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Dorothy Whitfield Historic Society
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John B. Carles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Pamela M. Besse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curator
Mairi Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance
Teresa Buchanan. . . . . . . . . .Education Committee
Sandra Flatow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Curator
Carl Hermey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Chair
Sally Leighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership
Jane Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sponsorship Chair
Helen Quinlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Curator
Linda Reich. . . . . . .Docents, Recording Secretary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
Veronica Soell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gardens, Website
Rosemary Sulzbach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President
Sandra Wiens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Publicity
THE BOARD AND ITS MISSION The
preservation and operation of the Hyland House is entrusted to the
Board of Directors of the Dorothy Whitfield Historic Society, made
up of five officers and 13 directors, each elected to three-year terms.
The board's mission as outlined in the By-Laws, is:
To preserve and interpret the Hyland House as a significant example of colonial architecture, including the 1916-17 restoration, and as a colonial living environment. Through interpretive programs and exhibits, the DWHS conducts activities that promote knowledge of the Hyland House as a structure and a colonial living environment. The Society develops and implements outreach programs with special emphasis on curriculum-related interpretive activities for Guilford schoolchildren.
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Dorothy Whitfield Historic Society is open to everyone. Join by sending us a check, payable to DWHS, to 84 Boston Street, P.O. Box 229, Guilford, CT 06437.
Single membership: $25
Family: $35
Contributing: $50
Sustaining: $100
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Many new interactive and informative pages are in development and will be presented in the future. Two such pages are indicated below.
DOCENTS: meet our tour guides. We call them "history's hostesses."
OUTREACH: information on Early Guilford Days in colonial history, and other educational programs for
the town and its schoolchildren.
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FAQS ABOUT THE HOUSE
- OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
June 7 to September 4, 2011, every day but Monday (and by appointment May through October)
Hours: Tuesday - Friday noon-4.30, Saturday 11-4.30, Sunday noon-4.30
September 10 to October 9, weekends
Hours: Saturday 11-4.30, Sunday noon-4.30
Admission: Free – donations gratefully accepted.
Groups of eight or more: advance notice required. Please call for an appointment; $2 donation per person in the group is requested.
Telephone: 203-453-9477 (answered during
house opening hours)
- PARKING
On the
street opposite the house or in the driveway beside the house.
- DIRECTIONS
Take I-95 Exit 58; Drive south on Rt. 77 through traffic light
at Rt. 1, to the top of the Guilford town green. Turn left
for a half-block on Broad Street, then right on Park Street
(clockwise around the green). Turn left on Boston Street.
The house is two blocks on the left.
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PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP
Perhaps the greatest
joy of belonging to the DWHS is the satisfaction of helping to preserve
one of Guilford's historical treasures and keeping it open to the public.
Beyond that, however, our members enjoy admission to the house all season and invitations to the spring tea in the herb garden, summer picnic, the fall candlelight cocktail party and the annual meeting. Moreover, each member receives a subscription to the society's newsletter, The Hyland House Times.
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