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Select Board okays letter of support for local effort to reclaim historic dugout canoe from Worcester museum
Summary
Residents asked the Select Board to authorize a letter supporting a volunteer effort to take custody of a dugout canoe currently held by the Worcester Historical Museum. The board directed the town administrator to draft a letter of support and authorized the chair to sign it.
A group of Hubbardston residents and historical stakeholders asked the Select Board to support their effort to recover a dugout canoe donated to the Worcester Historical Museum and return it to Hubbardston for conservation and display.
A resident identified as Ed described the canoe's history: he said the dugout canoe was recovered from Comet Pond in 1983, that it likely dates to the 17th century and that it had been donated to the Worcester Historical Museum but was no longer on public…
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