2026 Annual Meeting & Report

70th Annual Business Meeting

The Strafford Historical Society will convene its Annual Meeting at 3 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the Masonic Hall, henceforth to be known as the Strafford Historical Society Building, to present its budget, elect four officers for two-year terms, elect a new Board member, reelect two current Board members for three-year terms and reappoint all current staff members for one-year terms. All Strafford residents are considered members of the Historical Society.

President: Steve Willbanks
Vice President: David Webb
Treasurer: Roberta Robinson
Secretary: Laura Ogden

To be Re-elected for three-year terms:
John Dumville and Jessica Tidman

To be Elected for two years of a three-year term:
Returning members:
Susan Cloke, Jared Jenisch and Paul Perkins

Annually Appointed Positions:

Curator: Simone Pyle (*Voting Member)

Historians: John Freitag & Arthur Hanchett

Registrar: (Currently Unfilled)

2026 – 70th Annual Report

  1. Order of Business

  2. Draft Proceedings of the 69th Annual Meeting

  3. Treasurer’s Report

  4. Board of Directors Elections and Appointments (See above)

  5. Other Business: Updates: renovation, grants, future planning…