Square Dance Foundation of New England

1976 Portland, ME Convention

2012 Hartford, CT Convention

1976 Portland, ME Convention

2012 Hartford, CT 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/.

Dixon, Mil: NE Yankee Clipper, SDFNE Hall of Fame

Mil Dixon – November 19, 1997 Bob Brundage – Well, hi again. It’s Bob Brundage and today is November the 19th, 1997 and we’re in the big town – what town is this now? Mil Dixon – This is Reading. BB – This is Reading Massachusetts, right and today we’re …

Driver, Wade: CALLERLAB Milestone

Wade Driver– May 9, 2008 Bob Brundage – Today is May the 9th, 2008 and today we are talking with a Milestone Award winner Wade Driver, down in The Woodlands, Texas. Wade is … I just found out and I read his bio … that he was born in Atlanta …

Easterday, Irv & Betty: ROUNDALAB Silver Halo

IRV & BETTY EASTERDAY December 2, 1996 Bob Brundage: Well, here we are again. This is Bob Brundage, and the date is, November, excuse me, December 2, 1996, and we are in Hagerstown, Maryland, and today we are talking to the present Chairman of Roundalab, Irv and Betty Easterday. So, …

2007 – Lee & Kay Kennedy

November 17, 2007 Waterville, Maine We are here today to present the Local Legend Award to Lee and Kay Kennedy who have given many years of dedicated service to this dance community. The LOCAL LEGEND AWARD was established to honor those individuals and couples who have advanced the goals of …

Edelman, Larry

LARRY EDELMAN INTERVIEW November 17, 2003 Bob Brundage – Well, hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today, tonight we’re talking by telephone with Larry Edelman up in Denver, Colorado. The date today is the 17th of November, 2003 and so we are anxious to find out about Larry’s life …

Egender, Herb: CALLERLAB Milestone

Herb Egender Interview March 25, 1997 Bob Brundage – Well, here we are again. This is Bob Brundage. The date is March the 25th. We’re still at the Callerlab convention in Los Angeles and the year of course is 1997. Today we are fortunate to be talking with a gentleman …