News and Information

Click here to view the February, 2008 edition of Gatherings from the Green, the newsletter of the HHS, which has just been published (this is in PDF format, 282K).

Earlier Newsletters (all PDFs, size in bytes shown in parentheses):

Email Addresses Wanted

How often do you find out about an event you would have liked to attend after the fact? Send your email address to info@hamptonhistoricalsociety.org and we’ll help manage one small part of your busy schedule. We’ll send you a reminder before each of our upcoming programs and events.

Change to Bylaws

During the winter of 2003 a committee of several members reviewed and updated the Historical Society’s bylaws, which were last reviewed in 1994. The committee consisted of Arleen Andreozzi, Bob Dennett, Steve Ells, Dona Janetos, Ben Moore, Betty Moore, and chairman Elizabeth Aykroyd, who met twice in February to redraft sections of the bylaws. A number of changes were made to bring the Society’s governing document into line with current museum practice and with state laws concerning corporations.

The most noticeable change from the earlier bylaws is the composition and election of the board of trustees (a change of name from ‘board of directors’). The whole board of trustees will now be elected by the membership, rather than some being elected and some appointed. The board members, numbering between nine and 15, will serve staggered three-year terms, with one-third of the board elected each year. The trustees will choose the officers each year from the members of the board. Other changes establish new standing committees and clarify the duties of officers and committees.

Click here to view the text of the amended bylaws with annotations showing where changes were made. Click here to view the amended bylaws without the annotations. Members may also stop by the museum or call 929-0781 for a copy. Note that these files are in PDF format.

A meeting was held on August 2, 2003 at 3 pm at the museum to discuss and vote on the changes to the by laws.

Email comments or questions about the bylaws to us at info@hamptonhistoricalsociety.org