Historical Commission Reorganizes, Backs Fire Engine Restoration Plan
Historical Commission and Bellingham's Ernest A. Taft Jr. Historical Museum Agendas · Meeting of July 20, 2026
Bellingham Historical Commission reorganizes and advances major fire engine restoration fundraising effort. Jeffrey Prescott was unanimously elected Chair, Rick Marcoux as Vice Chair, and Bernadette Rivard as Secretary/Treasurer. The commission approved partnering with the Uxbridge Fire Museum as a fiscal sponsor to expand fundraising capacity, with Rivard and Jennifer Russo preparing a professional fundraising packet by September for major donors.
The fall issue of Crimpville Comments will be the final Revolutionary War publication, featuring an article on 18th-century Bellingham life and a memorial honoring Denis Fraine's decades of service.
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Source: the Historical Commission and Bellingham's Ernest A. Taft Jr. Historical Museum Agendas meeting of July 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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