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/.

Wedge, Johnny: NE Yankee Clipper, SDFNE Hall of Fame

Johnny Wedge Interview Bob Brundage – Well Hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today is June the 20th, 2005. Today we’re talking with a gentleman up in Dracut, Massachusetts by the name of Johnny Wedge. Johnny’s had a long and fruitful experience with square dancing and we’re anxious …

Williamson, Don

Don Williamson – July 12, 2012 Bob Brundage – Well hi again. This is Bob Brundage and today is the 12th of July, 2012, and we’re talking with Don Williamson down in Greenville, Tennessee. So Don, you’ve had a very successful and lengthy kind of a career and we’re anxious …

Wylie, Norma (husband Wayne deceased): ROUNDALAB Silver Halo

Norma Wylie (husband Wayne deceased) June 24, 1997 Bob Brundage: Well, hi again, this is Bob Brundage, and, uh, today we’re in Orlando, Florida. We’re getting ready for the National Convention at the Convention Center and trying to interview some of the people that are on our list in this …

2005 – Bud & Judy Clifford (VT)

Square Dance Leaders Bud and Judy Clifford were graduates of the Hazen Squares square dance class in Hardwick VT in 1982. They have continued advancing in square dance levels through C2 and have become accomplished round dancers as well. They became charter members and the first treasurers of the …

2005 – Ralph & Ada Page (NH)

Square Dance Caller & Teacher Ralph Page was a contra dance caller, teacher, musician, composer, researcher and dance historian. He began his career as a caller in 1930 at a dance in Stoddard, NH. His memory lives on through his contribution to the Square Dance scene for half a …

2005 – Square Riggers SDC

Square & Round Dance Club Throughout the years the square dance club, created and run by the dancers, has played an important role in our modern square dance movement. The Square Riggers Square Dance Club of Natick and Wellesley, Massachusetts is such a club. Celebrating their fortieth year they …