At the Annual meeting on September 19, 2001 the following officers were elected:

President - Carl Steller
Vice-president - Frank Spizuoco
Secretary - Helen Wilkins
Treasurer - David Pearson
Director - Richard Whitney

Treasurer's report: The 2001 fund drive total so far is $1,368 from 54 donors, of whom 41 also became members. The Abbott Mill office building was named the Abbott Museum and levels for donations, to appear on plaques, were decided and published in the newsletter. Levels were; $1,000, $500, $250 and $100. Also twelve rooms were offered for sale at $5,000. Seven have been sold so far. Total donations so far are $28,570 from 21 individuals, as well as monies transferred from the Hatch Fund and the Plouff Fund for two rooms for a total of $40,274.71 donated.

Director's report: Many repairs and changes were made to all our facilities. The Grist Mill roof was replaced by a new metal roof with the work done by RTD Roofing of Madison. The clapboards were removed from the kitchen/vault wall and new ones put on and stained by a volunteer crew. The inside kitchen wall was painted as well as the new window which was installed. The barn door and most of the white part of the building were repainted. The floors inside were oiled. The Millers House ramp and entry way floor were painted, and the rock garden cleaned out. The Carr School clapboards were repainted where necessary.

The Abbott Museum's slate roof was patched by T.C. Roofing of Levant. Many truck loads of materials were removed from the inside including floor and ceiling tiles. Truman Seamans set up our electrical service. The Campus Facilities Committee made decisions about doors, windows and exterior clapboards and insulation. Materials have been ordered and a contractor engaged.

Kyle Wilson as a Boy Scout working for his Eagle Badge designed and spearheaded building a covered pedestrian bridge linking our campus to the Wayside Park. A large sign, designed by Dave Pearson and executed by Ritton Signs with medallions by Ella Munday, was installed near C.N.Brown to advertise the museum and the municipal parking lot and was paid for by the town.

Museum Committee: The museum closed at the end of September in 2001 with total attendance of 1,850 and sales/donations of $22,531. Most displays and artifacts were removed and stored to prepare for the roof work. We reopened on June 19, 2002 after several works days assisted by the Key Club to reinstall the exhibits. Maria Mountain returned for her third season as intern and worked about 280 hours. A new display featuring Bob Downing's bicycle was installed, the bottling works display was redesigned and new acquisitions were featured.

Two new Fernwood building blocks depicting the Abbott Woolen Mill and the Dumbarton Mill were introduced for sale at an Open House on August 9, 2002 to celebrate our 35th Anniversary as a museum. Several antique cars and the Eagle Engine were on display along with special exhibits about our history. The official dedication of the bridge was held in the evening. A Cruize-In was held by the wrestling boosters on August 24 and the museum remained open into the evening. Attendance this year so far has been 1, 265 with sales and donations of $3,683.83.

Millside Window Committee: This committee was placed under the Museum Committee. Five displays were presented in the window; artifacts and photos from Fay-Scott, Christmas sales items combined with a woolen mill display, artifacts and photos from the Hiram Carr house, "Canning Gold", and "Women at Work". Three displays were also placed in the case at the Abbott Memorial Library featuring new acquisitions of 2001, information about the history of the Abbott Mill and our proposal for use as the Abbott Museum, and information about Boy Scouts in Dexter.

Acquisitions Committee: There were a total of 97 acquisition forms for 2001 and 94 so far for 2002. All items have been catalogued and acquisitions for 2000 will be completed by the end of September.

Genealogy and Research Committee: 78 queries were responded to in 2001 with 54 so far in 2002, most of which came from email. The Cultural Heritage Grant to study the French-Canadian settlers of Dexter was completed in May. A Celebration was held at the VFW hall on November 18, 2001 featuring exhibits, food, music and the video of interviews. A CD of genealogies was purchased from Robert Chenard. Copies of the video were donated to the Abbott Memorial Library and the DRHS library. A team of students from Colby College were assisted with their project of producing a documentary video about the closing of Dexter Shoe, with a copy donated to us.

Publications Committee: A calendar was printed for sale for 2002 featuring photos of Dexter garages and auto dealers from our newest exhibit. The 2003 calendar features photographs taken by Bert Call, including three "colored" ones. We provided photos to assist Frank Spizuoco with his projected book about Ripley.

Outreach Committee: Regular press releases were placed in three newspapers. We received special coverage from the Piscataquis Observer and the Moosehead Messenger for the Open House and the bridge dedication. The Observer used photos in their special small business section and the BDN ran a photo of work on the gristmill wall. There was an article about the Abbott Mill Office acquisition in the MAM newsletter for November.

A report was placed in the town report.

An exhibit on the Abbott Museum was offered at the SPCCC Expo in April, we attended several meetings of the Mid Maine Association of Historical Societies and hosted a visit by the Ripley Historical Society. Tillsons True Value held a fun day, August 17 where we sold merchandise and received monies from the bounce tent and a third of the raffle proceeds.

Curator Whitney spoke at Kiwanis and the American Legion and was interviewed by a Foxcroft Academy student about local participation in the Civil War.

We changed our internet provider to Panax and began our own website designed by Judy Craig with set up and first year sponsorship by the DRFCU.

The SCSEP participant was terminated on August 28, 2002.