Historical society to focus museum campaign in Sherburne area
SHERBURNE – It’s a mission to preserve local history, says Chenango County Historical Society member Walt Rogers, referring to the organization’s fundraising campaign to expand and upgrade its museum in Norwich.
“There’s a lot of history in Chenango County that we want to preserve,” said Rogers. “We’ve had very little room for displays and we lack storage space. And there are people out there who have wonderful items they would like to have at the museum, but they aren’t sure if we have enough room. They were right, we don’t. And we don’t want those artifacts that are out there to disappear.”
Starting Sept. 13, the society will be focusing its fundraising efforts in the Sherburne, Earlville and Smyrna areas. Society member Del Law, of Sherburne, says a committee of 20 will be canvassing those communities in the hopes that residents will take a hand in supporting the county’s collective history.
“It’s speaks volumes about a community that takes great care and interest in preserving its history,” Law said. “In our experience, we’ve found that people take a strong interest in preserving the history of Chenango County.”
The society’s goal is to upgrade the museum – a former Ward School located on Rexford Street – in phases. The first phase would include making the building handicap accessible. In development since 2005, plans also call for adding 12,000 square feet of exhibition and educational space off of the North and West ends of the building. In all, the society hopes to raise a total of $3.5 million over the next five years to complete the project.
Rogers made it clear that new museum would not hurt the smaller museums and historical societies in the county.
“Our intent is to support them, to back them up,” he said. “Maybe we’ll be able to provide services they can’t, since our primary function will eventually be as a research and educational center.”
Over the next year, the society expects to hold similar campaigns, like the one in Sherburne, Earlville and Smyrna, in both Greene and Bainbridge. The reason, Law said, is to include outlying communities – from the ground up – in what the society hopes will be a new historical society museum that represents the entire county, not just Norwich.
“We want this to be the repository for history from all over the county,” he said. “We’re going to be out there knocking on doors, telling people our story and asking for their help. I think after we do that, people will be encouraged to support it.”
The upgraded museum would offer a community display area where other museums, organizations, and individuals can reserve space to show exhibitions and artifacts from different parts of the county.
To get more information or to find out how to make a donation, contact Del Law at 647-4949 or Walt Rogers at 334-2788.
“There’s a lot of history in Chenango County that we want to preserve,” said Rogers. “We’ve had very little room for displays and we lack storage space. And there are people out there who have wonderful items they would like to have at the museum, but they aren’t sure if we have enough room. They were right, we don’t. And we don’t want those artifacts that are out there to disappear.”
Starting Sept. 13, the society will be focusing its fundraising efforts in the Sherburne, Earlville and Smyrna areas. Society member Del Law, of Sherburne, says a committee of 20 will be canvassing those communities in the hopes that residents will take a hand in supporting the county’s collective history.
“It’s speaks volumes about a community that takes great care and interest in preserving its history,” Law said. “In our experience, we’ve found that people take a strong interest in preserving the history of Chenango County.”
The society’s goal is to upgrade the museum – a former Ward School located on Rexford Street – in phases. The first phase would include making the building handicap accessible. In development since 2005, plans also call for adding 12,000 square feet of exhibition and educational space off of the North and West ends of the building. In all, the society hopes to raise a total of $3.5 million over the next five years to complete the project.
Rogers made it clear that new museum would not hurt the smaller museums and historical societies in the county.
“Our intent is to support them, to back them up,” he said. “Maybe we’ll be able to provide services they can’t, since our primary function will eventually be as a research and educational center.”
Over the next year, the society expects to hold similar campaigns, like the one in Sherburne, Earlville and Smyrna, in both Greene and Bainbridge. The reason, Law said, is to include outlying communities – from the ground up – in what the society hopes will be a new historical society museum that represents the entire county, not just Norwich.
“We want this to be the repository for history from all over the county,” he said. “We’re going to be out there knocking on doors, telling people our story and asking for their help. I think after we do that, people will be encouraged to support it.”
The upgraded museum would offer a community display area where other museums, organizations, and individuals can reserve space to show exhibitions and artifacts from different parts of the county.
To get more information or to find out how to make a donation, contact Del Law at 647-4949 or Walt Rogers at 334-2788.
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