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Following passionate pleas Monday [September 26] to preserve the Gorham Historical Society, members averted a potential collapse of the group. The historical society, plagued in recent months by lack of filled leadership positions and dwindling meeting attendance, rallied when a large turnout backed continuing the organization. Then membership elected a new slate of officers. They chose Suzanne Phillips, a School Committee member and former town councilor, as president. “I am looking forward to helping the historical society have more of a presence in the community,” Phillips said Wednesday. “We have wonderful members and lots of great ideas.” The society’s assets include archives housed in a town-owned building at 28 School St., and a White Rock farm bequeathed to the society several years ago. Disbanding the society would likely have led to legal issues.
- John C.L. Morgan
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