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| REPORT OF THE ABINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION To the Inhabitants of the Town of Abington: We welcomed a new member, Ken Coyle, to the Commission this year. Ken brings with him many years of experience serving on several Town Committees and his love for Abington's history. The proposed Demolition Delay By-law was kicked into high gear for the 2006 fall meeting. An informational DVD was produced and an informational Q&A brochure was designed by members and printed. Many more hours were dedicated in fine tuning the proposed Demolition Delay Bylaw. The AHC met with the By-Law Review Committee. After full review and discussion with the committee, it was the decision of the Abington Historical Commission to withdraw the article from the fall meeting due to the minor inconsistencies of the proposal. However, the AHC is committed to finalizing the proposed Demolition Delay By-law for the 2007 annual Town meeting. In May the Abington Historical Commission opened an essay contest entitled "Women Who Have Made A Difference In Our Town". The contest ran until September 10th. 2006 and was widely announced in the local papers. It may have been poor timing on the AHC's part to initiate an essay contest for there were only 7 entries submitted. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for those who did submit their entries. We, however, were not undaunted by such few submissions and will re-open the essay contest in the New Year 2007. In November, the Abington Historical Commission hosted a Round- Robin with the Whitman Historical Commission. The Whitman Historical Commission has been reactivated after many years of limited membership. Our discussions included many of the challenges that face our small commissions and what measures were and are taken by each commission. Their current challenge is a town wide inventory survey of historic buildings and places. Other comments included holding similar round- robins several times a year and to have the meetings include other local town commissions. Both commissions agreed to the benefits of holding such meetings. Please visit our website: www.abingtonhistory.org for information on Abington and the Commission. We have added an e-mail contact to our website and is as follows: Info@AbingtonHistory.org. As we continue to broaden our site, your comments and inquiries are always welcomed. The Commission continues its work on projects underway and looks forward in meeting the challenges of 2007. Respectfully submitted, Robyn B Fernald, Chairman Phyllis Swett, Secretary Waller H. Pulsifer, III Patrick Brangan Kennelh Coyle |
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