proud Accomplishments:

​Total number of volunteer hours documented August 2018 through August 2021:  2,475 hours​
2021
  • Yankee Thermal Imaging, Rochester, NH, is installing insulation.  An Eversource Grant has been applied for to offset costs, Sept.
  • Jim's On Call Painting, Manchester, NH, is preparing and painting the building exterior with a special lead encapsulating paint, July-August_Sept.
  • Infestation of Carpenter Ants found in the HTH-Library bell tower.  No current ant activity.  JP Pest Control provided remediation to affected area, August. 
  • Lost Valley Home Repair & Remodeling, Effingham, NH, provided building exterior clapboard repairs, July
  • Conger & Sons Metalworks, Madison, NH, custom created and installed new window caps and roof returns, July
  • Phase 1 preservation construction begins!   July 8, 2021
  • NH Gives June 8th-9th online fundraiser, raises over $2,000!
  • JP Pest Control performs Powderpost Beetle spraying in building crawl space to stop future infestation 
  • 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 did asbestos testing.  Confirmed, we have to do asbestos remediation, 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

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!