At a gathering of the Middletown Historical Society Monday night in Leonardo, Highlands Historical Society President Russell Card said his town has been hurt badly by Hurricane Sandy, but its precious archive were saved from destruction.

Card said the Society has since been gifted with new "treasures" from one special donor. 

Unlike the other presenters who shared heirloom beer brewery collections, postcards of the Arctic and figures "Made in Occupied Japan" from their personal collections, the Highlands resident came empty-handed to the meeting. Sadly, his own personal possessions were lost in Hurricane Sandy.