President's Message
Dear BHHS Family and Friends,
We in Maine and the U.S. live in a Republic and for our form of government to survive, citizens must be aware of and willing to accept personal responsibility for behavior that does not harm others. Freedom can only be maintained if citizens accept that responsibility. I remember telling our oldest child, a 12 year old at the time, after he complained we were not giving him enough freedom, that we would relax our strict control when he demonstrated that he could make consistent responsible choices. It didn’t take him long to get the message that he could earn more freedom and maintain that freedom by being more responsible. It seems to me that, like our then 12 year old, many today are so focused on “freedom” that they ignore the “responsibility” that naturally accompanies it.
The Board of the Historical Society has been taking the COVID-19 pandemic very seriously. We are doing our best to responsibly follow the directions of our governor and state health leaders, all of whom we can be very proud, as they strive to help us save lives by limiting the scope of this very contagious disease through simple responsible steps of wearing masks to protect others, washing hands frequently, limiting gatherings to under 10 people, and maintaining at least 6’ distance from others.
Please STAY SAFE and THANK YOU for helping others to BE SAFE through your responsible choices. We are all in this together!
Be Safe and Well,
Jan Hill, President
We in Maine and the U.S. live in a Republic and for our form of government to survive, citizens must be aware of and willing to accept personal responsibility for behavior that does not harm others. Freedom can only be maintained if citizens accept that responsibility. I remember telling our oldest child, a 12 year old at the time, after he complained we were not giving him enough freedom, that we would relax our strict control when he demonstrated that he could make consistent responsible choices. It didn’t take him long to get the message that he could earn more freedom and maintain that freedom by being more responsible. It seems to me that, like our then 12 year old, many today are so focused on “freedom” that they ignore the “responsibility” that naturally accompanies it.
The Board of the Historical Society has been taking the COVID-19 pandemic very seriously. We are doing our best to responsibly follow the directions of our governor and state health leaders, all of whom we can be very proud, as they strive to help us save lives by limiting the scope of this very contagious disease through simple responsible steps of wearing masks to protect others, washing hands frequently, limiting gatherings to under 10 people, and maintaining at least 6’ distance from others.
- ¨ In an effort not harm ourselves and others, BHHS will remain closed to the public this fall, except by SPECIAL APPOINTMENT ONLY to a limited number of visitors. A small number of volunteers may meet to accomplish special projects, following recommended pandemic procedures.
- ¨ Masks will be worn and hand sanitizer will be used by all volunteers while visitors are in the building, and both are required by visitors to protect other visitors and museum staff.
- ¨ Visitors must verify that they do not feel sick, are not caring for someone who is sick and have not been exposed to anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
- ¨ Museum volunteers will collect information from visitors in order to assist with contact tracing should volunteers or visitors test positive for COVID-19.
- ¨ If any volunteers or visitors test positive for the disease the society library and museum will discontinue the limited visitor policy until the situation is resolved.
- ¨ Appointments should be scheduled 1 week in advance. To schedule an appointment, email [email protected] or leave a message at (207) 929-1684 or call (207) 929-8895.
Please STAY SAFE and THANK YOU for helping others to BE SAFE through your responsible choices. We are all in this together!
Be Safe and Well,
Jan Hill, President