[MassHistPres] Renaming your historical society

[Rafa Delfin]

If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.

A society is what it is - a group or organization of individuals who share the same mission. I can’t imagine the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dropping “society” for “alliance” or anything else because the word itself is part of the entity’s history.  And there’s nothing elitist about “Society” in  SPCA. 

Just my two cents.

Rafa Delfin 
Vice-Chair, Dighton Historical Commission 



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> On May 10, 2023, at 8:42 AM, David Temple via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> There's been a trend away from the term "historical society" because it seems to connote old and fusty, not a lively, happening place.
> 
> If you changed your name to "X History Center"  or "Historic X"  or something similar - do you think the change actually accomplished anything?  Did making the change create any problems?
> 
> In your reply, please include my original message.
> 
> David F. Temple
> President, Medfield Historical Society
> https://medfieldhistoricalsociety.org/
> Co-Chair, Medfield Historical Commission
> 300 South Street
> Medfield, MA 02052
> H-508-359-2915 M-508-613-6606
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