Volunteers are Appreciated

Volunteers (from top) Tania Deary, Madeleine Mullin (at left) and Mary Gregory (at right) working at the Society’s headquarters

Mary Marder cataloguing the Society’s collection of oversize documents

Pam Fox setting up a new exhibit at the WHS display case at the Weston Public Library.

Sally Gilman, Mary Gregory, Pam Fox and Tania Deary at a New England Archivists conference in Newport, RI

Joe Mullin (left) and Miller Blew, website editor at a recent WHS event

MEMBERSHIP

Membership in the Weston Historical Society is open to all. We welcome your support and encourage you to get involved.  Click here to download our membership form or contact us.

Member Benefits

The Bulletin:

Members receive two issues a year of the Weston Historical Society Bulletin, edited by Pam Fox. In the last two years, the Bulletin has published articles on subjects of current interest, including the Josiah Smith Tavern, Case Estates, Field School, and the history of Weston as a "dry" town. The cover article in the 40-page Fall 2008 issue (below) was on the closing of Puopolos Hardware and the end of 110 years of hardware stores on the site.

Invitations to WHS Lectures and Programs:

No need to miss our lectures and programs. Members receive notices of all WHS events, including annual spring and fall meetings. Last fall, folksinger and historical balladeer Jim Douglas entertained us with traditional songs of the season and a demonstration of the limberjack. We’ve had lectures by Bruce Schwoegler on “Weston Weather on the Eights” (the Hurricane of 1938 and Blizzard of 1978), by Brian Donahue on "The Land Beneath our Feet: New Tools for Understanding Weston's History," and by Diane Rapaport on her book, The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts of Colonial New England. Other programs – on the Field School, Josiah Smith Tavern, and Regis College - have been designed to provide background on current events.

The Satisfaction of Helping:

Your dues and contributions help us acquire Weston objects and memorabilia, care for our collection of objects, books, manuscripts, and photographs, and develop outreach programs. The WHS depends on the financial support of its members.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Weston Historical Society is an all-volunteer organization. During our weekly open hours (Wednesdays from 10 to 12 noon), volunteers work on collections management and care. Other work times can be arranged. (see Contact Us page)

Volunteers are needed immediately for:

1. Cataloguing, using PastPerfect software 

2. Organizing and re-housing archival materials using acid-free materials

3. Working with the Society’s photo collection

4. Preserving historical materials under the direction of WHS board members

5. Planning and executing exhibits for display cases at the Weston Public Library and Town Hall

6. Writing articles for the Bulletin

7. Helping with community outreach, including interviewing long-time residents and finding new items for the collection.