HistoricDeerfield

2013AnnualReport

Mission StatementHistoric Deerfield, Inc.

is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield,

Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Its museums and

programs provide today’s audiences with experiences that create an

understanding and appreciation of New England’s historic villages

and countryside.

Photo by Richard Cheek

Message from the Chair, Board of Trustees

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The Deerfield Inn reopened in April 2013 following extensive renovation caused by flash flooding on the Deerfield River during

Tropical Storm Irene. The board seized the opportunity to make much needed upgrades to the Inn’s guest rooms, dining room, function room, and building systems above and beyond those covered by the insurance proceeds. Renovations to Champney’s Tavern and the kitchen were planned prior to the flooding, which forced an integration of these plans with the flood restoration.

A Major Improvement. The result is a dramatically enhanced Deerfield Inn that will provide guests with a higher level of amenities and service for decades

and 1850—is a fabulous addition to the museum’s collection. Be sure to see the acquisition highlights featured later in this report. In addition, the museum’s staff organized 73 exciting exhibits, programs, lectures, classes and demonstrations—an impressive line-up by any measure.

Strategic Plan. The Board of Trustees is in the final stage of completing the Museum’s next strategic plan with a strong focus on growing attendance at the museum over the coming decade. We expect to complete this work at our May 2014 meeting.

Fiscal year 2013 was a year of major progress and I want to thank the trustees, staff and many volunteers and supporters. We could not do it without you!

Anne K. GrovesChair, Board of Trustees

to come. Reactions to the new interior design and upgraded restaurant menus have been overwhelmingly positive. The project team did an exemplary job in managing the renovation and the financial analysis involved in bringing the Inn back on line. In particular, I want to thank the Deerfield Inn and Museum Store Committee of the Board, chaired by Robert Allen, Inn Keepers Karl Sabo and Jane Howard, Clerk of the Works Bill Flynt, Business Manager Susan Martinelli, and President Phil Zea.

Acquisitions and Programs. The museum expanded its collection in 2013 with the addition of 178 rare objects. One hundred forty-eight items were acquired through gifts and 30 were purchased. Included among the gifts are 48 items from the William T. Brandon Memorial Collection of American Redware and Ceramics. This exceptional collection—dating between 1790

Report of the President

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As the photograph shows,

travelers have lined up in

Deerfield for years to see the old

houses and to walk the ancient

mile—actually far longer ago than

suggested by this 1926 image

from The New York Times article

about an open-house fundraiser

in Old Deerfield. We know of

references to Deerfield tourism

during the Age of Jackson and

even back to the 1720s.

Attracting visitors to The Street is

nothing new and is the focus of

an important behind-the-scenes

initiative that has been ongoing

through FY 2013. The Strategic

Planning Committee, which is

comprised of both trustees and

staff first under the leadership of

retired Trustee Bob Owens and

now Trustee Barbara James, is

devising a four-part plan entirely

focused on the public aspects of

Historic Deerfield and drawing

participation in the eleven-institution initiative under the Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture project organized by the Winterthur Museum’s Brock Jobe who coordinated national fundraising and marketing to promote understanding of the centuries-long excellence of Massachusetts craftsmanship. Historic Deerfield is the westernmost museum (you knew that) and is using our share of this important support to reopen our twelfth building, the Wright House, with the semi-permanent exhibition Furniture Masterworks: Tradition and Innovation in Western Massachusetts, the work of Curator of Furniture Joshua Lane. Although technically in Fiscal Year 2014, this sort of spadework led to a 31% increase in August visitation over August 2012—our highest monthly jump in five years.

Looking to the future, I have tried to write this report without using the dirty five-letter word “flood.” But I must comment on the reemergence of the new and improved Deerfield Inn and Champney’s Restaurant, which was closed for nineteen months following the Tropical Storm Irene

more visitors—and business—to

The Street under the banners of

1) Historic Preservation, 2) Public

Education, 3) Audience Building,

and 4) Funding. Our new

Congressman, Jim McGovern,

has visited Deerfield and also

wholly supports tourism here in

the Pioneer Valley.

Meanwhile we have been working

closely with the destination

marketing firm Wanderlust of

Troy, New York, to heighten

visibility, accessibility and visitor

services. Their demographic

study of target audiences and

suggestions for improvements

to our website and marketing

program are among many topics

bringing real clarity to a great day

in Deerfield as a general visitor

or as a participant in a special

event. We have also been working

with Rawn Fulton of award-

winning Searchlight Films to

create several brief videos for our

website and other uses to entice

visitors to Deerfield.

Strategic collaborations are

a part of this plan, like our

important new sponsorship for

the hearth cooking program from

King Arthur Flour of Norwich,

Vermont, or like the museum’s

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flood of the Deerfield River in August 2011 and which reopened appropriately enough on April 1.

With the expertise of our architect, John Kuhn of Kuhn Riddle of Amherst, and construction manager, Al Blowers of Scapes, in South Deerfield, the nether reaches of the Inn and all of its systems and functions are far improved from our muddy starting point under several feet of water. I also must acknowledge the dogged work of Architectural Conservator Bill Flynt, who served full-time as Historic Deerfield’s clerk of the works on this project; Innkeepers Karl Sabo and Jane Howard who worked tirelessly on complex inventory issues and planning the functionality of the new Inn, and VP for Business Affairs Susan Martinelli, who labored over endless spreadsheets and flood insurance issues. In the end, I wish that a flood was not required to make such profound improvements to the Inn and our physical plant but that is the case, and our visitors, literally, are better served for it.

