MEXICO – The Mexico Historical Society building, 3 Oxford St., will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays beginning in June, according to President Connie Tutlis.

Tutlis added that special arrangements for tours by school groups and others may be made by calling her at 364-4189 or Vice President Bob Daigle at 364-2224.

The society has many artifacts about the history of the town as well as a model 1800s classroom set up in the old barn upstairs. The building overlooking the New Page paper mill is on the hill between the car wash and the Mexico Memorial Green.

The society meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Calvin Lyons Hall, Mexico Municipal Building. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck supper. In June, July and August, the meetings are held at the Mexico Historical Society building.

A new slate of officers was elected at the annual meeting recently. Tutlis and Daigle were elected president and vice president, respectively. Bea Preblod was elected secretary and Dot Bernard, treasurer. Also on the board of directors are Irene Hutchinson and Carol Gallant, one year; Gary DeRoehn, two years; and Calvin Lyons and Hazel Hodgkins, three years. Tutlis, Lyons and Plante are also on the By-Laws Review Committee.

The following members are on the Grounds and Building Committee: Leslie Fuller, Marshall Sinclair, Ray Mawhinney, Conrad Bellegarde, Clayton Davis, Ed Bernard, Joe Roy and Calvin Lyons. The Publicity Committee includes Plante, Preblod and Hutchinson. Hutchinson is also the historian and Daigle is the curator.

Lyons, Dot Bernard and Tutlis are also on the Finance Committee and Millicent Mann and Preblod are on the Program Committee.