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Chelmsford Historical Commission
What's New ...
2010 August 26
A short story, "Triumph Over Truancy" by George Cormier was added to the Home Page with the author's permission

2010 August 5
The list of houses on the Houses Built Before 1930 page was extended to 1940
The visitor counter on the Home Page was re-formatted to work on multiple browsers
The navigation buttons on all presentation pages were updated to work properly on multiple browsers
The Brief Town History page was updated to add a time line

2010 June 26
The Members page was updated to add Deb Taverna, and two terms of office were updated
The Members page was updated to add Maureen Cooper as Secretary

2010 May 26
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Table of Contents transcribing progress was updated

2010 Mar 21
Added link on Home Page to Oral Hisory page on Historical Society website

2010 Feb 22
One broken link was fixed on the Home Page, and 17 were fixed on the What's New page

2010 Jan 2
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Table of Contents transcribing progress was updated

2009 Nov 16
Website main page navigation was upgraded
Website "Style Sheet" formatting was introduced

2009 Nov 06
Historical Commission Members list, new member Laura Lee was added
Preservation Funding in Massachusetts broken links were fixed
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Table of Contents transcribing progress was updated

2009 Oct 06
246 Acton Road Jones Farm old photo c.1900 was added

2009 Sep 28
31 Princeton Street North Town Hall new content was added

2009 Aug 30
Links to the Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail website were added
The Town Halls banner and associated links were removed from the Home page
The link to the former Skips Diner website were removed from the Web Links page

2009 Aug 29
A printable Bruce Freeman Rail Trail historic sites map was added

2009 May 15
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 The Town Halls chapter was added, see Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Schools chapter has 2 new sections added

2009 May 3
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Schools chapter has 3 new sections added

2009 Apr 28
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Planning Board chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Apr 16
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Schools chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Apr 4
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Town Government chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Mar 20
The Official Souvenir Program for the 250th Anniversary Celebration was added

2009 Mar 6
The revised Demolition Delay Bylaw which went into effect on February 25, 2009 was added

2009 Feb 11
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 The Two Town Halls Manuscript was temporarily posted

2009 Feb 4
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Fire Department photos were updated with credits

2009 Feb 2
Historical Commission Home Page has new links for a Webshots photo album of North Town Hall interior, plus North and Center Town Hall histories

2009 Jan 28
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 About This Book text was added
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Police Department photos added courtesy of Ralph J. Hulslander Jr.

2009 Jan 24
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Fire Department chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Jan 4
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Recreation Commission chapter was added, see Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Development and Industrial Commission chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Jan 3
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Conservation Commission chapter was added, see Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Town Forest Committee chapter was added, see Table of Contents

2009 Jan 2
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Police Department chapter (first draft) was added, see Table of Contents

2008 Dec 21
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 About This Book page was added to the Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Table of Contents link was added to the Home page
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Introduction chapter was added to the Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Social Life chapter was added to the Table of Contents
The History of Chelmsford 1910-1970 Conclusion chapter was added to the Table of Contents

2008 Nov 19
Academy Street on the Common Revolutionary Monument history and photos were added

2008 Nov 13
75 North Road Simeon Spalding House (The application for full demolition was withdrawn, and the owner
is developing a plan that preserves the historic portion of the home)

2008 Oct 15
Historical Commission Members (George Merrill is now Chairman)

2008 Sep 30
A list of preservation funding sources added to home page
(Supplied courtesy of Preservation Massachusetts and The National Trust for Historic Preservation)

2008 Sep 26
Historical Commission Members (Personnel update)
75 North Road Simeon Spalding House (Matthias Spalding history added)
75 North Road is up for possible demolition (Link to Independent article added to home page)

2008 Mar 8
25-27 Wright Street John Bradley House

2008 Mar 1
The Demolition Delay Bylaw was scanned from Town records as a printable PDF

2008 Feb 6
94 High Street Daniel Lane / Gage House

2007 Dec 26
15 Bartlett Street Bartlett House
105 Garrison Road Hill Jock House
219 Westford Street Benjamin Spaulding House (Photo update)
Chelmsford Historical Commission website moved to a commercial host site for easier maintenance

2007 Dec 17
Historical Commission Members (Bill Nolan added)

2007 Dec 11
280 Chelmsford Street Catherine Riley House (Demolition approved)
190 Middlesex Street Imperial Upholstery Dryhouse (Demolition approved)

2007 Dec 3
187 Robin Hill Road Osgood / Isaiah B. Spaulding House

2007 Dec 2
55 High Street Dr. Rix House (Content update)
66 High Street Elliott-Smith House (Content update)
45 Westford Street Walter Perham House (Content update)
37-39 Wright Street Fletcher / Otis Wright House

2007 Nov 13
68 School Street Isaac Bunker House (Demolition approved)
Chelmsford Historical Commission website designed and produced by Fred Merriam
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