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Gary cobb
The Flanders Village Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) organization, which was founded in 2008, by Gary Cobb. After years of extensive research about the history of Flanders, he also designed the original version of this website. After he moved farther east, the organization became dormant for a period of time. Nonetheless, the website continued to be a source of historical information. 

In 2017, a group of Flanders residents, including current trustees Timothy Ganetis, Stanley Jeryga and Janice Jay Young, and former trustees Jo-Ann McLean and Vince Taldone, revitalized and reorganized the group to continue the important work of preserving the history of Flanders. In 2024, the website was updated to include current information and new features, while still incorporating all of Gary's research. 
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Dr. Susan Van Scoy presents her new book about The Big Duck and duck farming. FVHS hosted a "Meet the Author" book talk to introduce the book on April 2, 2019.
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FVHS Trustees Timothy Ganetis, Janice Jay Young and Mary Cunningham welcome visitors to the Historic Photographs of Flanders exhibit at the Crohan Center in the fall of 2023.
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FVHS invited Town Historian Julie Greene to give a talk about Flanders at the exhibit opening.
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In 2018, FVHS trustees Mary Cunningham, Janice Jay Young, the late Vicki Farruggia and Timothy Ganetis at the Oscar Goodale House, which they had hoped would be preserved.
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In the back of the Goodale house, demolished in 2023 for a planned walking trail to the bay
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At the Goodale Barn, which was saved and will be preserved by the town for a future use.