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Minutes
September 11, 2000
Members of the Euless Historical Preservation Committee met at
10 : 00 a.m. at the Fuller House, 203 Cullum Drive .
Members Present
Vada Johnson, Helen Payton, Troy Fuller, Julia Wakeley, Michelle
Burger, Nell Hicks, Evelyn Himes, Betty Fuller, Helen Lightbody,
Bill Byers
Staff Present
Glenda Hartsell - Special Events Coordinator
Gary McKamie - Assistant City Manager
Gary McKamie toured the members through the Himes House.
Committee members were very pleased with the finished project.
Discussion was held relative to future needs of additional
furniture and items that would add to the completion of the
project .
Approval of Minutes
Bill Byers, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 10 : 40 a.m.
Helen Payton made a motion to approve the minutes of the June
12th meeting. Nell Hicks seconded the motion and the motion
passed.
I . Himes House
Bill Byers reviewed with the Committee the items we need to
work on, which includes a "wish list" for loans and
contributions, i .e . rag rug, etc.
Glenda Hartsell presented a form to be used to register the
items donated as gifts or on loan to the Fuller House and
Himes House . A recommendation on the form was to refer to
the Committee as the City of Euless Historical Preservation
Committee.
Chairman Byers has opened a bank account to accommodate the
Committee' s funds that were turned over to us by the City.
The account is in the name of Bill Byers, also known as
Euless Historical Preservation Committee . Robert Nail is
the official Treasurer for the Committee . Bill mentioned
that we now have an 1862 dictionary and we could use an old
Bible . We are cautioned not to clutter too many items in
the Himes House. Diana Crawford is working on labeling the
items .
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It was recommended by Betty Fuller that the 5th graders be
invited to tour the House .
Docents for October 14th will be the Troy Fullers . Troy
requested that trash cans and lighting be installed. He
also recommended that we get a fire extinguisher.
Glenda Hartsell suggested a joint Xmas program for December
8th, which would include a Chili Dinner, tour of the Fuller
and Himes Houses and ending up at the Millican Center. A
Christmas committee was set up with volunteers including:
Betty Fuller, Julia Wakeley, Helen Lightbody, Helen Payton,
Vada Johnson and Michelle Burger.
Adjournment
A motion was made by Helen Payton to adjourn the meeting and
seconded by Nell Hicks . Meeting was adjourned at
approximately 12 : 15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Helen Lightbody
Secretary
Euless Historical Preservation Committee
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