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/.

Haag, Jerry: CALLERLAB Milestone

JERRY HAAG INTERVIEW November 4, 1997 Bob Brundage – Well hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today we are talking by telephone to Jerry Haag. He is down in Pharr, Texas and they call it Pharr because it’s far from anything. Jerry, nice to talk with you. Today …

Hass, Dave: NE Yankee Clipper, SDFNE Hall of Fame

Dave Hass – Nov. 9, 1996 Bob Brundage – Oh, hi again, this is Bob Brundage and today we are in Danbury, Connecticut. The date is Nov. 9, 1996, and today we are talking with Dave Hass who dropped off the Interstate long enough to stop. He is on his …

Helsel, Lee & Mary: SIO Hall of Fame, CALLERLAB Milestone

LEE HELSEL Bob Brundage – (?) 30th, 1996 and today I’m at Sunlakes Resort in Banning, California. It’s a beautiful day here. It’s going to get hot but it’s a nice air conditioned situation here so there’s no problem there. We’re talking today with Lee Helsel and his wife, Mary …

Helt, Jerry & Kathy: SIO Hall of Fame, CALLERLAB Milestone

Jerry and Kathy Helt November 7, 1996 BB: Well, hi again. This is Bob Brundage. The date is 7th of November, 1996, and today we’re in Cincinnati, Ohio, talking with the primadonna of Cincinnati, Mr. Jerry Helt, who is a member of the Hall of Fame, and we’ll be talking …

Hendrickson, Chip

Chip Hendrickson November 14, 1996 Bob Brundage – Well here we are again, today, this is Bob Brundage again. Today I am in Newtown Connecticut, right near Danbury and the date is November the 14th. Today were talking to Chip Hendrickson, a gentleman whose been around and involved in club …

Hendron, John: SDFNE Hall of Fame

John Hendron – November 23, 1996 Bob Brundage – Well hi again, this is Bob Brundage, and today we’re in the big city if Hartford, Connecticut. Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to stop by and see John in his home town of Framingham, Massachusetts, but we’re talking today with …