Philip ZeaPresident

“Ancient Deerfield Opens its Doors: Massachusetts Town, Full of Colonial Treasures, Hold a Fete Day for The Outside World,” The New York Times Magazine, Aug, 29, 1926.

L to R: Philip Zea, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, and Anne Lanning during the Congessman’s visit to Historic Deerfield.

Report of the Vice President for Museum Affairs

Highlights from the past year include the much anticipated reopening of the Deerfield Inn, a new program sponsorship opportunity with King Arthur Flour, another outstanding issue of our award-winning members’ magazine, and the debut of our new Heritage Holiday program. Participation in programs increased and visitor satisfaction surveys yielded high marks for hospitality, our knowledgeable staff, and the quality of the exhibitions. Let’s take a closer look at what visitors experienced.

many uses of the flax plant and

the processes involved in turning

flax fiber into cloth. Visitors tried

their hand at braking, scutching,

and hetcheling the flax grown in

the History Workshop Garden.

Select weekends throughout the

year featured open hearth cooking

demonstrations, a scarecrow

making workshop, stencil art

programs, and historic trades

demonstrations of architectural

woodworking, redware potting,

hat making, tinsmithing,

blacksmithing, 18th-century

cabinetmaking, paper marbling,

and silversmithing. One spring

weekend visitors enjoyed heritage

sheep from Cranberry Moon Farm

in Cummington, Massachusetts,

here for a program on wool and

sheep shearing.

Two important conferences were

held in Deerfield. The Deerfield/

Programs.

The summer lecture series,

“Digging for Truth: Uncovering

Early African American Presence

and Experience in the North,” co-

sponsored with the Pocumtuck

Valley Memorial Association,

was well attended. Presentations

focused on slavery and race in

New England, archaeological

excavations at the Royall House

and Slave Quarters; and New

York City’s African American

Burial Ground Project. Financial

support for the series was

provided in part by the Institute

for Museum and Library Services,

the Massachusetts Humanities

Council, and the National

Park Service.

Families enjoyed “Fun with Flax:

The Seed That We Sew” at the

History Workshop. The summer

program introduced visitors to the

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Wellesley Symposium on the History of American Culture featured presentations on early photography in New England. The Barra Foundation made it possible for Historic Deerfield and the Grace Slack McNeil Program for Studies in American Art at Wellesley College to offer this free, one-day, annual symposium. The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife three-day conference on foodways in the northeast featured 17 lectures, an artisan cheese workshop at the Deerfield

Inn, and demonstrations. Both conferences reached maximum registration and were well received.

A new three-day workshop, “Every Dish Has a Past,” focused on researching historic recipes using period sources at the Memorial Libraries and digital resources available on the Internet. The program culminated with a meal in which participants prepared the recipes researched. The program was both informative and delicious!

The museum course, “Cartographic Encounters: Exploring the Nature of Early Maps” provided participants with an overview of the history of mapmaking, map printing, and the graphic arts. The course, an annual offering, is a great way to shake off the winter doldrums and explore the museum collections in greater depth with our curators.

The Heritage Holiday program debuted in December. The month-long program featured gift

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Report of the Vice President for Museum Affairs

making and hearth cooking daily and horse-drawn wagon rides on weekends. Seasonal decorations gave the Visitor Center at Hall Tavern a festive look while aromas of sweet and savory enticed visitors into the tavern kitchen. One weekend featured the extraordinary skills of a silhouette artist who with scissors cut likenesses from paper. Deerfield’s historic houses sported gorgeous wreaths made by a loyal group of very talented volunteers.

Collections and Exhibitions.Historic Deerfield acquired 178 objects for the permanent collection: 30 were purchases, 148 were gifts. Of particular

importance is the family gift of 48 pieces from the William T. Brandon Memorial Collection of American Redware and Ceramics (see Recent Acquisitions for a complete description).

A new exhibition installed in the Flynt Center Lobby, “Tea Talk: Ritual and Refinement in Early New England Parlors,” explores the material culture and layered meanings of tea, and tea drinking, in early America (on view through February 16, 2014). The exhibition features over 40 objects from the museum and library collections. Also on view is “Precious Leaves: China’s Legendary Spring Green Teas,” contemporary photographs

documenting the techniques of

hand processing spring green tea

in China.

Special Curatorial Initiative.

Visitors to the Stebbins House

north chamber will see a new

set of reproduction dimity bed

hangings, dating to 1800-1805,

as well as matching, fixed

drapery window curtains and

slip covers for the side chairs.

This ensuite presentation of

domestic textiles is the handiwork

and gift of Natalie Larson, an

independent consultant based

in Williamsburg, Virginia, who

specializes in 18th- and 19th-

century interior textiles.

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Report of the Vice President for Museum Affairs

Historic House Restoration.

Restoration work continues on

the Barnard Tavern. Historic

Deerfield’s restoration carpenters

have focused on structural

repairs to the building and

interior woodwork. The kitchen

floor was reinstalled, the hallway

sheathing completed, and repairs

made to the stairway.

Memorial Libraries.

