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Thursday's Internet Edition, March 18, 2010.
Wilton History Group starts 2010 with full schedule
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Photo by Fran Soto
Members of the Wilton History Group meet Jan. 25 at the Dillard Elementary School library to discuss plans for the future.
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By Fran Soto
River Valley Times Reporter
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The Wilton History Group (WHG) started 2010 with an overview of last year’s activities at their Monday, Jan. 25 meeting. Member Lorraine Robinson conducted her first meeting as newly elected president.
The 2010 slate of officers includes Kass Bergmann as vice-president, Bonnie Rose as secretary, Gene Rose as treasurer and Alice Kutzer as historian. Robinson encouraged members to review the list of activities for the coming year and reminded them that it is time to renew their memberships.
Under new business, President Robinson asked the membership for a consensus on the merits of forming a budget committee. “What are your thoughts about setting up a budget committee?” Robinson asked. “How much can a person spend without prior authorization and is there anyone who wants to be on a budget committee?” After some discussion and support from Bergmann, Robinson said that the WHG would study the idea further at their February meeting. Robinson also asked the membership for volunteers to perform an audit for the 2009 year.
Under committee reports, the group is already gathering ideas for the 2010 Wilton History Day scheduled for October. Bonnie Rose, who will serve as chair of the Planning Committee, announced that the theme will focus on living in Wilton during the period of 1890 to 1910. “We are thinking of an exhibit of a house of that time period so kids can see what is really looked like to live in Wilton then,” Rose said. “Please think about it and work with us for items for each room. I hope everybody can pitch in and help.”
Rose said that the live-sized exhibit would include a kitchen dining room, parlor and a bedroom - as well as an outhouse. “The outhouse will let kids see what that was all about,” she said. “It should be great fun.”
Members also heard committee reports on the truck restoration project and on interviews with longtime Wilton residents. They also heard informational on the Inventory Committee.
Wayne Gallup updated the members on the status of the truck restoration, saying they were working on refurbishing or replacing the seats in the cab. He also announced the first truck restoration Bingo fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20. Anyone interested in attending can call 687-6349 for more information.
Kutzer reported on new policy procedures for the Inventory Committee and listed recent donations, which included a copy of a magazine from the 1930s that featured an old Wilton fire truck.
Kutzer said that the committee has been requesting information from other historical groups and societies on procedures for donated items. “We want to know the who, when, why and where of the item with name and date,” she said. “All those things will be really helpful.” Kutzer also asked for any thoughts from the members about donated items and access to the public in response to situations where historical photos may be copied by an individual and later sold. “How do you think people in Wilton would feel about donating items that might be used in the public domain?” she asked.
The group also spent some time discussing their participation in a community-wide effort to acquire a community center. Gene Rose represented the WHG at a Jan. 13 meeting concerning the acquisition of a community center. He said that the members at the meeting will each go back to their organization for input. “I thought they had a good attendance, and we talked about if this is something we want to do,” he said. “We decided to go back to our membership.”
Rose also reminded members of the Nature Conservancy Tour scheduled Feb. 10 and asked those members interested in attending to sign up.
The next meeting of the WHG will be Monday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at Dillard Elementary School library.
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