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Administrator's Annual Report July 1, 1972 Great strides have been made during the past year in our endeavor to fulfill our mission to the people of Nantucket. I'll briefly describe some for the record although many were reported in progress last year and most of the others have been well publicized in the newspaper. Edouard A. Stackpole, a Past President, noted writer, and historian, was appointed last year full-time Historian, and Di rector of the Peter Foulger Museum as well as continuing to be the Editor of Historic Nantucket. He has organized the library at the Peter Foulger Museum for Nantucket and Maritime His tory, answered a sizable number of inquiries from all over the world about whaling and Nantucket history, lectured to a num ber of schools and adult groups; one group tour with 37 people from far away Waco, Texas. Arrangements have been made for him to teach a class in the Nantucket Institute and to speak to civic organizations here and off-island. Of great importance have been his lectures to local and visiting school classes of which there have been a number. We are very proud of the work he is doing and believe it a most important function of the Association. The Peter Foulger Museum was opened to the public last August and has been favorably received by all from the casual visitor to the expert. I think you will be pleased with Mr. Stackpole's report on its first 10 months in operation. A new Archaeology Department has been organized. The program is still in the planning stage but has a great potential. Not only do we plan to learn more about Indians and perhaps earlier people, but hopefully, we will discover valuable informa tion about colonial life on the Island. This summer, for the first time, we have had a full-time grounds keeper and handy man. I think you will agree that John Danzer, the young college man doing the work, has made great improvements in the appearance of our properties. We placed a marker in Siasconset designating the location of the first wireless station. Plans were made to do this at other historic locations but we have been dragging our feet. I hope some people will volunteer to do the necessary research to move on with this program. We renewed contact with the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, His torical Society and cooperated with them in their efforts to restore one of the houses built by Nantucket whalemen at the time that a group of our people migrated there. You have seen in this week's paper a picture of the beautiful crewel spread, backdrop, and valance given by Mrs. Richard F. Swain in memory of her mother. It is the handwork of many Nantucket women. Mrs. Swain gave a party at the Hadwen HouseSatler Memorial for those who worked on it. This was a big
