding a less stressful new career. Others will be moving next door to
Story Land or other jobs. I will be busy with the dismantling process for
at least a year and then will probably end up at Story Land as well. Time
will tell.
We start the inventory process
immediately after we do the close-up. Some days I go through and think
what a small amount of props and artifacts we have. Other days I look and
think about how much stuff we have. Probably it will be a pretty big
list. After the inventorying of the building I have to sort through the
stuff in the office (a potential labor of Sissyfus). Once decisions are
made and we know what will be the next use of the building, we will begin the
dismantling process.
A lot of things will find new homes and
we are getting a pretty good record of Heritage in video and still
photos.
~Rob Owen
17. Covered Spans of
Yesteryear
POB 2242; Concord, NH 03302-2242. Organization seeks to compile
record of all covered bridges that have been built in North America.
http://www.lostbridges.org/;
bill@lostbridges.org Check them
out, maybe we can help. ~William Caswell, Boscawen
18. Early Families of
Bradford
New book now available! Contact Bradford H/S.
19. Epsom
Seeks Database Program for Inventory
While I am 'bending your ear', we are also
looking for a database program to inventory our historical items - objects and
paper files. Do any historical societies that have museums etc have or use
such a program? We tentatively have made one in Microsoft access, but I
wanted to compare it others, or perhaps use something better if it is available.
It doesn't need to be elaborate.
We looked at PastPerfect, and it is way
too rich for us, at least for now. It is 795 dollars--more than we
can afford--at least initially. It looks great, but has a lot to it we
would not need.
20. Is there a
DVD of the Past in Epsom's Future?
We have also discussed making a
video DVD of the history of the town--it would be nice for the local schools to
have. That is also quite an undertaking. Do you think there might be
grant money somewhere for such a venture? or for that matter, for publishing and
writing a town history. More curiosity than anything.
(Ed. Note: What a good topic!
Do I smell a special-interest issue perculating? OK, Everyone, who has
made DVDs or videos? What are the advantages of each, over against the
other? How much of what kind of work has gone into it? Did you hire
professionals (and are you willing to recommend someone)? How much did it
cost? How much are you selling them for? What distribution program
are you using? How much time did it take? What steps did you
follow? Would you do it again? --and, of course, why aren't you
listing them for sale on the Association's web "Store" page? ) (Send
your responses to AnnSprague@historicalsocietiesNH.org)
21. Arts Alliance of Northern NH Offers Posters!
We
now have posters available! They are
beautiful, and would make great presents! Below is the price
information on the 18" X 20" poster version of the Northern NH History and
Heritage Map.
~Cynthia Robinson; Director of Programs and Member Services; Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Northern NH History
and Heritage: A Map & Guide Poster
Price
Sheet
Retail Price. . . . . .
. . . . .1 poster
$10
AANNH member discount = 10% . .
so $9.00 each
6 or more posters . . . . .
. . . . . . . .$8 each
12 or more posters . . . . .
. . . . . . $7 each
Free shipping/handling for AANNH
members; shipping/handling for
non-members:
. . . . . . .$5.00 for 1-12
posters
. . . . . . .$7.50 for 13-20
posters
Wholesale Price
$5.00 each, 6 poster
minimum
$4.00 each, 12 or
more
$3.75 each, 25 or
more
$3.50 each, 50 or
more
$3.25 each, 100 or
more
Shipping/handling
fees:
.
. . . . .$5.00 for 1-12 posters
.
. . . . .$7.50 for 13-20 posters
. . . . . $10.00 for 20-30
posters
22. History Press Seeks Town
Historians
The History Press is searching
for historical societies and historians to write brief histories of towns and
regions on the East Coast.
Titles in our "Brief History" series are accessible and
well-illustrated histories that serve as an introduction to the heritage of a
city or region. They comprise 30,000-40,000 words and 50-100 historic
illustrations such as photographs, maps, documents and artwork.
The History Press is a traditional
trade publisher of local history with offices in Gloucester, MA and Charleston,
SC. We handle all stages of publishing including financing, design, sales,
marketing and distribution, and we compensate in the form of royalties. We
are not a vanity press.
For
more information or to view our catalogue, see historypress.net or e-mail Commissioning Editor Maureen Benes, Maureen.Benes@Historypress.net
~Maureen Benes; Commissioning
Editor; The History Press
PO Box 7111;
Gloucester, MA 01930; 866 223-5778
23. Arts
Alliance Offers New Service to North Country
We are
developing an e-listing of AANNH's cultural program offerings for schools and
communities, and will be including a list of field trip or on-site opportunities
offered by our member organizations.
Let us know if you are a North Country H/S
which would like to be included, and/or if you'd like to work on
block-booking programs with us.
24.
Alstead & WEVO Saving History
Your Friendly Editor: I
heard WEVO do a report on Alstead & the flood just this morning. I
thought it would be a good thing to have a copy for the Alstead Historical
Society files. Just thought I'd mention it in case you hadn't heard the
report.
Your Friendly Historical Society: Yes, we
would like a copy of the radio report--how does one get one?
YFE: To get copies of
WEVO reports, I believe you can go to their website--nhpr.org, I imagine--and
someplace they have a "store" page. Or you can call them, probably under
radio in the yellow pages, but I don't know if they would be listed as WEVO
(since they aren't WEVO in all parts of the state) or under NHPublic
Radio...I've heard them offer, for example, transcripts of The Exchange,
although this wasn't on the Exchange...but I
mean that I am pretty sure they
do that sort of thing. Let them know you are non-profit; they may cut you
a deal--historical society, save for posterity, etc. Goodluck
YFH/S: I found it on the NHPR web site --
transcript AND recording. Neat.
Thanks,
~David W.
Moody
Postscript:
YFH/S: We are publishing a book on the
story of the flood--part of our Save Our History grant from the history
channel. When it is available we will make an announcement via the
AHSNH.
YFE: Hey! Congratulations and kudos for going after a
grant to write about the flood! We will be honored to be part of your PR
program. (Have you seen the booklet, Get The Word Out, under
Articles at our website?)
"You may not have 'heard it here first,' but you probably
heard it here."