Three Generations at Work

Jascin N. Leonardo Finger • December 7, 2015

It suddenly occurred to me when I was taking these photographs that we have three generations working on the electrical upgrades at the MMA Science Library soon to be our science research center.


Vollans Electric is completing the work – all the way from Siasconset! There is Skip (the elder and also the ’Sconset Woodman), his son Jonathon Vollans, and Jon’s son, Jonathon Vollans. Jonathon (the one in the middle as he noted) runs the show. But it’s pretty fun – and I actually taught Jonathon the younger (poor boy) when I taught at the Nantucket New School.


In any case, they are currently working on one phase of the work – installing electrical outlets into the Wing. This portion of the building needs only a very small amount of work – basically the plugs (there are only currently six total outlets keeping in mind the Wing was built in 1933), cleaning and coating the floors, and painting the walls and ceiling on the main floor of the Wing. The main floor of the Wing will continue to play host to office space and books of course! But with an extra desk or two, we need a few more plugs. And given the way the Wing is constructed, all the wiring needs to be on the exterior of the wall – as the six outlets currently are.


So, things are beginning to move along on the inside. All the contractors are on board and we are planning out the timeline and the delicate art of all of them coming and going. We hope work to begin in earnest soon after the New Year begins so stay tuned!

JNLF

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