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Home My WebLink About2015-11-09 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes November 9, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman, Barbara Collier, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The meeting was held at Euless City Hall, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless. MEMBERS PRESENT Doris Brown, Michele Burger, Bill Byers, Weldon Cannon, Barbara Collier, Bill Golden, Leon Hogg, Marilyn Long, Don Martin, David Massey, Veva Lou Massey, Gary Parker, Helen Payton, Mary Lib Saleh, Faye Stinneford, Gary Fieldsend, Andy Weinzapfel and Mavy Wright. VISITORS PRESENT Patty Benoit STAFF PRESENT Recreation Manager, Suzanne Hendrickson and Projects Coordinator, Ofa "Mary" Faiva- Siale APPROVAL OF MINUTES Leon Hogg made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Doris Brown seconded the motion. Motion approved. TREASURER'S REPORT The previous balance was $12,075.21. There was a deposit of$13 from the donation box and jar. $54.13 was spent to purchase candy for the Trunk or Treat event. The current balance is $12,034.08. PRESENTATION Weldon Cannon gave a very informative and interesting presentation titled "Euless:A Miracle of Survival: Mr. Cannon noted that before 1953, Euless could have become known by any one of the following names: Birds Fort, Camp Worth, Bear Creek, Minters Chapel, Union or even Trigg. Woodlawn, East Bedford, Estelle, Enless and Tarrant were also among the list of possible names this area could have become known by in the course of its history. World changes such as the growth of the automobile industry brought the highway through Euless encouraging businesses such as dairying, the nursery business, the Airport, etc. Such factors contributed to the survival of the town. In the 50's Euless incorporated and then dis-incorporated almost immediately afterwards. As a result, the larger surrounding cities annexed large parts of the town but Euless re-incorporated in 1953 thus assuring its survival to become what we know today as the City of Euless. Primarily, the town's location and other world developments worked in its favor and helped Page 1 its survival. The presentation was recorded and will be transcribed for the Historical Committee's records. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Docent Reports / Recruitment—Many Wright a. A wedding party took photos at the Log House on October 5, 2015 and had 30 visitors. b. A total of 27 people were present during open house on Saturday, October 10, 2015. c. Midway Elementary School toured on October 15, 2015 and had 88 visitors. d. During the Greek Festival on October 17, 2015 there were about 150 visitors. e. Signup sheets were handed out for members to sign up to work during open house on November 14, 2015 and open house on December 12, 2015. f. Bill Byers will be giving a tour to about 20 people on November 18, 2015. g. The City of Euless' senior program will be touring the facilities on January 4, 2016. h. Shady Oaks Baptist Church will be touring on January 21, 2016. 2. Acquisitions—Bill Byers a. No report 3. Library Display—Marilyn Long a. No report 4. Website 1 Facebook—Bill Golden reported that membership is growing and everything is good. 5. Heritage Park—Gary Parker reported that an odor is present inside the Fuller House. 6. Local Historical Marker—Weldon Cannon reported that Patty Benoit submitted a Euless Marker application for the Ross Cannon House and copies were sent to the City and others on the Committee. Mr. Cannon made a motion to approve the application. Leon Hogg seconded the motion. All were in favor, no one opposed, motion carried. 7. Publicity—Barbara Collier a. Reported that a lot of brochures were handed out during the Halloween event. b. Faye Stinneford noted that My Credit Union is advertising open house on their electronic sign. c. Michele Burger is still hand delivering brochures to several cities and locations. d. For the January open house, planning to do a drawing contest involving 5th and 6th graders in the HEB-ISD to promote more visitors. e. For February, plans to invite Marie Maines, who painted the Cannon Tractor, to display her art collection at the Museum. f. Bill Covington specializes in Revolutionary War artifacts will be scheduled to do a presentation in March, 2016. Page 2 g. For April, 2016, there's plans for Andy Weinzapfel to do a presentation about historical trees. h. For June, 2016, there's plans to do a wedding dress display. i. Mrs. Collier would like to set programs early in order to advertise the events earlier. 8. Plaque—Faye Stinneford reported that the plaques are updated. The plaques will be put back on display at the Museum. 9. Display Signs—No Report 10.Oral History\ Photography—Staff is in the process of transcribing Weldon Cannon's first interview. 11.Artifact Recovery Andy Weinzapfel would like to metal detect at the Bird's Fort location but indicated various concerns about the size and scope of the project and the possible need for outside assistance. Further review of the idea will be considered before moving further with the project. 12.Historical Albums—Bill Golden has a list of all the year books in the Committee's possession. He will continue looking for ways to acquire a complete set of annuals for the Museum. 13.Texas State Historical Marker Application—It was noted that we would probably not hear about the marker application for Euless education until February or March of 2016. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. Thanked all the Veterans on the Committee for their service. 2. Asked docents to come on Wednesday or an hour early on Saturday to clean the facility in preparation for open house. It was indicated that part time staff cleans the facilities the Thursday before open house. STAFF REPORT 1. Thanked the Committee for participating in the Halloween event. 2. Gave a reminder that the next Committee meeting will be at the Golf Course. Members will need to RSVP. 3. Everything is ready for Heritage Park Christmas. Texana Living History will be at the event and they will be giving demonstrations at the Log House. 4. Reminded the Committee to register for the Thanksgiving senior luncheon by Wednesday, November 11, 2015. 5. The next regular Committee meeting will be at the Texas Star Golf Course. COMMITTEE / OTHER REPORTS Page 3 1. Doris Brown sent Perry Brockmeyer's daughter a card informing her of the memorials received on behalf of Mr. Brockmeyer. 2. Leon Hogg noted that people can burn green light bulbs on their porch to honor Veterans until November 12, 2015. 3. Andy Weinzapfel discussed various ideas for a Historical Tree project that would detail trees in the City that have significant historical value to the City. Several trees and ideas were suggested by the Committee to be included in the project. Mr. Weinzapfel will continue looking into the project. 4. The Committee expressed regret to hear that Ms. Iris Elliott was hospitalized and is now recovering at Reliant. 5. Mavy Wright reported an obituary article that she came across about the death of a person named Mary Berry. The article said she was the granddaughter of the first Sheriff to occupy the Tarrant County Courthouse, meaning Elisha Adam Euless. 6. Michele Burger reported the following: a. Dan Burger recently had surgery and is recovering at their Granbury home. b. Norma Lively's son had to have major surgery. Members expressed concern for the Lively's during this difficult time. ADJOURNMENT Gary Parker made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Leon Hogg seconded the motion. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:46 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Ofa Faiva-Siale City of Euless Parks & Community Services Page 4