2013 was a very good year for

library acquisitions. Of significant

note is the generous gift of Asher

Benjamin’s The Country Builder’s

Assistant (Greenfield, 1797)

purchased with funds provided

by David and Mary Dangremond in honor of Joseph Peter Spang, trustee and founding curator of Historic Deerfield. Peter Spang also provided funds to purchase 13 books; of particular note is William Pain’s The Builder’s Companion, and Workman’s General Assistant (London, 1758) and Robert Manwaring’s The Cabinet and Chair-maker’s Real Friend and Companion (London, 1765). Thirty-six books on ceramics were donated by the estate of William T. Brandon and Paul Courchaine donated 63 cookbooks.

Marketing and Promotion.Wanderlust, a destination marketing firm based in Troy, New York, redesigned Historic Deerfield’s website, making it more visually appealing and easier to use. Working with Searchlight Films, seven videos introduce potential visitors to Deerfield’s early history, architecture, and the museum’s collections. Wanderlust launched an online advertising campaign to broaden our visibility and increase visitation. As a result of this work, the number of Facebook followers increased and the number of visitors to

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the museum’s website rose 110% in one month.

We thank our members, volunteers, and donors for your continued support of Historic Deerfield – by visiting the museum, shopping at the gift shop and bookstore, and spending time at the beautifully-renovated Deerfield Inn.

Anne LanningVice President for Museum Affairs

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Historic Deerfield Program Offerings

During FY 2013 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013) Historic Deerfield presented a rich curriculum for visitors.

Exhibitions Furnishing the Frontier: The Material World of the Connecticut River Valley, 1680-1720Celebrating the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery (ongoing)Engraved Powder Horns from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution: The William H. Guthman Collection (ongoing)Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture (ongoing)Tea Talk: Ritual and Refinement in Early New England Parlors NEW (on view through February 16, 2014)

Public ProgramsFun with Flax: The Seed that we Sew (July-August)Open Hearth Cooking demonstrations (July-June)Summer Lecture Series: Digging for Truth: Uncovering Early African American Presence and Experience in the North • The Worm in the Apple: Slavery and Race in Early New England (July) • The Emerging Face of Northern Bondage: An Archaeological Perspective (July) • New York City’s African Burial Ground Project: Archaeology as Community Service (July)

Made-by-Hand Trades of the Past (September-November) • Flax Dressing • Tailoring • Letterpress Printing • Tinsmithing • 18th Century Cabinetmaking • Hat Making

• Blacksmithing • English Ceramics • Architectural Woodworking • Silversmithing • Sewing • Shoemaking • Veneering • Paper Marbling • Coopering • Stoneware Pottery • Redware Potting

Stencil Art (September and October)Family Scarecrow Making Workshop (September)2012 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show (October)Archaeology Day (October)From Apples to Ornaments (November)Season of Thanks: Native Traditions Past and Present (November)Season of Thanks: Society of the 17th Century (November)Wreath Making (November)

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Open Hearth Cooking Classes (February-March) • Hearth Cooking Basics • 17th Century Cooking • Cooking in the 18th Century • Early 19th Century Cooking Techniques • Baking Day • A Late Winter Menu • Cooking with Herbs

Heritage Holiday (December) • Horse Drawn Wagon Rides • Silhouettes • Open Hearth Cooking: Sugar and Spice • Gift Making

Winter Day Play: Colonial Toys and Games (March)Winter Lecture Series: Pontiac’s War: Cross Cultural Conflict in America’s Borderlands, 1763-1765 • Pontiac’s War and How America Became American (February)

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Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for Teachers (July)SIAMS Program Visits (July)Road Scholar: Fall Foliage Tours (September)Learning to Look: The Art and Mystery of Deerfield Furniture and New England Silver (October)Deerfield-Wellesley Symposium: Early Photography in New England: From Heliography to the Handheld Kodak, 1830-1900 (March)Deerfield Academy Look to the Hills Summer Institute (June)Dublin Seminar: Foodways in the Northeast II: A Second Helping (June)

School Programs18th Century DeerfieldColonial Life Long AgoTea and RevolutionA Day in a One-Room SchoolhouseCelebrating the Fiber ArtsHerbs and Spices

• Mapping Fear: Stoking the Fires of the French and Indian War (April)Every Dish Has a Past: A Workshop in Historic Recipe Research (March)Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster & Parade (April)Museum Course: Cartographic Encounters: Exploring the Nature of Early Maps (April)Sheep to Shears to Shawls (April)Three Bags Full: All About Wool (May-June)Architecture of Deerfield Walking Tours (May)Highlights of the Cooks’ Garden Walking Tours (June)

Academic/Educational ProgramsHistoric Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program (June- August)Road Scholar: 600 Million Years of Natural History from Pangea to the Connecticut River Valley (July)

Historic Deerfield Program Offerings

Recent Acquisitions

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Chocolate PotProbably Staffordshire, England1765-1775Lead-glazed creamware with overglaze, polychrome enamelsMuseum purchase with funds provided by Anne K. and Ray J. Groves2012.46

In early America hot chocolate was a favorite breakfast beverage. Unlike metalware chocolate pots, ceramic chocolate pots are seldom encountered because they proved too fragile for vigorous stirring and frothing of the heated chocolate. American probate inventory references to ceramic chocolate pots are also infrequent. The 1782 inventory for Colonel James Montague of Middlesex County, Virginia, listed “1 Queens China. Chocolate Pot” valued at one shilling three pence, and the 1777 probate inventory of Richard Blackledge of Craven County, North Carolina, included, “1 Queens China Chocolate Pott 10.”

