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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-05-12 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes May 12, 2008 CALL TO ORDER Chair, Betty Fuller, called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. The meeting was held at City Hall in the Pre-Council Chamber at 201 North Ector Drive, Euless, Texas. MEMBERS PRESENT Robert Nail, Betty Fuller, Iva Nail, Donna Mickan, Doris Brown, Gary Fieldsend, Shirley Mercer, Helen Payton, Weldon Cannon, Helen Gleghorn, Troy Fuller, Ralph Williamson, Beth Gathings, Dan Clark, James Gathings, Helen Lightbody, Sue Stover, Tom Stover, David Brown, David Massey, Michele Burger, Don Martin and Norma Lively. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS Mavy Nell Trigg Wright STAFF PRESENT Ray McDonald, Director of Parks and Community Services Trish McDonald, Intern Michael Davenport, Special Events/Projects Supervisor Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale, Projects Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following corrections were made to the minutes from April's meeting: • Under Status of Current Projects, item 43, it should say the recording is of Troy Fuller's father and not his grandfather. • Under Committee Reports, item#1, it should say that Robert Nail has a picture book by Roger Ivey. Michele Burger made a motion for the minutes to be approved with the corrections. Iva Nail seconded the motion, motion approved. 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. 051208 DOCENT'S REPORT/RECRUITMENT 1. Helen Payton, Norma Lively, Betty Fuller and Robert Nail served as docents on Saturday, May10, 2008. They reported a total of twelve visitors. Alma and AJ Morgan worked the tour that Saturday, Mr. Nail was very impressed with them and Mrs. Fuller also commended them on having done a great job. 2. Tom and Sue Stover and David Massey volunteered to docent during open house on June 14, 2008. Staff will open Heritage Park for the tours as Mrs. Fuller will be out of the country. 3. David Brown (1 to 3 p.m.), Shirley Mercer and Gary Fieldsend volunteered to docent during open house on July 12, 2008. 4. Donna Mickan, Troy Fuller and Betty Fuller will docent during open house on August 9, 2008. 5. Betty Fuller, Donna Mickan and Helen Payton volunteered to docent on July 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. for the HEB Early Learning Center tour. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Arbor Daze: • Mrs. Fuller thanked David Brown, Dan Clark and Gary Fieldsend for their outstanding work on the Historical Committee's display table. • David Brown thanked the City staff, Dan Clark and Gary Fieldsend for their help in getting everything together for the table. • The following people worked the Arbor Daze booth: Norma Lively, Iva Nail, Betty Fuller, Robert Nail, Helen Payton, Joe Cannon, James and Beth Gathings, Dan Clark, David Brown and Weldon Cannon. On behalf of the Committee, Mrs. Fuller thanked everyone who worked. The members who worked reported that a steady stream of people came through the booth and at times it was over crowed; many people played games and won prizes. • Iva Nail thought it was great that some people just wanted to find out answers to their historical questions and not really cared about winning prizes. • Mrs. Fuller, Dan Clark and others felt that the location of the Committee's table was a little bit too crowded and asked for a bigger area and possibly a different location next year. In general, the Committee felt that there was so much activity at the booth that it might have interfered with the surrounding booths. • Dan Clark thanked David and Christy Brown for coming up with the ideas for the booth and for all the work they put in to the set up and manning of the table. • David Brown reported that S348.78 worth of prizes was given away at the event. The rest of the prizes were returned to Rebecca's for a refund. • Mrs. Fuller sent Donna Mickan home during the event because she was ill. • Michael Davenport thanked the Committee for all the hard work they put in to making the booth so successful. • Ralph Williamson contacted staff that he could not volunteer for Arbor Daze due to recent eye surgery. EHPC Mtg. 051208 2. Library History Wall: This is an ongoing project and everything is moving along. Maw Wright is interested in buying the Trigg tile. It was reported to her that the Committee has an ongoing collection to help pay for the tile. Mrs. Fuller also mentioned that a preliminary design with a wagon has been considered for the tile, Mrs. Wright was agreeable to the current design. 3. Calloway Cemetery: • David Massey reported that fifty-four names are currently on the contact list. The following people were given contact cards to fill out: Bill Byers, Helen Gleghorn, Joe Cannon, Weldon Cannon, Troy Fuller, David Massey, Iva Nail, Helen Payton and Betty Fuller. • Donna Mickan mentioned that she attended a friend's burial years ago at Calloway Cemetery. She indicated that there wasn't a marker at the site and inquired how it could be determined where the plot is today. This brought up a discussion about more recent burials and whether they've been recorded properly. In the course of the discussion there was a reminder that Mr. Cannon as well as the Sub-Committee has dedicated a lot of hours and effort to try and rectify this particular situation. In the future, it is hoped that every grave can be marked, identified and properly recorded. • The Sub-Committee will meet on Monday, July 7, 2008 at the Parks and Community Services building at 10 a.m. to continue working on the surveys. Weldon Cannon has put a lot of effort into completing a rough map of the cemetery to help the organizing process. Bill Byers, David and Veva Lou Massey, Iva Nail, Helen Gleghorn, Beth and James Gathings, Weldon Cannon and Betty Fuller are members of the Sub-Committee. 4. Oral History Project/Website Update: Staff gave a print out of the historical description on the City's website to Mr. Cannon to proof for historical accuracy. The oral history project is ongoing and is being worked on by staff as time allows. 5. Library Display: A photograph of the E-Z-Way Mkt. is the display for May. Mr. Clark requested additional information for the display narrative. 6. Photography Project: This is an ongoing project. Dan Clark, Don Martin and Gary Fieldsend are members of this Sub-Committee. 7. Photo Album Project: The Sub-Committee will meet at the Fuller House on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10 a.m. to continue organizing the photo albums. Doris Brown, Helen Gleghom, Donna Mickan, Sue Stover and Betty Fuller last met on March 25, 2008 to work on the albums. 