Historic Deerfield 2017 Annual Report Mission Statement Historic Deerfield, Inc., is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Its museums and programs provide today’s audiences with experiences that create an understanding and appreciation of New England’s historic villages and countryside. Message from the Chair, Board of Trustees

Greetings! On behalf of the entire Board of financially strong and well-poised for the fall of 2017, our members’ trip takes us to Trustees, I thank you, deeply and sincerely, future. San Francisco, where we will visit many for your continued support of Historic important private and public collections and Deerfield. Your support is vital to our mission Expansion of Programming see great architecture and design. Attracts New Audiences of providing our audiences with experiences Every year, the museum presents more than The Deerfield Inn Continues as that create an understanding and appreciation 75 programs for visitors from across the One of the “Best” of this extraordinary place. country and abroad, including members, In May 2017, Trip Advisor named The Let’s take a look at some of the developments scholars, collectors, and students. In Deerfield Inn as one of the Top 25 Best at the museum during the past year. addition to our historic trade demonstrations, Small Hotels in the United States, garnering educational, and family programs, this year the inn a Trip Advisor “Travelers Choice” Increased Revenue from we were able to expand our programming to award. This is a wonderful accolade in a Donors and Strong Markets include a theatrical style evening tour program year that brought many changes to the inn, I am pleased to report that Historic Deerfield’s on The Street. The new tour was so popular as our longtime innkeepers, Jane and Karl net assets increased by more than $2 million that it sold out in ten days. The popularity of Sabo, retired in October 2016. We are during fiscal year 2017. That increase was due this program demonstrates the importance of pleased that an old friend of the Deerfield in large part to increased gifts from generous developing innovative programming to help Inn, Steve Pardoe, has come on board as the donors and strong financial markets. Total expand our audiences. new innkeeper. Come visit the inn and meet Steve! invested net assets increased five percent The museum continued to provide the over 2016. So, while we suffered a modest opportunity for great travel experiences operating deficit due to certain budget focused on decorative arts with the members’ shortfalls and unforeseen personnel and trip to New Orleans last September. In the other challenges, Historic Deerfield remains

1 Back on The Street, we look forward to the Key Additions to the Commitment to Historic completion of Barnard Tavern in 2018 and Museum Collections Preservation in Deerfield new projects on the horizon, including the Home to one of the best public collections and Beyond of art and antiques in America, Historic At the core of our mission is historic restoration of Historic Deerfield’s most visited Deerfield continues to make key additions preservation – preserving the buildings, building, the Stebbins House. to the museum’s primary areas of period monuments, and landscapes of our past to American furniture, paintings, silver, help us learn about who we are and how that The Strategic Plan: On the ceramics, textiles and metal wares, as well has shaped our heritage, values, and culture. Path to 2020 as our extraordinary collection of colonial The museum’s commitment to historic We continue to make excellent progress powder horns. This year, the museum preservation drove the recent acquisition on our strategic plan, The 2020 Vision for acquired a powder horn that is arguably the of the remarkable interior of the 1739 Abel Historic Deerfield, which focuses on (1) finest example to survive from the American Chapin House in Chicopee, Massachusetts, preserving Old Deerfield, (2) educating the Revolution. The “Gatchel powder horn” prior to its demolition. Three full rooms of museum’s audience, (3) increasing attendance made by Andrew Clark for John and Sarah fancy paneling, moldings, and baseboards, and caring for our audience, and (4) raising Gatchel of Vassalboro, Maine, features plus an extremely rare signature left by the the funds necessary to accomplish many complex engraving on a spiraled and tapering house’s joiner on the back of a panel to the goals. ‘canvas’ depicting in detail two seminal second floor fireplace, are now on display at I wish to thank each of you, as well as the political cartoons of the time: Paul Revere’s the Flynt Center as a part of the exhibition staff, volunteers, and my fellow trustees Boston Massacre and The able Doctor, or that opened in May, “Why We Collect: Recent of Historic Deerfield, for your important America Swallowing the Bitter Draught (from Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield, 2010- contributions to our success over the past the June 1774 issue of the Royal American 2017.” The rooms serve as a remarkable year. Thank you! Magazine). Be sure to turn to the report’s architectural teaching tool for the museum Recent Acquisitions section to view the and as a statement to the importance of Respectfully yours, powder horn and the other highlights of this historic preservation. Joseph P. Gromacki year’s additions to the collection. Chair, Board of Trustees

2 Report of the President

“Did You Know That?...” Little details about Deerfield are already • Where did one of the earliest African You will read in the following pages about known like the facts that the failed effort to American poets live? our new holiday event—a play set along save the 1699 John Sheldon House—“the Old Answer: Lucy Terry Prince (ca. 1725- the candlelit street in the year 1803, the Indian House”—in 1848 is the first public 1821) lived as an enslaved person in the conservation of the rare collection of plant attempt to preserve an historic building in Deerfield home of her owner Ebenezer specimens—the herbarium—created by situ in America, or that the first figural Civil Wells (1691-1758) now Historic Doctor Stephen West Williams (1790-1855) War monument in America was installed on Deerfield’s ‘blue house’ at the corner of of Deerfield in 1817, the museum’s saving of the Deerfield Town Common in 1867. But we Memorial Street. cannot stop here! room interiors from the Colonel Abel Chapin • Where is quite possibly the earliest House in Chicopee, Massachusetts, signed To warm up, I have five easy commemorative, European-style by the joiner Martin Smith in 1759, and the ones for you. battlefield marker in North America? production of a 30-second TV advertisement Answer: The Bloody Brook Monument • Where are the earliest, continually for Champney’s Restaurant at the Deerfield at South Deerfield has been a landmark exhibited ‘period rooms’ in Inn. The full list of accomplishments in fiscal since it was dedicated in 1838 to the America? year 2017 is significant and diverse. memory of the battle there in 1675 during Answer: In Memorial Hall, the Deerfield King Philip’s War. The marker that While we are proud of what we do to promote home of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial preceded the current obelisk was and to preserve Old Deerfield, the truth is that Association (PVMA), which opened its described as a ruin in 1728 by Harvard the significance of the place is awash with just doors in 1880. student Dudley Woodbridge. about anything interesting that can cross your • Where was the first pattern book by an mind about the history and beauty of small- • Colonial history aside, did you know that American architect printed? town America. Maybe we should develop Deerfield was one of the centers of the Answer: The Country Builder’s Assistant our own version of Trivial Pursuit. Created Arts and Crafts Movement in America was published by Asher Benjamin (1773- in Montreal by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott during the generation flanking World 1845) in Greenfield, just three miles north in 1979, 20 million games were purchased War One? of Deerfield, in 1797. in 1984 alone: Historical minutia is not so trivial!

3 Answer: He directed the summer session Let’s increase the degree at Deerfield Academy in 1856. I bet you of difficulty. didn’t win the new refrigerator on that one! • Did you know that Deerfield boys witnessed the 1876 Battle of the If you think that was a reach… Little Big Horn (James Earl Smith • Did you know that Mary Jane Tweed, th (1853-1918) 7 Cavalry, Co. D) and the widow of legendary New York City • Top that? Did you know that in our drowned in the Irrawaddy River in Burma politician, William “Boss” Tweed (1823- great museum collection is a fragment of (Charles Hawks Munn (1844-1863)? 1878) bought the house on The Street the wedding dress (F.393) worn by • Not exotic enough? Did you know that later owned by Margaret Whiting, one Dorothy Quincy when she married John if you had 25 cents in your pocket during of the founders of the Deerfield Society of Hancock in September 1775? Blue and White Needlework? An elaborate the spring of 1818—approaching the By the way, we are still not 100 percent young boy’s suit said to have been worn by value of a day’s common labor, you could certain that, four months before the Hancocks’ Boss Tweed’s son is in the collection of the see up the road in Greenfield “Columbus, wedding, Colonel Benedict Arnold actually Memorial Hall Museum. A Male Elephant.” In all likelihood, stopped in Deerfield to buy beef for the army Columbus would be the largest, living Imagine this! a few days before he and Colonel Ethan Allen thing that you ever saw and certainly captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British • Historic Deerfield just purchased at from the farthest away! Franklin Herald on May 10, 1775, “in the name of the Great auction the first Koran published in the (Greenfield, MA), May 12, 1818. Jehovah and the Continental Congress.” Of United States. It was printed by Henry course we are also unsure that one of them • For fossil buffs and dinosaur lovers: Brewer for Isaiah Thomas, Jr., in, of all even uttered those words, as fabulous as they Where was the founder of ichnology, the places, Springfield, Massachusetts, in are, when they broke down the commandant’s study of fossilized tracks, born and raised? 1806. Copies of this imprint were owned door, or even if there was a door, BUT…guess Answer: Deerfield’s own Edward by both John Adams and Thomas where Ethan Allen’s paternal grandparents Hitchcock (1793-1864) grew up in Jefferson. the house on Old Albany Road lived? that his father Justin Hitchcock DEERFIELD! (1752-1822) built in 1779. After he became Amherst College Professor You win the refrigerator and a great place to of Chemistry and Natural History, learn about history and culture through the Hitchcock learned in 1835 about the stories of people in a Massachusetts town discovery of sandstone slabs with with broad and surprising horizons. No matter footprints while the Town of your interests, there is something for everyone Greenfield was laying new sidewalks. He in Deerfield year round. wrote a scientific paper the following year Philip Zea about fossilized footprints in the • Did you know that among the great President Connecticut River Valley and theorized collections of Historic Deerfield is one of that the tracks had been left by ancient, the oldest surviving…washing machines giant birds, six years before an English in the country (96.49) dating to about paleontologist used the word, “dinosaur.” 1810?! Go see it in the buttery of the Hitchcock eventually became President of Hinsdale and Anna Williams House. Amherst College between 1845 and 1854. • Here is a tough one. What ties author Horatio Alger (1832-1899) to Deerfield?

4 Report of the Senior Vice President

2017 was an exciting year for Historic and classes that focused on seasonal back to 1803 where they visited with fellow Deerfield! We welcomed visitors from all ingredients and cooking techniques. townsfolk preparing for the evening, and over the country and abroad eager to explore the excitement leading up to the ball in Mr. The New England Flax and Linen Study the town’s rich history and hear stories of life Erastus Barnard’s Assembly Hall. We worked Group and Historic Deerfield co-sponsored experiences lived in the historic houses and with several community partners including a very successful weekend symposium that surrounding countryside. We collaborated Goodspeed Musicals, Valley Light Opera, sold out almost immediately. Participants with new partners to diversify our program Deerfield Academy’s Theatre Department, passionate about flax spent two days in offerings, offered a variety of educational American Harmony Singers, and musicians Deerfield attending presentations and experiences in hopes of sparking a passion for from A Merry Company. Within 10 days of demonstrations focused on growing, the past in the students who visited, acquired announcing the tour, the program sold out. processing, and weaving this important important additions to the museum and library The production was a great success due to the natural fiber. collections, and worked hard to maintain the help from so many wonderful people. historic structures under our stewardship. The Museum Education and Interpretation Department organized a series of fun Themes featured in the Curatorial Programs and Exhibitions programs. Families who visited the History Department’s exhibition, Natural Selections: Fall weekends in Deerfield featured over Workshop last spring learned about cleaning Flora and the Arts, installed in the Flynt twenty historic trade demonstrations methods used in the past; visitors in the Center lobby (February 2016-April 2017), reminding us of the skills involved with summer learned to make dye with natural provided inspiration for the summer lecture making both utilitarian and decorative objects materials; and those who came in the fall series that explored the horticultural, and the efforts made to repair or refashion explored the intricacies of weaving. decorative, and educational aspects of plants them when needed. Girl Scouts participated and flowers in the 18th- and 19th-centuries. in Badge Day programs that focused on Getting Ready for a Winter’s Ball, a fun woodworking, hearth cooking, and gardening. theatrical-based tour, debuted in early Natural history served as the focus of two And, foodies enjoyed hearth demonstrations December. Participants were transported additional programs last year. The spring

