COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

1. Museum Planning & Restoration Committee

  • House and museum programs

  1. Open Houses from May to October

  2. Reenactments and Living History Program

  3. Learning workshops -- hands on house

  4. Field Schools in archaeology

  5. Advisory Board

  • House and museum functions

  1. Restore house and grounds

  2. Landscaping plan

  • Work in progress

  1. Development of Speaker's Bureau

  2. Researching Samuel Huntington

  3. Research Samuel Huntington Manuscripts

  • Future Goals

  1. Establish a docent training program

  2. Establish a school curriculum program

  3. Create a replica of original house

  4. Develop & implement landscaping plan

  5. Rebuild stone walls

2. Finance & Fundraising Committee

  • General Budget & Operating Funds

  1. Establishment & maintenance of yearly budget

  2. Update policies & procedures manual

  • Future Goals

  1. Establish permanent fundraising committee

  2. Hold a goods & services auction

  3. Hold other big fundraising events

  4. Recruit and maintain a Development Officer

  5. Form a Grant Writing subcommittee

  6. Utilize various grant writing workshops

  7. Oversee each committee's grant needs synopsis

  8. Update the corporate budget

3. Publicity Committee

  • Oversee all publicity for each committee and overall Trust functions

  • Maintain newsletter

  • Future Goals

  1. Recruit and maintain committee members

  2. Develop PSA's for media

  3. Develop a documentary about the Trust & house

  4. Develop new brochure

  5. Seek publicity coverage of current events