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President’s Letters

President’s Letter 2024

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Fast forward 134 years to 2023 and how far we’ve come.  The Society is now the successful owner and guardian of eight important historic buildings on nearly 20 acres, including the arboretum and incredible floral displays of Glen Magna.  Our membership has bloomed to almost 300, and our Board of…

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President’s Letter 2023

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We have just completed a year of significant progress on MANY fronts. After a couple of years of Covid shutdowns obliterating our income stream as all weddings had to be cancelled, leaving our intrepid and dedicated Treasurer, Bob Young, recalculating weekly when we would run out of funds. Due to…

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President’s Letter, March 2017

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As you already know, we are actively in the process of restoring The Samuel McIntire Tea House, our 223-year-old Registered National Historic Landmark. The Society applied for and received $50,000.00 matching grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. As of today, the Society has collected $30,000. Thank you to all who…

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President’s Letter, May 2016

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Preserving Past Memories and Creating Future Memories, by Thomas M. Page I want to thank every one of you for allowing us to share this beautiful evening together at Glen Magna Farms amongst the grandeur of the McIntire Tea House and the floral displays of the Chamberlain Garden. This is…

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President’s Letter, March 2016

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In my previous newsletter I made this statement: ‘America’s social indifference to its historical heritage is disturbing.’ Your letters and email responses provided a hint of hope; many wanting to know how they could help ‘stem the tide’ for this impending ‘social indifference’ towards our historical heritage. One letter, hand-written…

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