Officers and Trustees 2009–2010

Officers

President: Alden Gray 
Vice President: Lou Ratté(Also Programs)
Secretary: Nancy Gray Garvin(Also Indexing, Newsletter, Research, Correspondence, Family History Project, Genealogy)
Treasurer: Marilyn Bobetsky(Also Thank You letters)

Trustees And Their Focus Areas

  Seth Cranston(Building Maintenance)
Suzi Day(Museum Store, “I Spy”, Exhibits)
Lyle H. Gray 
Kimball Howes(Howes Brothers Collection)
Don Lesure(Barn)
Grace Lesure(Curator)
Barbara Maloney(Exhibits, Mailings, Membership)
Paul Monohan
John Nawrocki
Joanne Ostrowski 
Alyson Patch
Norman B. Pike(Howes Brothers Collection)
Anne Yuryan(Membership)

Staff and Consultants

Society Curator: Grace Lesure grace240@verizon.net
Assistant Curator,
Howes Brothers Collection:
Dr. Norman B. Pike  
Building Committee: Stuart Harris  
Howes Brothers Committee: Kimball Howes
Nina Laurie
 
Web Site Manager: Lyle H. Gray lylefitzw@gmail.com

Committee

Description

Genealogy Specializes in genealogy and cemetery records.
Programs Plans and schedules special programs and events.
Finance Concerned with accounting, financial stability, budgets, tax exempt status, and investments.
Howes Brothers Photographic Specializes in the Howes Brothers Photographic Collection and other photographic collections.
Membership Concerned with attracting and retaining members, membership record keeping, and membership satisfaction issues.
Fund-raising and development Concerned with grants, donations, and major capital campaigns.

Presentations

The society has prepared two slide-illustrated programs dealing with the history of the Howes Brothers Collection and featuring examples of their work. They provide a peek into life as it was over 100 years ago. These well-received educational/entertaining presentations include approximately 100 images with program times adjustable to group needs. The presentations can be made in meeting places or homes. They are appropriate to people of all ages and interests. A darkened room is requires. There is a fee for the benefit of the collection. Call Kimball Howes (413) 584-4976 for details or to make arrangements.

  1. New England Reflections.
  2. Through the Lenses of the Howes Brothers