Museum Curator announces June 30 resignation; commission approves plaque policy
Wilmington Historical Commission's Museum Curator announced his June 30 resignation during the June 8 meeting.
Historical Commission · Meeting of June 8, 2026
Wilmington Historical Commission's Museum Curator announced his June 30 resignation during the June 8 meeting. Matt Beres said he remains committed to digitizing 60 percent of the museum's collection in Past Perfect before departure, with Chair Bonny Smith stressing the commission's commitment to maintaining museum operations until a replacement is found. The commission voted unanimously to approve its Historic Home Inventory Plaque Policy and to accession a Maple Brook Farm Milk Bottle and 13 Ireland School composition notebooks found during demolition at 10 Shawsheen Avenue, while rejecting a deteriorated 1919 Boston Sunday Post newspaper.
Members set a 250th anniversary celebration for July 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Source: the Historical Commission meeting of June 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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