Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018 (April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018) 29 Welcome As a preservation and cultural heritage organization, our properties and collections reflect the past. To advance our mission and accomplish our goals, however, Historic New England strives to be a forward-looking leader among museums around the world. With all of your help, we think we achieved that objective in Fiscal Year 2018. We entered the period with a generous and devoted base of members, volunteers, and donors who helped us make robust strides throughout the year. Our volunteers dedicated a total of 10,179 hours to Historic New England’s operations. Strong endowment growth reflected outstand- ing commitment by donors. Attendance at our museum properties achieved a record high with 214,650 visitors, rep- resenting 3 percent growth from the previous year. Mem- bership registered a record increase to 8,715 households, up 5 percent; we gained 2,078 new memberships, exceeding the previous year’s count by 464. Our Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center in Milton, Massachusetts, was a big contributor to these successes. Opened to the public in May 2017, the Eustis Estate is a major achievement for Historic New England, affording us an opportunity to present a twenty-first-century model for engaging visitors with historic houses. Creative use of technology provides user-selected access to deep information about the site. The setting encourages people to feel at home in the museum. We curated popular exhibitions in the Eustis Estate galleries, some drawn from Historic New England’s collections—such as the Mementos jewelry exhibition—and some arranged through partnerships with other organizations. We cannot rely on our properties and collections alone to reach a broad public. Partnering with community organizations is an important part of our activities. Among the fruits of such efforts are two projects in our Everyone’s History series—the photographic and oral history exhibition We Are Haverhill: Changing Faces of Haverhill’s Neighborhoods, about the Massachusetts city; and our latest documentary film, Rooted: Cultivating Community in the Vermont Grange. Historic New England also launched Engaging Students of Color through Internships. This program attracts people of color to work at the organization to better reflect the diverse communities we serve and to help make us a more inclusive institution. Attaining reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums reaffirmed what a highly relevant institution Historic New England continues to be. Accreditation, considered the gold standard of museum excellence, recognizes commitment to excellence and continuous institutional improvement. Historic New England first achieved accreditation in 1976. We continue to strive to work with all of you to implement a forward-looking mission and vision to serve and benefit the diverse New England public. Thank you for helping with our efforts! David A. Martland Carl R. Nold Chair, Board of Trustees President and CEO ABOVE David A. Martland and Carl R. Nold. COVER The small parlor at the Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Milton, Massachusetts. 30 Leadership Fiscal Year 2018 Board of Trustees David A. Martland Joan M. Berndt Jacob D. Albert Sandra Ourusoff Massey Chair Clerk Jeffrey P. Beale F. Warren McFarlan Jon-Paul Couture Elizabeth H. Owens David L. Feigenbaum Randy J. Parker George F. Fiske, Jr. Julie A. Porter Vice Chair Treasurer James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Roger T. Servison Christopher Karpinsky Angie Simonds Sylvia Q. Simmons Carl R. Nold Sidney Kenyon Nancy B. Tooke Vice Chair President and CEO Gregory D. Lombardi Stephen H. White Board of Overseers Sandra Ourusoff Massey Edward C. Fleck Kathrine Williams Kane Susan Rogers Chair William F. Gemmill Lydia F. Kimball Susan P. Sloan Leslie W. Hammond Elizabeth Leatherman Anne S. Upton Deborah L. Allinson Stephen W. Harby A. Richard Moore, Jr. William P. Veillette Nancy J. Barnard Eric P. Hayes Paul Moran Ronald P. Bourgeault William C.S. Hicks Stephen Mormoris Jeremiah E. de Rham James Horan John Peixinho Council Joan M. Berndt Paula Laverty Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Elisabeth Garrett Widmer Co-chair Arleyn A. Levee Joseph Peter Spang III Kemble D. Widmer II Anita C. Lincoln Andrew Spindler-Roesle Richard F. Wien Robert P. Emlen John B. Little Dennis E. Stark Susie Wilkening Co-chair Charles R. Longsworth Charles M. Sullivan Robert W. Wilkins Janina A. Longtine Jonathan Trace Richard H. Willis George Ballantyne Peter S. Lynch Paige Insley Trace Robert O. Wilson Frederick D. Ballou Peter E. Madsen John W. Tyler Linda W. Wiseman Lynne Z. Bassett Elizabeth Hart Malloy William B. Tyler Gary Wolf Russell Bastedo Johanna McBrien Theodore W. Vasiliou Ellen M. Wyman Ralph C. Bloom Paul F. McDonough Gerald W. R. Ward Charles A. Ziering, Jr. Randolph D. Brock William L. McQueen David Watters Margaret W. Ziering Harold J. Carroll Julianne Mehegan Alexander Webb III Michael R. Carter Maureen I. Meister Roger S. Webb † = Deceased David W. Chase Pauline C. Metcalf Richard W. Cheek Thomas S. Michie Martha Fuller Clark Keith N. Morgan Karen Clarke William Morgan Barbara A. Cleary Henry Moss