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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-04-14 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes April 14, 2008 CALL TO ORDER Chair, Betty Fuller, called the meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. The meeting was held at City Hall in the Pre-Council Chamber at 201 North Ector Drive, Euless, Texas. MEMBERS PRESENT Norma Lively, Don Martin, Dan Clark, Helen Payton, Veva Lou Massey, Troy Fuller, Sue Stover, Gary Fieldsend, Helen Gleghorn, Doris Brown, Beth Gathings, David Massey, Weldon Cannon, James Gathings, Robert Nail, Betty Fuller, Donna Mickan, Iva Nail. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS Mayor Pro Tern Leon Hogg Mavy Nell Trigg Wright Randy Haggard STAFF PRESENT Michael Davenport, Special Events/Projects Supervisor Ofa "Mary" Faiva-Siale, Projects Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following corrections were made to the minutes from March 10, 2008: • Under Status of Current Projects, item #3, first bullet: it should read that "Bill Byers and Mr. Massey previously spoke about establishing a card file..." instead of"Bill Byers and Mr. Massey spoke about establishing a card file..." • Under Status of Current Projects, item #5, third bullet: the historical photo display photographs were taken at Fry's electronics in Irving and not at the Irving Library. James Gathings made a motion for the minutes to be approved. Troy Fuller seconded the motion, motion approved. It was later noted that Norma Lively was present at February's meeting. TREASURER'S REPORTS Treasurer Robert Nail reported the same balance as last month, $7,385.84. Eighty-four dollars was collected for the Trigg Tile. EHPC Mtg. 041408 DOCENT'S REPORT/RECRUITMENT 1. Norma Lively was a docent at the March 8, 2008 open house. Her name was not noted as such at last months meeting. 2. Sue Stover and Gary Fieldsend reported a total of thirty-seven visitors on Saturday, April 12, 2008. It was a good crowd with young teens taking tours of the facility. Three of the teen girls were especially interested in the facility and one mentioned that she toured the park with her elementary school before. It was further reported that a Cub Scouts group toured the property. Mrs. Fuller mentioned that the group originally scheduled a group tour but later canceled. The group decided to tour the facility individually during regular open house. 3. David Massey gave a report on the TCC senior group tour. Mrs. Fuller thanked those who were docents. A completed donation form was given to staff to file; the form was for a feather pillbox hat that Bettye Bell donated to the Museum. Donna Mickan added that the group had a lot of nice comments about Heritage Park and they loved the facility. 4. Helen Payton, Norma Lively, Betty Fuller and Iva Nail volunteered to docent on May 10, 2008. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Library History Wall: The "meet and greet" reception for the artist was postponed. Mrs. Fuller will contact the Committee when she finds out the new date. 2. Calloway Cemetery: The Sub-committee will meet tomorrow at the Parks and Community Services building at 1314-B Royal Parkway, Euless, 76040. They will begin organizing the surveys of the Cemetery. 3. Oral History Project/Website Update: Staff reported that Gary Fieldsend offered to help transcribe one of the oral history recordings. Mr. Fieldsend will transcribe the Himes Log House recording once it's done. Staff is currently busy with other projects but work will begin on Troy Fuller's grandfather's recording once staff has more time. Staff will transcribe the Tongan Community's recordings as the accents are difficult to understand. 4. Library Display: Mr. Clark thanked Mr. Cannon for providing the description for March's Library display. It was a photograph of Arch and Della Cannon. Staff has a list of photos to enlarge for the display for the next three months. 5. Photography Project: Mr. Clark obtained old postcards of the Great Southwest International Airport. Mr. Clark scanned and saved copies of the postcards to the Committee's archives. 6. Photo Album Project: • Mrs. Fuller reported that the Photo Album Sub-committee met at the Fuller House instead of at her house as was previously agreed to at the last meeting. • Donna Mickan reported that Mrs. Fuller has been spending her own money on purchasing supplies for the project. Everyone agreed that Mrs. Fuller would never EHPC Mtg. 041408 request reimbursement for the purchases she's made. Donna Mickan made a motion to allocate a hundred and fifty dollars to Mrs. Fuller for the purchase of supplies. Doris Brown seconded the motion, motion approved. • Mrs. Massey added that she has been in contact with some of Bob Eden's descendants and they've indicated that they may have old photographs for the photo album project. 7. Photo Scanning Project: The two part time staff members trained to scan the albums will be scheduled to work more hours on the project. Mr. Clark would like to do some restoration work on the photo collection once everything is scanned. 