Society Descriptions

Historical Commissions are the boards or committees of municipal government responsible for community-wide historic preservation planning. They are funded by the local city or town. This is not the type of historical society being proposed.

A Historical Society  is a private, non-profit organization. Historical Societies preserve local history through house museums, maintaining collections, records, and public programs. They are not funded by municipalities. But raise their own funds to support the institution. This is the type of historical society being propose

Proposals

The sections below describe the options that are open to starting a new Onset Historic Society.

OHS – Single Entity

• Advantages
  • Full ownership
  • Self-funded
  • 100 % Decision Making
• Disadvantages
  • Financial
  • No Physical Presence

OHS – Wareham Historical Society – 100% Umbrella

• Advantages
  • Financial
  • Legacy/Experience
  • WHS Control
  • Percentage of Decision Making
  • Physical Presence
• Disadvantages
  • Control

OHS – Wareham Historical Society – Hybrid

• Advantages
  • Financial
  • Legacy/Experience
  • 100% Percentage of Decision Making
  • Multi-year agreement – reevaluate in a predetermined agreeable time frame
  • Physical Presence
• Disadvantages
  • Control

OHS -Onset Historical Society – Virtual (Present State)

• Online Presence Only.

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