5 forum, Plants and Place: Native Flora in Botanical Club, and the Harvard University A guide to this collection is available on Western Massachusetts, examined the history, Herbaria. The digital version of the entire Historic Deerfield’s website. use, and preservation of herbaria. As part of pre-conservation volume is available online Through our membership in the New the program participants had an opportunity through the Biodiversity Heritage Library: England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a to see restored pages from Stephen West https://archive.org/details/herbarium0000will collaboration of 25 major cultural agencies, Williams’s herbarium. And, in the summer, The conservation of the herbarium was Historic Deerfield hosted two scholars Historic Deerfield organized 600 Million funded by the Stockman Family Foundation. awarded fellowships to conduct research in Years of Natural History from Pangaea to the the library collections. Connecticut River Valley for Road Scholar, The Memorial Libraries acquired an a not-for-profit leader in educational travel important collection of more than 200 books, Historic House Restoration periodicals, broadsides, and ephemera on bees The Maintenance Department had a adventures for seniors. and beekeeping. One of the most influential productive year taking care of the historic Museum and Library Collections books on the topic was written by a minister structures, rental properties, and grounds. The The 1817 Stephen West Williams herbarium in nearby Greenfield. The collection was Channing Blake Footpath was widened and was conserved at the Williamstown Art assembled by an antiquarian bookseller and resurfaced using a ground stone material from Conservation Center. Each sheet of the beekeeper over a period of some 40 years. the local quarry in Sunderland. Repair work herbarium is housed in an acid-free folder The library also acquired additional at the John Wilson Printing Office involved with a clear Mylar cover that allows the plant manuscript volumes kept by Deerfield replacing deteriorated siding and decayed specimens to be viewed. The treated sheets resident Epaphras Hoyt. The acquisition trim. And, portions of the Maintenance Shop are grouped in boxes in the same sequence in includes sketch books, an account book, foundation were repaired, the carpentry shop which they appeared in the original volume. the record book of the Military Library, concrete floor was replaced and the layout The herbarium was digitized in collaboration “Recollections of Times and Things of my was reorganized to create a more efficient with Historic Deerfield, the New England Early Life,” and some miscellaneous letters. operation.

6 Restoration work continues at the Barnard wall revealed the signature of “Martin Smith milestone of 10,000 likes, and we nearly Tavern where sections of exterior siding [1]759, August ye 3rd,” it was critical that doubled the number of followers from the were replaced; new flashing was installed at the museum add this documented woodwork previous year. All of our marketing initiatives all chimneys; plaster repairs and selective to our architectural fragments collection. lead to an increase in traffic to the museum’s replastering was completed; the back room Nineteen feet of paneled wall from the Chapin website. House was installed in the Flynt Center lobby was finished to create a space for interpretive For the first time we offered a discount on as part of the exhibition, Why We Collect: labels; a new rear accessible entry door was admission and membership through Groupon. Recent Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield, fabricated; electrical rewiring was completed; We reached close to 500 sales and will offer 2010-2017. security systems were upgraded; and all a revised promotion next year. The Deerfield flooring and wall sheathing was nailed down. The fourth annual Building Trades Inn and Champney’s Restaurant was featured Symposium, Buildings Archaeology: An in a 30-second television advertisement Historic Deerfield purchased 18th-century Integrated Approach to Understanding that aired on cable television. Our goal is to interior woodwork from the Abel Chapin Historic Structures, was well received by expand the reach of our brand into regional house in Chicopee, Massachusetts, before a sell-out crowd. The day-long program markets. it was razed in 2016. Chapin expressed his explored how to build a case for determining The successes of last year, and there were wealth to passersby when he enlarged his the evolution of structures; presentations many, should be credited to the hard work single pile house into a double pile, added focused on period documentation, tool of our talented staff whose contributions are intricate interior woodwork, an ornate marks, paint stratigraphy, fasteners, and reflected in every department at the museum, doorway, window pediments, and a gambrel dendrochronology. roof. It is rare to know the specific date store and the Deerfield Inn. And, to our when work was completed or the name of Marketing and Promotion members, donors, visitors, and Inn guests, the carpenter who was responsible, so when We had a great year getting the word out thank you for your continued support. We about Historic Deerfield through a variety the interior of the right cupboard door on the hope you will tell everyone you know to visit of media opportunities including digital this incredible place. paneled wall from the north chamber fireplace advertising. Our Facebook page reached a Anne Lanning Senior Vice President

7 8 Historic Deerfield Program Offerings, 2016-2017

Exhibitions Open Hearth Cooking Demonstrations (July, September- Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts (February 2016-April December, April-June) 2017) • In a Pickle (July) Why We Collect: Recent Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield, 2010- • Foods of the Fall Harvest (September) 2017 (April 2017-February 2018) • Tavern Fare (October) Celebrating the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery • Apples (November) (ongoing) • Sugar and Spice (December) Engraved Powder Horns from the French and Indian War and • Family Style (April) the American Revolution: The William H. Guthman Collection • Fresh and Fowl (May) (ongoing) • Cooking with Herbs (June) Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture (ongoing) Summer Lecture Series: Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts Furniture Masterworks: Tradition and Innovation in Western (July) Massachusetts (ongoing) • ‘Flowers on the Frontier,’ The Bartram Family: Scientists, Daniel Clay (1770-1848): Greenfield Cabinetmaker (opened April Gardeners, and Artists in 18th-century North America 2017) • Woven Gardens: Floral Motifs and Decoration on Early New Public Programs England Bed Coverings Friends of Historic Deerfield Annual Meeting (March) • Floral Design and the Changing Landscapes at Strawbery Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster (April) Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The History Workshop Hands-On History Adventures with Bement School Summer • Ongoing programs for young visitors Camp (July-August) • Rainbow in a Pot: Making Dye with Natural Materials Drop-in Tour: Harvest Day for Families (September) (July-August) Free Fun Friday (August) • Wonderful Weaving (September-November) Friends of Historic Deerfield Trip to New Orleans (October) • Spring Cleaning: Scrub, Rub, Polish, and Shine (April-June) Archaeology Day in Deerfield (October) The Apprentice’s Workshop 2016 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show and Book Signing • Ongoing hands-on programs for young visitors with Bruce Hoadley for A Field Guide to Identifying Woods in American Antiques & Collectibles (October)

9 Old Burying Ground Tour (October) December in Deerfield Day of Giving (November) (December) 17th-Century Life (November) • Special evening tour: Getting Ready for Wreath Making (November) a Winter’s Ball Historic Trade Demonstrations • King Arthur Flour Holiday Cookie Baking Contest • Letterpress Printing (July, December) • Holiday Baking Day • Redware Pottery (September, November) • Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • White Pine Bark and Ash Bark Basket Making • Open Hearth Cooking (August, September) • Gift Making • Architectural Woodworking (October) • Tavern Games • Blacksmithing (October) • Carving and Shop Joinery (October) Winter Lecture Series: • Coopering (October) Revolutionary Acts: Tea, Taxes and Tempests • Dressmaking (October) • Colonial Opposition and the Road to Revolution, 1763-1775 • Dressing and Spinning Flax (October) (January) • Gravestone Carving (October) • ‘Renounce the Baneful Herb:’ Colonial Boycotts and the • Gunsmithing (October) Invention of Liberty Tea (February) • Shoemaking (October) • ‘Earthen Ware, made in Boston:’ Benjamin Leigh and John • Silversmithing (October) Allman’s Revolutionary Partnership (March) • Stoneware Pottery (June, October) Girl Scout Badge Days • Tailoring (October) • Pottery Badge Program (November) • Tinsmithing (October) • Hearth Cooking for Scouts (January) • The Doctor is In! Early 19th-century Medical Practices • Woodworker Badge (February) (October) • Gardener Badge (May) • Paper Marbling (November)

10 Memorial Libraries Historic Deerfield Decorative Arts Forum: A Passion for Luxury: Historic Deerfield staff provide ongoing assistance to members Tastemakers and Trendsetters in Early New England, 1715-1815 of the public researching topics as diverse as material culture, (November) decorative arts, architecture, and local and family history. Deerfield-Wellesley Symposium:The Art of Remembrance: Specialized collections include: Family, Art and Memory in New England (March) Stephen L. Wolf collection on applied and theoretical color Historic Deerfield Museum Course:Pressing Matters: The Art of Cheryl Needle collection on bees and beekeeping Printing at Historic Deerfield (March) Epaphras Hoyt collection of sketchbooks and documents The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife: Small World: Toys, Architectural pattern books collection Dolls, and Games in New England, 1620-1920 (June)

Academic/Educational Programs School Programs Historic Deerfield Forum:Plants and Place: Native Flora in • Exploring 18th-Century Deerfield Western Massachusetts (April) • Colonial Life Long Ago Historic Deerfield Building Trades Symposium:Buildings • Tea and Revolution Archeology: An Integrated Approach to Understanding • A Day in a One-Room Schoolhouse Historic Structures (July) • The Apprentice’s Workshop • Lost Art of Letter Writing Outreach Program Road Scholar Program at Historic Deerfield 600 Million Years of Natural History from Pangea to the Connecticut River Valley (July) Stimulating Beverages: The History of Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate in Early America (September) Flax and Linen: Following the Thread from Past to Present, a symposium presented by The New England Flax and Linen Study Group in collaboration with Historic Deerfield (August)

11 12 Recent Acquisitions

Oversized Jug Staffordshire, England, ca. 1790 Yellow-glazed earthenware with black transfer printed decoration and overglaze enamels Gift of Doris and Stanley Tananbaum via the Winterthur Museum, 2017.5.18 Standing approximately 17 inches in height, the jug’s sheer size suggests that it was used for advertising purposes, and placed in a china merchant’s storefront window to attract the attention of prospective buyers. The jug’s plethora of transfer-prints also could have been used by the merchant to showcase a variety of images one could have printed on smaller ceramic wares. Of the 16 prints found on the jug (some of which are duplicates) several are Masonic in nature, and likely reflect the public’s fascination with the fraternal organization. Similar yellow- glazed earthenwares were produced in England during the latter years of the 18th century and the first several decades of the 19th century.

13 Quart Mug, Dish, and Plates Samuel Pierce (1767-1840) Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1795-1810 Pewter Gift of John and Helen Radavich, 2016.38.4-.9 Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Samuel Pierce probably apprenticed in the shop of local pewterer Joseph Danforth. After completing his training, Pierce moved his family to Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1792 or early 1793, to pursue his trade as a whitesmith at the head of navigation on the Connecticut River. Although his pewter is uncommon today, Pierce produced a wide range of forms (basins, teapots, plates, dishes, porringers, rosettes for fan lights, and baptismal bowls) over the course of his career. In addition to examples of Pierce’s pewter, Historic Deerfield also owns his account books, tools, molds, and the only extant touchmark of an American pewterer.

14 Plate Staffordshire and Liverpool, England, 1760-1765 White salt-glazed stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels Ray J. and Anne K. Groves Fund for Curatorial Operations, 2017.10 The process of transfer-printing on salt-glazed stoneware did not meet with the same success as printing on creamware. The pitted, salt-glazed surface of the stoneware was not as effective as printing on creamware’s smooth, lead-glazed surface. Most printing on stoneware appears to have been limited to plates, and in the majority of these examples, the print was created using a single color such as purple, red, or sepia. Stoneware plates printed in multiple colors—such as this example—are therefore exceedingly rare. Current research suggests that the designer of the Aesop’s Fable scene (The Fox and The Goat) located at the center of the plate was Jefferyes Hammett O’Neale, who painted similar fable scenes for the Chelsea porcelain factory.

