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/.

Palmquist, Eddie & Audrey: ROUNDALAB Silver Halo

EDDIE AND AUDREY PALMQUIST INTERVIEW Bob Brundage: Okay, well, this is Bob Brundage again, uh, it’s been some time since we’ve made any last recordings, and today we traveled out to, uh, California. We’re in Laguna Hills in a very delightful community called, uh, Leisure World. And we’re talking to …

Parkes, Tony

Tony Parkes – November 11, 1997 Bob Brundage – And this is Bob Brundage and the date is still November 11, 1997 and I’ve moved a few miles away to Billerica (he is pronouncing it like Bil – ri – ka, the proper pronunciation). The people here in Billerica don’t …

Patton, Gardner: CALLERLAB Milestone

Gardner Patton – March 6, 2011 Bob Brundage: This is Bob, it’s Sunday March 6, 2011, and I’m having the pleasure of talking with Gardner Patton back in Bridgewater, NJ. Gardner Patton: Yup. BB: I’m very happy to have a chance to talk to Gardner because he has been so …

Peters, Bill: CALLERLAB Milestone

BILL PETERS March 31, 1997 Bob Brundage: Well, hi again, this is Bob Brundage again, and the date is March 31, 1997, and we’ve moved from down the road a few miles up to Zephyr Cove, Nevada, and we’re talking with Bill Davis. Bill Peters: Bill Peters. BB: Ha, excuse …

Piper, Dr. Ralph: CALLERLAB Milestone

RALPH PIPER March 23, 1997 Bob Brundage: Well, good morning again. This is Bob Brundage. We’re still in Los Angeles at the Callerlab Convention of 1997. And this is the last day of the convention. Last night we were, had the pleasure of having a new nominee for the Milestone …

Reed, Jerry

JERRY REED INTERVIEW April 17, 2004 Bob Brundage – OK, hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today is the 17th of April, 2004 and today we’re having the great pleasure of talking to Jerry Reed from Florida. As you all know Jerry is currently the Executive Secretary of Callerlab …