To the Board of Selectman

The year 2006 was very busy for our Historical Commission

Merle Safford, one of our longtime and productive members, resigned. Linda Kern was appointed to take her place.

We had a spring and fall open house at the Senior Center. Al and Betsy McKee were our April 27^th speakers. They spoke about “The Unique Style of Herman Newell” a gravestone cutter who lived in Longmeadow, Ma. in the late 1700’s till 1830. Our fall program featured Frances Gagnon, who spoke about “History, Landmarks, Luminaries and Lore from the Springfield, Ma. area. Programs were very well attended.

Our Commission had a booth at the 4^th of July Carnival, for the second year.

A new roof was installed at the Historical Commission, 87 Maple Street.

The museum is open on the third, Saturday of each month. It is also open by appointment for special tours.

We also offer guided Quarry Tours to anyone interested.

Our beautiful room at the Library continues to be organized and cataloged. Linda Kern has a high school senior work on copying newspaper articles onto acid free paper, as part of a community service project.

Bill Speight has been appointed as a member of the Community Preservation Committee.

We look forward to serving the town in 2007 and beyond.

Members of the commission are Bruce Moore Chairman, Tony Zampiceni, Vice Chairman, Eleanor Seligman Secretary, Jim Davis Treasurer, Bill Speight, John Makara, Linda Kern

Respectfully Submitted

Bruce Moore, Chairman

Historical Commission