[MassHistPres] Bank accounts for hist comm

[Dennis De Witt]

At one time Brookline also had such a friends group, partly funded by funds from book publications.  I don’t know how active it is now.

Dennis De Witt

> On Apr 27, 2026, at 2:51 PM, augiedef--- via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Connie,
>  
> I live in Brimfield. Several people in town, including a former Historical Commission member, created a non-profit Friends of Historic Brimfield (https://fohbrimfield.org <https://fohbrimfield.org/>) for the purpose of fundraising and supporting the Commission’s historical projects.
>  
> Mike DeFalco
>  
>  
> From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu>> On Behalf Of Connie Hellwig via MassHistPres
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2026 1:43 PM
> To: Masshistpres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Bank accounts for hist comm
>  
> Hello everyone - Our Historical Commission would like to have an online fundraising platform to raise funds for our conservation efforts, i.e., 19th century book conservation, antiques restoration, etc. Our financial director has told us we cannot have our own bank account or online fundraising via PayPal or gofundme, etc. Have any of you managed to obtain a bank account for your Historical Commission?
>  
> Connie Hellwig
> Chairman
> Salisbury Historical Commission 
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