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Report of the Administrator JANUARY 6, 1975 THE OPEN HOUSE at the Hadwen-Satler Memorial was a great success due to the work of Chairman Phoebe Swain and her committee. Even Mr. Hadwen's portrait sparkled as he must have at similar Christmas parties held there during his lifetime. Over 350 people attended. Lectures at the Peter Foulger Museum by Mr. Stackpole and one by Mrs. Barbara Johnson have also been a tremendous success. One in August was so well attended that we had to turn away over 100 people. Mr. Stackpole has also done an excel lent job with walking tours and lectures to delegations from the Bermuda Bureau of Tourism, the Japanese Broadcasting Co., the Schenectady Historical Society, Moses Brown, Wheeler, and other schools, as well as assisting a sizable number of people doing research in the Peter Foulger Museum Research Library, plus answering no end of written and telephone inquiries for infor mation on Nantucket history and genealogy. Mrs. Hussey has been of great assistance in this during the summer months. We again ground corn, whenever a favorable wind, at the Old Mill and were able to turn the top to a new angle. We are work ing on a plan to solve the difficulties of turning this top but miss the availability of oxen and horses. One of the vanes broke during the summer but, fortunately, it was quickly repaired. The sidewalls have been reshingled with fire-resisting wooden shingles. Hopefully, they will quickly weather to a better color. The International Marine Manuscript Archives has offered to re-microfilm our log books and valuable marine records with a better and more usable filming. Because of the size of our collection it may take some time to get this done but it will be a great convenience and security. In conjunction with the Bicentennial Committee we are working on an audio-visual documentary of Nantucket, past and present. This has considerable merit but the details have not as yet been finalized. Last summer, the Island Tours operated a "shuttle trip" between our buildings pointing out many historic buildings and sites as well as allowing our patrons to spend a short or longer time at each of our exhibits. From our standpoint this was very succssful and we hope they can continue it next year. The Oldest House, under Mrs. Baird's chairmanship, has had the front roof reshingled with fire resisting wooden shingles and the displays have been cleaned up and improved. The Nantucket
