Essex Heritage Events and Activities
Essex Heritage Spring Meeting
Wednesday,
April 10, 2013
Winnekenni
Castle
347
Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill, MA
8:00 AM:
Continental Breakfast Reception
8:30 - 10:00 AM: Business Meeting
Join us for
a morning of engagement on Wednesday, April 10, from 8:00am -10:00am, at
Winnekenni Castle! Participate in this free, valuable networking opportunity
that will further connect you with the work of Essex Heritage and our partners.
We are now
accepting applications for the Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program! The
2013 grant recipients will be announced at the Annual Spring Meeting on April
10th at Winnekenni Castle
NOTE: For
our friends and associates that are handicapped, I have checked and the
location is accessible.
Please Join
Us!
To RSVP to
the Annual Spring Meeting at
978-740-0444.
Essex Heritage Winter Membership Events
Dedicated to
preserving the history of the graphic arts, graphic design, printing equipment
and printing craftsmanship, The Museum of Printing holds the most extensive
collection of materials and machines east of the Mississippi River. Explore the museum and experience the
evolution of printing from Gutenberg's invention of movable type to your
personal portable phone or tablet.
Advancements in printing and type technologies have been the predecessors
to changes in civilizations. Industry expert and President of the Museum of
Printing Frank Romano will share some of the strange typographic tales that he
has collected in his travels around the world.
Join us to
learn the history of type that your teacher never taught you and the type
designs that we see every day! Reserve online, or call Essex Heritage at
978-740-0444.
Please note:
The exhibit space at the Museum of Printing is handicap accessible but the
lecture space on the 2nd floor is accessible via stairs only.
For our
members with handicaps please note the proviso above
Upcoming Additional Essex Heritage Events
Sunday,
February 24, 2013 • 1:00 - 3:00pm
Featured Partner Event
Essex
County Greenbelt Association Presents:
Wildlife Tracking at the Arthur Ewell
Reservation
Haverhill
Street, Rowley, MA 01969
Click here for Driving Directions
Join
wildlife-tracking expert Bob Metcalf and learn about the wildlife corridors or
animal highways that exist all around us. Click here to learn more about this
property.
Reservations
required. This event is free, but please email ecga@ecga.org or call Greenbelt
at 978-768-7241 to register.
Essex Heritage Audit Committee Presentation
On the
morning of January 22, 2013 the firm that audits the financial standing of The
Essex Heritage Commission met with the standing Audit Committee under the
Direction of Chairman John Meserve of The Merrimack Savings Bank and presented
a most complete and satisfactory audit of the financial standing of the
Commission. Parent, Mac Laughlin and
Nangle provided a report that was in order and congratulated the staff of Essex
Heritage for their preparation and the work on the audit. There was a brief update on a potential
merger with another accounting firm of about the same size that will be most
positive to the work provided.
The
committee unanimously approved the draft audit report for 2012 and Chairman
Meserve will present the findings of the report to the Spring Annual Meeting of
the Commission later in 2013. The work
of the Essex Heritage staff in this effort was lauded for their thoroughness.
Essex Heritage
Partnerships
Visit to Newburyport for Shopping and
Historic Excursions
The Town of
Newburyport and the City of Salem, two Essex County communities, have a great
deal in common I have been aware for
many year of the friendly rivalry between these two Essex County communities. I want to relate to you about a visit to
Newburyport and expand that to include the rivalries, but a visit to the
Clipper City is a great experience.
That community is a sensational place to visit and spend some of your
leisure time. That location is a
wonderful destination during Essex Heritage’s two Sails and Trails festival
weekends held early in every fall. Now
I want to take you to many of the great attractions that make this location a
great place to visit at any time during the year.
This
location doesn’t need a festival weekend or any other sponsor to make
Newburyport a destination regardless of the time of the year. All along the streets of this maritime city
shoppers will find stores that abound with clothes and gift items. The shopping along with the community’s
maritime history is just two of the features that make the two communities
comparable. It seems that if you live
or work in either of the two locations you firmly believe that the other
location is better off. In addition
to all of the above facts, both communities are blessed with friendly servers
and well prepared foods in their restaurants and something as a former banker
that is important to me, both cities are blessed with community banks that are
well capitalized and are managed by generous community oriented bankers.
