Berlin Historical Commission Reappoints Chair, Clerk

Historical Commission · Meeting of July 24, 2026

Berlin's Historical Commission reappointed June Miller as chair and Eleanor Bergen as clerk for another year in a unanimous vote Friday. The three-member board, which also includes custodian Barry Eager, discussed a phased funding strategy for the town-owned Bullard House after a call with architect Mark Pelletier, who said his firm does not take on publicly funded work. Miller said a single comprehensive funding request at Town Meeting "is a wish to happen" and that she did not want it to fail.

The commission also reviewed a draft policy from the Select Board clarifying commission, board and town administrator roles, and set an Aug. 17 tea event at 19 Carter to raise awareness of the privately owned Hop House. A CPAC report on the commission's historic clothing project is due Aug. 12.

In the full story:

• Minutes Review and Scrivener Corrections
• Financial Report
• Reorganization: Chair and Clerk Reappointed
• Bullard House Funding Strategy
• Draft Select Board Policy on Historical Commission Roles
• Historical Collection: Clothing Project, Cataloguing, Conservation Planning
• Curatorial Building Maintenance
• Hop House Public Outreach Event
• South Berlin Village: Dam Preservation and Building Survey
• New Donation Inquiry: Barnes Family Sampler
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,341 words

Source: the Historical Commission meeting of July 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.