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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-06-12 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes June 12, 2006 Call to Order Chair, Betty Fuller called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. Members Present Iva Nail, Weldon Cannon, Robert Nail, Chris Jones, David Massey, Dan Clark, Bill Byers, Boyce Byers, Helen Lightbody, Troy Fuller, Nell Hicks, Helen Payton, Betty Fuller, Glenn Walker. Staff Present Suzanne Hendrickson, Recreation Manager Ofa Faiva-Siale, Projects & Events Ana Ahovelo, Building Attendant Visitors Council Member Linda Martin Veva Lou Massey Norma Lively Richard George Doris Brown Shirley Mercer Herbert Henry Jacoby Ima Ruth Jacoby Approval of Minutes The following corrections were made to May's minutes: a. Under New Business, item #10: Chris Jones did not donate a 1956 Fort Worth map. He passed out a copy of a 1956 Fort Worth map showing the Hurst Euless Bedford side of the map. b. Mrs. Fuller noted that she was present during the Wilshire field trip on May 11. Troy Fuller made a motion for the minutes to be approved with the corrections. Iva Nail seconded the motion, motion approved. Treasurer's Report Treasurer, Robert Nail, reported that a .$20 check has been written for the Committee's display table at the Texas State Genealogical Conference to be held in October. The new balance is $9,027.10. EHPC Mtg. 061206 Old Business 1. Docent report from June 10: a. Chris Jones reported that two wasp nests were found in or around the Himes Log House. The Parks Department was notified and they've had it taken care of. b. Weldon Cannon explained that a family who are descendents of Andrew Jackson Himes visited the Museum. It was mentioned the family lives in the area. Copies of family photos including Mr. Himes were passed around for the Committee's viewing. 2. Bill Byers reported on the following: a. In regards to Calloway Cemetery: Mr. Byers stated that the land was donated by two brothers, Richard and Joseph Calloway, around 1884 or so. Richard Calloway was the first person buried on the site and over the years, his gravestone suffered considerable erosion and damage which required extensive repair work. Mr. Byers reminded everyone that in 2005, Sally McCutcheon, a granddaughter of Dr. Rhodes who was a prominent physician in the area in the 1900's, donated $500 to the Calloway Cemetery. Recently, an opportunity arose for Mr. Byers to apply for a matching grant donation from the Tarrant County Historical Commission. Mr. Byers applied and was granted an additional $500 which he used to restore Richard Calloway's gravestone. b. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Department has a program that works primarily with churches and cemeteries. The program offers help to those working in the community service field. In the past, Mr. Byers mowed and maintained the Calloway Cemetery grounds himself. Mr. Byers recently met with representatives of the program and they have volunteered to take over the mowing and maintenance of the Calloway Cemetery grounds. c. Mr. Byers will get with Mr. Little to begin working on the McCormick Barn display. David Massey and Robert Nail volunteered to help Mr. Byers and Mr. Little. Chris Jones will also help depending on his schedule. d. Reported a donation of an old ten-pound tin milk crate with Tennessee Dairy stamped on it. e. Asked those present to keep an eye out for"big old round milk bottles"with the cardboard stoppers. Mr. Byers reminded everyone that the Committee would reimburse anyone who made a reasonable purchase of items for the Museum. f. Spoke with "Tootles" Brown regarding the interview with George Brown. Ms. Brown suggested that it would be best if someone went to Stephenville to do the interview. Mr. Byers, Troy Fuller, Boyce Byers and Betty Fuller will schedule a time to-go to Stephenville and obtain an oral history accounting from Mr. Brown. 3. Mrs. Fuller reported on the following: a. Thanked the City staff for sending Republic Tire a"thank you" card for their donation of labor and two tires for the Cannon Tractor. 1-. Reminded ded tL, Co.........:ttee of the need for ] the�. � 1i111111uV the Committee Vl the need for volunteers to attend Life T eXaS State Genealogical Society's 46th Annual Conference in October. c. Thanked the City staff for the Magnolia and Fig tree signs. EHPC Mtg. 061206 d. Mrs. Fuller asked Bill Byers if he would be able to help her with the Library display over summer break. 4. Suzanne Hendrickson reported on the following; a. Oral history proofs were returned to Mr. Nail, Mrs. Nail,Bill Byers and Troy Fuller. They will proof the transcribed material and return them to City staff for a final draft. b. The Committee was given the final draft of an interview with Margie Neely Massey. c. Reported that she is in the process of scanning the materials from Mr. Nails' presentation on the "History of the Euless Post Office". All items will be returned to Mr. Nail as soon as possible. d. A copy of the Fuller House foundation repair quote was handed out to the Committee. It was noted that Olshan, the foundation repair company, recommended that gutters be placed on the south and west side of the house. A brief discussion followed regarding cost, requirements, etc. Dan Clark made a motion that the City be allowed to do whatever it feels necessary regarding the repairing of the Fuller House. Mr. Clark's motion was further revised to include for a structural engineer to review the proposal for a second opinion. David Massey seconded the motion. All members were in favor, motion approved. e. Reported that the inventory is coming along very well. Pictures are being taken of all artifacts in the house and entered into the Museum's inventory. f. New museum open house signs are on order. g. Gave an update on the items from the Fuller House closet. Various maps, drawings, inventory, etc. are being reviewed, organized and inventoried by City staff. These items will be returned to the Museum once this is done. h. Asked if the Committee had someone for the next quarterly program. Bill Byers will conduct the next quarterly program on the Euless Lumber Yard Company. A date has not been set. i. Handed out Boards & Commissions applications to visitors present. j. Projects currently being worked on are: committee stationary, brochure, logo and the local marker program. 