UNDERWAY! Elevator Tower PHASE II -
We have started fund raising for Phase II of our tower
project. It has been jump started by two generous trustees jointly donating
a matching gift of $30,000. The tower is complete, except for interior
painting, the fire stairs are fully usable and the elevator shaft
is installed – awaiting the elevator cab! And surprises do occur! We
must upgrade our fire code far more extensively than we had anticipated due
to increased use at a cost of $28,500. To complete the tower and fire code
upgrade we need to raise $120,000. We have already received a gift from the
town of Ludlow, through the Enterprise Fund, for $10,000 and a grant from
Vermont Cultural Facilities Coalition and the State of Vermont for $18,000
towards our goal. Now we need even more HELP to make our long-held dream of
“Accessibility for All” to come true. Please make a donation, either by
mail or on this Web site.
Help
with our elevator drive . . .
Donations may be made by clicking the donation button or sending them to BRAM, P. O. Box 73. Ludlow, VT 05149. (Watch the construction progress at our photo history page . . . and checkout our Time Capsule!)
person or event? How about a brick engraved with their name . . . and a special message from you? Look at our
memorial brick walkway . . . just click
here.Our Mission . . .
-To present the ethnic and cultural traditions of the Black River Valley through collection and preservation of artifacts, records, and Memorabilia
- To provide educational opportunities for all ages in order to promote a thorough understanding of this heritage, especially through the textile industry
- To safeguard the identity of the Black River Academy building and history as the alma mater of President Calvin Coolidge and its other graduates
Calvin Coolidge,
Class of 1890,
President of the United States of America,
1923-1929
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Mailing Address:
PO Box 73
14 High Street
Ludlow, VT 05149
Telephone:
802,228,5050
EMail:
or
From the Director's Notebook
. . .The League of Local Historical Societies of the Vermont Historical
Society will honor BRAM with three separate awards at its Nov. 6 meeting in
St. Albans, VT for its multi-generational programs. In making the
announcement, the league stated, "The committee agreed that your
organization’s efforts continue to produce inspiring results. Your
programming and community interactions motivate a multigenerational
enthusiasm for local history, what it means to us, what it can teach us, and
how we can apply the knowledge to present day." The awards covered: 1 -
Award of Merit for Exhibits/Museum Techniques – BRAM & Ludlow Elementary
School for, “Barns: A Vanishing Landscape”; 2 - Award of Merit for
Educational Outreach – BRAM & Black River High School and Middle School for,
“Voices From the Past”; and 3 - Award of
Merit
for Publications/Oral History – Newton Rose and Noah Schmidt for “Calvin
Coolidge, Vermont Born and Raised”. . . We have also been awarded a $1,000
grant from the Walter Cerf Community Fund of the Vermont Community
Foundation. The award was to assist the museum with its continuation of
educational programs made possible by the construction of an elevator tower
wing with fire escape stairs. The new wing will permit both students and
adults to view all three floors of the museum. . . . And our October
historic walk through Ludlow Village drew over 50 interested walkers (see
Press Releases for details). Our Annual Meeting is set for Nov. 3, call
228-5050 for information.
Schedule:
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