[MassHistPres] Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers

[tedavlas]

The Webster Historical Commission spearheaded an effort to move the sign
from its original position to the Municipal Beach on Webster Lake.
The sign was originally placed in the wrong spot (and noted in Macris). The
WHC requested and received permission from the DOT to have the sign
restored and moved.
A local company volunteered to restore the sign and did a great job. The
Highway Department took care of moving and installation. We hired a
mason to lay pavers.
It is now in a prominent place, as "an artifact in its own right"

*Ted Avlas*
*Webster*


On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> I wonder if any place has repositioned any of these signs away from its
> original roadside location and treated it as an artifact in its own right —
> including possibly because of an issue with the text?
>
> And, if so, have they done it with MassDoT input/approval?
>
> Dennis De Witt
> Brookline
>
> On Jul 9, 2024, at 10:21 AM, Sullivan, Charles M. via MassHistPres <
> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
>
> The official Tercentenary Commission markers installed in the 1930s belong
> to MassDOT, which has a cultural resources person to deal with them.
> Contact your District Engineer to start with; they don't belong to the town.
>
> ___________________________________
> Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
> Cambridge Historical Commission
> 831 Massachusetts Avenue
> Cambridge, Mass. 02139
> 617 349-4684
> ------------------------------
> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> on behalf of
> Michael Wallace via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 8, 2024 9:39:55 PM
> *To:* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to
> Tercentenary Markers
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm a member of the Sudbury Historical Commission, and at the request of
> our Select Board, we are initiating additional discussion regarding the 5
> tercentenary markers in Sudbury that are largely focused on certain local
> events during King Philip's War.  I'd greatly appreciate your feedback on
> how your municipality is addressing these markers, including (1.) any
> feedback on work to build consensus with stakeholders towards a solution,
> and (2.) looking forward, how your community has rethought how its local
> history should be presented and interpreted.
>
> Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
>
> Michael Wallace
> Sudbury Historical Commission
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