Preservation Awards

Back Row
Carl P. Fortuna, Jr. First Selectman | Norman Needleman State Senator | Jane Montanaro Executive Director of CT Trust for Historic Preservation |  Devin Carney CT State Representative

Front Row
Barbara and George Maynard

Presentation of a Valley Forge Elm and bench, Saybrook Fort Monument Park, July 12, 2019 in honor of

Barbara J. Maynard

First Selectwoman 1974 – 1989
Lifetime Achievement in Historical Preservation Award

Presented by the
Old Saybrook Historical Society – October 18, 2018

• Major organizer of 350th anniversary of founding of Old Saybrook
• Acquisition of Saybrook Fort Monument Park from the State of Connecticut
• Purchase of miniature golf course and Sandbar Restaurant (Vicki Duffy Pavilion) from Steffie Walters
• Purchase of Kirtland House, now home of Family Youth Services
• Purchase of Harvey’s Beach from Violet Harvey
• Major contributor to publication of “faces and Places”
• Active in establishing Wall of History, Action Library
• Instrumental in having published “Glimpses of Saybrook in Colonial Days” by Harriet Chapman Chesebrough
• Co-author of “Old Saybrook Postcard History”
• Nurturer and Protector of Centennial Elms
• Key organizer to save “The Preserve”
• Notable use of historic photos for promoting political causes
• Collector and contributor of Old Saybrook memorabilia
• A Storehouse and promoter of local history and lore