The “Tuesday Morning Work Crew” members proudly holding their Awards of Merit are (from left to right) Kevin Cole, Ted Freeman, Arthur (Skip) Beebe, Architect Stephen Joncus, and Ellis Jewett. Photograph by James Meehan.

The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation held their 2016 Connecticut Preservation Award event April 6, at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. Among the recipients receiving Awards of Merit for their work in the restoration and preservation of the Old Lyme Historical Society (OLHSI) at 55 Lyme St. in Old Old Lyme were the volunteer members of the OLHSI “Tuesday Morning Work Crew.”

The “Crew” plus architect Steve Joncus were selected to receive the Award of Merit for the work they have been doing to adapt the OLHSI’s building — the former “Grange” property on Lyme Street — to the Society’s needs. This work includes creating an office and building a secure, climate-controlled  archives room to store materials in addition to other smaller projects with many more to follow.