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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-10 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes December 10, 2007 CALL TO ORDER Chair, Betty Fuller, called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. The meeting was held at Jimmy and Helen Payton's home at 302 Oak Lane, Euless. MEMBERS PRESENT Bill Byers, Boyce Byers, Sue Stover, Donna Mickan, Troy Fuller, Betty Fuller, Shirley Mercer, Doris Brown, Beth Gathings, James Gathings, Ralph Williamson, Tom Stover, Glenn Walker, Michele Burger, Veva Lou Massey, David Massey, Dan Clark, Weldon Cannon, Helen Payton, Robert Nail, Iva Nail, Norma Lively. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS Mayor Mary Lib Saleh Mayor Pro Tem Leon Hogg Gary Fieldsend Joe Cannon Alicia Davenport O.D. Lively Gabriella Saleh Ginger Fuller Helen Gleghom STAFF PRESENT Gary McKamie, City Manager Loretta Getchell, Deputy City Manager Susan Crim, City Secretary Jerry Poteet, Volunteer Coordinator Ray McDonald, Director of Parks and Community Services Michael Davenport, Special Events/Projects Supervisor Ofa "Mary"Faiva-Siale, Projects Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES Troy Fuller made a motion for the minutes to be approved. Bill Byers seconded the motion, motion approved. TREASURER'S REPORTS Treasurer, Robert Nail, reported a balance of$8,885.84. EHPC Mtg. 121007 DOCENT'S REPORT/RECRUITMENT 1. Mrs. Fuller thanked all those who volunteered to work the December 4, December 6 and December 8, elementary school tours. 2. Mrs. Fuller asked for volunteers to docent on January 12, 2008, the next regular open house. Weldon Cannon, Betty Fuller, James and Beth Gathings volunteered to work. 3. Another volunteer request was made for the Donna Park Elementary School tour on December 18, 2007. Doris Brown, Helen Payton, Bill Byers, Betty Fuller, Tom Stover and Sue Stover volunteered to work. 4. A third request for docents for the Wilshire Elementary School tour on January 8, 2007 was made. Betty Fuller, Helen Payton and Bill Byers volunteered to work. 5. Members were given the opportunity to comment on the Heritage Park Christmas event: a. Weldon Cannon encouraged the Committee to take every opportunity to bring awareness to people of the availability of Heritage Park and of the history of the area. He had such an opportunity during Heritage Park Christmas and was appreciative of it. b. Iva Nail noted that children enjoyed the food and the animals. She also encouraged inviting more school aged groups to perform as this draws parents and grandparents to the event. c. Boyce Byers indicated the need for more portable restrooms. d. Michele Burger felt the snow man was a big hit. e. It seemed to Mrs. Fuller that children really enjoyed scratching the Christmas ornaments. f. Helen Gleghorn thought the Blacksmith was a hit. g. Mr. Nail expressed his appreciation to Michael Davenport for a successful event. h. Beth Gathings acknowledged that perhaps the message about the availability of Heritage Park is getting out. She mentioned that while giving tours in the Fuller House, one child said, "I've been here before, I know what that is in there." The same child later said, "This place is history." i. Mrs. Fuller noted that she heard James Gathings asking many children if they knew what a windmill was. Most answered no, this brought up the fact that a lot of education still need to be provided to the younger generation. j. Mr. Byers was demonstrating the corn grinder and a young lady said, they had a corn grinder they used back home. The young lady was from Bangladesh. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Euless Library History Wall: Mr. Cannon was asked to give a brief history of the Trigg family, one of the founding families of Euless. Mr. Cannon reported that Mary Ann Trigg was an unmarried and wealthy business woman who moved to Euless around 1867. She owned hundreds of acres of land here in Euless. Elijah Adam Euless married one of her daughters who was older than himself Mr. Euless acquired much of the property he owned through this union. It was mentioned that there aren't any known Trigg descendants in the EHPC Mtg. 121007 area. This brought up the idea that the Committee could donate their spare change at each monthly meeting for the next six months to help fund a tile to honor the Trigg family's contribution to Euless. Mr. Nail would be in charge of the monthly donations. The tile would cost approximately six hundred dollars which will be paid for out of the Committee's treasury fund. 2. Calloway Cemetery: Bill Byers reported that Robbie with the Boy Scouts of America has been working at the cemetery. He recruited about twenty eight other people to help in the clean up process. Mr. Byers also took home Mary Ann Trigg's tombstone to restore and he has completed the project. 