Maritime
history is a valuable asset to any community on the water and Newburyport has a
classic example of a museum that does a wonderful job of highlighting its
history. A visit to the Newburyport
Maritime Museum is an absolute must when one plans a visit to the City.
Designed by
Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument and U.S. Treasury Building,
the Custom House that houses the Museum was built in 1835 to facilitate growing
overseas trade and tax collection of imported goods on the waterfront. The
vaulted ceilings and cantilevered staircases are classic hallmarks of Mills’s
work.
As
Newburyport declined as a commercial seaport, the Custom House took on a number
of new roles, from manufacturing site for heels of women’s shoes, to storage
area of submarine parts (a function that left significant cracks in our marble
floor). The Newburyport Maritime Society was founded to restore the building to
its nineteenth-century appearance.
Now the
Custom House is an extraordinary maritime museum, educational center, a
research facility and a meeting place for people seeking a unique venue for
professional or social gatherings.
There may not be a more entertaining and informative museum anywhere in
the County. The exhibits and the tour
directors are excellent and provide substantial information.
The city is
noted for its maritime history, but that is certainly not all there is to view
and learn from in the Clipper City.
There are old cemeteries, churches, ship captain homes to visit and
wonderful natural resources including a classic rail trail to savor. Enjoy all the community has to offer and you
will never be disappointed after a visit to the Clipper City.
Regional
Events
A Golf Tournament Sponsored by Danvers
Historical Society Announced, and it is never too Early to Make Golf Plans
The Danvers
Historical Society has reserved Monday Sept. 16, 8:30 shot gun start at Black
Swan C.C. Georgetown for our golf tournament.
This price is the same as 2 years ago $125 includes golf, cart, luncheon,
contests and fun, fun, fun!! Please
spread the word, we need at least 50 players, 60 would be better.
TOWN OF ANDOVER SEEKS PRESERVATION AWARD
CANDIDATES
The Andover
Preservation Commission is in the process of gathering information on
preservation projects in that community that night be worthy of an award to be
presented on May 28. 2013. Award
nominations are due in the Town Managers office by March 1, 2013. There are definite criteria connected with
the awards and if you need more information about the criteria or what needs to
be included in the submission contact the Manager’s office in Andover.
WEST NEWNBRY AND NEWBURYPORT TO SHARE
OFFICIAL
The two
communities of West Newbury and Newburyport have agreed on a trail to share an
animal control officer until the end of June 2013. It is hoped that the trail
might become permanent at that time.
Essex Heritage is very much in favor of these kinds of consolidation as
a way to save valuable resources and to continue efficient services.
MARTIN LUTER KING CELEBRATIONS
Dr. Martin
Luther King Holiday celebrated in numerous locations including a touching
tribute in Washington D.C. on the occasion of the inauguration for the second
term of the 44th President of the United States Barrack Obama who made special
efforts to honor Rev. King on his holiday.
The President took the oath of office with his hand a Dr. King
bible. As a note, the year was the
fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington led by Dr. King. There were numerous references to the work
of Dr. King during the inauguration. In
addition to the King bible, the president also used a 150 year old Lincoln
bible in the oath taking. Locally, there
were several events that paid tribute to the work of Dr. King, but none more
fitting than the one held in Danvers where awards were given to people who have
played an important role in the work of combating discrimination. I want to designate credit to the Salem News
and Reporter Ethan Foreman for excerpts of his report that follows. All of the award winners are most deserving
and we applaud all of them.
Town of Danvers Holds Annual Martin Luther
King Awards Event to honor a varied list of winners.
DANVERS —
The owners of New Brothers Deli in Danvers Square, the former senior pastor at
Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, the initiators of Challenger Baseball in
town, a religious studies teacher at St. John’s Prep and the organizer of the
North Shore Pride Parade in Salem are all recipients of this year’s Drum Major
for Justice Awards.
The
individuals were honored at the 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards
Dinner at the Danversport Yacht Club on Monday, Jan. 21, an event hosted by the
Danvers Committee for Diversity. The event recognizes those with a commitment
to social justice and aims to build a scholarship for those high school
graduates who follow King’s example.
