Do you remember what you were doing on January 8, 2002?
The date may be just another day to you, but to the Bristol Historical Society it was the beginning of a renewed commitment to the community. We became the owners of the original Bristol High School and began to turn the deteriorated historic 1890 Victorian structure into a vibrant community and cultural center.
Fast-forward six years and the transformation is well on its way. An aggressive grants program has brought in $500,000 in the past three years. That, along with the generosity of many supporters has allowed the Historical Society to complete the first five phases of the renovation. These critical projects have included the installation of a sprinkler and fire alarm systems, an electrical upgrade, HVAC improvements, new lavatories, roof repairs, kitchen renovations, a handicapped ramp and aesthetic improvements to the first floor.
The progress has been the result of a dedicated group of people who believe that the history of Bristol is important. The building is alive and bustling with visitors viewing the exhibits and attending the twice-monthly programs offered to the public. The Memorial Military Museum and the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame now call the Historical Society home and have their collections displayed in their own galleries. We sponsor Boy Scout Troop #9 and welcome the Bristol Federal Association, Bristol Auto Club, CERT, and Genealogical Society to our meetinghouse.
But there is still more to do, and we need your help. It costs $178 a day to keep the Historical Society Museum open. We ask you to join the list of donors. Your tax-ductible donation will be used to: maintain our current programs and collection, support general operations, and continue the preservation of this landmark building.
Thank you for recognizing the importance of our history and future growth.
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Our 2009 Donors:
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- CATHRYN ADDY
AETNA FOUNDATION
CARL & FREDA AHL
ANN AMODIO
SHERWOOD L. ANDERSON
THOMAS ANGELS
PAUL & LINDA ARBESMAN
TOM & MELANIE BARNES
WALLACE & BARNES &
BARBARA HACKMAN
CARLYLE & ELIZABETH BARNES
BARNES GROUP FOUNDATION
TERRY BARTON
LARRY BEHR
HOWARD BEHRENDT
HELEN BELOIN
WHIT & JARRE BETTS
VERNA BLEAU
CLIFFORD & ANN BLOCK
STEPHEN & ANN BOGLARSKI
HARRIET BOTTO
ANTHONY BOWAN
JEAN BRADLEY
FREDERICK & LYNN BRIGHTMAN
MAYA BRINGE
BRISTOL POLISH ARMY FAMILIES
STANLEY & ELIZABETH BRZEZICKI
MARJORIE BUDGE
GERALD D. BULLOCK
THOMAS BURKE
AL & ANGIE CARUSO
PAUL CASTOLENE
CHARLOTTE M. CHAPMAN
BARRY S. CHESLER
JOSEPH CICIOTTE
ROBERT & PHYLLIS CLARK
RICHARD & THERESA COAN
FRANCINE COFFEY
JEAN COOK
HOWARD COURCHAINE
RICHARD & ELAINE COUTURE
ROBERT & JEANNE DABKOWSKI
JUSTINE & DONALD D’ALESIO
BRUCE & BONNIE DELCONTE
DONNA DENEHY
JOHN & CAROL DENEHY
NANCY DENEHY
TOM & JOANN DENOTO
DAVID & DIANE DESMARAIS
TOM & DONNA DICKAU
JOSEPH & DENISE DOBEK
JAMES & CYNTHIA DONOVAN
MARY Q. DONOVAN
EDMUND & ANGELA DOYLE
PAUL & MARILYN FANELLI
ELLEN S. FERRIER
EDWARD & PATRICIA FOURNIER
YOLANDE FOURNIER
DAVID FROHN
WILLIAM & JOYCE GALSKE
TIM GAMACHE
RICHARD GAVITT
VICTOR & INGRID GILONA
ALAN GOODWIN
LUCY GORNEAULT
K. DAVID GRAHAM
HARLEY & RUTH ANN GRAIME
GERTRUDE GREENLEAF
STEVE GUERETTE
LOUIS HART
THE HARTFORD
COL. JOHN J. HIGGINS, SR.
MARY COBB HILTBRAND
BETTY HINMAN
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- ROBERT HOULE, JR.
L. HUNT
MARGARET S. JENKINS
FRANK & CHERYL JOHNSON
ANDREA KAPCHENSKY
ROBERT & JUDY KELLY
TOM KUCZMARSKI
RICHARD & SUSAN LACEY
ROBERT & JOAN LAGASSE
THOMAS LAPORTE
DR. MICHAEL D. LEAHY
JOHN & DEANNE LEVESQUE
JOHN & BONNIE LODOVICO
ANTHONY & KATHLEEN MALAVENDA
CARMELA A. MANNARINO
LINDA O. MANNING
STEVEN MASSEY
MARGARET D. MAYNARD
LOUISE F. MCLAUGHLIN
EDWARD & CAROLE MCPHEE
JOHN MELE
MEMORIAL MILITARY MUSEUM
FRANK MERENDA
BOB & CARMEN MERRIMAN
RONALD & PAMELA MESSIER
RICHARD & MARY ANN MIECZNIKOWSKI
DAVID & JOANNE MILLS
CRAIG & LAURA MINOR
BOB MONTGOMERY
RUTH MONTGOMERY
JEFFREY & JEANNE MOORE
DON & MARY MULLER
FRANCIS & CAROL MULLINS
KENNETH & PATRICIA NAIRNE
NANCY NARSIS
THOMAS & KAREN NESTICO
PAUL NEVEU, JR.
CAROLYN NORTON
BERNARD & JEAN SUE O’KEEFE
ELEANOR O’ROURKE
PATRICIA O’ROURKE
STANLEY OZIRSKY
RAY & JUDY PAUL
MARGUERITE PETERSEN
RICHARD & CLAUDIA PETERSON
ELIZABETH PHELAN
ALEXANDER PINKOWISH
GARY POTTER
EDWARD J. QUINLAN
JOYCE RASPANTI
JOHN REARDON, JR.
MARILYN RESNICK
ALFRED & DOROTHY ROBERTS
MICHAEL & JAN SAMAN
PETER & ELLEN SASSU
THE SHAFFER COMPANY
ANTHONY & JENNIE SILEO
AARON SILVER
IRENE SIMPSON
MURDO & PATRICIA SMITH
MAUREEN SONSTROM
MATTHEW STRUS
DEROY & DORIS THOMAS
GERALD & PATRICIA THOMPSON
RAYMOND THOMPSON
RONALD TILDEN
PAMELA TRELLI
RUPERT & ELEANOR TWOMBLY
THE ULTIMATE COMPANIES, INC.
JOHN & JACQUELINE VIGUE
LINDSAY VIGUE
LINDA WEIDEMEIR
MARION WHITCOMB
ELEANOR WILSON
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