3. Windmill Project: Mr. Byers indicated that the project is on hold at present due to ongoing conflict between the heirs of the estate where the windmill is located. The property once belonged to Dr. Rhodes where he resided around 1903 or 1904. Mr. Byers has concerns about the legality of obtaining the windmill at this time so he has decided to put the project on hold until further notice. 4. Photo Scanning Project: Dan Clark reported that a meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 12,between himself, Ofa"Mary", Don Martin, Gary Fieldsend and Kate Lyon to discuss cataloging techniques for the project. 5. Photography Committee: Dan Clark additionally reported that photos are being taken of historical locations around the city. He further asked the Committee for old photographs of the area for the project. Photos will be scanned and returned within seven business days. 6. City Website: Staff emailed the final draft of Tubby Huffman's transcribed interview along with three photos to Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark needs to wrap up a couple of things with David Massey but he expects it to be ready for online posting within a week. 7. Volunteer Recruitment: Staff has not received any responses to the ad in the current issue of Euless Today. 8. Docent Packet: Packets for new members are available at the Fuller House. MCCORMICK BARN/OUTDOOR UPDATE HIMES LOG HOUSE UPDATE 1. Mrs. Fuller discussed the fact that weasels are rare and hard to find. She expressed her concern about the spindle in the Log House and the need to take care of it when children are present. Staff will make up two "Do Not Touch" signs for the Committee. Other suggestions were to rope off the area so visitors may not go near it. FULLER HOUSE UPDATE 1. Norma Lively asked that name plates with descriptions be place with each photo in the Fuller House. She indicated that this would be helpful when visitors inquire about the photographs. EHPC Mtg. 121007 2. It was also reported that the commode doesn't flush properly and the water was shut off at the tank. Staff will turn in a work order to have the problem fixed. 3. Susan Crim was at the Fuller House and indicated her desire for a nice photograph of Willie Mae McCormick to go in the display chart. Ms. Crim volunteered to provide a photograph of Mrs. McCormick for the Museum. 4. Beth Gathings asked if a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fuller could be placed in the house. This would be interesting for visitors to see who owned the home. Mr. and Mrs. Nail will provide a photograph for the Museum. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. On behalf of the Committee, Mrs. Fuller sincerely thanked Mr. and Mrs. Payton for the use of their home for the annual Christmas meeting and luncheon. 2. Reported that Jack Draper contacted the City for 1800's photos of area businesses for a project he is working on for a new business called Golden Chic off of Trinity Boulevard. As there are no known photographs of Euless businesses from the 1800's, Mrs. Fuller could not help the gentleman. 3. Gave a reminder on the commemorative afghan being sold by the Citizen's Fire Academy. The afghan can be purchased for $50 and it's available at Stitch-n-Tyme among other places. 4. Thanked the Committee for the food provided for the day's luncheon. Also thanked everyone for serving as docents over the past year and for everyone's time in serving on the Committee. 5. Thanked the City staff for their support and help over the year. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Weldon Cannon attended a meeting at the Birdville Mansion. He reported that the event was a great success. 2. David Massey expressed his appreciation to the Committee for making possible the opportunity to do an oral recording of his uncle "Tubby"Huffman. Mr. Huffman's family is glad that this will be a part of the City's records. They expressed their appreciation to the Committee and stated that this will be a part of their family records to be passed down for generations to come. VISITORS REPORT 1. Mayor Mary T for everything they've -'one over the yea STAFF REPORT EHPC Mtg. 121007 1. Michael Davenport thanked the Committee for their hard work and everything they do for the citizens of Euless. 2. The cracks inside the Fuller House have been fixed. 3. The Committee was asked their opinion on copyrighting the Faun Boyd Cookbook and possibly making the book available on CD for purchase by the public. This could be a way of fundraising for the Committee. Various Committee members indicated their support of the idea, however, there were some unanswered questions pertaining to the legality of the project. It was decided that Staff will research the project and get back with the Committee. 4. New Committee members were asked to provide their shirt sizes to City staff. 5. Name tags for new Committee members were passed out. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:44 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale Projects Coordinator Euless Parks & Community Services EHPC Mtg. 121007