Freeport Historical Society

“Any person, without regard to race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion or place of residence, may become a member upon payment of dues. Categories of membership may be established upon recommendation by the board of trustees and approval by the membership. Currently approved categories of membership include: individual, family, supporting, senior, contributing, sustaining, student, sustaining business, and contributing business. Dues for categories of membership shall be recommended by the board trustees and approved by the membership. Dues shall be payable annually on th anniversary date of membership. Any member who after receiving a notification of renewal, fails to renew his or her membership within three months of the date for payment shall be considered a lapsed member without privileges and shall be removed from the rolls of membership after two years. Members shall be entitled to one vote each on any matter submitted to a vote of the members, except for those holding family memberships. In the case of family memberships, two members of the family shall each be entitled to one vote. Proxies shall not be recognized. All members shall be eligible to serve as members of the board of trustees. Any member may attend any meeting of the board of trustees or any committee meeting.”

“The trustees shall be elected by the members at the annual meeting of the society.”

“Prior to filing, the executive director reviews the return in detail. After all of the ed's questions have been resolved, and after updating the return as required, the return is distributed via e-mail to all of the board members who must respond to the executive director with any questions, concerns, and/or comments by a date specified in the ed's communication. The return is then updated as required; the e-file authorization form is signed by the ed, and the return is filed by the due date.”

“The ed salary is based on comparative data of like employees. Base salary is determined through the budget process, and other benefits follow the personnel policy.”

“Financial statements are circulated to the full board every month and to the full membership at the annual meeting.”

“Freeport historical society preserves the history of freeport, maine through its collection of archives, artifacts, buildings and landscapes; uses these collections in addition to new research and discoveries to host public exhibitions and educational programs on the geography, industry, people, and culture of the region; and partners with other community organizations to promote freeport's rich history and sense of place. In 2022, fhs completed all major phases of its building renovations at its main street campus, including moving its archival collections into the new noncombustible storage vault and opening its newly accessible entrance to renovated visitor spaces, research room, and exhibition galleries. The renovated carriage house opened as the home of freeport oyster bar. Fhs worked closely with town leaders on a yearlong downtown vision project outlining goals for development and preservation in the center of town. Outdoor programs continued with tours and programs of local historic sites, and new exhibits opened in the galleries including a new interactive map table showing centuries of development in the town. The historic pettengill farm property hosted educational school visits as well and the annual community event pettengill farm day.”