March 25, 2015
Welcome to the first of many “Do You Know” posts! Now and then we hope to interest you in a fun fact or tid-bit about the Akin House and it’s owners with a short post on the blog.
Today’s topic- DID YOU KNOW that the Akin House stared in a movie?
March 12, 2015
DARTMOUTH HERITAGE PRESERVATION TRUST
At the Dartmouth Community Preservation Committee [CPC] public hearing on March 10, the committee reviewed several proposals for requests for Community Preservation Act grants. According to policy, successful proposals will be presented to Town Meeting in June 2015.
March 2, 2015
Miss Sunday’s page about the DHPT and Akin house in The Standard Times?
Read all the articles HERE!
February 26, 2015
Gregory Jones, who refers to himself as a “member of the Dartmouth community, parent of school-aged children, and professional architect,” directs his audience back to the realities of how preservation projects are conducted and why the CPC funds are so vital for this phase of the Akin House’s restoration.
“Stewardship and preservation is not a ‘one and done’ type of effort. Rather it is an on-going process with each phase of work building on the previous work all the while informing the citizens of Dartmouth about their local history.”
“The admirable work that has been performed to date, along with the numerous archaeological digs that continue to occur on the property have demonstrated to…people that historic preservation can be engaging, intriguing and rewarding.”
Help us continue this “engaging, intriguing, and rewarding” work by attending the CPC Meeting on March 10th to show your support!! The meeting will be held at 6:30, in room 315 of the Dartmouth Town Hall. Without the CPC funds, it will be a much longer road to finishing Phase III of the Akin restoration and the subsequent commencing of the Community Heritage Center project. A visible sign of our local community’s support support would go a long way. Hope to see you there!!
As always, we thank you for your donations to DHPT, sharing with others about our work in the community, and following our projects online!
February 12, 2015
February 4, 2015
On Friday, January 16th, DHPT once again submitted an application to Dartmouth’s Community Preservation Committee to request funds for Phase III of the Akin House’s restoration project.
In recognition of this worthy mission, Dr. Christina Hodge, Academic Curator & Collections Manager at Stanford University Archaeology Collections, submitted this letter of recommendation to the CPC committee.
January 27, 2015
January 15, 2015
For any who missed Diane Gilbert’s wonderful presentation to Dartmouth’s Select Board on Monday, January 12, or those who would just like to flip though it again, here is the slideshow!
December 31, 2014
“We’ve always envisioned a cultural heritage facility. It’s about education, education, education.” DHPT President Diane Gilbert
December 30, 2014
“For a town that celebrated its 350th birthday, Dartmouth does not have a visitor center. That’s something the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust plans to fix.”