The stately old Segerstrom house has been removed from the Preserve at Squam Creek in Westport Island in preparation for reassembly at a new site. (Thank you, John Wallace!)  It is now time to restore the site and the original Stephen Dunton cellar hole for preservation and historic display. There remain lots of wood scraps and masonry debris from the house removal that we would like to clean up in preparation for mounting historic displays and the Friends of Westport Island scavenger hunt May 23.

We are planning two work party days: Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you could help for a couple hours on either of those days, please join us. We will be gathering the debris and loading it onto a dump trailer to take to the transfer station. Bring work gloves and, if you have one, a bucket to collect scraps in.  If you wish to bring a rake, that could be useful. You should wear thick soled shoes since there are scraps of wood with nails in them!