ROCKINGHAM — A Rockingham Meeting House Association spring meet-up will be held on Sunday, May 21, at 4 p.m. at the Rockingham Meeting House, 11 Meeting House Road in Rockingham Village.
Since 1911, the Association has worked with the town Selectboard to steward the building that is the birthplace of the town, now a National Historic Landmark and Vermont's oldest public building. The “old town barn” is open to the public every summer through the fall. Both public and private events are regularly held throughout the season.
Fueled with major funding from the National Park Service Save America's Treasures program, and matched with support from the town and from private donations, the meeting house is at the beginning of a major conservation and restoration project.
The purpose of the May 21 gathering is to review the Association's future course in advocating and raising funds for the conservation program as well as to participate in restoration decision-making and educational programming. A new Board will be elected, empowered to elect officers.
A progress report on the preservation project will be available, but this meeting is not intended to be a detailed review of preservation plans. For more information, contact Walter Wallace at 802-591-0831 and clg@rockbf.org.