proud Accomplishments:

Total number of volunteer hours documented August 2018 through October 2022:  3,570 hours​
2022
  • Royal Little Family Foundation grant for $35,000, November
  • In memory donations, $2,100, for Susan "Sue" Regal. Long-time Effingham Preservation Society active volunteer and very active member of Historic Town Hall-Library Preservation Project Team recently passed away after a short illness. November
  • Powder-post Beetle repair & rehabilitation project, 1st floor of Effingham Library Main Room starts September through December.  Cobalt Construction Management, contractor.
  • Carriage style shed erected on the property to be used for library storage.  Work by volunteer labor as well as paid professionals from Historic District Woodworking and Cobalt Construction Management, August
  • All new reproduction window shutters hung on building by project team volunteer labor, July
  • 2022 LCHIP ($155,000) and Moose Plate Grant ($20,000), completed applications accepted, June
  • Charter Oak Lodge #58 of Freemasons co-sponsored the NHGIVES fundraising event with Effingham Preservation Society and raised $600 for a matching grant, June
  • Effingham Preservation Society participated for the 3rd year in NHGIVES state-wide fundraising event raising over $1,572, June
  • Friends of the Effingham Library sponsored a Garden Cart Raffle fundraiser for the HTH Project raising $1,000, May
  • 2022 LCHIP Letter of Intent submitted for $155,000 matching grant and approved, May
  • Timberdoodle Farm_Specialty Sawmill, Strafford, NH, hired to cut Town-owned timber into lumber for Powderpost Beetle Repairs, May
  • 2022 Moose Plate Grant Letter of Intent accepted, May
  • LCHIP approves Program Agreement changes in Phase 1 project scope in May, July and Sept.
  • Powderpost Beetle repair & restoration contract awarded to Cobalt Construction Management, Effingham, NH, May
  • Consolidated Communications Inc. installs upgraded 100/100 fiber internet & phone service in library, April
  • 2nd HTH Project Annual Aluminum Can Recycling Fundraiser begins, April
  • Powderpost Beetle Repair/Rehabilitation construction repair bids come in over $100,000, April
  • Effingham Board of Selectmen approve using Town-owned logged timber for the Powderpost Beetle repair & restoration project, April
  • Effingham Annual Town Meeting appropriates $60,000 for the restoration and preservation of the building, March
  • Beech River (Shutter) Mill begins and completes fabricating reproduction window shutters for building exterior, Ossipee, NH, March
  • November 2021 through President's Day, 100% donor-match fundraising drive, $2,480 raised, February
  • ​Olde Window Restorers, Warner, NH, 1st floor storm windows installed, February
  • ​Effingham Preservation Society donation for temperature and moisture control monitoring system for Masonic Temple room from CSA Data Loggers, Chesterland, OH, January 
2021
  • NH Division of Historical Resources award to the Town of Effingham for the HTH Town Hall-Library Project $10,000 under the NH Moose Plate Program, December 
  • Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC, completed architectural plan for building's 1st floor, December
  • On-line Bake Auction sponsored by Effingham Preservation Society raised over $800, November
  • Article - NH Municipal Association - NH Town and Country Magazine, page 41, November-December 2021
  • 2nd year Aluminum Can Fundraiser running April through October removed 2,230 lbs. of aluminum from going to a landfill, October
  • Eversource's Commercial & Industrial Retrofit Program supporting NH SAVES program has awarded a 50% grant of $8,350 for building insulation, October
  • Effingham Preservation Society hosts online 'Lilly plants' sale to benefit HTH Project
  • Olde Window Restorers, Warner, NH, restored 1st floor windows, September
  • RPF Environmental Inc., Northwood, NH, completed asbestos abatement. 
  • EnviroVantage, Epping, NH, provided asbestos project air quality monitoring, September
  • Yankee Thermal Imaging, Rochester, NH, installed 2nd floor insulation.  An Eversource Grant has been applied for to offset 50% of the costs, September
  • Jim's On Call Painting, Manchester, NH, is preparing and painting the building exterior with a special lead encapsulating paint, July-August-September
  • JP Pest Services provided remediation efforts for Carpenter Ants found in the HTH-Library bell tower, August. 
  • Lost Valley Home Repair & Remodeling, Effingham, NH, provided building exterior clapboard repairs, July
  • Conger & Son Metalworks, Madison, NH, custom created and installed new copper window caps and roof returns, July
