The long-anticipated move of the Bedford Historical Society from its office/archive space in the Stearns Building to the ground floor of Old Town Hall is underway.
Click this link to read about the office/archive in the Stearns Building before the move , and then look at these images of the move in progress.
Construction fencing is in place around the Stearns Building at the corner of The Great Road and Mudge Way
Some members of the ‘move team’ on Day One
Clearing the training room to be used as a staging area
Boxes and artifacts in the staging area, ready for their move to the ground floor of Old Town Hall
Bedford-made bandboxes are ready to travel
The formerly full display cases outside the Historical Society’s office/archive
In the hallway outside the Historical Society’s office/archive in the Stearns Building
Packing the antique clock for a safe journey
Artwork and cartons that will move to the new space inOld Town Hall
Landed! Some of the first arrivals in the Historical Society’s new office space on the ground floor of Old Town Hall
More artifacts in place
Display fixtures at Old Town Hall
Town Historian Sharon McDonald and the lateral files in place at Old Town Hall
The moving van exiting the driveway of Old Town Hall
A last look at the hallway outside the Historical Society’s office/archive in the Stearns Building, formerly filled with display cases and artifacts