[MassHistPres] Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers

[tedavlas]

Hafferty, Mary H. (DOT) <mary.hafferty at state.ma.us>

*Ted*


On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 9:42 AM Dennis De Witt <dennis.j.dewitt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Ted.
>
> Who did you deal with at MassDoT?
>
> On Jul 18, 2024, at 3:02 PM, tedavlas <tedavlas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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>> *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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