Scope: This
document provides a listing and brief description of the activities and events
that are expected to be accomplished during the year by members of our Society.
Objective: This plan is established to provide focus and
guidance to the Board of Directors, division leaders and other active members
of the Society. It will also provide
information that may interest inactive members and members of the general
public who may consider joining the Society and participating in the various
activities that we have planned for the year.
Status: The Board of Directors is
continually reviewing this plan. It is
flexible and may be modified during the year, as interests and events may
require. It addresses the various events
and activities that the Society plans for this year that support the goals of
the Society.
Planned
Activities: The following activity areas
are included in this plan. This is not a
closed list and other activities may also be added at a later date, as interest
arises.
·
Several interns
are planning a beginning involvement in our archaeology program.
·
Interns will
participate in
·
Interns are
planning visits to historic sites and possibly area museums.
B. Active Membership
·
There are
interests in visiting other historic sites, this year.
The Society plans to
continue to publish our journal, four times during the year, as we have done in
the past. We expect to draw material
from the several active members who enjoy contributing material to it. Contributions of short items and pictures are
also solicited. A procedure and checklist
are in place to assist those interested in contributing written material or
editing. Anyone interested in helping
with editing of the journal will be readily welcomed.
Archaeology will
continue at this site beginning in April under the leadership of David
Shannon. The work at this site will
consist of screening, washing and cataloging of artifacts from the graded soil
piles that were removed from the north and south lawns of the house. Excavation on the west side of the
“Well House” will continue in order to record artifacts and
features in their current historic context, in anticipation of future grading
in this area.
Archaeology will open
in April under the leadership of Gary Hanley.
The goal this year will be the continued investigation of the stone
foundation behind the house to establish its size, age and possible use through
study of structural features, existing building materials, and artifacts found
within and outside of this building feature.
C.
There is no
archaeology planned at the
Updating of the display
cabinets will continue to include other items of interest.
The process of
reviewing and updating the Society’s inventory of historic documents and
artifacts, which reside in the museum, will begin this year.
There is a
consideration to clean or replace the carpet in the museum and painting of the
museum to include the upper display cabinet doors. We welcome any assistance, both financial and
physical.
We expect that other
local organizations and historic sites will be scheduling activities this year. Society members should look for those
activities where our participation would be welcomed and where we could gain
further publicity for the Society.
Anyone having knowledge of such events should bring them to the
attention of other active members.
We will continue to facilitate as well as contribute to the making of
the History of Hatboro DVD in conjunction with Arrival Video’s Scott
Randolph. Millbrook will continue to
provide Arrival Video access to documents and photographs in our archives as
needed. The production of the DVD is now
projected to be completed this year.
Millbrook will receive a portion of the proceeds for each DVD sold. This income will enable Millbrook to maintain
and pursue programs of interest for its membership.
Last modified: February 2, 2008
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