8. Arbor Daze History: Staff will schedule a meeting with Mr. Hogg to do the recording on the history of Arbor Daze. 9. Photo Scanning Project: The "Founding Families" album has been scanned and was returned to the Committee. In addition, three folders containing copies of everything that was scanned from the album were given to the Committee. Staff asked the Committee to proof the copies for accuracy. Some copies may have inaccurate and/or insufficient descriptions. EHPC Mtg. 051208 10. Local Marker Project: • Weldon Cannon discussed a possible marker design he saw in a newspaper article. He indicated a few ideas to personalize the design for the City of Euless marker. Committee members were agreeable to Mr. Cannon's idea. • Mr. Cannon further reported that corrections had to be made to the wording on the Horticulture marker. The changes were sent back to Austin for updating and when that process is done, the final draft will be sent to the foundry. MCCORMICK BARN / OUTDOOR UPDATE 1. Robert Nail expressed his interest in having a working Well at Heritage Park. He inquired as to how difficult it would be to have one made for demonstration purposes during tours. Staff has been looking into the possibility since the idea was first mentioned and will get back with the Committee regarding the idea. 2. Staff reported that the windmill blades will be replaced sometime this week. RIMES LOG HOUSE UPDATE FULLER HOUSE UPDATE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. Mrs. Fuller will be out of the country in June and cannot work open house nor attend the regular Committee meeting. Vice Chair, Donna Mickan will chair the June 9, 2008 historical meeting. 2. Betty Fuller asked for the Committee's opinion on acquiring Blackie Sustaire's first desk. Blackie Sustaire was the City's first Police Chief and was later City Manager. The desk is currently in Oklahoma and some members expressed concern about how to acquire the desk, also about where to place the desk when and if it should be acquired. Mrs. Fuller mentioned that a friend of the donor periodically visits the area and could bring the desk down on one of his visits. Robert Nail expressed his interest in acquiring the desk for its historical value to Euless. Donna Mickan offered to check with Police Chief Mike Brown, if there was an interest in displaying the desk at the Police Station. 3. Mrs. Fuller inquired if Jean Whitener's name has been removed from the Committee's contact list. Staff reported it has. She also reported that Evelyn Himes has been in the hospital. The Committee members wish Mrs. Himes well. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. David Massey reported that Veva Lou wasn't feeling well and couldn't attend the meeting. 2. Dan Clark suggested that copies of the Faun Boyd Cookbook could be burned to CD's and given away as a way of promoting the history of the area. Mr. Clark felt that with all the work that went in to digitizing the book, it would be a shame not to share it with the public. EHPC Mtg. 051208 3. Weldon Cannon showed the Committee an article from the Dallas Morning News titled "Pieces of Texas _Missing." The article was about historical markers that are being stolen for the metal and its monetary value. 4. Weldon Cannon is still working on the Euless historical timeline and will give copies to interested members when he is done. 5. Michele Burger congratulated Donna Mickan on her election to the City Council. Committee members also gave their congratulations and well wishes to Mrs. Mickan. 6. Beth Gathings felt that the Arbor Daze booth was a great success and thought people really enjoyed the spinning wheel. 7. Weldon Cannon is a member of the Bear Creek Cemetery Association and he recently attended their annual meeting on May 10, 2008. Mr. Cannon reported that the officers of the Association would like to approach the Euless City Council about changing the name of Minter's Chapel Road to Bear Creek Cemetery Road. The road they are talking about is a two block strip that runs into the cemetery from Highway 360. Mr. Cannon asked for the Committee's consideration of the request and for further discussion at the June 9, 2008 Historical Preservation Committee meeting. If the cemetery officers want the Historical Preservation Committee to officially consider this request and possibly endorse it, they will send a written request to Mr. Cannon who will present it to the Committee for formal consideration. 8. Helen Lightbody and others in the Committee inquired about Boyce Byers well being. The Committee misses Mrs. Byers presence and wishes her well. VISITORS REPORT 1. Mavy Nell Trigg Wright: • Mrs. Wright was introduced to members who hadn't had a chance to meet her. • She turned in her application to join the Historical Preservation Committee. Staff will submit the form to the City Secretary's office. • Mrs. Wright toured Heritage Park during open house on Saturday, May 10, 2008. She suggested that all the items at the Museum, including photographs, documents, artifacts, etc. should have labels with brief descriptions about each piece. She felt that this would bring much more interest to the visitors. Other Committee members agreed that this was a good idea. STAFF REPORT 1. Trish McDonald was introduced to the Committee. Mrs. McDonald is the new intern and she will be working on scanning photographs, doing open house press releases, recruit groups for the monthly tours and various other projects for the Committee. Mrs. McDonald is married: graduated from Trinity High School and also attended Central Junior High School. She recently graduated from UTA with a Bachelor in Business and a minor in history. Mrs. Fuller welcomed Trish on behalf of the Committee. EHPC Mtg. 051208 2. Staff asked the Committee for their consideration to do a historical"special event" in November to feature the Committee's photo collection. The event would be during regular open house hours and the Ruth Millican Center could be opened to house the display. It was suggested that various presentations could be done during the event, for example: Mr. Byers could do the one on Businesses in Euless; Mr. Nail could do one on the Post Office, Mrs. Fuller on the Himes Log House, etc. Mr. Clark and the Committee were agreeable to having the event. Staff will work out the details and report back to the Committee. ADJOURNMENT David Massey made a motion for the meeting to adjourn. Troy Fuller seconded the motion. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:47 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa"Mary" Faiva-Siale Projects Coordinator Euless Parks & Community Services EHPC Mtg. 051208