Side ChairEliphalet Chapin (1741-1807)East Windsor, Connecticut1775Cherry, eastern white pineMuseum Collections Fund2013.2

This side chair is one of a set of six that Eliphalet Chapin made for Ebenezer Grant (1706-1797) as part of a large commission of furniture that Grant presented to his daughter, Ann (1748-1838), when she married Rev. John Marsh (1742-1828) of Wethersfield in 1775. Grant recorded the commission, including this side chair, in his daybook, noting “1/2 doz molbor’o ditto [chairs],” priced at

1 pound-10 shillings, each. Remarkably, this chair retains its pierced seat rail brackets. The X-interlaced splat is the most elaborate of the Chapin shop designs and the pierced carved brackets are labor-intensive, which explains why this chair with straight legs was as costly as chairs with carved ball and claw feet.

Eliphalet Chapin (1741-1807)East Windsor, Connecticut1775Cherry, eastern white pineMuseum Collections Fund2013.2

1 pound-10 shillings, each. Remarkably, this chair retains its pierced seat rail brackets. The X-interlaced splat is the most elaborate of the Chapin shop designs and the pierced carved brackets are labor-intensive, which explains why this chair with straight legs was as costly as chairs with carved ball and

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BureauAttributed to Daniel Clay (1770-1848)Greenfield, Massachusettsc. 1815Cherry, maple, maple veneer, eastern white pine, ironMuseum Collections Fund2013.11

This bureau illustrates the complexity of the cabinetmaking business in rural western Massachusetts at the beginning of the 19th century. Athol, Massachusetts cabinetmaker Alden Spooner (1784-1877) originated the design for this bureau probably around 1800. He, and his apprentice, Jacob

Carter (1796-1886), who later opened a shop in Belchertown, Massachusetts, continued to make variations of the design well into the 1820s. Noting its widespread popularity, Daniel Clay copied the design, constructing this example using a completely different method of construction than that employed by Spooner and Carter. One unusual feature is the experimental iron struts used in place of glue blocks at the joints between the legs and the case.

c. 1815Cherry, maple, maple veneer, eastern white pine, ironMuseum Collections Fund2013.11

Carter (1796-1886), who later opened a shop in Belchertown, Massachusetts, continued to make variations of the design well into the 1820s. Noting its widespread popularity, Daniel Clay copied the design, constructing this example using a completely different method of construction than that employed by Spooner and Carter. One unusual feature is the experimental iron struts used in place of glue blocks

Recent Acquisitions

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Clock DialNathan Storrs (1768-1839)Northampton, MAc. 1795BrassGift of Joseph Peter Spang in honor of Philip Zea, in recognition of his ten years as President of Historic Deerfield and forty years of association since 1973 as a Deerfield Fellow 2013.10

Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, silversmith Nathan Storrs moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1791 and remained there until his death in

1839. Storrs supplemented his income by repairing watches and making surveying instruments, cutlery, and clocks.

This engraved clock dial was designed for a musical or “chime clock.” Listed at the top are the six songs the lost clock movement played: “Marlborough Duetto, 149th Psalm in 2 Parts, Shady Bowers; Careless Sally, The Banks of the Dee, and Farewell ye Greenfields.”

Group of PotteryNew England1790-1830Lead-glazed red earthenware (redware)William T. Brandon Memorial Collection of American Redware and Ceramics2013.7.43; 2013.7.30; 2013.7.2; 2013.7.24; 2013.7.11

Redware formed the most common ceramic type in New England households, and came in forms ranging from storage jars and milk pans to harvest jugs and chamber pots. Frequently damaged and easily broken, redware rarely survives to the present day. The examples shown were produced from Maine to Bristol County, Massachusetts. The gift of an initial 48 pieces from the William T. Brandon Collection to Historic Deerfield fills a significant gap in the museum’s representation and interpretation of this everyday, utilitarian ware.

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Recent Acquisitions

ShawlProbably Paris, Lyon, or Nîmes, France1825-1835Blue twill weave wool and silk, polychrome wool and silk brocade (au lancé) weave, blue silk fringeHall and Kate Peterson Fund for Minor Antiques2013.22 By the turn of the 19th century, shawls were an important accessory for women’s dress. The most prized were those woven in Kashmir, an area within present-day India and Pakistan. These fashionable wraps were originally made from the fine underbelly hair of indigenous goats living in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. France and Great Britain led European efforts to copy these expensive shawls. This example is a square shawl, probably woven in France. A four-sided border of

stylized pine cones known as botehs (later paisleys) in a multitude of bright colors surrounds a central, undecorated field. Shawls like this were imported into the Connecticut River Valley and stocked by area merchants at all times of the year during the 1820s and 1830s.

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Family RegisterProbably Polly Loomis (b. 1786)Westfield, MAc. 1795Polychrome silk embroidery, unbleached linen groundMuseum Collections Fund2013.1

The maker of this family register, thought to be the youngest daughter listed, created her colorful work while attending an academy in Westfield where her family lived. The register is Historic Deerfield’s first example of the Westfield needlework style, characterized by an all-over embroidered surface, blocky center design, and dark borders. The extensive use of silk floss added significantly to the cost of this needlework, as opposed to most other Connecticut Valley samplers where the ground was left plain.