15 Bed rug Made by Esther Packard (1733-1812) Cummington, Massachusetts, 1801 Inscribed “1801/ ESTHER PACKARD.” Polychrome, 6-ply woolen yarns sewn onto a light blue, plain-weave wool ground Museum Collections Fund, 2017.6 Pile-sewn rugs added warmth and decoration to beds in the 18th and early 19th centuries. This example was made by Esther Packard of Cummington, Massachusetts, when she was 68 years old. It relates to three known bed rugs in museum collections, one of which is also attributed to a member of the Packard family. Designs decorating many different types of bed coverings, including quilts, embroidered coverlets, and bed rugs, were borrowed, copied, and adapted over many years and succeeding generations.

Broadside Made for Anthony Van Doorn (1792-1871) Brattleboro, Vermont, 1846 Inscribed “This may certify that ASA FIELD, has worked for the subscriber some time past, as an apprentice at the CABINET BUSINESS, and has acquitted himself as a faithful, trusty, upright and honest person. He is thought to be worthy of patronage and confidence, and is hereby recommended to the public as such. Wishing for success to all Mechanical operators, and especially to this useful Craft. ANTHONY VANDOORN. Brattleboro, Vt. 1846.” White plain weave silk, black ink Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2016.21 Cabinetmaker Anthony Van Doorn moved to Brattleboro from Rhode Island in 1815 where he established a shop west of town. In 1830, he opened a larger shop on Whetstone Brook where it crosses Brattleboro’s Main Street near the town’s commercial center. There he incorporated steam and water power in his workshop, and operated the largest furniture making establishment in Vermont until 1851. Known examples of his furniture embody the late Federal and Empire styles, fashionable in the central Connecticut River Valley in the first half of the 19th century. This rare broadside, printed on silk, serves as a testimonial to his apprentice, Asa Field, who may have been striking out on his own, while providing the only known printed image of his factory, and examples of Van Doorn’s products.

16 Powder Horn for John and Sarah Gatchel Andrew Clark Vassalboro, Maine [then Massachusetts], February 21, 1776 Cow horn Museum Purchase with funding provided by the Bartels Trust and Steven I. and Ann du Mont Lord. 2017.13 This powder horn, with exquisite and poignant engraving, is arguably the finest example to survive from the American Revolution. The engraver was a professional—Andrew Clark by name—a native of South China, Maine, who served as an artificer, or skilled mechanic, with General Henry Knox’s artillery. Three other horns by Clark are known. Unlike most powder horns, this example has two original owners, and one a woman, John and Sarah Gatchel, who were among the original settlers of Vassalboro, Maine. John served as a guide on the Kennebec River during Benedict Arnold’s ill-fated campaign to take Quebec City a few months before the horn was made. What makes the horn so compelling is that Clark executed the complex engraving on a spiraled and tapering ‘canvas’ depicting in detail two seminal political cartoons of the time: Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre and The able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught (from the June 1774 issue of the Royal American Magazine).

17 Portrait: John Foster Stearns (1790-1872) Attributed to Zedekiah Belknap (1781-1858) Dummerston, Vermont, circa 1832 Inscribed on reverse “John F. Stearns, Esq.” and “Sarah A. Stearns” Oil on canvas Gift of William B. Borus and Julie N. Borus in honor of Harold Richardson Borus and Elisabeth Fowle Borus, 2017.8 Zedekiah Belknap was born in Auburn, Massachusetts (near Worcester), but grew up in Weathersfield, Vermont, just south of Windsor. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1807 with the hope of entering the ministry. Instead, Belknap spent his life painting prosperous farmers and shopkeepers along the Connecticut River Valley and in Massachusetts. The inscriptions on this fine example of Belknap’s work places the painter in Dummerston, Vermont, about 1832 when he portrayed Asa Knight and his wife, Susan, whose store is now at Old Sturbridge Village. The amazing coincidence for Deerfield is that the elder daughter, Susan (1820-1881), of Dummerston merchant, farmer, and magistrate John Foster Stearns was married in 1844 to George Sheldon (1818-1916) of Deerfield, nationally known antiquarian and the founder of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in 1870.

Lurana Chadwick Towner

18 Portraits: General William Towner and Lurana Chadwick Towner James Brown (active 1806-1808) Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1807 General Towner signed and dated “J. Brown Pinxt/ Oct 10th 180-” on the reverse, Laura Towner signed and dated “Ja. Brown Pinx [month obscured] 25, 1807” along the top edge of the reverse. Oil on canvas John W. and Christiana G.P. Batdorf Fund, 2016.24.1, .2 Williamstown residents General William Towner and his wife Lurana Chadwick Towner were painted in an expressive realistic style by itinerant artist James Brown. Towner was an eminent physician and surgeon, who also served as a Massachusetts state senator and representative. It was said of Towner that “he was a man of graceful exterior and pleasing manners, large and well-proportioned, a courtly gentleman of the olden time, fond of society and always deeply interested in education and politics.” Less is known about Lurana Towner, but her portrait and accessories speak to her refinement, education, and status in the community. Before Conservation The artist James Brown painted bust length, three quarter, and full length portraits of sitters ranging in location from Williamstown to Plymouth, Massachusetts. Chief characteristics of Brown’s work are the vigorous facial modeling and striking reddish brown coloration. The Williamstown Art Conservation Center has conserved General Towner’s portrait; Mrs. Towner will undergo treatment in the coming year.

After Conservation

Gen. Towner Detail - Before Conservation

19 Ongoing Funding Priorities

Audience Growth and Programs financial challenge. With the completion • Gifts providing lifetime income to donors Our first priority looks outward and focuses of the Barnard Tavern restoration project in or others the donor names called life- on audience expansion and engagement. 2018, the museum will turn its focus to a income vehicles, including Charitable Increased funding will enable the museum to major restoration of the Stebbins House— Gift Annuities the museum’s most visited property—and launch and promote new audience-building on giving numerous other important projects. These For more information programs, many oriented toward families. priorities, methods of giving, and funds will ensure that the museum’s historic This also includes growing collaboration with recommended language for bequests gifts, buildings can continue to welcome ever- the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. please be in touch with: increasing numbers of visitors. Kim Snyder, Associate Director of Preservation and Conservation Development The second priority area looks internally Ways to Give (413) 775-7178 You may make gifts in several ways: at the invaluable assets held by Historic [email protected] Deerfield and includes a range of critical • Outright contributions of cash or projects. Preservation and restoration of appreciated stock, including multi-year the museum’s 55 structures is an ongoing pledges of support • Bequests and in-kind gifts to the collection

20 Historic Deerfield Receives Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Internship Award

In late 2016, Historic Deerfield received the Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Internship Award, which provides museums and historical societies with the assistance of an emerging decorative arts professional for a two- year period. The Decorative Arts Trust is a non-profit organization that encourages the study and appreciation of material culture through educational programs, collaborations, and grant funding. They provide grants and support for curatorial internships, scholarly research, conservation of objects, and lecture programs designed to feature emerging scholars in the field. Dan Sousa has recently joined the staff at Historic Deerfield as the Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Intern. Over the next two years he will be working with the curatorial staff on collections research and writing – especially in the area of English ceramics, collections management and storage projects, exhibitions and programming, and other projects for the benefit of the museum’s historic houses. Dan most recently worked as a Researcher for the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Decorative Arts Trust Intern Dan Sousa MA. He has also worked for Skinner, Inc. Auctioneers unpacks some newly arrived English ceramics and Appraisers and as an intern with the Boston at Historic Deerfield. Photography by Penny Furniture Archive Project—a project of the Winterthur Leveritt. Museum. Dan holds a Masters Degree in American History from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and attended Providence College where he received his Bachelor of Arts in history. When asked about joining the staff at Historic Deerfield, he shared: “I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to The Decorative Arts Trust and Historic Deerfield for their immense generosity in sponsoring my current position at Historic Deerfield. The opportunity to work closely with Historic Deerfield’s expert curatorial staff will provide me with invaluable professional experience as I embark on a museum career. I look forward not only to assisting the curatorial department with each of its various projects, especially the researching and writing of a new catalogue on English ceramics, but also learning from museum staff members’ wealth of knowledge.” Dan examines a ledger in the library.

21 Report of the Director of Finance and Assistant Treasurer

October 2016. Steve is a professionally The Lunch Box offers an alternative dining trained chef with over forty years of experience for visitors in a picnic atmosphere. experience in the hospitality industry and Menu offerings include hot dogs, burgers, he was a former Dining Room and Function sandwiches, vegetarian chili, and Manager at the Inn. Alicia Graves, Special seasonal soups. Events Manager at the Inn for the past four The Museum Gift Shop and Bookstore, under years, joins Steve as Assistant Innkeeper and Historic Deerfield’s net assets increased $2.48 the direction of Tina Harding, continues to Special Events Manager. million during 2017 and totaled $63.4 million generate strong sales in its wholesale and at year end. Increases were due in part to gifts Revenues for the Inn increased over the book departments. Wholesale sales, which from generous donors and strong financial prior year in food, beverage, and function comprise 50 percent of revenues, increased markets. Total invested net assets increased departments, while room revenue experienced 11 percent over the previous year. Declines five percent over 2016. Operating results a slight decline. Champney’s Restaurant in foot traffic and a lower capture rate were mixed. Museum Operations generated and Tavern continued its popular Oyster contributed to a five percent reduction in an operating profit of $368,633 before Wednesday Evenings. The evenings, which non-wholesale store sales. Tina continues to depreciation expense, the Inn essentially are now offered throughout the year, draw a scout for unique inventory items and she and broke even, and the Museum Gift Shop and good crowd. Patrons enjoy special pricing, her staff create a welcoming environment for Bookstore posted a small operating loss. a variety of oysters, and a rotating draft visitors as the shop also offers coffee, tea, and beer selection. Champney’s extended its light snacks throughout the day in a light- and After 29 years, Innkeepers Jane Howard hours on Friday and Saturday evenings to music-filled café setting. and Karl Sabo left to pursue professional accommodate late arriving guests, which opportunities overseas and the Deerfield Inn Historic Deerfield made several investments was well received. The Inn has also taken welcomed one of its “alumni” as its new in information technology during fiscal over operation of the Deerfield Lunch Box. Innkeeper. Steve Pardoe took the helm in year 2017. In April, the museum launched

22 Report of the Director of Finance and Assistant Treasurer

TAM Retail, a software program designed to telephone system, which will be placed in formerly the innkeepers’ residence, received a process museum admissions, memberships, service during fiscal year 2018. much needed renovation and will be available and merchandise sales. TAM Retail, based for rent in fiscal year 2018. Work continued The Maintenance Department, under the in Orland Park, Illinois, is a division of Lode on several other rental units, including direction of George Holmes, Superintendant Data Systems, Inc., and is used by over 250 upgrades to the Stebbins apartment. The of Property Maintenance, and Bill Flynt, not-for-profits. The software is customizable, first phase of work on the Channing Blake Architectural Conservator, ensure the easy to use, and supports the use of scanners Footpath was completed. The path was buildings and grounds are well-maintained that help make transactions more efficient. widened from four to six feet to enhance for our guests. Under their guidance, a The reporting feature is robust and will visitor experience and ease of maintenance number of capital projects were completed provide Historic Deerfield with information in for our crews. Brown crushed gravel from or are well underway. Renovations continue order to analyze sales and visitor information. nearby Sunderland replaced the old TRD on the Barnard Tavern with the expectation Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern launched topping that washed away during heavy rains. that the work will be completed and the a new point-of-sale system in June. InnQuest The upper part of the path is being re-routed building turned over to the curatorial Point-of-Sale seamlessly integrates with to provide a straighter run to the street and department in spring 2018. The parking RoomMaster, the Inn’s reservation system. signage and benches will be moved once the lots behind the Deerfield Inn, the Store, The company, established in 1994, serves path has been moved. and the Deerfield Post Office received a over 5,500 properties throughout the world. much-needed resurfacing. Siding and sill Deborah B. Kallman, CPA Touch screen capabilities provide staff with work on the Wilson Print Shop continues, Director of Finance and Assistant the ability to enter and manage reservations, and work commenced on a new floor for Treasurer place orders for beverages and meals, and the maintenance shop. The Red Salt Box, cash out patrons at the end of service using state-of-the-art terminals and credit card readers. Work also continues on a new