  • Phase 1 preservation construction begins under the construction project management of Cobalt Construction Management, Effingham, NH   July 8, 2021
  • NH Gives June 8th-9th online fundraiser, raises over $2,000!  June
  • JP Pest Control performs Powderpost Beetle spraying in building crawl space to stop future infestation, June
  • Restoration work has started!  First up, removing remaining window shutters (lead paint), May
  • Town of Effingham Town Meeting raised - appropriated $10,000 to expendable trust fund, May
  • Powderpost Beetles - recent discovery in the first floor beams.  New floor beams and floor work will now become part of Phase 1 restoration work.  April
  • RFP Environmental performed asbestos testing and confirmed the presences of asbestos, May
  • Asbestos - recent discovery hidden by suspended tile ceilings.  Testing and removal will become part of Phase 1 restoration work.  April
  • 1st 2021 Effingham Preservation Society On-line Bake Auction - a success, $500+ raised, 50% donated to HTH-Library Project.  April
  • Approve contractors for preservation Work: construction project management, exterior building painting, repair exterior window trim & clapboard rot, historic window restoration, window shutters, adding copper window & roof return caps, March
  • LCHIP Approval to hire historic architect to create rehabilitation plans, February
  • Scope of Work Phase 1 document submitted to LCHIP for review and approval, January
2020
  • Launch Phase 2 fundraising campaign to raise $145,000 by November 2022 on November 15th​
  • Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) awards matching grant for $165,000, to the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, November 19th during live webcast.  Chuck Fuller, Lead Project Sponsor, was a guest speaker about the project.
  • Major Milestone - successfully met the $165,000 Phase 1 fundraising goal - 100% of the goal! mid-November
  • AmazonSmile - automated fundraising at no cost to you.  20 total households have joined this fundraising effort so far.  November
  • Beech River Mill, Center Ossipee, NH, (ca 1851) produces 8 pair of historic reproduction window shutters for 1st floor of building, November
  • Volunteer work crew trimmed overgrown landscaping bushes and trees on property, October 
  • Freedom Charitable Foundation, Freedom, NH, $650 grant award, October
  • Aluminum Can Fundraising Drive final tally for 2020 was 2,460 lbs. of aluminum recycled (about 78,700 cans not going to a landfill) and also reduced Town waste management costs.  Raised over $1,200.  April 15th into October
  • $10,000 donation from Freemasons of Charter Oak Lodge #58, Effingham, NH, October
  • Jacobs Glass Inc. removes 8 large historic windows, completes restoration at their workshop in Winslow, Maine, and reinstalls them in building, October
  • Effingham Preservation Society Online Bake Sale Auction raised $720+.  July
  • Article: Historic Meeting Place Once Masonic Boarding School, published by Masonic Services Association, Maryland, July
  • ​NH GIVES June 9th-10th 24-hour online fundraising; $3,862 in donations to Effingham Preservation Society on behalf of the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, June
  • Memorial Day Weekend Plant Sale at Effingham Preservation Society - exceeded $1,000 goal! $2,318 donated to the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, May
  • Town of Effingham Town Meeting raised and appropriated a total of $9,500, March
  • Applied for The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Grant for Historic Interiors Grant, March, funding was denied
  • Applied for Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation Grant, March, funding was denied
2019​​
2018
  • Awarded $4,500 NH Preservation Alliance matching grant, October
  • Formation of Historic Town Hall-Library Project Team with Board of Selectmen support, August
2017
  • WMUR News 9 - New Hampshire Chronicle - New England Masonic Charitable Institute
          with Fritz Wetherbee             
Picture
Fritz Wetherbee (click picture)
2006
  • Awarded $400 NH Preservation Alliance matching grant
  • Created historic preservation building assessment report
2002
  • Listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, April 29th
  • Awarded $150,000 LCHIP matching grant for building repair and restoration including the Masonic Temple.  Charter Oak Lodge No. 58 donated $75,000 on top of the grant.

You can Help raise $145,000 by November 2022

Your donation will help ensure this historic building is preserved and utilized by the community.  ​The funds raised this year will be used towards 2021-2022 matching grant applications.  ​Please join our efforts.  Small donations like $18.58 help!