Book: The Country Builder’s AssistantAsher Benjamin (1773-1845)Greenfield, Massachusetts: printed by Thomas Dickman, 1797 Purchased in honor of Joseph Peter Spang III with funds provided by David and Mary Dangremond

Asher Benjamin’s name is associated with the construction of the first Deerfield Academy building in 1798 and his influence on the design of Historic Deerfield’s Asa Stebbins house. Benjamin produced the first architectural pattern book authored by an American, The Country Builder’s Assistant, while living in Greenfield, Massachusetts. William Mather (1766 -1835) of nearby Whately, Massachusetts, a cabinetmaker and general carpenter, purchased the book which would have been useful in his workshop as he laid out molding profiles, room cornices, and fireplace surrounds. The local provenance of this scarce and important first edition, along with Historic Deerfield’s ownership of Mather’s account book and pieces of furniture attributed to him, makes it a remarkable survival.

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The Transformation of the Deerfield Inn

The renovation of the Deerfield Inn following Tropical Storm Irene was completed in April 2013. In addition to correcting the flood damage, Historic Deerfield’s Trustees approved additional renovations that dramatically enhanced the interior design, efficiency and functionality of the Inn. The result is a vastly improved facility that offers first-rate services to guests and visitors to Deerfield.

• The ground-floor Terrace Room for special events received a complete make-over with additional windows and a fireplace • The kitchen was completely renovated, with new food preparation areas and state- of-the-art equipment • Extensive improvements were made to all basic building systems during construction

Specifically, the following upgrades were made during the renovation:

• The Carriage House first-floor guest rooms, which were reopened first in May 2012, were completely renovated and redecorated • Champney’s Tavern was tripled in size while retaining its cozy atmosphere • The Dining Room was reduced to a more intimate size and a fireplace added

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We thank the many people whose contributions helped us to rebuild the Inn. In particular, we would like to thank Hank and Nancy Bartels for the leadership gift to the project.

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Historic Deerfield as Mentor

Since inception, Historic Deerfield has viewed teaching as a core part of its mission. Today, graduates of Deerfield’s programs work throughout the United States in museums and historical societies, and as historians, antiques dealers, conservators, restoration architects, and authors. The following is a description of our programs.

Summer Fellowship Program

The Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship in Early American History and Culture is an intensive nine-week academic program for undergraduates in New England history, material culture, and museum studies.

without question one of the most important parts of my education and the network of former Fellows has always been an invaluable resource for me.” Alexandra Deutsch, Chief CuratorMaryland Historical SocietySummer Fellow 1992

Five-College Collaboration

Historic Deerfield has a long history serving as the sixth campus within the regional five-college community. Since the 1970s, Historic Deerfield has partnered with Smith College’s American Studies program to teach a one-semester course on the material culture of

Seven to ten students (college juniors or seniors at time of application) are selected each year from a national pool of applicants. Founded in 1956, the program has 445 graduates and has gained a reputation as one of the preeminent programs for exploring careers as museum professionals, historic preservationists, conservators, and public historians.

“So much of my career has been and continues to be shaped by the experiences I had and the contacts I made during my summer as a Deerfield Fellow. The Summer Fellowship Program was

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New England from the earliest settlements to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. It meets weekly at Historic Deerfield and is an introduction to the study and interpretation of objects as cultural documents. The course draws on the knowledge of the museum’s curators and uses objects from the museum’s collection as teaching tools. Beginning in 2014, Historic Deerfield’s new Public Historian, Barbara Mathews, will teach the class.

The museum has also worked closely with UMass Amherst’s Archaeology Field School on excavations in Old Deerfield since

1982. Throughout their work, students are able to draw on the extensive resources of the Memorial Libraries to conduct primary and secondary historical research.

Bartels Internship Program

Established in 2000 with funding from Henry and Nancy Bartels, this program is designed to give college undergraduates with an interest in life-long museum work, the opportunity to explore the museum field. The program funds three paid semester and summer-long internships each year at Historic Deerfield.

New England Culinary Institute Intern Program

In 2013, Historic Deerfield launched a new initiative with the New England Culinary Institute (NECI) to establish a training program for culinary interns at the Deerfield Inn. Each year, up to four interns will spend six months honing their skills in every aspect of operating a commercial kitchen including receiving, butchering, completing complicated recipes, preparing banquet items, and working the food preparation line. The program is designed as a real-life work experience in a kitchen that holds them to the highest standards.

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Ongoing Funding Priorities

Barnard Tavern—$105,000. We seek funders to assist with the restoration and reinterpretation of Barnard Tavern, built in 1795. Substantial restoration work is underway and museum staff members are planning a story-based iPad-style self-guided tour for visitors.

Public Historian—$2.5 million. We seek to endow the Museum’s resident academic leader position —the Public Historian. S/he serves as an Adjunct Professor of History at the Five Colleges and oversees the Summer Fellowship Program in Early American History & Material Culture, the Historic Deerfield-Wellesley College Symposium in Early American History and Material Culture, the summer lecture series, staff research, and college field visits.

Preservation Projects—$100,000. We seek preservationists in the Flynt tradition to help fund ongoing preservation projects such as painting, roof repair and replacement. Named endowment funds of $100,000 will help assure the preservation of specific historic properties in perpetuity.

