Help Wanted Perhaps you have already been volunteering at the Little Red Shop Museum.  Perhaps you have helped with fundraisers over the years.  Perhaps you're just curious to see what you might do to help?  Might you enjoy getting together a few times over the summer with "old and new" volunteers for a few Little Red Shop Museum Work Party Nights?  :>) As many of you know, we began holding "LRSM Work Party Saturdays" twice each month, beginning this past January.  Although we accomplished lots, we have so much more to accomplish in anticipation of being able to open the Little Red Shop Museum to the public. Our last Work Party Saturday Session was May 2nd.  Although we will recess from Work Party Saturday Sessions for the summer, the Friends of Historic Hopedale agreed to pilot a series of Summer Session LRSM Work Party Nights.  Please consider joining us beginning at 7 p.m. for some or all of these "work party nights."  :>)  Wednesday, May 27th Thursday, June 11th Thursday, June 18th Thursday, July 9th Thursday, July 23rd Thursday, August 6th Thursday, August 20th Here are just a few ideas of areas that might be worked on: research the Draper family tree in connection with homes which (once did or still do) exist in Hopedale.  This information would be used to organize and prepare a Grand Properties photo installation at the LRSM. Hopedale Veterans "Killed In Action" Photo Installation and related exhibits research other Hopedale families (e.g. Dutcher, Northrop) with ties to the growth and prosperity of the Draper Corporation reviewing, identifying, cataloging of documents, photos and artifacts local artist exhibits might you consider being a "historical liaison" for a local organization (or assist us in obtaining a liaison) to help us develop some of our "temporary" or perhaps "seasonal" exhibits?  It might be appropriate (and a great service to our citizens) for the LRSM to be a repository for local memorabilia (or at least a written history) for such groups as: Friends of Elders Friends of the Library Cub Scouts Boy Scouts - seasonal - could be on display during February, the month for Scout Sunday and the birthday of Scout founder Lord Baden Powell and his wife Olave (Feb. 22) Girl Scouts (since 1987 in Hopedale) - seasonal - could be on display during March each year - March 12 is always the Girl Scout Birthday Campfire Girls and Boys (no longer are active in Hopedale) Friends of Music/High School Music groups Boosters Club/High School Sports Teams - outstanding athletes/teams Draper Corp. semi-pro teams (seasonal - exhibit could coincide with Opening Day for Hopedale Youth Baseball or Opening Day for our beloved Boston Red Sox Hopedale Youth Baseball/Cooperstown Dream Teams - teams usually go to Cooperstown in August Hopedale Youth Softball Hopedale Youth Basketball Hopedale Lions Club Hopedale Cultural Council (Day In The Park) local bands (Hubris, Fantasy Band, Junk Man's Choir, Jason Myles Goss, etc.) the three local churches and Community Bible Chapel (?) others?  We envision a written history of each, photographs, possibly uniforms, etc.  These are very much a part of the more "modern" Hopedale history, but nonetheless are part of our history.  We're thinking that with seasonal/temporary exhibits that these might help to draw interest in the LRSM as a museum for "Hopedale's History - Then and Now."  It might help folks to feel (and realize) that they too are a part of our Town's history. What are your ideas? Please let me know if you are interested in joining us.  Have you any other suggestions of folks who might also be interested in working with us? historically yours, Sue Ciaramicoli (508 473 2192     sciaramicoli@comcast.net) Co-Chair Friends of Historic Hopedale                                                                 HOME