23 Statement of FInancial Position Statement of Activities At June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017

Revenue, Gains and Other Support Assets Museum admissions 117,862 Current Assets Other museum related income 154,106 Cash and equivalents $ 85,433 Academic program income 9,376 Accounts receivable 30,001 Museum store sales 323,873 Gifts and grants receivable 53,225 Deerfield Inn 2,583,610 Inventories 443,211 Rent 160,177 Prepaid expenses 59,706 Gifts and grants 1,060,054 Total Current Assets $ 671,576 Net investment income 1,047,255 Net realized gain (loss) on investments 284,178 Investments, net of loan of $2,984,562 $ 28,759,112 Increase (Decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments 2,306,570 Bequest receivable 23,931,446 Miscellaneous income 2,408 Property and equipment, net 11,137,788 Change in value of trusts 2,020,419 Beneficial Interests in trusts $207,645 Total Revenue, Gains and Other assets 28,316 Other Support $ 10,069,888 Total Assets $ 64,735,883 Expenses and Losses Liabilities Museum operations 902,636 Current Liabilities Museum education 536,422 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 340,193 Academic programs 118,867 Deferred revenue 238,007 Library 182,645 Current portion of debt 107,500 Special events 45,981 Total Current Liabilities $ 685,700 Rental operations 119,664 Properties maintenance 624,842 Long term debt $ 465,078 Administrative and general 976,975 Inn administrative support services 102,229 Total Liabilities $ 1,150,778 Development 318,589 Marketing 345,044 Net Assets Visitor services 28,515 Unrestricted $ 14,582,879 Museum store cost of sales and expense 356,379 Unrestricted - board designated 400,979 Deerfield Inn 2,748,862 Temporarily restricted 27,202,963 Permanently restricted 21,398,284 Total Expenses and Losses 7,407,650 Total net assets (deficit) $ 63,585,105 Revenue (under) over expenditures and changes in net assets $ 2,662,238 Total liabilities and net assets (deficit) $ 64,735,883 Net assets at beginning of year 61,123,730 Net assets before changes related to collection items not capitalized 63,785,968 Changes in net assets related to collection items not capitalized: Deaccessions 99,185 Collection item purchased but not capitalized (300,048) Net assets, end of year $ 63,585,105

24 Summary Operating Statements July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 Income Museum Operations $ 3,559,087 $3,666,700 $ 4,393,290 $4,389,434 Museum Gift Shop 294,250 321,980 333,751 323,873 Deerfield Inn 2,205,467 2,284,353 2,549,214 2,564,614 Total Operating Income 6,058,804 6,273,033 7,276,255 7,277,921

Expenses Museum Operations $ 3,611,894 $ 4,477,848 3,841,459 3,837,801 Museum Gift Shop 282,049 349,306 349,181 344,988 Deerfield Inn 2,105,253 2,286,575 2,493,983 2,558,124 Total Operating Expenses 5,999,196 7,113,729 6,684,623 6,740,913 Operating Profit (Loss) Before Depreciation 59,608 (840,696) 591,632 537,008 Depreciation Expense 584,369 584,889 579,467 594,963

Net Operating Surplus (Deficit) $ (524,761) $ (1,425,585) $12,165 (57,955)

25 Contributors to Historic Deerfield

American Builder’s Companion Duane A. Orloske and Life Members Asher Benjamin Society $2,000-$4,999 Kate O’Brien Orloske Anonymous (1) David and Molly Dye Robert and Elizabeth Owens Mimi Adler The Asher Benjamin Society, Linda G. Conway Gregory J. Perrotti and Nancy and James André established in 1987, recognizes Wesley and Jeanne Fredericks Susan D. Presutti Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Andrews members making annual gifts at Juliet Marillonnet Sally and Edward V. Randall, Jr. Jonathan and Kathy Ashley the leadership level to support the Dr. Paul C. Peters, Jr. and Peter and Maria Rippe Philip Ashley full range of Historic Deerfield’s DeEtte Peters Charles and Anne Schewe Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Atwood III preservation, research and Elizabeth R. Rea Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier Mr. and Mrs. Roger O. Austin education activities. Asher Benjamin Edward Y. Reid and Lester J. Bartson Douglas W. Squires Deborah E. Babson (1773-1845) was one of America’s Joseph and Mary Clare Starshak Louis C. Baker Country Builder’s Assistant most influential architects during James F. Stebbins $1,000-$1,999 Curtis and Patricia Blake the early 19th century. Categories Elizabeth Stillinger Anonymous (1) Susan Blake for support are named for Asher Steven Warnecke Greg Arms Franci Blassberg and Joseph Rice Benjamin’s three popular pattern Warren Brinson Weeks, Jr. David and Lynn Barclay Dr. Ogden B. Carter, Jr. books, the first of which was Porter and Mary Wheeler James and McKey Berkman Ralph F. Colin, Jr. published in nearby Greenfield, Charles Wood and Mardges Bacon Curtis and Patricia Blake Foundation Lee and Robert F. Dalzell, Jr. Massachusetts, in 1797. Philip and Betsy Zea William C. Blanker Mary and David Dangremond Sally and Edson L. Bridges II John H. and Robyn Davis The Architect $10,000+ Daniel and Nannie Brown Kelly and Charlie DeRose Fraser Bennett Beede Friends of Ralph F. Colin, Jr. Peter and Florence DeRose Lawrence and Jane Caldwell Historic Deerfield Deborah Dearborn Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Dingman Mary and David Dangremond The members of the Friends of Ruah Donnelly and Steve Dinkelaker Charles L. Dougherty Joseph P. Gromacki Historic Deerfield support all Joe and Nancy Durham Betsy Elder Anne K. and Ray J. Groves aspects of museum operations with Stephen L. Fletcher Russ and Marcia Evans Joseph P. Spang III their unrestricted gifts. Special Marilyn Forke Mrs. Thomas M. Evans categories include Library and Bed Practical House Carpenter William and Suzanne Flynt Susan T. Flaccus and Breakfast memberships, which $5,000-$9,999 Stephen and Carol Gehlbach Richard Gilder include guest cards that can be used Anonymous (1) Karl and Mary Jo Gimber Philip and Nancy Greer for general admission for library Nancy and John Barnard John and Judy Herdeg Anne K. and Ray J. Groves patrons and B&B guests, a Deerfield Anthony and Carol Berner Peter B. Hirtle and Sarah E. Thomas Matthew R. and Julie B. Groves Descendants affiliate membership, Franci Blassberg and Joseph Rice Margaret E. C. Howland Philip G. Groves which recognizes Friends who trace Claire Hanavan Linda and James Johnson Ticia Kane and Peter Healey their ancestry to Deerfield, and a Lynda M. Hotra Robert Krueger and Belinda Post R. Bruce Hoadley Corporate Membership program Barbara James and Peter Schelfhaudt Mary O. and Charles R. Longsworth Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy which provides opportunities for James Muir, Jr. Ann and Steven Lord John and Charlotte Kenney local business leaders to support Lindsay and David Ormsby Pauline C. Metcalf Frederick A. Klingenstein the museum while providing their Anna and Neil Rasmussen Jane and Richard Nylander John and Patricia Klingenstein employees with access to Historic David H. and Julia Koch Deerfield’s rich collections. Iona W. Lincoln

26 Josephine P. Louis Associate $250 Valerie B. Oliver Louisa Ferree James H. Lunt Cyndy and Len Alaimo Stephanie O’Neil Kevin G. Ferrigno Lunt Silversmiths Patricia and Bill Alley John and Helen Radavich Robert Flynt and Jeff McMahon Peter S. Lynch Louise Arias Mari Rutka Ellen Foley Susan Martinelli Philip and Susan Bartels Bette and Bob Schmitt Ross Fox Bruce and Valerie Merritt Charlotte E. Bourhis Dave and Pat Thomas Paul L. Fredette Pauline C. Metcalf Colin G. Calloway L. Emerson and Joanne H. Tuttle Mary and Robert Frigo Mrs. Charles S. Mott Jane Deland Gordy and Liz Van Guilder Nancy Helen Fritz James Muir, Jr. Cynthia Flynt and David Kriegel Marion von Heisermann Dr. David and Ann Gaesser William N. Myhre III Charlotte K. Hyzer Edward Warren Gene R. Garthwaite Roger and Meredith Parsons Gail and Fred Kahn Susan Weber Brent and Serena Hall Sumpter Turner Priddy III Richard and Linda Lopatka Roger E. Wyman John and Pam Hanold Sally and Edward V. Randall, Jr. H. Wayne and Ann S. McDonald Vincent Hartnett Mrs. Garret Schenck Scott and Gladys Macdonough Friend $100 Robert J. Heiss William Clarkson Schoettle Judith Markland and Anonymous (1) David and Rosanne Hermenze Mrs. Joseph B. Sheridan William Saunders Neal Abraham and Donna Wiley Joseph and Lauren Hewes Joseph P. Spang III Kenneth C. Ritchie Mark Allen William A. Hosie and Joseph and Mary Clare Starshak Arthur Robertshaw William Armitage and Christin A. Couture Dr. and Mrs. Paul R.C. Sullivan Carson Seeligson Desireé Caldwell Ronald and Marilyn Houseman Patricia Z. Tate Elizabeth B. Stvan Ross W. Beales Jr. Harvey L. Howell Dorothy Venter Dr. and Mrs. Joe H. Woody Alice Bessonett Richard Huck William M. Vickery Robert H. and Bernadette A. Boder James and Patricia Kehoe Richard and Rosemary Vietor Supporter $150 Bill and Julie Borus Michael and Kerry Kennedy Mary Wallach Kaye Alderfer Don and Bea Bowman Charlotte M. Klamer John Paul Ware Mr. and Mrs. James Barnhill Richard and Diana Braman Todd M. and Debra A. Kmetz Sue Ann Weinberg Timi Bates Wesley and Lucinda Brown Kowalski Family Elaine Wilde Eric and Katherine Baumgartner Eleanor Byrne Sandra J. Law John and Rebecca Crittenden George and Trudi Calberg Coleen Lawlor Patron $500 Melody Ennis Valerie and J. Scott Chaloud James and Cecelia Leonard Anonymous (1) Craig and Kathleen Farrow Philip and Aggy Chase Donna Lotuff Sarah Brandon Bemis David and Miriam Finkelstein Joanna S. Creelman George and Tinka Lunt Mimi and Carl Darrow Juliet G. Flynt Celestina Cuadrado Joan B. MacIver Lourdes and Jose Fanjul Barbara Fuldner Allan and Kendra Daniel Edward and Louise Maher Victor Geraci Gregory F. and Paula A. Gimblette Christine R. Dirr Edward Martin Judy and Ray McCaskey Heidi Hollomon Dr. John P. and Lis Doley Alfred and Betsy McKee Gerald Mingin Family James and Nevitt Jenkins Howard Drobner Bruce and Barbara McRitchie Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Mitchell Mark D. Marshall and Helen O. Leung Walter and Elaine Ensign Eugenia Mikolaitis David and Barbara Roby Dr. Richard Melvoin and Mary A. Favreau Brenda Milkofsky Sidney Treyz Barbara Melvoin Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. Fazzone Jean L. Miller William and Tracy Veillette