Those being
honored with Drum Major for Justice Awards were
Kyriakos
“Kary” Andrinopoulos; his wife, Patricia Andrinopoulos; her sister Gloria
Kougianos; and Kougianos’ husband, Theodore Kougianos, the co-owners of New
Brothers Restaurant and Deli who led an economic resurgence in Danvers Square
and who are deeply involved in the community.
Karen
Devaney, Tammie King and David Gotts, Danvers residents who brought the Little
League initiative of Challenger Baseball to town several years ago. The program
allows kids with physical or other challenges to play ball.
Gary “Gigi”
Gill, who worked with Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and others to start the first
North Shore Pride Parade was noted.. Gill hosts Over the Rainbow dinners each
month. The dinners allow senior gay and lesbians on the North Shore to enjoy
food and fellowship.
Sean McDaniel,
a religious studies teacher at St. John’s Prep, an advocate for the LGBTQ youth
community at the school and on the North Shore, and one of the few “out”
faculty and staff on campus. He’s a co-moderator of the school’s gay straight
alliance.
The Rev.
Susan Morrison, the former senior pastor at Holy Trinity United Methodist from
2005 to 2010, who advocated for rights and privileges of gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender persons who were marginalized by the United Methodist
denomination. The churches she served at became fully inclusive.
The awards
are given each year in the name of King, the slain African-American civil
rights leader whose sermon on Feb. 4, 1968, called “The Drum Major Instinct,”
was given two months before he was assassinated. It carried a famous quote from
King, who talked about the desire to draw attention to oneself as both
instinctual and problematic: “Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major,
say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace,
I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will
not matter.”
HEATH, SENIOR
and DISABILITY MATTERS
Information on Regional Seniors Event
Respite Retreat
for Family Caregivers
Wednesday,
February 27, 2013
9:30am-1:30pm
Rolling
Ridge Retreat and Conference Center
660 Great
Pond Road
North
Andover, MA 01845
Market Research Project to be undertaken by
NSES
As have been
discussed during recent board meetings, NSES will be proceeding with market
research to determine the viability of developing a “village” concept line of business. The goals for this research
are, to solicit opinions about the value of such an endeavor, to identify the
specific program components that would be most important to the older adults
and their family members on the North Shore, and to get the word out that NSES
is considering this concept.
The research
will include a mail survey, three focus groups, and targeted one-on-one
interviews. Focus groups and interviews
will include a combination of prospective members themselves and their
“influencers” including professionals (physicians, attorneys, estate/financial
planners, clergy, etc.) and adult children.
It would be
very helpful if you could each recommend three individuals whom would be
interested in taking part in either the focus groups or interviews. You can also volunteer yourself. If any of you wanted to participate, you can sign up to assist. Please also let us know if any reader of this
report have access to an organization that might be willing to distribute the
survey to their membership, either via email or through a newsletter. We hope to recruit as diverse a group as
possible and will be offering small incentives for participation in interviews
or focus groups. You can forward your
suggestions directly to Judy Trerotola who is conducting the market research
(goldotola@verizon.net). You can also
provide them to Eileen Lubas at The Longevity Connection
[eileen@longevityconnect.org / (978) 539-8254].
Thank you
for your interest in and support for this promising potential line of business
for North Shore Elder Services and The Longevity Connection.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ST JOHN”S PREP
To All
Members of the Prep Community:
We are happy
to announce that on Tuesday, January 22, we will introduce a new design for the
Prep website. The new look is a "responsive" design that responds, or
scales in size, to display equally well on desktops, tablets (in particular,
the iPad), and smart phones. Responsive design is a new but growing trend, and
we are excited to be on the leading edge of secondary schools to go in this
direction.
We are
making the move in conjunction with the start of the 1:1 Student iPad Program
in September. For students and teachers, the responsive design will make it
easier to access resources, create content, and collaborate on the iPad. For
parents and alumni, the responsive design recognizes that more and more of you
use tablets and smartphones when you visit the Prep online. Here are a few
things to note about the new design:
•
The site structure remains the same, with
password protected Portals, as well as sections called About Us, Admission,
Academics, School Life, Athletics, Alumni and Giving. This means that you will
find information in the same places you always have.
