COLUMBIAHISTORICALSOCIETYDiscovering,Collecting&Preserving

TheHistoryofColumbiaVolume51,Issue1 April2017

CELEBRATINGOUR51STYEAR

HistoricalSocietyMissionToencouragehistoricalresearch.

Toholdmeetingsonhistoricalsubjectsformembers&thepublic.

Todiscover,collect&preservewhateverpertainstoColumbia’s

History.v

FuturePrograms2017

THECOLUMBIAHERITAGEPHOTOPROJECT

Sunday,April2,at2pmYeomansHall,323Rt87,ColumbiaCT

Sunday,April23,2pmLocationTBA

1stpublicphotoscanningsessionforCHSColumbiaHeritagePhotoProjectWithJoanHill&ThomasGiroir.

ContactAndreaStannard(aksrootsandshoots@gmail.com

Sunday,Sept10,11am-3pm

H.W.PorterSchool2ndAnnualColumbiaClassicCarShow

BenefitsColumbiaHistoricalPreservation,ColumbiaRec.,DeptofStudentFinancialAssistance&CTMultipleSclerosisSciety.

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HistoricalSocietyOfficers President-JustinHolbrookVicePresident-JudyOrtizSecretary-JeanneNuhferTreasurer-BeverlyCiurylo

vBoardofDirectorsTipGarritt,PastPresident.

PollyHinckleyJaniceKnight

DeRamm,TownHistorianEmeritaDirector-MillieRamsey

Director–AndreaStannardCarmenVance

IngridWood,TownHistorian

VISITUSATOURWEBSITEwww.columbia-history.org

CHSPRESERVINGCOLUMBIA’SHISTORYPRESERVINGandDOCUMENTINGFAMILY

PHOTOGRAPHS

Sunday,April2,2017–2pmYeomansHall323Rt.87Columbia,CT

PresentedByDonnaBaron

Frommid-19thcenturycasedphotographs(daguerreotypes,ambrotypes&tintypes)to21stcenturydigitalfiles,familyphotographsareirreplaceablestorehousesofmemories.LebanonHistoricalSocietyMuseumDirectorDonnaBaronwillleadadiscussionofthemostcommonphotographicmediausedforfamilyphotos,theinherentpreservationchallengeswitheachformatandthebestpracticesforstorage,displayandlong-termcare.

ThisisaFreePublicProgram!Refreshmentswillbeserved

RepurposinganOldBuildingTheMeetingPlace

Asmostofyouknowthebuildingwe

currentlycallthe“MeetingPlace”wastheoriginal

SaxtonB.LittleLibrary.Whenthelibrarymoved

acrossthestreetin1985theoldbuildingserved

asameetingspacefortownorganizations.OnSeptember19,1989,theBoardofSelectmenvotedto

renamethebuilding“TheMeetingPlace”.Thegirlscouts,homeschoolersandtheLionsClub

executiveboardwerethemostconsistentusers,althoughitwasnotanidealmeetingspace.

Inthesummerof2015thelibrarywasreturnedtotheMeetingPlaceasworkwentforward

onexpansionandrenovationoftheSaxtonB.LittleLibrary.The“MiniB”asitwasaffectionately

knownstayedintheMeetingPlaceuntilOctober,2016whenitreturnedtoitsnewlyrenovatedand

expandedfacility.

Duringthistimediscussionsabouttownspaceneedsandorganizationalneedsensued.What

seemedmostpressingwastheneedforahomeforalltheColumbiahistoricalmaterialscollectedby

theTownHistorianandtheColumbiaHistoricalSociety.Whatbetterspacethantheoldhistorical

buildingknownastheMeetingPlace,soinMarch2016theBoardofSelectmenvotedtorepurpose

thebuildingforthatuse.Inordertobemoreclearastoitspurpose,theBoardofSelectmenvoted

onJanuary17,2017torenamethebuilding

“TheHistoryPlace”.

MuchworkhasbeendoneontheHistoryPlaceoverthepastseveralmonths:arefurbished

woodenfloor,newenergyefficientwindows,anewclimatecontrolledsystemtoassistin

preservationofmaterials,paint,etc.Eachproject,orchestratedbyourFacilitiesManager,Bud

Meyers,hasbeendonewiththeideaofpreservingthisbeautifulbuilding(TheHistoryPlace)forthe

futureandmakingitahomefortheTownHistorianandtheColumbiaHistoricalSocietyandallthe

artifactsdepictingthehistoryofourveryspecialcommunity.

THECOLUMBIAHISTORICALSOCIETYANNUALPOTLUCKSUPPEREVENT

Friday,April28that6:pmTheColumbiaCongregational

Church325Rt.87

Columbia,Ct.06237

JOINUSFORFUN,GOODFOODANDAFASCINATING

PROGRAM.BRINGYOURFAVORITE

APPETIZER,MAINDISHORDESSERT.

THISEVENTISFREEANDOPENTOTHEPUBLIC.

OurProgramWillBe:THELASTGREENVALLEY:IT’SWHEREYOULIVE!

WithBillReid.

Learnaboutthelastsliverofrurallandscapealongthe

northeasternseaboardoftheUnitedStates,souniquethat

CongressdesignatedtheregionaNationalHeritageCorridor.

Thisprogramprovidesinformationaboutthenaturalandcultural

resourcesweenjoyinthisregionandTLGV,INC.,thenon-profit

managemententityforthecorridor.

TheColumbiaHistoricalSocietywouldliketothankRussHaddadandIngridWoodforimagesusedinourwebsiteovertheyears.

ColumbiaHistoricalSocietyInc.P.O.Box551Columbia,CT06237

MAY11th,2017IMPORTANTMEETINGforSocietymembershipforthepurposeofvotingon:1)proposedinvestmentpolicyanddollarsforinvestmentand2)adonationtothetowntohelpwithexpensestoimprovetheHistoryPlace.7:00pmattheBeckishSeniorCenter.

ITISTIMETORENEWYOURANNUALMEMBERSHIPColumbiaHistoricalSociety

Membership–April2017throughMarch2018Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________

CityorTown&Zip:____________________________________________________________________________

TelephoneNumber:____________________________ Email:__________________________________

TypeofMembership:�Individual($10.00/year)�Family($20.00/year)�Life($100.00)Inadditiontothemembershipfee,Iwouldliketomakeadonation(optional)tosupporttheprojectsandprogramsoftheColumbiaHistoricalSociety,Inc.Apaymentformembership$___________andadonationof$____________isincludedonanenclosedcheckforatotalof$___________Pleasemakeyourcheckpayableto:ColumbiaHistoricalSociety,Inc.Pleasemailto:ColumbiaHistoricalSociety,Inc.P.O.Box551,Columbia,CT06237Yourgiftisdeductibleasacharitablecontributiononlytotheextentthatitexceedsthevalueofgoodsand/orservicesyoureceivedinexchangeforyourgift.TheaboveinformationshouldserveasareceiptinaccordancewiththeInternalRevenueServicesGuidelines.