Visitor Orientation Film—$20,000. We seek funders to support the production of a new visitor orientation film to replace the current 20 year-old orientation film.

MethodsHistoric Deerfield is fortunate to have many benefactors committed to the preservation of the cultural heritage of Deerfield and western New England. Their generous support takes the form of: • Outright contributions of cash or appreciated stock, including multi-year pledges of support and bequests • Grants from foundations and government • Gifts-in-kind and objects accepted for the collections • Gifts providing lifetime income to the donor or others the donor names called life-income vehicles, including a Charitable Gift Annuity and a Charitable Remainder Trust

For more information on giving priorities, methods of giving, and recommended language for testamentary gifts, please be in touch with:

David H. Barclay Director of Development413-775-7177 dbarclay@historic-deerfield.org

Jesse Vanek Associate Director of Development413-775-7178 jvanek@historic-deerfield.org

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Report of the Vice President for Business Affairs

Endowment Management. Total return on the endowment fund was 6.9%. Our investment strategy continues to be weighted toward income producing securities. The operational draw from the endowment was 9.4% due to the flooding of the Deerfield Inn. However, with renovation completed and the Deerfield Inn back on line as of April 2013, the Museum’s cash flow has improved significantly and the draw has dropped back to the traditional 5% range.

Facilities. Rental properties generated $174,884 in rental income and were at full occupancy during the year with a waiting list. Restoration work continues on Barnard Tavern with completion projected for 2015.

Museum Store. The Museum Gift Shop introduced a collection of new products based upon blue and white delftware plates in the Historic Deerfield collection. They include earrings, bookmarks, luggage tags, a T-shirt, two sets of coasters, a puzzle,

and a notepad. (See photo.) Other proprietary items including mugs and a holiday ornament of the Dwight House were also added. The store’s wholesale business of miniature musical hurdy gurdies has increased 10% over the prior year.

Fundraising. Combined unrestricted giving from individuals, foundations, government agencies, and corporations totaled $2,452,492. An additional $620,895 in restricted funds from individuals, foundations and government agencies was received, bringing the total to $3,073,387. Gifts to the Summer Fellowship Gift Fund reached $24,366.

Membership. Overall membership stayed steady at 915.

Susan Martinelli Vice President for Business Afairs

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Consolidated Statement of Financial ConditionAt June 30, 2013

AssetsCurrent Assets Cash and equivalents $ 518,752 Accounts receivable 37,595 Gifts and grants receivable 6,625 Inventories 396,291 Prepaid expenses 106,381

Total Current Assets 1,065,644

Non-current assets Investments 48,759,059 Property and equipment, net 12,730,675 Bequest receivable 2,000,000 Other assets 292,449

Total Non-current Assets 63,782,183

Total Assets $ 64,847,827 Liabilities and Net AssetsCurrent Liabilities Accounts payable $ 443,252 Deferred revenue 181,793 Current portion of long-term debt 95,500

Total Current Liabilities 720,545

Long-term debt 737,295

Total Liabilities 1,457,840

Net Assets Unrestricted/Unrestricted- Board Designated 32,045,362 Temporarily restricted 23,128,383 Permanently restricted 8,216,242

Total Net Assets 63,389,987

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 64,847,827

Operating StatementJuly 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

IncomeAdministration and Museum Operations Museum admissions $ 79,730 Other museum related income 12,446 Academic/Fellowship 13,989 Unrestricted income from operations 59,241 Rental income 174,884 Royalty income 8,254 Unrestricted gifts to operations 392,601 Unrestricted grants income 43,900 Restricted gifts and grants 79,936 Endowment draw @ 9.4% 2,331,109 Miscellaneous income 48,360

Total Administration and Museum Operations 3,244,450

Deerfield Inn * 806,236 Museum Store 246,702

Total 1,052,938

Total Income $ 4,297,388 ExpensesAdministration and Museum Operations Curatorial $ 758,107 Academic programs 59,596 Fellowship program 63,239 Library 179,233 Rentals 101,356 Properties maintenance 549,160 Administration and general 717,056 Inn administrative support services 88,901 Development expense 289,705 Marketing 321,532 Special events 9,506 Museum education 567,183

Total Administration and Museum Operations 3,704,574

Deerfield Inn 1,256,828Museum Store 285,151

Total Expenses 1,541,979

Total Expenses 5,246,553

Net Operating Surplus (Deficit) * $ (949,165)

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Summary Operating StatementsJuly 1 to June 30

2010 2011 2012 2013IncomeAdministration and Museum Operations $ 3,482,585 $ 3,490,637 $ 3,438,909 $ 3,244,450Deerfield Inn 1,593,043 1,615,773 288,648 806,236Museum Store 261,762 244,484 241,617 246,702Business Interruption Proceeds 0 0 510,837 0

Total Income 5,337,390 5,350,894 4,480,011 4,297,389

ExpensesAdministration and Museum Operations 3,459,833 3,380,927 3,477,677 3,704,574Deerfield Inn 1,614,537 1,656,412 923,182 1,256,828Museum Store 256,880 263,660 260,184 285,151

Total Expenses 5,331,250 5,300,999 4,661,043 5,246,553

Net Operating Surplus (Deficit) $ 6,140 $ 49,895 $ (181,032) $ (949,165)

driving down revenues for the museum and museum store.

