I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I wish you a very Happy New Year. For those of you who were unable to attend our 2021 annual members’ meeting, the 2021 Board of Officers were unanimously re-elected for another term. All Board members thank you for your support and are already working to further enhance the Society.
It was unanimously voted by the Board to increase the annual dues for membership to $10.00 per person and $20.00 per family, per calendar year. This is the first increase since the creation of the Society. Membership benefits include free admission to the Museum, access to the members’ section of the website, the annual members’ and family only luncheon and meeting, special members’ only presentations, free private museum tours and a summer members’ picnic. Admission to our monthly presentations will remain free, as always, to both members and non-members. If you wish to remain a member, please copy and complete the 2022 membership application on the website(https://dingmansferryhistoricalsociety.org) and forward to the address below with your dues asap.
It is extremely important that members take a greater role in the Society by volunteering to serve on our committees. These committees are the foundation for the Society’s functioning and operation. Below is a list of committees with descriptions; hopefully, there is one that you are interested in lending your service.
Hospitality Committee Prepare refreshments for meeting and events
Library Committee Maintain and preserve the books, manuscripts and other printed matter
Membership Committee Maintaining membership records
Museum Committee Plan/set-up Museum displays, tours and guides for open days
Photography Committee Catalog, maintain and preserve historic photos and take
photos at Society events
Publicity Committee Oversee and arrange for printing, publications and advertising
Program Committee Planning for all programs, tours and events
Ways & Means Committee Raise revenue for the Society
Please contact the Board by email or on the website if you are interested in being appointed to a committee.
We are currently planning our presentation and museum schedules for this year. We will again be having presentations once a month. Presentations will be on Thursday evenings or on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon this year. The presentation schedule will be emailed to members and posted on the website (https://dingmasferryhistoricalsociety.org) as soon as all presentations are confirmed. The Museum will be opened twice a month this year on either Saturday or Sunday. Again, the schedule will be emailed to members and posted on the website when completed.
Hope to here from you all soon and to see you at the museum or presentations.
Tim Singleton
President
Dingmans Ferry-Delaware Township Historical Society, 116 Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry, Pa. 18328 www.admin@dingmansferryhistoricalsociety.org
