July, 2007
For Immediate Release
Relocating History
William B. Meyer, Inc. Assists Fairfield Museum and History Center
(Fairfield, CT) Imagine rooms and a vault filled with over 12,000 volumes of books and over 100 collections of manuscripts all dating back to the early 1600's that need to move to a new home. That's the challenge that the Fairfield Museum and History Center faced and the natural solution was to call one of the premiere library relocation and management specialists located right in their own backyard, William B. Meyer, Inc.
According to Michael Jehle, executive director, Fairfield Museum and History Center, "We are so pleased to have William B. Meyer's team working to move our rare collection of books, archives and artifacts. Their experience ensures that our collections are handled safely through the moving process into the new museum."
Phase One of the library move began today and the specialists at William B. Meyer, Inc. carefully moved stacks and stacks of books with their special white glove treatment. The books will be housed in their new home at the museum, located at 370 Beach Road. The library is considered one of the state's most important and comprehensive historical archives, and is utilized by more than 5,000 researchers each year. At the Fairfield Museum and History Center, the new library will be a beautiful, comfortable environment with the latest in library technology, and a spacious new Reading Room, overlooking the town green.
One of the most valued books moved today was entitled Fairfield Ancient and Modern written by Frank Samuel Child in 1909. It is 'a brief account, historic and descriptive of a Famous Connecticut Town' according to the author who was the President of the Fairfield Historical Society. Other records of interest include, Block Maps of Early Fairfield, which shows the original four squares that comprised Fairfield, and church records of marriages, baptisms and council minutes dating from the 1600s.
Phase Two of the relocation of the Fairfield Museum and History Center's library will include moving maps and archived photos. That relocation is scheduled for mid-July. Prior to today's move, William B. Meyer, Inc. relocated the museum's entire collection of historical artifacts, and plans to relocate the organization's offices later this summer.
The series of moves is all leading up to the grand opening of the new Fairfield Museum and History Center, set for September 16, 2007. At the opening, visitors will be treated to a parade, a period re-enactor mock-battle, crafters, demonstrators, food and family entertainment. For more information, please visit www.fairfieldhs.org.
"William B. Meyer, Inc. is honored to be entrusted with the task of handling rare, one-of-a-kind books for the Fairfield Historical Society. This project has given us a unique opportunity to assist our community with our team of experts in library relocation," states Tom Gillon, president, William B. Meyer, Inc. "It is always exciting and rewarding to relocate volumes of such high historic value."
Since 1982, William B. Meyer, Inc. has relocated over 1,000 libraries throughout the United States. The largest of those moves was the Los Angeles Public Library with over three million volumes. Just to tickle your imagination, that's over fifty-six miles of books if they were laid end to end. Their clients include Yale University; Harvard School of Business; Cornell Law School; Salt Lake City Public Library; United States Department of Energy; Folger Shakespeare Library and one of the oldest independent collections in the country, the Boston Athenaeum.
In addition to relocating libraries and rare book collections throughout the country, William B. Meyer, Inc. is responsible for the ongoing management and maintenance of the New England Regional Book Depository and the materials housed there. The list of libraries currently utilizing this service in addition to Simmons College include Bowdoin College; Bates College; New England School of Law; Emerson College; Boston Athenaeum; Redwood Library and Athenaeum and Boston Architectural Center.
William B. Meyer, Inc. is a diverse, fourth generation family-owned company celebrating its 92st year as one of the largest transportation and storage providers in the Northeast. Known for their innovative solutions to relocation and logistic needs, William B. Meyer Inc.'s areas of expertise are vast. They include household and commercial moving; office interiors; library relocation and management; order fulfillment; home delivery; records management, courier services and rigging. William B. Meyer, Inc. is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut with locations in New York, Hartford and Massachusetts. For more information about William B. Meyer, Inc., go to www.williambmeyer.com.
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