Harpersfield Historical Society To Hold Annual Meeting June 10

HARPERSFIELD – As the Harpersfield Historical Society relies on a few existing members to nominate officers for the coming year, they are still appealing to the public to become members and get involved. 

At an April 22 meeting, they determined they will meet at 4 p.m. on June 10 and nominations will be open to the public at the annual meeting before the vote that will take place at the end of the meeting.

On April 8, a couple of people stepped forward, however, more people are needed to keep the organization going. Bill Nicholson, a longtime member, has agreed to serve for a time until a more active membership is established. 

"We do have a couple of new members, but we really have to take a different direction to get other people involved," said Nicholson.

Nominations can be made for any office by contacting Nicholson at 605-652-3664 or attending the June 10 meeting.

Officers include president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and four trustees. Four people are considering positions but have not confirmed, according to Nicholson. "I am getting too old," he said. "We need to get some younger people involved and we can't wait until the last minute to do it."

The society has worked hard to obtain property and erect a museum and barn where people can visit and view displays and artifacts of the town's history.  They have kept the museum open for research and in past years have organized special exhibits. Nicholson, in particular, has worked to archive newspaper clippings, postcards and other information and to make it available digitally. It is a place for research,  with books, manuscripts, papers, photographs and other records and materials available. The barn now houses historic farm machinery and large historic artifacts.