| The Society as it did in 1934 will be selling plaques that name the original owner of houses in Glastonbury and its building date. The Society would also supply the owner of the home with the research that justifies these delineations and any additional information discovered. The houses must be 75 years old or older to be considered. |
| The Society is always seeking ways to use the Welles Shipman Ward property (WSW) and our other assets to educate members of our community. The Art Camp at WSW was such a great success last year that Abby Quish asked if she could do it again this year during June. Abby, her able Girl Scout assistants and twenty 3rd grade girls had a grand time learning about art under the great maples at WSW. |
| In August, Girl Scout Maithili Maik (Troop 815) working on her Gold Award utilized the property to run a weeklong program for 4th and 5th grade girls studying the ecology of the property and local area. Maithili and her assistants did a wonderful job in spite of the heat. |
| Currently Girl Scout Jennifer Carne is working on her Gold Medal project at the WSW property. Jennifer will be identifying, cataloging and marking the various trees on the property. From this information she will develop and produce a brochure concerning the property’s trees. She should complete her project sometime in early May and will be giving tours to anyone interested in her findings. |
| In August Boy Scout Matt Broggini for his Eagle Scout project, completed a split rail fence/railing along the path between the WSW property and the St. Augustine Church parking lot. The following is a note from Matt about the project.
"For my Eagle Scout project, I enhanced the pathway running from the rear of the Welles Shipman Ward House property to the St. Augustine's parking lot. Since there is limited parking at the Welles Shipman Ward site, during many major events people park at St. Augustine's lot and walk to the house. The 250 foot pathway used to connect the two locations was steep and overgrown. I, and my volunteers, cleared the pathway of brush and encroaching plants and eradicated all of the poison ivy in the area. We then laid down several inches of wood chips over the entire path in order to create a stable and well defined walking area. The most difficult aspect of the project was the 90 foot fence that was needed along the steepest portion of the path. It took several days and lots of shoveling to successfully install the entire fence. However, the outcome was quite rewarding. The entire path can now be easily used and will provide those in attendance at events at the Welles Shipman Ward house with an easy parking solution.
Thank You!
Matt Broggini"
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| The Society is pleased that the property has been a help to these young adults and the Town of Glastonbury. We hope that the property continues to be used for a wide variety of educational uses. |