Frances H. Colburn Cammie Henderson Murphy Gregory L. Colling Stephen E. Murphy Julia D. Cox Ann Nevius Trudy Coxe Richard H. Oedel Elizabeth Hope Cushing Janet Offensend Elizabeth K. Deane James F. O’Gorman William H. Dunlap Mary C. O’Neil Jared I. Edwards Robert I. Owens Harron Ellenson Elizabeth Seward Padjen Eugene Gaddis Anthony D. Pell Diane R. Garfield Samuel D. Perry Marcy Gefter Patrick Pinnell Lucretia Hoover Giese Marion E. Pressley Debra W. Glabeau Sally W. Rand† Martha D. Hamilton Gail Ravgiala Eric Hertfelder Courtney Richardson Bruce A. Irving Kennedy P. Richardson Edward C. Johnson 3d Marita Rivero Elizabeth B. Johnson Timothy Rohan Joseph S. Junkin Carolyn Parsons Roy Mark R. Kiefer Virginia Rundell Anne F. Kilguss Gretchen G. Schuler Matthew Kirchman Kristin L. Servison Nancy Lamb 31 Donors April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 The names listed on the following pages recognize those who, through their generous and thoughtful gifts, have strengthened Historic New England this past fiscal year. To each of them, we extend our most sincere appreciation. In addition, we would like to thank those who supported us at every level, including 8,715 members. Over $1,000,000 $25,000–$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hunnewell, Jr.* Ms. Diana Korzenik Anonymous The Cathedral Church of St. John Institution for Savings Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Larson Vingo III Trust and Catherine Coolidge the Divine Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lober* Lastavica, David W. Fitts and Ms. Lucretia H. Giese Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Jeffries Mr. Thomas McKenny Peter Mulholland, Trustees George B. Henderson Foundation Mrs. K. H. Jones Paul and Jean Moran* Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey R. T. Kenyon* Ruby W. & LaVon P. Linn Foundation Mr. Stephen Mormoris and $100,000–$999,999 Mr. Gerald W. Kriegel Mr. and Mrs. John B. McDowell* Mr. Robert Cornell* Mr. Leslie P. Brodacki Gregory D. Lombardi* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Perry* Mr. Carl R. Nold and Ogden Codman Trust Dr. Janina A. Longtine* Ms. Julie A. Porter* Ms. Vicky Kruckeberg* Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Mr. and Mrs. M. Holt Massey* Prince Charitable Trusts Robert A. Pemberton and Educational, Cultural and Karen and Warren McFarlan* City of Quincy Community Barbara R. Jordan* Environmental Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Committee Mr. Samuel Plimpton and The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Center Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Owens* Ms. Deborah S. Reed Ms. Wendy Shattuck Massachusetts Historical Commission Mrs. and Mr. Robert I. Owens* Mr. James V. Righter Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam* Mary L. McKenny Fund of the Toledo Caren and Randy Parker* Saquish Foundation Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Community Foundation Dr. Margaret Ruttenberg and Mr. Robert L. Simonds and Dr. Sylvia Q. Simmons* New Hampshire Land and Community Mr. John Ruttenberg* Ms. Angie Simonds* The Tianaderrah Foundation Heritage Investment Program Mrs. Frederick A. Stahl Mr. Joseph Peter Spang III* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wheeler Estate of Ms. Pauline Perry Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Tooke* Mr. Thomas A. Stone and Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust The Harold Whitworth Pierce Town of Wilmington, Massachusetts Ms. Valerie M. Warrior Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ziering, Jr.* Charitable Trust Mrs. Nina Heald Webber City of Waltham Community $10,000–$24,999 Stephen H. and Virginia S. White* $2,500–$4,999 Preservation Committee Anonymous (3) Winfield Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Ballou* Estate of William G. Waters Mr. Jacob D. Albert* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Barnard* Ms. Deborah L. Allinson* $5,000–$9,999 Mr. Ronald P. Bourgeault and $50,000–$99,999 Mr. Jeffrey P. Beale* Anonymous (3) Mr. James Horan* Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. Ernst R. Berndt* The Barnes Foundation, Inc. Ms. Désirée Caldwell and Estate of Thomas C. Casey Berwick Academy Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bembenek* Mr. William F. Armitage, Jr.* Mr. Nicholas C. Edsall Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bousa* Mrs. Kathleen Carr Ms. E. Greer Candler* Institute of Museum and Library Services The Champlin Foundation Catchlight Painting Mr. Harold J. Carroll* Catherine Coolidge Lastavica The Coby Foundation, Ltd. The Croll Foundation Mr. Michael R. Carter* Teresa and David Martland* Mr. Jon-Paul Couture* The Fabulous Find Mr. and Mrs. David M. Chamberlain* Mass Cultural Council Estate of Abbott Lowell Dr. Thomas A. J. Frank and Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cheek National Historical Publications and Cummings Ms. Alexandra Hastings* Mr. William H. Claflin and Records Commission Mr. David L. Feigenbaum and City of Gloucester Community Ms. Cathy Claflin* Ms. Helen Norton Ms. Maureen Meister* Preservation Committee Martha Fuller Clark and Rhode Island Historical Preservation and The Felicia Fund, Inc. Eric and Dorothy Hayes* Geoffrey E. Clark Heritage Commission Mr.