•
Perhaps most important to know: the MyPrep login
button is now at the top right-hand side of every page. Log in as usual; your
username and password are the same.
•
Shortcuts to the calendar, faculty/staff
directory and the bookstore also appear at the top right-hand side of every
page.
•
The font size is designed to be readable on
devices both large and small.
•
Spacing on calendar pages is bigger to make it
easy to open individual events with the touch of a finger.
•
Layouts in the password protected portals will
remain the same for now. As we gain experience with the responsive design, we
will introduce changes to the portals to improve their accessibility to iPad
users.
We expect
the transition to the new design to be smooth, but there may be instances where
a link is broken or a page doesn't display properly. If that happens to you,
please contact Beth Forbes at eforbes@stjohnsprep.org so that we can fix the
problem.
We hope you
will find the new design easy to use and responsive to your needs in every way.
Best
regards,
Christopher
Butler
Director of
Information Services
cbutler@stjohnsprep.org
Beth Forbes
Director of
Communications
eforbes@stjohnsprep.org
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NORTH SHORE ELDERS ABOUT TWO NEW OFFERINGs
THAT MAY BE INTERESTNG TO MANY INTHE REGION.
THE PROCEEDS FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES WILL NE USED TO SUPPORT
MANY PROGRAMS PROVIDED TP NELP THE REGION
The first of
these fundraising efforts will offer an ALL STAR wicked funny Comedy Tour
featuring some of the funniest local comedians on April 27.2003.
The second
of these events will be a presentation by two talented performers and
impersonators that will present a two person show that will feature exceptional
portrayals of two revered entertainers, Barbara Streisand and Frank
Sinatra to be he held on October 12,
2003
Both of
these presentations will be offered at one of the premier entertainment centers
in all of New England, The North Shore Music Theater. We are pleased to help In promoting these
two events at such a special location.
We are pleased that these important North Shore Institutions are both
valuable members of the Essex Heritage Corporate Membership Program. I also want to note that as a season ticket
holder, the Theater is completely accessible to people with disabilities and
handicapped seating in premium
locations are available. Ticket
orders are available now at North Shore Elder Services. Contact them at the following address to
order tickets
Rhonda
Gauthier
Director of
Communications and Development
North Shore
Elder Services
152 Sylvan
Street
Danvers, MA
01923
978-624-2220
“Live your
life and forget your age.”
PEOPLE IN THE
NEWS
Dr. Wayne Burton to Retire
Dr. Wayne
Burton, the President of North Shore Community College to retire this July
after a thirteen year term as the head of the College. I have been privileged to work with Dr.
Burton both at the Community College where he had a substantial impact and at
Salem State College where he served as the Dean of the Business School moving
to his present post. A couple of years
ago, Essex Heritage named Wayne a Heritage Hero, and his leadership will be
dramatically missed in this region. Wayne has been a good friend of Essex
Heritage, me personally and we wish him well in the future.
PERSONAL
OBSERVATIONS
NFL LOSSES SWIFT AND DEVASTATING
When a team
goes as far in the playoffs as the Patriots did, a loss like last Sunday
evening is a real ‘crash and burn’ and that loss qualified for that category.
TRANSFER OF ATTENTION TO THE BOSTON BRUINS
I may be a
perfect example of a New England Sports fan and even though I still have a
strong allegiance to our local professional football Team, it is critical to
“move on.” After a bitter loss to Baltimore, I have a great deal of hope that
the team will be back next year and will be stronger and more competitive after
this year of experience. But life goes on, and as a local sports fan we jump
from team to team, and we give thanks for the two wins and no losses start of
the local Hockey team.
SLOT PARLOR IN DANVERS
I know that
is very early in the game for a gaming license, but the Liberty Mall in Danvers
seems to be not a good choice for a gaming location. I believe that the services that would need
to provide and the potential damage to teenagers that frequent that location,
plus the traffic congestion caused make this potentially a poor location. I know that there is still more to learn
about the application and I will withhold any final conclusion until all the
facts have been disclosed.