27 Contributors to Historic Deerfield

Dr. Marge Mingin Robert and Christine Alford James and Lynda Calore Adria Elskus David A. Nims Douglas and Louise Allen Douglas D. Cantrell Jr. Karen Emack-Dolson and Scott Norris Stephanie Allen Crystal Carey and Eric Wood Peter Dolson William Owens Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Alfred Carrier Erick Ericksen Robert Paynter and Family A. Elizabeth Anema and James and Regina Catterson-Brown Mr. and Mrs. John F. Fallon Ted and Carole Pennock Betsy G. Johnson Robert and Mary-Jo Cestola Quentin and Mary Murrell Faulkner Robert and Christine Petrocone Rochelle Artt Robert C. Cheney Carrie Feder and Randall Evans Sharon Phillips Douglas Arms Bacon and Jonathan Chu and Maryann Brink John and Ruth Fillo Theresa A. Quinn and Anne Marie McGarry Lorraine Clapp-O’Keefe Brendan J. Finn George Krasowski Mary Baker Edward and Jerrilee Claydon Shirley and Dick Floyd Wallis and Cornelia Reid Hollis Barber and Matt Ferris Bill Clements and Martha Yoder George E. Foote and Brian and Jacqueline Rivard Larry Bates Jenelle Close Gwendolyn Ocoma-Foote Jane Sallade Stephen and Donna Beaupré Deborah Coleman Steve and Tricia Frary G. W. Samaha and Madeline Fisher Jenn and Chris Beckwith Linda Hickman and Jospeh J. Coll, Jr. Gina and Andrew French James and Joanna Schoff Dean and Noreen Bell Robert and Eulalia S. Collins The Froling Family Michael Schwartz Alexia Belperron David Conrad Donna-Belle and James L. Garvin William and Nancy Sevrens Emily and Ed Belt David and Doreen Cote Wayne and Marilyn Gass Alice and David Shearer Mrs. D.A. Berg Ann and David Crosier Gail and Fred Gersch Dana Shoaf and Valerie Lavender and Steve Berlin Richard Cummings Tom Glennon Heidi Campbell-Shoaf Rene E. Bernard Edward and Barbara Currie Jacqueline Goldman Liz and Will Sillin Prof. and Mrs. Winfred E. A. Bernhard Melissa M. Cybulski Laura Goldner Burgess P. and Caroline Standley Lisa and Bill Bertoldi Linda Cysz James and Patricia Goode Richard and Marcia Starkey Cris and Dave Beutler Lisa Dale Spencer Gordon and Mark McHugh Hannah M. Stevens Robert and Debra Bing Peter and Mary Lee Daniello William and Claire Gray Rob Stockton Michael and Carol Birtwistle Emile D. Dargis Mark Griffin Holly and Jerome J. Suich II Barbara and Joe Blumenthal Maria Davis Nicole Griswold Alan and M. A. Swedlund Steven Bosch Bill and Anne Dempsey Heather and Craig Gruber Lawrence and Karen Tatro Steven and Susan Boshi Rita and Robert Detweiler Andrew Guidara George and Monica Vachula Eugene Bouchard Betty Di Francesco Carl I. Hammer Edward Valentine Bernard Brennan Francine and David DiLisio Lynn and Rick Harris Jonathan and Priscilla Vincent Mary Beth Brooker Heidi Dix Jim and Lois Harris Carol Wasserloos and Peter Allison Karen Brouady Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Donohue James and Gerry Harvey Joanne Webber and Robin Salmaggi James Browning Nora Doubleday Stephen and Diane Hastings Francis and Patricia Zak David and Monique Brule Phillip Douville and Cheryl Fox Heather Hathwell and Scott Peterson Elizabeth Bulman and Hugh Gary and Candace Drimmer Jennifer Heim Family $60 Connolly-Brown Rosalyn Driscoll Bill and Joan Herdiech Anonymous (3) Zoe Burch Beth Dudney William E. Hersh Kimberly Alexander David Burrage Ann and Bob Dyer Linda Hickling Dean and Barbara Alfange Albert and Doreen Bushey John Edwards

28 Melanie Hoffman and Bryon Lavalla Drs. Ladimer and Anna Nagurney Donovan Riley and Jamie LaMere John Massengale April Leavy Joanna and Michael Napolitano Paul Ring Kristina Hogle Ross and Susan Levett Peter Neff Terri Rioux James Hohnwald David and Barbara Lindsay James Nelson Barnes and Helen Riznik Joseph and Lesley Hoopes Nancy and Tim Logan Bruce and Louise Netten Will Roseman Sterling and Margaret Hopkins Jerry and Jessica Tatro Lombardo Horsefeathers Antiques Richard and Sharon Roth Wendy and James Houle Tessa and Al Louer Jay Niles Barbara Rothblatt Harry and Esther Hovey Ellen Lowery Gary and Dee Dee Niswonger David Russo Paull and Anne Hubbard Alan and Shirley Lussier William and Melanie Nivison Meg and Jesus Salgado Camilla and Richard Humphreys Karolyn and David Lynch Tracey B. Noble Victoria Sandiford Amanda Isaac Gary and Cynthia Lynch John Nove Robert L. Savage Ronald and Gail Jackson John Lysak and Luz Rivera Maryann O’Connell Dr. and Mrs. John C. Sawyer Peter and Katherine James Macjewski Family Frederik Schockaert and Saul Olyan Stacie Sawyer Ellen Johnson Joe and Chris Maday Anne and Richard Oorthuys Earl G. Schacht Marjorie H. Johnson Colleen and Ed Makepeace Alice and Richard Osgood Joyce Schauble Bonnie and Will Johnson John and Leslie Markey Gerard Paquin and Anne Benedict Frank Schwerin and Marge Michalski Jack L. Jones and Maureen Jones The Martini Family Brenda and David Parrella Donald and Elissa Senger Jerard and Pat Jordan Douglas Mason and Nina Marshall John Pawloski Jonathan Shefftz and Andrea Newman Stephanie and James Jozefowicz Duane and Wanda Matthes Drs. Michael and Suzanne Payne Phoebe Sheldon Greg and Deb Jurek Nestor Matthews Marcia Pendleton Johanna Shih Stephen and Madeleine Kaduboski John and Linnea McAllister Carlos Pereira and Kathryn Tufano A. Gary Shilling Ken Kaminsky Dan McCarter Alejandro Perez Carballo and Andrew Shilling Joseph Kass Elizabeth McCollum Ekaterina Vavova Dorothy Shippee Kathryn Kearns Robert and Ellie McCreery Gary and Carol Perman Cynthia and Jay Silkworth William R. and Arleen E. Kilpatrick Gordon and Sandra McCurdy Maryellen Gilland Perugini Paula and Steve Silva Lisa Knapton James and Joanne McKinnon Mary Sue Peterson Amy and Scott Smith Laura Knox Robert and Katherine Meehan Robert and Sally Pierce Karen Solon Linda Kopf James Meltzer and Cynthia Amidon Christopher and Ellen Pile Hochan Song Tony Kowalski Joan and John Mendelson Norman and Linda Pinette Peter Bubriski and Richard Spalding Barbara Kreisler Don and Dana Menzies Storm Plains Randall Spalding-Fecher Alison and Bruce Kriviskey Maximum Miller Nancy and David Pond Irwin and Martha Spiegelman Robert Krueger and Belinda Post Phillip Miller Jeff and Stephanie Pulker Laura F. Sprague Kie Kuwabara Susan Montgomery and James Gehrt Ruth Pullen Constance Sprong Debbie and Peter Laffin Jeff Morgan and Jan Hargis Pierre Pureur and Kathy Gurlides Dorothy and George Stone John LaFleur Pamela Morneau Alyssa and Bill Rainford Aliyya Stude Virginia A. Lafond John A. Moss Bruce and Janet Rasmussen Brenda Sturmer Jim and Lisa Lamoureux Suzanne and John Moyle Jim and Charlotte Ray Robert and Barbara Sweeney Anne and Steve Lanning Rebecca and Michael Muir-Harmony Rosamond and Fred Rea Michael Tagg Mr. and Mrs. David K. Nachman Amelia Z. Reilly Frank Tencza

29 Contributors to Historic Deerfield

Rick and Mary Thayer Sylvia Abar Robert O. Corcoran Marion Griswold Judith and Jack Thornton, Jr. Deborah Adamczyk Donna R. Courchaine Lee David Hamberg Glenn and Meredith Tonnesen Margaret Alston James Daley Gail C. Hamel Richard and Pat Trimble Nicholas Anderson Jerry E. Dalton Susan B. Haris Nancy Tyler Edward D. Andrews Alan Dann and Deirdre Donaldson Christopher Harris Robert Vandermolen Mary Jo Ashenfelter Mary Jane Dapkus June Harris David and Meredith VanderWoude George Ashley Sylvia Davenport Virginia M. Hatch Alison Venman Deborah Ayer Anne S. Davidson Christine Hawley Steve Volpini and Janet Hiller Mary Beth Baker Sheryl and John De Jong Ramana Higer Gary von Bieberstein John and JoAnn Barrett Michael P. DeNoi Robert C. Hilton Lauren Voos Rebecca L. Barton Jim Destefano Michael Hingston Paul D. and Lynn Waehler Ms. Phyllis M. Berman Margherita M. Desy Sarah Hollister Dennis Walker Darlene Alexis Bialowski Rev. Charles Jan DiMascola Brece Honeycutt Dennis J. Walsh Judy Blonda Caroline Dinsmore Anne Huck Douglas and Jean Walsh Gale Boisvert Jonathan Dowling Edward and Arlene Ingraham Gerald and Barbara Ward Susan O. Bowman William Dralle Jodie Jacque Leslie and Peter Warwick Rev. Kenneth Boyle and Dale Boyle John P. Dumville Peter K. Jameson Josh and Danielle Tatro Watley Shawn Paul Broussard Jeanne Dunn Judy Jennings Glenn and Maria Weeks Robert K. Brown Robert C. Duval Joellen T. Johnston Tinky Weisblat Eleanor Byrne Susan Eiffert Helen Christine Jost Kevin West and Braden Graeber Lesley Byrne Tania and Thomas M. Evans, Jr. Jennifer Julier Gary and Hazel Wharton Katherine Campbell Leslie Evans Elaine Kachavos Anne and Donald Wheelock Richard M. Candee Princess V. Everton Diane E. Kelton Richard and Elizabeth Williams Arlene Carleton Laura and Joseph Ewers Nancy Kemper Virginia Willis and Lisa Ekus Patricia Carleton Gerald E. Farrell, Jr. James B. Kiracofe Nancy Wilson and Jerry Axelson Nadine Carroll Nancy C. Fell W. A. Klinger Esq. Richard and Carole Wolfe Bettyann Casella William J. Fennessey Ronald P. Klink Rob and Andrea Woolley Marjorie S. Childers Dr. Margaret Ferry Miriam T. Klipper Sandra and Robert Woolley Robert Chorney Amy Finkel Camilla T. Knapp Robert Mugar Yacubian and Cheryl L. Christian Dot Fisher Nancy Kotsull Richard L. Weil, Jr. James A. Ciaschini Lillian B. Fiske Janet Kraft Gena Yelinek J. Nathan Clewell Katie Fitzgerald Mary Kronenwetter Richard and Sandra Young Jane Clukay Scott Flynn Betty W. Lange Rhoda and David Yucavitch Judith Cmero Paul Fritz Sharon Lesperance Ross Zarub Brenda M. Cole David Fulton Arthur D. Levin John and Nealene Ziebell Constance C. Coles Susan M. Galligan Ivana M. Liebert Jenny Collins Joanne M. Garland Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques Individual $40 Shirley Colodny Jeffrey Goodhue Legler Elizabeth Lloyd-Kimbrel Anonymous (7) Eileen Corbeil Carolyn Gordon

