President's Message
by Jan Hill, President
Greetings and Happy Spring!
After an incredibly snow piled winter, I hope this message finds you having weathered the storms with your heads having been kept above the snow drifts!
Thank you to the nine dedicated volunteers who did a fantastic spring cleaning of our new History Center in preparation for our opening on April 2nd. We all enjoyed a lunch of pizza, salad and yummy ginger snaps for dessert!
Wheaton College student, Asa Rubin Crump, son of Miriam Rubin and grandson of Dr. Marvin and Joy Rubin of Buxton, received a grant over his 2014 Christmas vacation to volunteer for at least 50 hours. He received our gratitude, too, for painting the ceiling and walls and staining trim of a small room on the second floor of our history center! He did a great job and he told us he wants to come back this summer to do more! Yeah! Thank you, Asa!
Also, Eagle Scout Daniel Smith, son of Jim and Donna Smith of Buxton has begun work to complete his Eagle Scout project at BHHS, tackling another room on the second floor. In the spring, he and fellow Scouts will also be replacing the handicap ramp decking! Work is progressing very nicely! We are truly blessed by the energy and drive of these young volunteers and their parents!
Our first major museum display is well on its way to completion this year. Our goal is June 6! The room that it is to be housed in has been prepared and efforts are underway to organize, plan and focus the wealth of photos and relics we have collected on Bar Mills Village, both Buxton and Hollis sides of the Saco River. This is a huge undertaking and many thanks to past President Brent Hill and Curator Steven Atripaldi for their leadership on this important project.
The N.C. Watson One-Room School Museum has a beautiful new sign, installed late last fall. The sign was designed by painter/contractor Anthony Taylor with assistance from members of the N. C. Watson School Committee. Bush hogging and cleaning up of the lot is scheduled on April 18 at 9:00 AM for any who would like to assist in beautifying the Museum grounds. Saved from demolition, the school which served the students of the Chicopee section of Buxton from 1900 to 1941, was moved to Buxton Center in 2004, where it was lovingly restored.
On May 2nd at 9 AM, a volunteer landscaping crew is needed to removed grass and then mulch around newly planted trees/shrubs at the Buxton's National Register Elden Store building at Buxton Center. A Narragansett Number One Foundation (NNOF) grant made the landscaping project possible. The basement of the brick building now houses Buxton’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Plans are underway to dedicate several memorial plantings at Elden on September 12 at 3:30 PM., followed by a dedication of the new sign at the N.C. Watson School across the road. From there, any who choose may drop into the regularly scheduled Buxton Centre Baptist Church Bean Supper from 4:30-6:00 PM. **If you would like to honor a loved one by donating a memorial tree or bush, please contact Jan Hill at 929-8895 or all our office at 929-1684 to leave a message.
Replacement of the Memorial Bridge in Bar Mills is scheduled to begin in 2015. Any of you who love this important historic structure may be interested in the beautiful prints of the bridge that we carry in our BHHS museum store. You will want to be sure to attend our annual meeting on November 7, too, as the DOT consultant's report is the fascinating topic.
We look forward to another busy and fulfilling year. Happy Spring to us all! Sunshine and flowers galore.
After an incredibly snow piled winter, I hope this message finds you having weathered the storms with your heads having been kept above the snow drifts!
Thank you to the nine dedicated volunteers who did a fantastic spring cleaning of our new History Center in preparation for our opening on April 2nd. We all enjoyed a lunch of pizza, salad and yummy ginger snaps for dessert!
Wheaton College student, Asa Rubin Crump, son of Miriam Rubin and grandson of Dr. Marvin and Joy Rubin of Buxton, received a grant over his 2014 Christmas vacation to volunteer for at least 50 hours. He received our gratitude, too, for painting the ceiling and walls and staining trim of a small room on the second floor of our history center! He did a great job and he told us he wants to come back this summer to do more! Yeah! Thank you, Asa!
Also, Eagle Scout Daniel Smith, son of Jim and Donna Smith of Buxton has begun work to complete his Eagle Scout project at BHHS, tackling another room on the second floor. In the spring, he and fellow Scouts will also be replacing the handicap ramp decking! Work is progressing very nicely! We are truly blessed by the energy and drive of these young volunteers and their parents!
Our first major museum display is well on its way to completion this year. Our goal is June 6! The room that it is to be housed in has been prepared and efforts are underway to organize, plan and focus the wealth of photos and relics we have collected on Bar Mills Village, both Buxton and Hollis sides of the Saco River. This is a huge undertaking and many thanks to past President Brent Hill and Curator Steven Atripaldi for their leadership on this important project.
The N.C. Watson One-Room School Museum has a beautiful new sign, installed late last fall. The sign was designed by painter/contractor Anthony Taylor with assistance from members of the N. C. Watson School Committee. Bush hogging and cleaning up of the lot is scheduled on April 18 at 9:00 AM for any who would like to assist in beautifying the Museum grounds. Saved from demolition, the school which served the students of the Chicopee section of Buxton from 1900 to 1941, was moved to Buxton Center in 2004, where it was lovingly restored.
On May 2nd at 9 AM, a volunteer landscaping crew is needed to removed grass and then mulch around newly planted trees/shrubs at the Buxton's National Register Elden Store building at Buxton Center. A Narragansett Number One Foundation (NNOF) grant made the landscaping project possible. The basement of the brick building now houses Buxton’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Plans are underway to dedicate several memorial plantings at Elden on September 12 at 3:30 PM., followed by a dedication of the new sign at the N.C. Watson School across the road. From there, any who choose may drop into the regularly scheduled Buxton Centre Baptist Church Bean Supper from 4:30-6:00 PM. **If you would like to honor a loved one by donating a memorial tree or bush, please contact Jan Hill at 929-8895 or all our office at 929-1684 to leave a message.
Replacement of the Memorial Bridge in Bar Mills is scheduled to begin in 2015. Any of you who love this important historic structure may be interested in the beautiful prints of the bridge that we carry in our BHHS museum store. You will want to be sure to attend our annual meeting on November 7, too, as the DOT consultant's report is the fascinating topic.
We look forward to another busy and fulfilling year. Happy Spring to us all! Sunshine and flowers galore.