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([email protected]
Sunday,Sept10,11am-3pm
H.W.PorterSchool2ndAnnualColumbiaClassicCarShow
BenefitsColumbiaHistoricalPreservation,ColumbiaRec.,DeptofStudentFinancialAssistance&CTMultipleSclerosisSciety.
v
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.
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