30 Joan and Sara Long Nancy Pennell Sally Elizabeth Stocking Family $75 Kathryn Lussier James A. Pequet Margaret Striebel Megan and Michael Adams Sarah S. Mager Christopher Pera Harold and Laura Stuart Roger Arms Susan Mareneck Alison Phillips Lynda K. Stuart Gerald Bates Linda J. Marr Patrick Pinnell and Kathleen Curran Christine Sullivan Winfred and Mary Elizabeth Bernhard Gerald Matacotta G. Roger Poynton David L. Svoboda Robert, Razan & Lilian Brooker Kathryn A. McArthur Ann Austin Pratt Nancy Swanson Robert and Justina Dodge Elodi McBride Paul Pryzbyla Peter and Carole Szatkowski Nancy and Sam Donta Brian McCarthy Jane Griswold Radocchia Andrea Szylvian Joe and Nancy Durham Patricia M. McChesney Alicia Ralph Barbara and Frederick Talasco Dwight and Mary Fitch Ruth McDowell Gertrude E. Ralph Patricia Thibeault-Ram Brooke Harlowe Patricia and Grant McGiffin Susanne G. Ray Louise Tokman Thomas and Lora Heit Nancy J. McIntire Eudocia J. Reed Barbara Trautlein Dorothy N. Huber Linda L. Mele Pamela Reeser Mary Treadway Joan F. Jenks Helen C. Middleton George Reitmeier Karen Vadala-DeCharles Edward and Elizabeth Kipp Mary S. Miller Paula Ries Amy Vickers Deborah and Arthur Langner Byron B. Miller Elizabeth Riley Kate Wadleigh Dennis and Meryl Lutz Susan Millinger Norene Roberts Marian Walker Kenneth and Deborah Mattoon Richard Minnick David W. Rosenberger Richard Wardell Roger and Lynette Meis Carol and Michael S. Moehlman Suzanne Ryan Pamela Weeks Edward Y. Reid David Morrissey John Salem Ron Welburn Steve Schehl William P and Nancy Murchison Susan Samoriski Robert Wernerehl Grace and Francis Smead Francis Murphy Hannah Sanders Lucia M. Wing Judi and Larry Smith Sandra Noel Robert Scull Ann L. Wood Gary R. Stebbins Carol Norton Robert Shilkret Patricia L. Wood Terrence S. Norwood Sylvia J. Sillers Ken Woodward Individual $55 Ruth Odom Dereka Smith Peter L. Yeager Gary L. Allen Stephen V. O’Donnell, Jr. Robert and Sharon Smith Catherine D. Youngen Greg Arms Kylee Oskowski Evelyn Smith William E. Barnard David Ottinger Dorothy H. Speak Deerfield Descendants Raymond and Diane Barsa John W. Owen Susan Spencer Barbara and Erwood Brown Ms. Irene M. Pace Karin Sprague This special group of supporters John and Leila Carlo Marie Panik Emily J. Stahler can trace their ancestors to early Susan L. Clasen Michael A. Pare Victoria Stapf Deerfield, Massachusetts and the Lille Foster Elaine Gompers Parmett Barbara L. Starkey Pocumtuck Valley. Frederick K. Goodhue Robert W. Parrott John E. Stauffer Mary Hancock David Paukett Wanda Steinke Supporter $165 Lewis Harris, Jr. Laura Pearson-Smith Diane Stenglein Anne Selden and Lawrence Snyder Anne C. Henninger Tora Sterregaard Linda and Douglas Wood Laurie Holtan

31 Contributors to Historic Deerfield

Rebecca Hoskins Mary and David W. Dangremond Philip and Betsy Zea Arms Library Bernadette Kelly Deborah Dearborn Athol Public Library Peter M. King Ruah Donnelly and Steve Dinkelaker Auburn Free Public Library Dr. William E. Miller Joe and Nancy Durham Corporate Patrons Belding Memorial Library Nancy T. Morrison David and Molly Dye Brooks Memorial Library Robert W. Parrott Wesley and Jeanne Fredericks Corporate Sponsorships Cheshire Public Library Wendy Pribbanow Karl and Mary Jo Gimber Skinner, Inc. Chicopee Public Library Catherine Arms Prince Anne K. and Ray J. Groves TD Banknorth, NA Clapp Memorial Library Eileen A. Reddy John and Judy Herdeg Dickinson Memorial Library Matching Gift Companies Jack H. Seeley Frank and Kristin Hohmann Edwards Public Library AETNA Foundation, Inc. Andrew M. Sheldon Heidi Hollomon Emily Williston Memorial Library Bank of America Charitable Barbara Shilling Lynda M. Hotra Forbes Library Foundation, Inc. Jann A. Smith Barbara James and Peter Schelfhaudt Friends of the East Longmeadow IBM Corporation Patricia J. Stebbins Linda and James Johnson Library Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Laurie Torene Ann and Steven Lord Friends of the Greenfield Pfizer Foundation Joyce Zirta Whyte Douglas Lyman and Michael Ward Public Library Travelers Charlotte Jean Yarwood John and Linnea McAllister Friends of the Jones Library Wellington Management Company, Bruce and Valerie Merritt System, Inc. LLP Matching Gift Program Collectors Guild William P and Nancy Murchison Friends of the Leverett Library Members Lindsay and David Ormsby Bed and Breakfast $100 Friends of the Manchester Gregory J. Perrotti and Brandt House Bed and Breakfast Public Library The Deerfield Collectors Guild Susan D. Presutti Centennial House Bed & Breakfast Goodwin Memorial Library is committed to helping Historic Dr. Paul C. Peters, Jr. and Country Cape Bed & Breakfast Grace Hall Memorial Library Deerfield acquire significant objects DeEtte Peters Poetry Ridge Bed & Breakfast Granby Public Library of art, culture, and history made Pierre Pureur and Kathy Gurlides Sugar Maple Trailside Inn Kent Memorial Library or owned in Old Deerfield from Sally and Edward V. Randall, Jr. The Worcester House Bed and Kinderhook Memorial Library the 17th to the early 20th century. Anna and Neil Rasmussen Breakfast Leicester Public Library This support enables the museum Edward Y. Reid and Lester J. Bartson Lilly Library to secure important Deerfield Charles and Anne Schewe Meekins Public Library objects that might otherwise escape Joseph P. Spang III Organizational Patrons New Salem Public Library preservation. Elizabeth Stillinger Palmer Public Library Dorothy and George Stone S. White Dickinson Memorial Library Anonymous (1) Historical Society Members $100 Elizabeth B. Stvan Sunderland Public Library Hollis Barber and Matt Ferris Conway Historical Society Glenn and Meredith Tonnesen Tilton Library Nancy and John Barnard Worthington Historical Society Sidney Treyz Westfield Athenaeum Fraser Bennett Beede Taylor Wagenseil Library $100 Westhampton Public Library Anthony and Carol Berner Leslie and Peter Warwick Allen County Public Library Wheeler Memorial Library William B. and Julie N. Borus Porter and Mary Wheeler Warwick Free Public Library Daniel and Nannie Brown Charles Wood and Mardges Bacon Agawam Public Library Linda G. Conway

32 $325 Britta L. Bloomberg Wayne Shiver Gifts of Membership Gordon and Pamela Oakes Timothy and Bernadette Brady Michael and Mary Pat Smith Robert Brent Walter and Jeanette Smith The following individuals gave an $300 John and Leila Carlo Elliott and Grace Snyder Historic Deerfield membership as Alan and M. A. Swedlund Marian and George C. Castell Anne and Gordon Stagg a gift. Elizabeth and Reginald Thors Robert L. Chamberlin Roland and Sally Stebbins F. W. Alley Austin Chinn Barbara A. Syer Aimee Bechan $250 Maryanne Ciesluk Russell Treyz Elton D. Bohall Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Wendy Cooper Paul Trumble and Robert Bauver Raymond Estey Cynthia Flynt and David Kriegel Barbara L. Cummings Jonathan and Priscilla Vincent Ashlee Houle Margo Jones Architects, Inc. R. Stephen Doan Robert Wagner R. Manmatha Gail and Fred Kahn Gregory and Mary Farmer Ann and Baxter Webb Robert O’Neil Katherine B. McCurdy Kevin G. Ferrigno Robert J. Wilson III Marie Panik Ann and H. Wayne McDonald Barbara P. Garnier Ellen M. Zale Wendy Pribbanow Helen C. Middleton Wayne and Marilyn Gass Gertrude E. Ralph Diana and Geoff Newton Gretchen and Anthony Gerzina $75 Jessica Schofield (2) Judy and Bruce Grinnell Anonymous (1) Constance Sprong $200 Brent and Serena Hall John M. Lovejoy Lawrence R. Tatro Grace Bergen Steven W. Hastings Walter K. and Lynda S. Rapp Kate Wadleigh James Meltzer and Cynthia Amidon Roger C. Heath Anne Selden and Lawrence Snyder Bradley Woodward $150 William Hosley and Christine Ermenc Roger E. Wyman $50 James C. Antone John and Nancy Howell John R. Alexander Charles Berdan Jeanet and John Irwin Jairus Barnes William Blake Maureen Kane Raymond and Diane Barsa Annual Fund Edward and Arlene Ingraham Gail Laird Timi Bates Scott Norris Philip W. and Nancy S Mancini Barbara and Erwood Brown $1,000 Edward Martin $125 Marianne V. Cattier Elizabeth and Thomas Kelly-Griswold Theodore and Robin Meleky S. Wyndham Anderson Philip and Aggy Chase James & Kate Gubelmann Mimi and Joseph J. Morsman III Dr. John P. and Lis Doley Jean Childs Craig Mosier II $500 James and Patricia Goode James A. Ciaschini L. Michael Moskovis and Dorothy Josephine P. Louis Edward and Louise Maher Judith Cmero Jean Selinger Thomas G. Jayne and Richmond Ellis Betty J. McClelland John and Rebecca Crittenden Drs. Michael and Suzanne Payne James L. Johnson Francis Murphy Patricia A. Cunningham Wendy Pribbanow Susan Bernoudy Lebowitz Nancy P. Osgood Valerie P. Dale Sumpter Turner Priddy III Gilbert K. McCurdy Mary Jane Dapkus Alan and Dorie Redeker John K. Notz Jr. $100 Anne M. Dorman Wallis and Cornelia Reid Gerard Paquin and Anne Benedict Anonymous (2) John and Jean Dowling Margot Riordan-Eva Leslie L. Thomas and Peter Thomas Suellen and Dominic Balestra Sarah F. Russell and Lance E. Elwell G. W. Samaha and Madeline Fisher William Upton Jairus Barnes Carrie A. Fellows James and Georgia Barnhill Sue and Harry Sharbaugh