5. Mr. Cannon reminded the Committee to go by and see the new Texas Historical Marker at the First United Methodist Church. 6. Mrs. Nail reported that in the past, Joe Hennig had indicated his agreement that it would be doable for the Committee to have a room set aside for historical purposes at the Library. It was further mentioned that the Committee should follow-up on this notion. Along the same line, it was further mentioned that the Cities of Grapevine and Irving have such a section in their libraries; however, both cities have two rooms set aside for this purpose. After a brief discussion, the Committee agreed that it would be good to have two rooms set aside for the preservation of the history of the area. One room could be set up as an archive room and a second room could be used for genealogy, study area, etc. 7. Iva Nail extended a warm welcome to all potential committee members at the meeting. EHPC Mtg. 061206 New Business 1. This month's meeting (June 12) was held at Jimmy and Helen Payton's home due to the air conditioner being out at Fuller House. The Committee thanked Mr. and Mrs. Payton for allowing the meeting to be held at their residence on such short notice. A work order was turned in to the Fleet and Facilities Department and the AC has been fixed. 2. It was suggested that a new meeting location for the Historical Committee should be considered. Various City facilities were discussed. Suzanne Hendrickson was asked to look into the availability of these facilities for the Committee's monthly meetings. 3. Mrs. Fuller thanked Robert Nail for his wonderful presentation on the "History of the Euless Post Office". Mr. Nail briefly talked about some humorous situations from when he was Postmaster of Euless. He talked about some unfortunate incidences with Mr. Jacoby (retired Postman in Euless). Apparently, Mr. Jacoby was sprayed by a skunk on one occasion and was attacked by a rooster on another occasion. One notable incident in Mr. Jacoby's career was that he became the first Postman in Euless to be bit a dog. As it turned out, the dog that bit Mr. Jacoby belonged to none other than the Postmaster himself, Robert Nail. 4. Nomla Lively reported that the First United Methodist Church of Euless has records dating as far back as the 1870's. Many of the records are in fragile condition and need to be gone through in order to salvage the material. She mentioned that photocopies and microfilm will be made of the records and a set may be given to the Library. Mr. Cannon was very pleased to hear Mrs. Lively's report. He suggested several locations where the originals could be given for storage. 5. The following people volunteered to docent on the following dates: a. Bill and Boyce Byers and Robert and Iva Nail volunteered to docent on July 8. b. Troy Fuller volunteered to docent on August 12. Betty Fuller may be able to help on that day. c. Chris Jones and Helen Payton volunteered to docent on September 9. 6. Nell Hicks informed the Committee that she will be moving to Paradise, Texas, sometime in August where she will be living next door to her daugjhter. She expressed her sadness at leaving the area and Committee members expressed their regret as well. The Committee wished Mrs. Hicks good luck with her move. 7. Weldon Cannon completed his historical marker application for the Euless Nursery. The Euless Nursery belonged to his grandfather and then his father from 1897 until 1960. This was an essential part in the development of the City of Euless. Copies of the application were available for the Committee. 8. Mr. Cannon also completed an outline of topics for a historical narrative on the Euless School (currently South Euless Elementary School). The historical narrative is an essential part of the application process for a Texas Historical Marker. Copies of the outline were also available for Committee. EHPC Mtg. 061206 9. Glenn Walker reported that he recently spoke with several people in the City about the idea of having a"City Reunion" type of event. He described another city who holds this particular event and its successes. Those in the City that Mr. Walker spoke with were receptive to the idea. Since the City is no longer holding Arbor Daze, perhaps this may be an event that could be looked into. 10. Troy Fuller reported that he recently visited the City's website and was very impressed with the information available on the website. Mr. Fuller was especially impressed and complimentary of the "Compost-ology" web page. 11. The Committee was reminded that the next historical meeting will be September 11. Adjournment Chair, Betty Fuller adjourned the meeting at 12:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale Recreation Specialist, Projects & Events Euless Parks & Community Services EHPC Mtg. 061206