The Square Dance Foundation of New England, Inc. was founded in 1973 by caller and editor of The New England Square Dance Caller Magazine, Charlie Baldwin and his wife Bertha. Organized as a non-profit foundation in Massachusetts, it has a membership of individuals, clubs, and organizations who care about our dance heritage of the past, and want to see it continue on as a living legacy.

Our Mission

Objectives are:

• To establish a library, acquire books, periodicals, tapes, recordings, sheet music, and paraphernalia relating to dance, square and round dancing, the history of dances, and dancing.
• To acquire, catalog, print, or arrange for reproduction of any or all such information.
• To acquire, show and display memorabilia of dancing, and square and round dancing.
• To establish and maintain a historical registry of Callers, Cuers, and Clubs.

Our Purpose

• To preserve the American Heritage of traditional, ethnic and social dance.
• To promote the preservation of dance history and memorabilia in a central archive, consisting of collections from personal clubs and organizations involved in social dance.

The existence of our Library and Museum is intended to create a greater visibility of the square dance activity for future dance population growth throughout New England. In serves as a center for dance education and research on dance. Future programs will be developed to transform our operations into a living dance heritage center.