To Our Members:

I hope you like the new look of our newsletter (click here to download). The goal is to send this to you several times a year and to include timely information about what is going on and how you can get involved in accomplishing our mission: The mission of the Greendale Historical Society is to educate about, encourage interest in, and foster appreciation of the unique and diverse history of the Village of Greendale.

Our plans to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Greendale and the 75th anniversary of the New Deal are designed to involve the entire community. They include Historic Tours of Greendale Homes, special events and exhibits during the July 4th and Village Days celebrations, and other commemorative events. For all this to happen, we rely on you, our members, to help.

At the last general meeting there was a great interest in our new committees. Many of you found a spot where you could help out. There are more opportunities and I hope you will join one of the committees, learn more about Greendale, and help others discover more about our unique Village. Take a look and see if there is
something you would be interested in.

A lot of work has been done with our renovation plan of the Old Fire & Police station. It is a big challenge. Your officers and many members continue to work toward making the Society “grant worthy” and to identify other sources of funding for this project.

We have made great progress in revitalizing our organization to meet that challenge: added more new members this year than ever before, began outreach programs to schools and the community, expanded our board to involve more, revised the by-laws to modernize our way of doing business, and launched our own website and email.

All this is a great start to this special Greendale anniversary year, thanks to our active membership. I look forward to talking to you at our next meeting March 20th. See you there!

Ted Mainella, President