Square Dance Foundation of New England

2012 Hartford, CT Convention

1976 Portland, ME Convention

Welcome to the Square Dance Foundation of New England!

The Library/Museum of the Square Dance Foundation of New England (SDFNE) has been closed, however the SDFNE continues to exists as an online entity at: http://www.sdfne.org. It is important to realize that a large collection of materials from the SDFNE collection are available on the SDFNE.org web site. Most important among these are the full set of Bob Brundage interviews with more than 100 leading square dance people from the past 60 or more years and the complete digitized issues of the New England Caller/Northeast Square Dancer magazines. The complete publications of five major caller note services are also available on the web site. There are many other items available for viewing.

The collection of historical materials has been transferred to the University of New Hampshire. The Milne Special Collections Library there has what is probably the largest collection of square dance related material anywhere in the world. As we closed our museum we moved a huge amount of books, documents, recordings, photographs and other items to the UNH Library. These added to the already substantial collections we had been sending over the past decade. The task of organizing and cataloging this material will take years. To help support the University’s work on this task the SDFNE has recently made a contribution of $5000 and we hope to continue this support in the future.

Many of the books and records that we have shared with UNH over the past decade have already been cataloged and are listed on the UNH web site. To search for books use the web address: https://www.library.unh.edu/ then enter the keyword SDFNE. Click here to look for records and enter the collection name SDFNE. Other types of materials will require a more specific identification and help with searching the very complete donation lists that the Foundation has on our computers. If you are searching for something like that, contact Jim Mayo: jmayo329@aol.com or John Wedge: jbwedge@gmail.com.

In November of 2016, the SDFNE transferred much of the remainder of it's museum documents and artifacts to the Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, NY. At this time, Square Dancing is not yet mentioned on the web site of the Museum of Dance, however they have informed us that they will be featuring a special page and a display on Square Dancing in the near future. Our contact is programming and outreach director coordinator, Jessica Munson. Her email address is: info@dancemuseum.org. They're web site is: http://www.dancemuseum.org/.

Also, check out the Square Dance History Site at: https://squaredancehistory.org/.

Cocke, Enid

Enid Cocke November 11, 1997 Bob Brundage: Today is November 11, 1997, and today I am in Manhattan, Kansas, and enjoying a very pleasant visit with Enid Cocke, who is currently president of the Lloyd Shaw Foundation. And we’re here to learn a little bit about Enid’s life. So tell …

Collipi, Ralph & Joan: ROUNDALAB Silver Halo, NE Yankee Clipper

RALPH & JOAN COLLIPI October 26, 2000 Jim Mayo: We’re starting an interview here with ROUNDALAB’S Silver Halo winners this year, Ralph & Joan Collipi from Salem New Hampshire and, because I live ten miles down the street in Hampstead NH I have been asked to conduct the interview with …

Dalsemer, Bob

Bob Dalsemer October 30, 2003 Bob Brundage – This is Bob Brundage again and tonight we are talking by telephone to Mr. Bob Dalsemer back in Brasstown, North Carolina and – been looking forward to this interview for some time so Bob, why don’t you tell us, first of all …

Davis, Bill & Bobbie: CALLERLAB Milestone

BILL DAVIS INTERVIEW March 29, 1997 Bob Brundage: Well, we’re at Sunnyvale, California, and it certainly is a beautiful sunny day today to go along with the town. The date is again, March the 29th, 1997, and we’re visiting today with Bill Davis, and his wife, Bobbie. I almost said …

Deck, Decko CALLERLAB Milestone

Decko Deck – 1996 Bob Brundage – Well here we are again. This is Bob Brundage still in York Pennsylvania, and today we are talking to Mr. Decko Deck and he is here enjoying the dancing and we’re here to find out about Decko’s life history if you will. So …

Dixon, Anna Keenan: NE Yankee Clipper, SDFNE Hall of Fame

Anna Keenan Dixon – August 20, 2008* Bob Brundage – Well, hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today is August the 20th, 2008. And I’m especially happy to have a chance today to talk today with Anna Dixon up in Reading, Massachusetts. Anna is the President of the Square …