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Home My WebLink About2010-01-11 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes January 11, 2010 CALL TO ORDER Chair, Betty Fuller, called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. The meeting was held at Euless City Hall, 201 N Ector. MEMBERS PRESENT Susan Ellis, Iris Elliott, Donna Mickan, Tom Stover, Doris Brown, Mavy Wright, Weldon Cannon, David Massey, Betty Fuller, Sue Stover, Bill Byers, Bill Golden, Robert Nail, Helen Payton, Gary Fieldsend, Ralph Williamson, Leah Bennett, Norma Lively, David Brown, Beth Gathings, James Gathings and Helen Voss . RECOGNITION OF VISITORS Council Member Leon Hogg Gary Parker STAFF PRESENT Ray McDonald, Director of Parks and Community Services Michael Davenport, Recreation Superintendant Trish McDonald, Building Attendant APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The following corrections were made to the minutes from December's meeting: • 120 students from South Euless Elementary visited Heritage Park • The photograph at the library display is John Ebenezer Whitner • Jo Pritle, who is treasurer and representing the Tarrant County Historical Committee, has donated the cradle. Donna Mickan made a motion to approve the minutes with corrections. Helen Lightbody seconded the motion. Motion approved. TREASURER'S REPORTS Treasurer, Robert Nail, reported a balance of$6,357.13 DOCENT'S REPORT/RECRUITMENT 1. Sue Ellis reported there were no visitors on Saturday, January 9 due to the weather and the football games playing that day. HPC MTG. 011110 Page 1 • • 2. Sue Stover distributed a registration sheet for the members to sign up to serve as docents for the Heritage Park tour on Thursday, January 28 with Wilshire Elementary and also for the Open House on Saturday, February 13. VISITOR'S REPORT • Gary Parker has lived in Euless since 1954. He has known Robert Nail for some years. Robert got Gary interested in the Historical Preservation Committee during a lunch meeting they had. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Library Display: • Betty Fuller asked the members of the committee to save and donate storage boxes for storing historical items in the library. The tiles will go into the displays for now. The other items need to be stored in a safe place. 2. Calloway Cemetery: • Bill Golden reported the GPS project is complete. Bill Golden has also added names of the deceased on other websites and is getting a great response. There are no other reports as of right now. 3. Donations and Acquisitions: • Helen Voss has loaned a Seth clock. It is a St Thomas mantel clock. It is also known as a kitchen clock. It will be displayed in the Fuller House. • Mavey Wright will have display signs ready for Trish McDonald to type up. • Helen Gleghorn's quilt will be displayed at the Fuller House. 4. Websites and Displays Projects: • Gary Fieldsend reported that the photograph in the library this month is of Lloyd Baldwin sitting next to the statue of him. This is a unique photo. Next month photo display will be the moving of the Fuller house. No website report. 5. Evolving History: • Tom Stover stated there are no reports as of today. 6. Local Historical Marker Project: • Weldon Cannon made a motion to approve the application for the local historical marker. Donna Mickan second the motion. The motion was passed. It will be forwarded to the Euless City Council for their approval. • There is no new report for the well at Bird's Fort. 7. Snippet: • Bill Golden read from the Fort Worth Gazette dated May 20, 1894. Results of the Sheriff election: Euless received 387 votes, Stark received 85 votes, and Daniel received 47 votes. This was Elisha Euless first re election for Sheriff and he won by a landslide. HPC MTG 011110 Page 2 MCCORMICK BARN / OUTDOOR UPDATE HIMES LOG HOUSE UPDATE FULLER HOUSE UPDATE STAFF REPORT CHAIR1MAN'S REPORT • Helen Gleghorn, Joe Cannon, Faye Stinneford, Don Martin, and Glen Walker could not make the meeting today. • Thanks to Bill Golden for updating the addresses and phone numbers. • Thank you to the city council for their support of the historical committee. • Today would have been Troy Fuller's 83rd birthday. We will miss Troy Fuller deeply. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Helen Voss reported with the help of a sub committee to promote the idea on the possible acquisition of the Ruth Millican Center to make it part of the Heritage Park. She stated that she talked with Gary McKamie and he was open to the idea. Some logistics need to be settled and this could possibly take about a year or so. This will be an ongoing project. • Gary Fieldsend reported that he has started downloading photos to the Flikr account. There have been some visits to Flikr.com. He will continue to clean up the photos and download them. ADJOURNMENT David Massey made a motion for the meeting to adjourn. Mavy Wright seconded the motion. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:34 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Trish McDonald, Building Attendant City of Euless Parks & Community Services HPC MTG 011110 Page 3 • HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE 2009 SUBCOMMITTIES SUBCOMMITTEE PURPOSE !MEMBERS J Secure artifacts, provide documentation for records--gift/loan ACQUISITION: forms, wish list update. Be aware of current inventory, duplications, and needed items. Bill Byers-Chair Betty Fuller Bill Golden Mavy Wright Helen Payton Iva Nail Doyle Brown DISPLAY In charge of displays,labeling, etc. *Fuller House Mavy Wright-Chair and Himes Log House Iva Nail Helen Payton Norma Lively Faye Stinneford Helen Voss Betty Fuller Susan Ellis *McCormick Barn and All Outdoor Bill Byers-Chair Bill Golden Doyle Brown Gary Fieldsend Don Martin Glenn Walker Ralph Williamson *Library Geneology History Room Betty Fuller-Chair Helen Payton Susan Ellis Helen Voss Faye Stinneford Glenn Walker *Library Monthly Photo Display Dan Clark PHOTOGRAPHY In charge of taking photographs of historical sites, buildings, locations, et. Dan Clark-Chair Don Martin Gary Fieldsend Page 1 of 2 Revised 1209 SUBCOMMITTEE PURPOSE (MEMBERS In charge of coordinating with City staff on changes, updates, etc., WEBSITE pertaining to the Committee's webpage. Dan Clark-Chair Gary Fieldsend EVOLVING HISTORY In charge of research and maintenance of records pertaining to evolving history of major events of historical interests,etc. Dan Clark-Chair Tom Stover-Co-Chair Helen Lightbody Emphasis on procuring historical past& present photos relevant to Euless history. Include identification and,labeling of subjects,events PHOTO ALBUM or scenes displayed in photos. Ensures all photos are scanned by City staff. In charge of placement of photos in albums and maintenancP_ Betty Fuller-Chair Weldon Cannon Helen Gleghorn Donna Mickan Sue Stover Helen Payton Doris Brown Bill Byers Dan Clark CALLOWAY CEMETERY Compile cemetery survey information, map cemetery, identification of gravesites, complile master of cemetery census list Bill Byers-Chair Weldon Cannon Betty Fuller David Massey Veva Lou Massey James Gathings Beth Gathings Helen Gleghorn Bill Golden Helen Payton Iva Nail Donna Mickan OPEN HOUSE &TOURS In charge of scheduling docents, field trips, group tours, etc. Betty Fuller-Chair Sue Stover Helen Voss Page 2 of 2 Revised 1209