The Town of Chestertown and the Kent County Arts Council have announced that the Charles Sumner Post # 25, Grand Army of the Republic has received a Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) FY 2013 Community Legacy Program Award of $125,000.
In this 2002 photo is a group of citizens who helped save the structure on Queen Street in Chestertown. Presenting the proceeds from a fund-raising concert produced by S. & B. Productions are Sylvia and Bill Frazier to Joan Walker Hunter, history and arts activist and member of Preservation, Inc., the group which was instrumental in restoring the building. Among the group pictured: Don and Anne McColl, Leslie Prince Raimond, Mr. and Mrs. Rhinelander, Bill Frazier, Rev. Cordell Hunter, Freddy and Ted Widmer, Sylvia Frazier, Joan Walker Hunter, Kees de Mooy, Adam Goodheart, Tom Mack and Debbie Toll.
Petey S. Bestmom says
You omitted the name of the dog standing in front. Seems he is also deserving of credit here. Otherwise he wouldn’t be in the pic.
Congrats to everyone who worked on this very worthy project to secure the grant. Thank You, Good job!
Paula Ruckelshaus says
This is great news! It should be noted that since 2002, many additional individuals have made significant contributions to preserve and restore this important structure. To name an important few not mentioned in your articlel, other key contributors include Pete Weed who has been active in writing and submitting grant applications for several years ( probably including this one), Suzanne Street who has served as the organizations Treasurer, Roy Kirby who made a significant contribution to building restoration and numerous others who contributed funds to support this initiative. All deserve recognition for their individual contributions to maintaining our community’s irreplaceable historic resources. Thanks to all.