A Weather vane is installed atop the cupola on the Hand Tub House.

Two years ago, Andrew Gage Nichols donated the funds to have a weather vane installed atop the Hand Tub House to match the one from an early 1900s photo. Mr. Gage Nichols has family ties to the village through the Gage, Nichols, and Chase Family and has provided funding for several projects over the years. It has been challenging to find experts who could install the weather vane during the pandemic. In January, Robert Close from Close-to-the-Sky provided overhead shots of the cupola from a drone so we could evaluate how to install. Finally, in November Rich Lambert from Lambert Roofing in Haverhill and Dennis Frahm from SNF Crane Service were able to coordinate their time and install the weather vane. It is a wonderful touch to an already beautiful building.

The RVMA is very grateful to Rich Lambert, Dennis Frahm and Robert Close for donating their time and equipment and Andrew Gage Nichols for his financial donation in order to make this happen.

Please stop by to see the lovely addition to the Hand Tub House. 

The Rocks Village Memorial Association, Inc. held its bi-annual fundraiser sale over two weekends this Fall. Shoppers and volunteers happily followed the CDC guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing to help make this a successful and enjoyable event. The over $9,000 that the RVMA was able to raise came from the sales of donated items as well as monetary donations from supporters of the Hand Tub House. Donated items came from our regular donors but this year a good amount came from people who had spent the quarantine cleaning out their attics, basements, and garages. There are a few items left which are being sold on Facebook Market Place. Please take a look.

The success of the sale is due to a hardworking team of Villagers as well as neighbors and friends of the Hand Tub House. This was one of the best turnouts of volunteers we have had in a long time. 

The money raised will help with several projects to maintain and historically preserve the Hand Tub House. For this upcoming year (2022), we are planning on repairing the front door and improving the side entrance (for which we have also received a Methuen Festival of Trees grant) as well as upgrading the electricity on the second floor.