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Anne Forbes Susi B. Slocum Carol J. Rivera William A. Hosie and Christopher Harris Wade I. Treadway Patricia Brand Ryan Christin A. Couture Marvin and Barbara Harvey Caroline Sloat Margaret E. C. Howland Up to $25 Jonathan and Elizabeth Healy David W. Smith Charlotte K. Hyzer Anonymous (3) Mark and Jayne Heffron Karin Sprague Barbara James and Peter Schelfhaudt George and Cynthia Bluh Anne C. Henninger Kim Lyman St. Charles Brett Johnson Anthony Borton James and Patricia Kehoe Peter and Carole Szatkowski Nancy Kline Richard and Diana Braman Diane E. Kelton Melinda S. Tanzman Ann and Steven Lord Dorothy Brill Todd M. and Debra A. Kmetz Linda and Terry Versluys Scott and Gladys Macdonough Joanne Brooks Elizabeth Knight Jean Frary Walshe Don Madden Nick Marchetti J. Nathan Clewell Lee Brian Magnuson Melissa and Andrew Marietta Lori Cohen Alfred and Betsy McKee Ebenezer and Abigail Brian Marsh Susanna Collins Mary M. Meese Wells Society Mark D. Marshall and Helen O. Leung Linda Cysz Steven and Jane Miller Robert and Justina Dodge Raymond F. Meisberger The Ebenezer and Abigail Wells Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Mitchell Susan F. Foley Susan Mickiewicz Society recognizes those living L. Michael Moskovis and Dorothy Carolyn L. Frederick Rachel Moore benefactors who have included Jean Selinger Terrence S. Norwood Victoria and Matthew Gerard Historic Deerfield in their estate Stephen J. Neal Patricia A. Papini Elsa Gilbertson planning. Named for Ebenezer and Jane and Richard Nylander Alice and Douglas Patton Nicole B. Graves Abigail Wells of Deerfield, who in Carol S. O-Brian Douglas and Martha Poole Heather and Craig Gruber the 18th century made a bequest Duane A. Orloske and of a silver tankard to the Deerfield John and Helen Radavich Beth Guepin Kate O’Brien Orloske Church. The tankard is on view Lois E. Rohay Don Hamilton Roger and Meredith Parsons in the Henry N. Flynt Silver and Richard H. Saunders Nancy and Kelly Hillenburg James A. Pequet Metalware Collection. Mark and Ieke Scully Dorothy N. Huber Madeline S. Powell Anonymous (1) Anne Selden and Lawrence Snyder Katherine and Thomas Johnson John and Helen Radavich Nancy and James André Sylvia J. Sillers Jerard and Pat Jordan Elizabeth R. Rea David and Lynn Barclay Robert and Sharon Smith Helen Christine Jost Edward Y. Reid and Lester J. Bartson Debora Blodgett and Bob Feltovic Kimberly Caswell Snyder Marion B. Julien David Russo Sally and Edson L. Bridges II Melissa and Jesse Vanek Diane E. Kelton Carolyn Savage William J. H. Butler Jean Frary Walshe Richard L. Kinner Sylvia J. Sillers Thomas Cholnoky Linda and Douglas Wood Alan Kraft Joseph P. Spang III Donna R. Courchaine Barbara E. Wright Jim and Lisa Lamoureux Dennis E. Stark and Karen L. Dunn Jack L. Jones and Maureen Jones Clarence and Marianne McDonough Robert F. Amarantes Joe and Nancy Durham Peter S. Miller Brewster Sturtevant Cathleen C. Esleeck $30 - $40 Mary Mudar Joel H. Third Ronald and Janet Evans Susan F. Foley Marilyn Munn E. Wayne Turner and Wendy and Stephen Gaal Patricia and William Gaetjens Shirley A. Nelson Jean Pitman Turner Anne K. and Ray J. Groves R.H. Russell David V. Pratt Richard and Rosemary Vietor Gertrude E. Ralph Julia F. Walker and Richard F. Hein

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Laura Walton Gene C. Gill Joseph P. Spang III John and Virginia Demos John Wollschlager Lane W. Goss Elizabeth Stillinger Caroline Dinsmore Roger E. Wyman Anne K. and Ray J. Groves Matthew Stines Nancy and Sam Donta Mrs. Donald Hallahan Kevin and Maggie Sweeney Mary Maples Dunn and George Sheldon Society Peter Hamm The Estate of Doris and Stanley Richard S. Dunn Heather Harrington Tananbaum via The Winterthur Dr. Philip R. and Adelaide B. Fazzone The George Sheldon Society Elizabeth Haynes Museum David and Miriam Finkelstein recognizes those who have given gifts High Ridge Books, Inc. Joel H. Third Charles and Margaret Gibbs of objects to the Historic Deerfield Bruce and Barbara Hoadley Lyle Timpson Joseph P. Gromacki collection and library during the fiscal William A. Hosie and Christin Couture John Tracy Anne K. and Ray J. Groves year. Named for George Sheldon of Margaret E. C. Howland Robert J. Wilson III Heather and Craig Gruber Deerfield, the legendary historian Tilda Hunting Charles Wood and Mardges Bacon Lynne M. Heath and preservationist of Deerfield, Nancy Kneupper Philip and Betsy Zea Joseph and Lauren Hewes Massachusetts, this society aims to recognize the many remarkable Emily Koritz Charlotte K. Hyzer contributions of individuals towards Amanda E. Lange Brittany Kienker historic preservation of this great J. Samaine Lockwood William and Geraldine LaSalle place. Ann and Steven Lord Special Benefactors Judith Markland and Susan Lyman William Saunders American Folk Art Society Mary Rose Main Historic Deerfield is grateful to the Heidi R. Mathey Richard and Deborah Armes Thomas McDonald many friends and funders who have Judy and Ray McCaskey William B. and Julie N. Borus Helen C. Middleton made especially generous gifts to H. Wayne and Ann S. McDonald David C. Bosse Peter Miller support the museum, its programs, Cheryl O’Malley Francis Botti Christopher Monkhouse acquire objects, and make capital Lindsay and David Ormsby Sally and Edson L. Bridges II Jeanne Troxell Munson and improvements. Robert and Elizabeth Owens Hollis Brodrick Willard Munson Dr. Paul C. Peters, Jr. and James A. Ciaschini William Myers Unrestricted Gifts DeEtte Peters Dennis Curley Timothy C. Neumann Anonymous (39) Lois Peters Deborah Dearborn Jane and Richard Nylander AmazonSmile Foundation Wendy Pribbanow Andy D’Elia Dr. Paul C. Peters, Jr. and Carol D. Andrews Kenneth C. Ritchie Pearl H. Edwards DeEtte Peters Fraser Bennett Beede Rotary Club of Amherst Rev. Michael E. Engh, S.J. Philip and Betsey C. Caldwell Nancy Bell Anne Selden and Lawrence Snyder Russ and Marcia Evans Foundation Susan H. Bernardy Estate of Alice Newton Smith Ada Fan and Peter Warsaw Douglas and Martha Poole Anthony and Carol Berner Stephen and Diane Smithers Kevin G. Ferrigno John and Helen Radovich Shelby W. Bonnie Charlotte L. Stiverson Steven Finer Stuart Ray Eleanor Byrne Dorothy and George Stone William and Suzanne Flynt Edward Y. Reid and Lester J. Bartson Lawrence and Jane Caldwell Carol Walker Ross Fox Christine Ritok Linda G. Conway Donald R. Friary Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier Lisa Dale Bob Frishman Daniel Sousa John H. and Robyn Davis Wendy and Stephen Gaal South Deerfield Congregational Beth J. Gilgun Church 35 Contributors to Historic Deerfield

Special Purpose Gifts In Memory of Jeanne Dunn In Memory of Leslie Thomas Summer Fellowship William and Julie Borus Terrence S. Norwood Robert F. and Eileen C. Mahar Program Gifts Sally and Edson L. Bridges II Connecticut Historical Society In Memory of Henry Flynt In Memory of Elizabeth Special thanks to the Helen and Dallas Fine Art & Antique Society John H. and Jytte Brooks Benedict Timpson Ritter Shumway Foundation for Essex County Beekeepers Association Jane and Erwin Stuebner Lyle Timpson its major operational support of Kevin G. Ferrigno In Memory of Kimon Gregory In Honor of Fraser Bennett Beede the Summer Fellowship Program. Franklin Co. Beekeepers Assn. Barbara L. Cummings and Bob Beede Other supporters include: Frary Family Association Mary E. Douglas Rosemary Schmidt and Barry Steeves Anne K. and Ray J. Groves Robert F. and Eileen C. Mahar Ashley J. Bannon Christopher Harris In Honor of Historic Joseph P. Spang III Jairus Barnes Mayflower Sampler Guild Deerfield’s Guides Sunderland Woman’s Club Charles Berdan Christine Ritok Robert F. and Eileen C. Mahar James and McKey Berkman Jean and Joseph Ritok In Memory of Priscilla Whitney Hamm Charlotte E. Bourhis Society of Colonial Wars in Peter Hamm In Honor of Harold Richardson Borus and Elisabeth Fowle Borus Eleanor Byrne Massachusetts William B. and Julie N. Borus Bruce A. and Margaret Pillus Coats Joseph P. Spang III In Memory of Nancy D. Knipe Decorative Arts Trust The New England Botanical Club, Inc. Robert F. and Eileen C. Mahar In Honor of Faith Deering, Claire Charles T. Enders Taylor Wagenseil Terrence S. Norwood Carlson and all staff of the History Emily and Richard Feldman-Kravitz Lindsay “Butch” Weaver In Memory of Leland Marshall Workshop Ronald W. Fuchs II Joseph Ambessi and Catherine Murray Gifts in Honor or Memory Antiques Dealers’ Association J. Ritchie and Carla Garrison of America, Inc. Thomas A. Gray In Memory of Edward W. Banach In Honor of Don Friary William and Suzanne Flynt Diane Hawkes In Memory of Jimmie Powell Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Loening Barbara Krawczyk George and Elaine Keyes Peggy H. Battle Jeanne P. Rice In Honor of Anne Groves Katherine Molumby McCarthy Joseph P. Spang III In Memory of Douglas Sackman Virginia Bower Bruce and Valerie Merritt Patricia A. Letourneau Steven and Jane Miller In Honor of Lynda and Peter Hotra In Memory of Bruce and Longview, an Ithacare Community Rosamond and Fred Rea Kate McCurdy Margaret Blake Robert F. and Eileen C. Mahar Debra A. Reid Anonymous (1) Terrence S. Norwood Richard H. Saunders In Honor of Joseph Peter Spang III Carolyn Blake Leonard and Frances Pogorzala Raymond Smith and Linda F. and Hubbard M. Smith Joseph P. Spang III Barbara Quackenbush In Memory of David Alan Chellis Helen and Ritter Shumway Christine P. and Brian Stachitus In Honor of Philip Zea Philip and Betsy Zea Foundation Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier In Memory of Fred and Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier In Memory of Abbott L. Cummings Thora Stebbins William and Barbara Stoever William and Suzanne Flynt Carolyn Blakes David R. Whitesell Robert J. Wilson III Philip and Betsy Zea Cathie Zusy 36 Stebbins Book Fund William J. Fennessey Foundation, Government, Endowed and Museum Collections Fund Kevin G. Ferrigno and Organization Grants Special Funds Board Designated Fund Isabel Field Caroline Filler Decorative Arts Trust Endowment Funds Kira Frech Alice Willard Dorr Foundation Academic Programs Fund Gina Gerhard General Society of Colonial Wars Susan A. Babson Fund for Volunteers Cindy Gimbert Guild of Colonial Artisans and Children’s Programs Historic Deerfield volunteers Alicia Graves Tradesmen 1607-1783 Bank of America Lecture Fund contribute many hours of service William Gross Highland Street Foundation Barra Deerfield/Wellesley each year in the administration Emily Walsh Gwynn Massachusetts Cultural Council Symposium Fund office, curatorial department, Brenda Hannon National Endowment for the Channing Blake Footpath Fund library, education department, and Martha Harrington Humanities Director of Academic Programs Fund during special events. Their support Rich Hemenway Society of Colonial Wars in the (Public Historian) is essential and Historic Deerfield Elaine Higgins Commonwealth of Massachusetts applauds them for their service. Bruce Hoadley Helen and Ritter Shumway General Endowment Fund for Flynt Emma Hodges Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Center Operations Girl Scout Troup 11240 Sarah Hollister Co-Trustee General Endowment Fund for Carole Adams Diane Howes Operations Mary Ellen Ahearn Margaret (Pegge) Howland In-kind Professional William Randolph Hearst Endowed Sara Ardrey and children, Campbell Mike Humphrey Services and Financial Fund for Educational Programs and Hayden Ted Ingraham Gifts Knight Educational Programs Fund George Ashley Kati Josephs, Girl Scout Troop Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Kay Bardzik 11240/Leader Historic Deerfield wishes to thank Minor Antiques Lori Baronas Rick and Sheila Kelley the following companies and Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Mimi Bauman Matthew King individuals who have provided Paintings, Prints, Photographs, Jeanne Sansbury Bell Devon King significant in-kind professional and Drawings Cindy Benjamin Debra Kmetz services or purchased professional D. J. and Alice Shumway Nadeau Lisa Bertoldi Joan Knox services on behalf of the museum. Fund for Preservation of Jude Bishoff Mary Kronenwetter the Collection Susan Costa Carol Loomis R. Bruce Hoadley Quinn Orloske Fund Kevin Costa Tinka Lunt Barbara James CDC Fund Joanna Creelman Kristina Madsen Peter James Mary Currey Susan Marenek Jenner & Block LLP Quasi-Endowments Jack Czajkowski Linda McArthur Groves Fund for Curatorial Support Carl Darrow Thomas McDonald Library Support Nancy and Joe Durham Ellen Melley Proper Fund for Library Support David Dye Thomas Mershon Frederick Osborn and Flora Lund Sarah Easton Teri O’Connor Stebbins Conservation Fund Susan Farrell Lynn Fate Ruth Odom Michelle Parrish