The Annex reopened in May 2012 and the Inn’s main building and food service facilities in the spring of 2013. The extensive renovation and redesign of its interior have significantly improved the Inn’s functionality and aesthetic appeal.

Footnotes* In August 2011, floodwater from the Deerfield River inundated the Deerfield Inn, its adjoining Annex and the basements of three other buildings, all owned and operated by Historic Deerfield. The Inn’s 24 guest rooms, restaurant and tavern were immediately closed. In addition to the significant loss of revenue to the Inn and its food service facilities, the Inn’s closure had the effect of

VISITORDEMOGRAPHICS

25%Other New England States

25%Massachusetts

40%Balance of the United States

10%International

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Volunteers

Historic Deerfield volunteers

contribute many hours of

service each year in the

administration office, curatorial

department, library, education

department, and during special

events. Their support is

essential and Historic Deerfield

applauds them for their service.

Sara Ardrey

William H. Bakeman, Jr.

Lynn Barclay

Kay Bardzik

Cressy Belden-Janko

Jeanne Sansbury Bell

Earl Billingsley

Lillian Billingsley

Jude Bishoff

Rebecca Bounds

Glenn Brown

Beth Burns

Donna Cacae

Don Carpentier

Thomas Chiffriller

Miriam Clapp

Amy Clark

Philip Contic

Mr. Paul E. Courchaine

Joanna Creelman

Carl Darrow

Doris Dickinson

David Dye

William J. Fennessey

Marie Ferre

Isabel Field

Becky George

Joseph Gianesin

Linda Gianesin

Ann Hamilton

Sarah Hollister

Pegge Howland

Gigi Janko

Nick Jurek

Kate Kalysko

Sev Kalysko

Rick Kelly

Sheila Kelly

Diane Kelton

Lydia Lovett-Dietrich

Juliette Lowe

Natasha Lowe

Tinka Lunt

Susan MacConnell

Susan Maraneck

Alfred McKee

Maria Mullevey

Suzanne Olcott

Mary Jane Porter

Anne Schewe

Diane Schlappi

Bob Schmitt

David Slivka

Peter Spang

Karen Suchenski

Madeleine Surgenor

Jack Thornton

Judith Thornton

Joan C. Vander Vliet

Jean Wall

Rebecca Webb

Carolyn Wetzel

Ann Wood

Betsy Zea

Contributors to Historic Deerfield

Photo by Richard Cheek

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Each May, Historic Deerfield recognizes individuals for outstanding financial leadership, historic preservation, their role in raising awareness of Historic Deerfield, overall contribution to the field and collaboration with the museum. The 2013 honorees are:

Leadership Award—Claire HanavanPreservation Award—David and Molly DyeAmbassador Award—John DemosPresident’s Award—Jane Nylander

2013 Award Recipients

John Demos and Philip Zea

Claire Hanavan and her daughter Jean Hanavan Kelly

Philip Zea, Molly and David Dye

Jane Nylander

Photo by Richard Cheek

Trustees and Museum Staff

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Historic Deerfield Officers and Trustees

(at June 30, 2013)

Officers

Anne K. Groves, Chair

Joseph P. Gromacki, Vice-Chair

Peter Richard James, Treasurer

Susan Martinelli, Assistant

Treasurer

Joseph Peter Spang, Secretary

Philip Zea, President

Trustees

Jeanne D. Adair

Robert Allen

Anthony Berner

Edson L. Bridges, II

Daniel P. Brown

Lawrence C. Caldwell

John P. Demos

Lane W. Goss

Joseph P. Gromacki

Anne K. Groves

Daniel Horowitz

Lynda McCurdy Hotra

Barbara A. James

Peter Richards James

Ann W. Lord

Steven Miller

Lindsay Ormsby

Robert I. Owens

Charles D. Schewe

Charlotte E. Smith

Joseph Peter Spang

John B. Vander Sande

Barbara L. Hoadley

Nancy E. Howell

Bonnie L. Johnson

Brett Johnson

Peter M. King

Todd M. Kmetz

Barbara Koch

Edith N. Macmullen

Sarah S. Mager

Eileen C. Mahar

Bruce G. Medley

Peter S. Miller

Terrence S. Norwood

Barbara Pelissier

Denise Petrin

Steven G Randall

Jacqueline Schonbrun

Marcia J. Schuhle

Charlene Scott

Amandus H. Sharbaugh

Karen A. Shulda

Priscilla M. Spencer

Carolyn G. Swinerton

Richard Tillberg

Mary Sidney Treyz

Laura Walton

Louise H. Williamson

Ellen M. Zale

Museum Attendants

Sally Phillips, Lead Museum

Attendant

Donald Campbell

Richard J. Grace

John C. Howell Jr

Willard M. Johnson

L’aura Jordan

Teresa R. McClelland

Stanley C. Neubert

Honorary Trustees

Henry E. Bartels

O. Stuart Chase

Mary Maples Dunn

Henry N. Flynt, Jr.

