Welcome to the Photographic Historical Society of New England (PHSNE)

PHSNE is an active society, promoting knowledge of photographic history and its heritage through a wide range of exciting educational programs and events. PHSNE, a nonprofit tax-exempt society founded in 1973, is the largest of the forty regional photographic historical societies in the world. Members reside throughout the United States, Canada, and the world. Many members join to receive PHSNE's The Journal, snap shots, and Membership Directory.

Plan to join us for the next regular PHSNE meeting at the Americal Center in Wakefield on June 3 at 1:30 PM. Bud Midgley will speak on wonderful, weird and worthless cameras. Cameras have used an amazing variety of techniques and technology to reduce user skill requirements and improve quality. Bud will describe the wonderful, wild, weird, and worthless techniques that have been used to accomplish this.

PHSNE is teamed up with Skinner Auctions Inc. to offer selected cameras from the Ornsteen Collection for sale on June 2. The sale will be posted online by May 15th. Cameras and photography are lots 157-181 in the sale and online catalogue. Although the sale begins at 10 AM, the sale of cameras in lots 157-181 should be sold at approximately 11:30-12:00 noon. Anyone is welcome to attend at no cost at the Skinner location at 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Interested bidders can leave a bid for Skinner to execute, bid live, by phone, fax or online. Information on all venues are posted on the web site. We invite you to bid on these items online at http://www.skinnerinc.com .

Starting September 1, 2012, the membership year will begin on that date. Members who have renewed or joined for 2012 will not have to renew until September 2013. Members will see their expiration date, as shown on mailing labels, reflect this change for mailings after April, 2012.

See the recent snap shots for more information.