8. Arbor Daze Booth: The following people volunteered to work the Committee's booth during Arbor Daze: • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.—Betty Fuller and Norma Lively • Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.—Donna Mickan • Saturday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.—Iva and Robert Nail • Saturday: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.—Helen Payton and Helen Gleghom • Saturday: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.—Dan Clark • Sunday: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.—Beth and James Gathings • Sunday: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.—Weldon Cannon Sue Stover volunteered to act as alternate during the event. Gary Fieldsend will be onsite off and on during the event. Dan Clark indicated that he and David Brown will also be at the event. Staff will mail VIP parking passes to those scheduled to work the booth. 9. Local Marker Project: A catalogue with design samples, prices, etc. is being mailed to Mr. Cannon. Mr. Cannon indicated that it may be available for discussion at next month's meeting. MCCORMICK BARN / OUTDOOR UPDATE 1. Mrs. Fuller thanked the staff for their continuous work on maintenance of Heritage Park. The lighting at the whole park looks great and the facility is always clean. Staff moved the cast iron pot, washer and corn grinder under the barn overhang for shelter from the elements. HIMES LOG HOUSE UPDATE FULLER HOUSE UPDATE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. Mrs. Fuller showed everyone the Historical Preservation Committee's section in the Euless Today magazine. The Committee appreciated the advertising in Euless Today. COMMITTEE REPORTS EHPC Mtg. 041408 1. Iva Nail reported that she has a book that Robert received when he was in kindergarten that she intends to donate to the Museum. 2. Veva Lou Massey donated a program from the Calloway Cemetery dedication and a newspaper article on the Byers. Both pieces were from the 1980's. 3. Weldon Cannon brought in a"quick" timeline he did up for the Arbor Daze booth. Committee members were interested in getting copies of the timeline. Mr. Cannon will work on a more permanent one for the members in the future. 4. Iva Nail is glad that Mavy Wright was able to attend the meeting. Various Committee members indicated their hope that Mrs. Wright would be interested in joining the Committee. 5. Doris Brown added that pecan trees were given out to 4th graders in every Euless elementary school during one of the first Arbor Daze. One of the trees was planted and is now bearing pecans. 6. Weldon Cannon indicated his interest in having a Texas State Historical Marker for the First Baptist Church of Euless. Mr. Cannon helped write the application for the marker at the First United Methodist Church of Euless and would be helping with the application for the First Baptist Church. 7. Troy Fuller mentioned he has one tree from Arbor Daze growing on his property. 8. Helen Payton reminisced about the "Spice of Life Band" and their performance at one of the first Arbor Daze. Members of the band included Jenny Payton (Mrs. Payton's mother- in-law) and Willie Byers (Billy Byers' mom). 9. Norma Lively has two Arbor Daze trees growing on her property as well. VISITORS REPORT 1. Mayor Pro Tem Leon Hogg gave a brief history on how Arbor Daze got started. The first Arbor Daze was called the "How to Grow Lawn and Garden Show". It was first held in the old gym, the same location where City Hall is currently located. Mr. Hogg was on the Parks and Leisure Services Board at the time, and Rick Herold was the Director of Parks and Community Services. Mr. Hogg has three Arbor Daze trees growing on his property. Mr. Cannon asked if a history report has been done on Arbor Daze. Mr. Hogg and other Committee members indicated that a historical report hasn't been made. The Committee expressed an interest in having a history done by Mr. Hogg for the City's archives. Mr. Cannon made a motion for a recording to be done, Veva Lou Massey seconded the motion. Motion approved. Staff will arrange with Mr. Hogg to have a recording done. 2. Randy Haggard is a great-great-great-grandson of Moody Fuller. His great-grandmother was Myrtle "Mattie" Fuller; she is buried at Calloway Cemetery. He read information about the family and the Historical Preservation Committee on the City website. Mr. Haggard found the meeting very interesting. He was also introduced to various Committee members who are descendants of the Fullers. EHPC Mtg. 041408 3. Mavy Nell Trigg Wright has been a resident of Euless for over thirty years and she has one child. She was born on the property where the airport is currently located. Mrs. Wright indicated her pleasure at seeing all the familiar faces at the meeting. STAFF REPORT 1. Michael Davenport discussed various details of Arbor Daze. ADJOURNMENT David Massey made a motion for the meeting to adjourn. Troy Fuller seconded the motion. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale Projects Coordinator Euless Parks & Community Services EHPC Mtg. 041408