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Membership Information
Slate of Officers for 2003 Officers and Trustees for 2003 were elected at the annual meeting in October and assumed office on January 1st. They are:
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Museum Reopening Do you like discovering bits of history, helping people search their genealogy, or welcoming visitors interested in Pittsford? If so, come join the Tuesday volunteers at Eaton Hall.
The museum plans to open on March 18th, and volunteers will again be needed from 9:00-4:00 every Tuesday. Summer exhibits need setting up, current ones need sprucing up, artifacts need accessioning, our “to be filed” pile is mounting up, and the list goes on and on. To help out the regulars, Lois Blittersdorf is setting up a schedule for volunteers, so please say YES when called upon.
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League of Local Historical Societies 50th Annual Meeting The 2003 Annual Meeting of the League of Local Historical Societies will be held on Saturday May 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Strafford, Vermont. The Strafford Historical Society and the Friends of the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead are co-hosting the meeting with the Vermont State Historical Society. This year’s theme is “Cultivating Community,” focusing on how local historical societies can develop historical gardens and walking tours as well as nurture community connections. The day will feature achievement awards, hands on workshops, and an afternoon tour of Strafford or the Morrill Homestead. In 1857, while a U.S. Representative from Vermont, Morrill was the chief sponsor of a bill, the Land Grant Act, which was to become the most important piece of educational legislation in the 19th century. At the league meeting in May of 1999, Pittsford won the Award of Excellence for publication of “Pittsford’s Second Century.” The writers have been asked to sit on a panel at this year’s meeting and share their knowledge of publishing such an outstanding history. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call Anne Pelkey at 483-6178 for additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vermont History Expo 2003 Weekend The Pittsford Historical Society along with Chittenden’s Historical Society, will combine their talents to produce a joint exhibit at the History Expo in Tunbridge. Sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society, the event takes place on June 21 & June 22 at the Tunbridge World’s Fairgrounds. While we don’t have a specific title yet, the theme will focus on the Civil War. If you didn’t attend the last three History Expos, do make the effort to attend this summer. The State Chamber of Commerce has chosen the Expo as one of Vermont’s Top Ten Summer Events and will be featured in the 2003 Vermont Traveler’s Guidebook. More on the History Expo in our next newsletter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Exhibit Design Workshop Attended Museum committee members Betty Atwood, Peg Armitage, and Anne Pelkey attended a workshop in Middlebury on March 1st on designing exhibits that tell stories. We listened to several Vermont stories by Beth Dugger in the morning, and after lunch were divided into groups of six and copies of the stories were handed out to each group. We designed a “mock” exhibit of each story, complete with artifacts and labels. VHS and VMGA experts (along with the society’s attendees) critiqued the results for all to use when creating exhibits for Expo 2003 and at their own museums. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Membership Information We wish to sincerely thank all those members who quickly responded to the membership renewal letter sent out in January. The timely payment of dues supports the annual operating expenses of Eaton Hall, which include heat, electricity, insurance, telephone, archival supplies, etc., and it would be impossible to carry on without your help. Dues are based on a calendar year and checks should be made out to the Pittsford Historical Society, Inc., and mailed to membership chair Toni Frett, 153 Pittsford Commons, Pittsford, Vt. 05763. Remembering the Historical Society in your will, giving a donation in memory of a relative or friend, or donating an item for us to sell, all might be ways to consider when you think of helping maintain our organization. Gifts and contributions are tax free.
The Society notes with sympathy to her family the passing of Veronica Mach. Her son notified us in February that she had died more than a year ago, on December 18th, 2001. Veronica loved Pittsford and its history and volunteered countless hours at the museum.
The gifts received in memory of Dan Harvie who passed away on Jan. 26th are very much appreciated. Dan, who lived in Ludlow was the son of Fred & Jean Harvie.
Lois Blittersdorf wishes to report that four original descendants of Caleb Hendee, one from California, two from Nebraska, and Randall Hendee (life member) from Illinois, have all been corresponding with her via e-mail researching their family history. Lois files all the information sent to her in family folders at the museum.
SAVE & CLEAN With Spring hopefully right around the corner, many of you will be cleaning out your attics, garages, and basements. Before you throw away old items, please think of the Historical Society. We are specifically interested in artifacts, photographs, diaries, published material, etc., that have Pittsford roots. And remember any photos, documents, or newspaper clippings that you do plan to keep should be stored in acid free material.
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