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| MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN 2008 | |
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The Museum Committee met in mid-January 2008 to finalize the Society's exhibit plans for the upcoming season. In addition to the display celebrating Mansfield's agricultural heritage, we are planning the following three exhibits: The Namesakes of Town BuildingsIn lieu of the program originally planned on this subject, we will instead do an exhibit focusing on the lives and accomplishments of Audrey Beck, Edwin O. Smith, Annie Vinton, Dorothy Goodwin, Archibald Buchanan, and Edwin Reynolds. The Hurricane of 1938This display of photographs showing hurricane damage in the local area will complement the presentation which Norman Stevens, our Program Director, is planning for September — in recognition of the 70th anniversary of the "Great New England Hurricane." Art of the Written WordIn this age of electronic communication, the hand-written word is nearing extinction. This exhibit will showcase examples of penmanship exercise books and beautifully hand-written letters and documents from our collection. It will also include an array of antique desk accessories, such as: portable desks, pens, inkwells, letter openers, paperweights and other accoutrements needed for writing by hand. Contributions & Volunteers AppreciatedPlease contact the museum if you have any information to share regarding these subjects. Do you have any photographs that we could scan, or antique writing implements or desk accessories that we could borrow? We are also in need of more volunteers. Our exhibit plans are very ambitious and we'll need lots of help to execute them. Please consider volunteering — thank you! Ann Galonska, Museum Director |
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