Square Dance Foundation of New England

2012 Hartford, CT Convention

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/.

Mallard, Martin: CALLERLAB Milestone

Martin Mallard April 23, 1997 (Bob Brundage) OK, so this is Bob Brundage again, still in Los Angeles at the CALLERLAB Convention. The date again is the 23rd, and this afternoon we’re talking with Martin Mallard, from up in Canada way. So Martin, let’s get into your past experiences. [Martin …

Marriner, Tim

Tim Marriner – August 6, 2008 Bob Brundage – Well, hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today is August the 6th, 2008 and today I’m chatting with a gentleman back in South Carolina and looking forward to some interesting news about Callerlab in that Tim Marriner was recently retired …

Marshall, John

John Marshall October 2, 2008 Bob Brundage – Well hi again, this is Bob Brundage and today is October 2, 2008. We’re talking today with John Marshall back in Sterling, Virginia. John is currently the Chairman of Callerlab and we’re interested in finding out about Callerlab’s current activities and would …

Matthews, Osa: CALLERLAB Milestone

OSA MATTHEWS INTERVIEW August 29, 1996 Bob Brundage: Well, here we are, August 29, and right now I am in Palm Springs, California, talking to Osa Matthews, and it’s a beautiful day outside, very, very hot, which is unusual for Palm Springs for as long as they’ve had it, 3 …

Mayo, Jim: SIO Hall of Fame, CALLERLAB Milestone, NE Yankee Clipper, SDFNE Hall of Fame

JIM MAYO INTERVIEW November 19, 1996 Bob Brundage – Well, here we go again. This is Bob Brundage. Today we’re in East Hampstead, NH at the home of Jim Mayo. Unfortunately, Jim is a little incapacitated today having thrown his back out a couple of days ago trying to catch …

McClure, Veronica

Veronica McClure Interview Bob Brundage – Well, Hi again. This is Bob Brundage and the date today is December the 6th, 2005. Today I’m having the pleasure of talking with a young lady up in Massachusetts who has been very, very busy in the dance field – Veronica McClure. So, …