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Historical society schedules Walktober open house, reports archive progress on Ashford Academy
Summary
A committee member reported the Ashford Historical Society will hold a Walktober open house on Oct. 3, has completed vault inventory work, elected officers (Chris Clazo to remain president), is receiving donations, and plans training for restoring the Ashford Academy and exploring ground-penetrating-radar (LAR) for an adjacent cemetery.
A member provided an update on the Ashford Historical Society’s activities and sites of local interest.
The society plans a Walktober open house on Oct. 3; the speaker said recent vault inventory work has improved the society’s ability to accept and document donations with acknowledgment forms. The society held elections and re-elected Chris Clazo as president; the committee member who spoke said they have taken over curator duties and are preparing to inventory collections.
The update included plans related to the Ashford Academy: volunteers cleared and cleaned the building, donations have arrived, and the society hopes to run restoration-training sessions. The speaker said there is a reported Native American cemetery behind the academy that had been investigated years ago and that ground-penetrating radar (referred to as LAR in the discussion) has been used in similar nearby work; the society plans to explore appropriate, permission-based approaches if that work proceeds.
The committee heard the update and discussed next steps in coordinating with the society, including possible restoration training and permission processes for any cemetery work. The speaker noted that some stones are in poor condition and that permission from descendants or landowners would be required before on-site restoration work.
The meeting then addressed logistics for upcoming joint meetings and closed with no public commenters present.
