Last updated: 6/23/2011
50 State Road
Phillipston, MA 01331
c/o 105 Riley Switch Rd.
Phillipston, MA 01331
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Kathy Arena
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Sonja Langlais
phone: 978-630-2276
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Caroline Williams
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Peter Haley
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Gerald Gariepy
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Kay Deans
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For several years a few core founding members had realized that the town was losing its history to the neighboring towns because Phillipston did not have a historical society or any place to store and maintain historical items.
Phillipston was incorporated as a town in 1786 by merging the western section of Templeton with the eastern section of Athol making it easier for residents to attend church, a requirement at the time. When elderly Phillipston residents whose families had lived in town for several generations passed away, it was only natural for their families to look to either Athol or Templeton as a repository for items of historical interest.
So in 2000 the Historical Society of Phillipston, Inc. was founded to maintain a society building/museum where artifacts important to town history could be maintained and displayed and to foster interest in the history of Phillipston through research and education. In other words, the aim is to keep Phillipston’s history in Phillipston.
The Society was incorporated in 2000 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. It is an all-volunteer group run by a Board of Directors that includes Officers and Directors at Large and several committees.
The Society is a member of The Institute for Non-Profit Development at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts
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