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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-12 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes December 12, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson, Barbara Collier, called the meeting to order at 10:09 a.m.The meeting was held at the Texas Star Golf Course at 1400 Texas Star Parkway, Euless,TX 76040. MEMBERS PRESENT Doris Brown, Bill Byers, Weldon Cannon, Iris Elliot, Leon Hogg, Norma Lively, Marilyn Long, Robert Nail, Gary Parker, Helen Payton, Mary Lib Saleh, and Helen Voss. VISITORS Al Browning, Council member Jeremy Tompkins, and Jane Njuguna. STAFF PRESENT Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald, Recreation Manager Suzanne Hendrickson, and Administrative Secretary Jordan Peterson APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mary Lib Saleh made a motion to approve the minutes, with the correction to staff report item #1. Minutes should read "Staff will purchase the system with the committee's funds". Helen Voss seconded the motion, motion approved. TREASURER'S REPORT The previous balance was$11,527.74.There was a purchase of$23.73 for Marilyn Long scrapbook supplies and purchase of$243.98 for the P.A. system.There was a deposit of$12 from the money jar leaving a balance of$11,272.03. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Docent Reports/Recruitment a. There were 5 pages of visitors at the open house/Christmas in the Park on Saturday, December 10, 2016. b. There was nobody signed up to docent in the Log House, will need to remember that for next year. 2. Acquisition—No Report 3. Library Display—No Report 4. Heritage Park Coordinator—No Report HPC MTG 010917 Page 1 5. Euless Marker—No Report 6. Publicity/Program/Speakers a. Smokey the Bear with the Texas Forestry Association will be coming in March. 7. Plaque—No Report 8. Display Signs—No Report 9. Photography/Oral History—No Report 10. Historical Albums—No Report 11. Artifact Recovery—No Report 12. Historical Tree Program—No Report NEW BUSINESS No new business CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Barbara Collier gave a brief history of her experience on the committee and her suggestions as her Chairmanship comes to an end. STAFF REPORT 1. Ray McDonald presented Barbara Collier with flowers as a thank you from the city and committee for her time as chairperson. 2. Staff reminded the committee that they are always working to ensure the committee is getting their needs met, and continually tries to support them as much as possible. COMMITTEE REPORT No Report ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jordan Peterson City of Euless Parks and Community Services HPC MTG 010917 Page 2 Chairman Report December 10, 2016 Barbara Collier I joined this committee in, I think, in 2010. Since then I've served as Treasurer, Vice Chairman under Bill Golden and then Chairman for 2 years. Now, it seems my term is over. So the Chairmanship will be passed on to the next in line. The last 3 - 4 years, the Heritage Park and Museum have been my passion. If I haven't been there working, I was researching ways to improve it. During this time, the Euless Historical Preservation Committee has made many great accomplishments. 1. The Museum was literally born. It was a huge empty used-to- be church. This Committee has worked diligently making the Euless Heritage Park Museum, as visitors have stated, one of the best in the area. 2. We spent over 6 months doing the inventory of our historic items. Pictures were taken and descriptions were written. As of now these photos are stored on my personal computer and cloud drives. I even had to purchase additional Amazon space. In addition, as new items come in, I would take pictures of the items and add to the collection. I will be moving these pictures to the Museum whenever a computer is installed. 3. Nearly all of the picture frames have been replaced with black frames giving the museum a more coordinated look. I don't remember whose idea this was, but it was a good one. Thanks to you ladies that have spent days getting this job done. 4. With some objection, I recommended that we convert the storage closet in the main room to a library. Gary Parker added some floor tiles, painted the walls and put up shelves. The library now contains books about Euless History as well as old school yearbooks. 5. During this time the Artifact Finding Committee was created. The items that Andy Weinzapfel has found are now on display in the Museum. 6. Since we have a lot of old photos as well as documents and newspapers, an improved Historical Albums Sub-committee was formed. Archival, acid free materials are being used to store these historical items so they can be safely preserved. Marilyn, as Chairman of this committee, is an integral creator of these ideas. She and Doris are generally working on these weekly on the Wednesday Workdays. 7. The new Library Display Sub- Committee has set up a rotation schedule to display different items in the Mary Lib Euless Public Library. Thank you, Marilyn. The items displayed there had not been changed in many years. 8. We also now have a Historical Tree Sub-committee. Andy Weinzapfel was the creator of this committee as well as the Artifact Finding Committee. Andy has been a great asset to the creation of these committees, as well as in other areas. 9. Another newly formed sub-committee is the Publicity/Programs/Speakers Sub-committee. One responsibility of this sub-committee is to publicize the Park. There are several avenues for this including through the City newsletters and other publications. 10. We also have a Facebook page that Bill Golden set up. This is great for getting information about us and our events out to the public. As Chairman, I have been posting the information here. This is has been a great source of publicity. 11. In 2016 we started having quarterly programs at the Museum during Open house. This is also part of the previously mentioned sub-committee. There were lots of negative vibes regarding these programs, but they have been very successful and they have brought many people to the Museum. More people are now visiting Heritage Park on Open House Saturdays than ever before. 12. And we certainly can't forget the post office and old porch in the museum. Our amazing guys dreamed up and built these. These are only some of the improvements and enhancements made during the last 4 or 5 years. And you guys have made it all happen. Thank you, thank you. But, keep in mind that there are still many things that need to be done or built. It is not done yet.