37 Trustees and Museum Staff

Gertie Power Trustees Guides and Museum Aides Alicia Ralph Nancy J. Barnard Staff of Historic Lillian Miskinis, Visitor Services Gertrude Ralph Fraser Bennett Beede Deerfield Manager Pam Raymond Anthony Berner Louella B. Atherton Administration Stephanie Recore Lawrence C. Caldwell Melinda Baker Philip Zea, President Jean Ritok Colin G. Calloway Marie L. Bauman Betsy McKee, Assistant to the David Rosenberger Mary Spivy Dangremond Debora Blodgett President and Office Manager Sadie Ross Wesley G. Fredericks Steven W. Bridges Barbara J. Goodhind, Receptionist Bill Sayre Joseph P. Gromacki Joann B. Brown Anne Schewe David P. Brule Anne K. Groves Museum Diane Schlappi Elizabeth Burns Lynda McCurdy Hotra Anne D. Lanning, Senior Vice Dot Shipee Irene H. Clancy Barbara A. James President Dave Slivka Prentice Crosier Ann W. Lord Amanda E. Lange, Director of the Jan Spearance Cynthia D. Croteau Steven H. Miller Curatorial Department and Curator of Martha Stebbins Michael F. Daigneau Gerald C. Mingin, MD Historic Interiors Matthew Stines Jean G. Donovan Lindsay W. Ormsby Barbara Mathews, Public Historian Jack and Judith Thornton Mary E. Douglas Paul C. Peters, MD David E. Lazaro, Collections Manager Christina Vida Barbara A. Drollette Charles D. Schewe and Curator of Textiles Carolyn Wetzel Jeanne S. Dunn Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier Christine Ritok, Associate Curator Paul Wetzel Audrey S. Farnum Joseph Peter Spang III Penny Leveritt, Visual Resources Gina Wetzel Erin E. Ferry Manager Mary Ann Wilcox Honorary Trustees Joan Gabriel Daniel Sousa, Decorative Arts Trust Ann Wood O. Stuart Chase Carol W. Gehlbach Curatorial Intern Betsy Zea John P. Demos Frederick K. Goodhue Julie Orvis, Coordinator of Mary Maples Dunn Barbara L. Hoadley Special Events John A. Herdeg Nancy E. Howell Betteann Karpinski, Head Peter R. James Bonnie L. Johnson Historic Deerfield Housekeeper Peter S. Lynch Brett Johnson Officers and Trustees Susan B. Croteau, Housekeeping Hon. J. William Middendorf Peter M. King Elaine Jarvis, Housekeeping As of June 30, 2017 Jane C. Nylander Todd M. Kmetz Lynne Heath, Housekeeping Hon. John C. Ong Barbara Koch Officers Roger B. Parsons Mary Kronenwetter Joseph P. Gromacki, Chair Museum Education and Kara M. Leistyna Anne K. Groves, Vice Chair Interpretation John MacKinnon Philip Zea, President Claire Carlson, Education Program Edith N. MacMullen Ann W. Lord, Treasurer Coordinator Sarah S. Mager Deborah B. Kallman, Assistant Faith Deering, Educator Eileen C. Mahar Treasurer Robert J. Masse Lynda McCurdy Hotra, Secretary Patricia McChesney Betsy W. McKee, Assistant Secretary

38 Bruce G. Medley Library Peter Lacascia Nadia Hasan Peter S. Miller David Bosse, Librarian and Curator Keith Pearson Katherine A. Henley Elyse Moore of Maps Joshua J. Powers Sandra Herzig Terrence S. Norwood Heather Harrington, Associate William Robinson Daniel B. Himmelstein Barbara Pelissier Librarian Melinda Shearer Laura L. Hinton Denise Petrin Business Office Gregory D. Wright Clay Houle Steven G. Randall Deborah B. Kallman, Director of Ernest Zuraw Timothy Isabella Jacqueline Schonbrun Finance Jonah G. Jensen-Camarata Marcia J. Schuhle Donna Bliss, Bookkeeper Deerfield Inn Lacey J. Jobst Charlene Scott Anne M. Ciesluk, Bookkeeper Steve Pardoe, Innkeeper Jaclyn H. Kidd Amandus H. Sharbaugh Brandy L. Patch, Bookkeeper Alicia L. Graves, Assistant Innkeeper / Jordan Lamere Karen A. Shulda Peter Tomb, Information Technology Special Events Sean Lowney Martha Stebbins Manager Ameer A. Whitmyer, Chef de Cuisine Kameron Makhloghi Carolyn G. Swinerton Kathleen H. Childs, Pastry Chef Ilia McGuirk Development Richard Tillberg Richard Alexander Hunter Melanson David Barclay, Director of Mary Sidney Treyz Samantha Ames Jacob Mencher Development Elaine G. Walsh Sarah Avery Thomas A. Miller Kimberly D. Snyder, Associate Laura Walton Mark D. Bardwell Madeline Monroe Director of Development Ruth F. Weld Catherine Becklo Jonathan Moser Jessica Schofield, Development Ellen M. Zale Jacqueline Beswick Albert T. Mosher IV Coordinator Jared Brothers Emily E. Olszewski Museum Attendants Kimberly C. Brothers Marketing Kathryn Palmer Sally Phillips, Lead Museum Richard Buonaugurio Laurie Nivison, Director of Anthony M. Pascoe Attendant Deborah L. Burek Marketing Tyler Phillips Donald Campbell Carmia Burrell Scott A. Porter Julie A. Cunningham Maintenance & Security Tammy Byrnes Carrie A. Purcell Carroll Durand William A. Flynt, Architectural Stephen S. Carleton Alexis M. Reynolds Katherine Fecteau Conservator Diane Cassady Heather Rock John C. Howell, Jr. George Holmes, Superintendent of Carleigh Clark Joshua D. Rock Willard M. Johnson Property Maintenance Luke B. Daigle Andrew W. Seguin Teresa R. McClelland Winthrop Arms Denise Deangelis Kaitlyn Shaker Stanley C. Neubert Edward A. Baranowski Shayla Demers Katherine Sheperd Ann Marie Ostrowski Steven M. Brown Rhamsses A. Diaz-Santiago Joseph J. Shutta Linda Siteman Carolyn Bruso Helen J. Dufresne Nicole R Stafford Alayna M. Williams John A. Carney David R. Ethier Ciara N. Staiger Kathryn Woods Joseph A. Corbeil Kherington Ferris Donald J. Sullivan Curtis Garey Jonathan Friedman Erin Taylor Walter J. Harubin Mary Elizabeth Gorman Lisa M. Taylor David T. Kelliher Eric J. Guzik Savannah M. Thornton Deborah A. Kowal Erin R. Harris Kelvin Torres

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Nanci Ann M. Trott Bartels Interns Deanne E. Ursia James Kelleher Alexis Vazsquez Alexandra Reardon Jonathan Ventura Allison Rigney Jonathan M. Viens 2017 Summer Fellows Daniel Volpe Jr. Aidan M. Waldron Philippe Halbert, Assistant Tutor Casey M. Wallner Adam Smith Hope Watroba Catherine Cyr Marcie L. White India Dial Juniper Wilson James Kelleher Ilana Wilson Rebecca Gale Errin J. Woessner Sophie Olson John Wolfe Naomi K. Zeitz

Museum Store Tina Harding, Manager Catherine A. Gamble Barbara J. Goodhind Martha J. Hemenway Mark Parsons Mary Ruddock Barbara Sackman Nancy A. Wood

40 2017 President’s Award

Stan Rosenberg and Philip Zea

On Friday, May 5, Historic Deerfield 2015. Throughout his career in public a pragmatic progressive. Western Mass honored Massachusetts Senate President service, he has remained steadfastly values like inclusion and equality inform Stan Rosenberg with the museum’s committed to Massachusetts values - like his worldview - Stan was a chief strategist President’s Award. This award is presented supporting working families, protecting behind a 2000 bill aimed at curtailing racial to the individual whose outstanding support our environment, increasing government profiling, and a key leader in the battle on and consistent collaboration has helped transparency, and ensuring all students have Beacon Hill to preserve the newly-won Historic Deerfield fulfill its mission. In the opportunity to succeed. right of same-sex marriage in 2003. addition, the museum chose Rosenberg to Stan is a 1977 graduate of UMass Amherst, To his friends and colleagues, Stan recognize his statewide advocacy for arts where he earned a B.A. in Community possesses a strong moral compass towards and cultural organizations. The award was Development & Arts Management. Shortly what is right. He is a self-proclaimed presented at the museum’s annual awards after graduating, he began his work in “workaholic” and can often found attending dinner. public service as an aide to former State church suppers and community meetings, “Senator Rosenberg has been a constant Senator and Congressman John Olver. enjoying farmers’ markets, auctioning advocate for the arts, education, and pies, and exploring new restaurants. In his He was elected to the Massachusetts tourism,” Historic Deerfield President spare time he enjoys gardening, reading, House in 1987 and then to the Senate in Philip Zea said. “His roots in Western traveling, languages, and cooking - 1991, where he has been entrusted by Massachusetts are the icing on the cake for especially his “famous” tomato sauce. He his colleagues with leadership positions those of us west of Worcester!” lives in Amherst with his spouse Bryon. such as Majority Leader and Chair of the Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg was elected Senate Committee on Ways and Means. 93rd President of the Massachusetts To his neighbors in the Pioneer Valley, Senate by his colleagues in January, Stan is seen as an accessible reformer and

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