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Activities
Ongoing activities include:
Locating and restoration of signs posted at various historic sites in 1937
Ongoing inventory and update of histories of old houses and buildings
Maintenance and update of cemetery records
Outreach to schools including history tours provided all third grade classes each year
Newsletters to all members and other historical societies on a monthly basis
Workshops on a variety of subjects including crafts, herbs, genealogy and preservation
Regular public programs on topics of historical interest
Maintenance of three historic structures and planning for future
Research for public and municipalities
Participation in community events
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World War II
The Society, with the help of the American Legion post in Windham, presented a program in the summer of 2010 at the Windham Veterans Center. Panel participants included Don Rogers, Norma Rogers, Bob Miele, May Lunt, Betty Winslow, Carroll MacDonald, Leonard Sanborn, Bob Pelletier and Fred Collins. American Legion Service officer David Tanguay led the panel discussion about personal experiences during the War. Many who attended brought scrapbooks and memorabilia to the event. Displays included photos of veterans and posters and other items including uniforms, ration books and information about the AWS towers in Windham. The Society maintains an ongoing “Wall of Honor” featuring photos and brief biographies of military men and women from Windham, for all wars. |
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History in the Schools
The Windham Historical Society's history in the schools program got under way for the 2010-2011 school year, on Sept. 28 when Society member Walter Lunt visited Ingrid Thomas' 3rd grade classroom. Lunt said the young historians had been super-prepped for his talk and slide show presentation, adding "there were so many hands going up and so much discussion that the visit had to be extended by a half hour."
The Society anticipates visiting nine 3rd grade classrooms this school year, each following up with a 3 hour school bus history tour of the town.
An interesting new development in the Society's work with the Primary School involves an additional field trip to the Portland Observatory on Munjoy Hill. Lunt, who is a docent at the Observatory, says the former ship communications tower has a fascinating connection with Windham in that its eight 65 ft. corner posts were cut and honed, in 1807, from a white pine forest on Pike's Hill at the corner of Nash Road and Route 302. Several teachers have already expressed interest in adding the Observatory trip to their Windham history units. |
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