Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society

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SPRING GATHERING

A 'Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring' VIS Gathering at The Shattuck. Sunday, March 16, 2008. It all begins with drinks and aperitifs at 5:00, followed by Dinner at 6:00.The cost is $35 per person. Download .pdf of the flyer.

VIS at 100

See the slideshow that was shown at the Grand Centennial Banquet.

RECENT NEWS

Jaffrey Center VIS Elects New President (full story)

PLATES FOR SALE

We have good news for those of you who need Christmas presents for your friends and family. There are still a few sets of our limited edition Spode plates available for purchase. They won't last long. Contact Ken Campbell for information.

THE JAFFREY CENTER Village Improvement Society is pleased to announce two new publications which have been issued to commemorate the Centennial of the VIS. Both are now available from the Society. (Marshal the Willing Forces may be obtained from the Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce and The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough.) These companion publications were researched, written and produced by VIS member Robert B. Stephenson and make use of the minutes, records, photographs and ephemera of the Society. Many of the images included have never appeared in print before. (more information)

Marshal the Willing Forces; A Centennial History of the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society

100 years; A Commemorative Keepsake Celebrating the Centennial Year of the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society,

HISTORY: The Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society was founded in August 1906 by a group of nine women and two men —both year-round and summer residents—…to improve and to ornament the streets and public grounds of Jaffrey Center and vicinity.” Since that first annual meeting, it has preserved and continues to maintain, for the benefit of all, over 16 acres of commons, parks, lawns and meadows in the village. Since 1919 the VIS has done the same for Melville Academy—Jaffrey’s own local history museum.

The Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society is a nonprofit association which includes about 200 individuals and families from Jaffrey, the Monadnock region, Massachusetts and elsewhere who are committed to maintaining and sustaining a vibrant and historic New England village.

Persons interested in joining the JCVIS during its Centennial Year may write to the Society at Post Office Box 722, Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452. Annual dues are $10.

Contact: Ken Campbell, President. (President@jcvis.org)