The Village of Montgomery Bicentennial has been donated a logo design by local gallery owner James Hiller.
"I was happy to donate the design for the 200th anniversary logo to the Village. There’s some interesting history in that logo. It started with Robert Wiggins’ original black and white circular seal that he created in 1976 for the National Bicentennial celebration, a great illustration of the original Montgomery Academy building (current Village Hall)," said Hiller
In 2004, Hiller incorporated Robert Wiggins artwork into the full color Village Seal that is currently seen on our DPW trucks, and official Village signage.
Hiller added, "The addition of the 200th anniversary banner to the Village Seal pulled the whole logo together for the 2010 celebration, and it is truly an honor to have helped contribute to this historic milestone for Montgomery. The banners displayed at the Village Hall and Fire Department are a great source of pride for me. This will be a memorable year indeed for the Village."
Hiller, who owns James Douglas Gallery located at 22 Railroad Avenue in the Village, has also donated a banner design for the Montgomery Fire Department.
"While it is common knowledge that it’s the Village’s 200th Anniversary, less known is that it’s also the 200th anniversary of the Montgomery Fire Department! In recognition of that, a very supportive Ed Benson asked me to help him dress up the front window of Eddie’s Deli with a tribute to the Village and the MFD that would recognize their bicentennial, and illustrate the Fire Department’s long history. I dug through the MFD’s photo archives and pulled out some of the classic images, as well as some photos from my own collection," said Hiller.
"I scanned, retouched, and printed the images, and we’ve finally finished the display. The secondary benefit of this project was that I was able to digitally restore and preserve some of the deteriorating old photos for future generations to enjoy, and I was also able to repair and refurbish many of the old framed pieces that needed archival attention. It was great fun, with the assistance of Jim Ferguson and Charlie Wallace, to blow the dust off of some of these old images and show them off to the rest of the Village. Greg Kaufmann was also instrumental with the creation the historical display by supplying Montgomery Fire Department equipment, helmets and uniforms."
You can see the above and many more historical images at montgomerymemories.com.
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