Ellsworth S. Grant

John A. Herdeg

Peter S. Lynch

Hon. J. William Middendorf

Jane C. Nylander

John D. Ong

Roger B. Parsons

Joseph Hill Torras

Staff of Historic Deerfield

Administration

Philip Zea, President

Betsy McKee, Assistant to the

President and Office Manager

Barbara J. Goodhind,

Receptionist

Museum

Anne D. Lanning, Vice

President for Museum Affairs

Barbara Mathews, Public

Historian

Julie Orvis, Coordinator of

Special Events

Amanda E. Lange, Curatorial

Department Chair and

Curator of Historic Interiors

Joshua W. Lane, Curator of

Furniture

David E. Lazaro, Collections

Manager and Associate

Curator of Textiles

Penny Leveritt, Visual

Resources Manager

Aaron Miller, Curatorial

Assistant

Betteann Karpinski, Head

Housekeeper

Elaine Jarvis, Housekeeping

Nancy Adams, Housekeeping

Ellice Johnson, Housekeeping

Pamela Stone, Housekeeping

Museum Education and

lnterpretation

Amanda Rivera Lopez, Director

of Museum Education and

lnterpretation

Claire Carlson, Education

Program Coordinator

Faith Deering, Educator

Guides and Museum Aides

Lillian Miskinis, Visitor

Services Manager

Louella B. Atherton

Jo A. Backiel

Melinda Baker

Debora Blodgett

Joann B. Brown

David P. Brule

Elizabeth Burns

Prentice Crosier

Cynthia D. Croteau

Mary E. Douglas

Jeanne S. Dunn

Audrey S. Farnum

Marie Ferré

Erin E. Ferry

Joan Gabriel

Carol W Gehlbach

Frederick K. Goodhue

Kimon Gregory

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Ann Marie Ostrowski

Linda Siteman

Library

David Bosse, Librarian and

Curator of Maps

Heather Harrington, Assistant

Librarian

Business Office

Susan Martinelli, Vice President

for Business Affairs

Donna Bliss, Bookeeper

Anne Downes, Bookkeeper

Brandy Patch, Bookkeeper

Peter Tomb, Information

Technology Manager

Development

David Barclay, Director of

Development

Jesse Vanek, Associate Director

of Development

Lynne Francis, Development

Coordinator

Marketing

Laurie Nivison, Director of

Marketing

Maintenance & Security

William A. Flynt, Architectural

Conservator

George Holmes, Superintendent

of Property Maintenance

Winthrop Arms

Michael Aubrey

Steven M. Brown

Carolyn Bruso

John A. Carney

Kevin M. Connors

Joseph A. Corbeil

Walter J. Harubin

Jacob Holmes

John Nawrocki

Lawrence Paradis

William Robinson

Melinda Shearer

George Wheeler Jr.

Gregory D. Wright

Joseph G. Zea

Ernest Zuraw

Deerfield Inn

Karl Sabo and Jane Howard,

Innkeepers

Sarah Klein, Chef

Erik A. Remick, Chef

Hilda Bailey, Banquet & Events

Mark D. Bardwell, Bartender

Michael E. Beaumier, Line Cook

Stephanie A. Beck, Server

Jolina Rose Blier, Server

Kimberly Brothers,

Housekeeping

Deborah L. Burek, Front Desk

Marshall A. Cates, Intern

Andy Cavacco, Waitstaff

Christian C. Chapdelaine,

Dishwasher

Denise Deangelis,

Housekeeping

Ryan Downie, Dishwasher

Helen Dufresne, Front Desk

Chase J. Eozzo, Intern

David R. Ethier, Server

Alexis B. Foley, Hostess

Alicia L. Ganz, Bartender/Team

Leader

Nichole Ganzor, Housekeeping

Mary Elizabeth Gorman, Server

Eric J. Guzik, Server

Sandra Herzig, Housekeeping

Daniel Himmelstein,

Dishwasher

Cheryl Johnson, Hostess

Jaclyn Kidd, Server

Martha Kloper, Intern

Kali Laraway, Bartender

Nicholas M. Lemay, Line Cook

Justin N. McDonald,

Food Truck

Dylan Miller, Intern

Larissa Miner, Waitstaff

Caitlin Miner, Hostess

Erin R. Morell, Server

Nicholas J. Morin, Line Cook

Daniel J. Moro, Dishwasher

Craig Novak, Line Cook

Andrea L. Olanyk, Intern

Poliane V. Paniago, Server

Matthew S. Parady, Line Cook

Timothy Parker, Bartender

Kevin Recinos, Waitstaff

Alexis M. Reynolds,

Housekeeping

Nicole R. Rice, Server

Alexander Sall, Bartender/

Team Leader

Andrew Seguin, Line Cook

Renee Shafii, Hostess

Khalil Taylor, Karl projects

Lisa M. Taylor, Housekeeping

Paul Voiland, Maintenance

Brendan Walker, Bartender

Jason M. Wan, Dishwasher

Marcie L. White, Front Desk

Leela Whittcomb, Server

Emily L. Wholey, Server/Team

Leader

Naomi K. Zeitz, Hostess

Museum Store

Tina Harding, Manager

Barbara J. Goodhind

Martha A. Hemenway

Irene C. Knowlton

Mary Ruddock

Barbara Sackman

Bartels Interns

Anna Cressotti

Anna R. Keefe

Madeleine C. Lane

Alec N. Slepchuk

2013 Summer Fellows

Sarah M. Marrs, Assistant

Tutor

John Botello

Kyle Dalton

Emma Florio

Carl Klein

Madison Lehrhaupt

Courtney Little

Daniel Newcomb

2013 Summer Fellows – Front: Madison Lehrhaupt; middle: Daniel Newcomb, Courtny Little, Emma Florio; back: John Botello, Carl Klein, Kyle Dalton.

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