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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-09 Historical Preservation Committee Minutes November 9, 2009 CALL TO ORDER Chair, Betty Fuller, called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The meeting was held at City Hall in the Pre-Council Chamber at 201 North Ector Drive, Euless, Texas. MEMBERS PRESENT Susan Ellis, Iris Elliott, Dan Clark, Donna Mickan, Tom Stover, Doris Brown, Mavy Wright, Veva Lou Massey, Weldon Cannon, David Massey, Betty Fuller, Sue Stover, Glenn Walker, Barbara Collier, Faye Stinneford, Bill Byers, Bill Golden, Doyle Brown, Michele Burger, Robert Nail, Helen Payton, Gary Fieldsend, Joe Cannon, Ralph Williamson, Leah Bennett, Helen Gleghorn and Norma Lively. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS Council Member Leon Hogg Sandra Crowley Patty Benoit STAFF PRESENT Michael Davenport, Recreation Superintendant Ofa "Mary"Faiva-Siale, Projects Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The following corrections were made to the minutes from October's meeting: • Weldon Cannon made a correction under Calloway Cemetery Association; item B, third bullet; Mr. Calloway's wife and daughter were buried at Grapevine Cemetery instead of Bear Creek Cemetery. • Helen Payton was not at the last meeting. • Ralph Williamson may be moving to San Antonio instead of Houston. Faye Stinneford made a motion to approve the minutes with the corrections. Leah Bennett seconded the motion. Motion approved. TREASURER'S REPORTS Treasurer, Robert Nail, reported a balance of S6,382.25. DOCENT'S REPORT/RECRUITMENT HPC MTG. 110909 Page 1 1. Sue Stover reported that almost two hundred students from Stonegate and Midway Park Elementary schools toured Heritage Park in October. 2. Sixty-one people signed the register during open house in October. 3. A signup sheet was passed around for the members to sign up to serve as docents at the Heritage Park Christmas event. VISITOR'S REPORT 1. Sandra Crowley with the Euless Library Foundation reported that the project is now 79% complete. There are only twenty spines left to sell on the mural. She reported that a Tongan tile will be purchased, Ofa Mary met with the different leaders in the community and they will "go in" together on purchasing the tile. STATUS OF CURRENT PROJECTS 1. Library Display: Betty Fuller encouraged everyone to supply smaller artifacts for the display cases at the Library. 2. Calloway Cemetery: A. Calloway Cemetery Association: • David Massey reported that Bill Golden and Leon Hogg have been elected to the Board of Trustees. Mr. Golden will help map the cemetery as he has done extensive research pertaining to the property, etc. • Robert Nail reported that through David Massey and the Board's fund raising effort for the cemetery, $6,925 was raised resulting from the initial mail outs they sent. The Committee was very pleased with the Board's efforts. B. Historical Preservation's Calloway Subcommittee: • Bill Byers and several members of his family along with members of the Subcommittee met at Calloway Cemetery on Saturday, October 31, 2009 to repair the Tabernacle. Before and after photos of the 105 year old Tabernacle were shown to the Committee. Braces were installed in addition to other repairs and the Tabernacle is now sturdier. David Massey donated the cedar posts that replaced the old ones and Helen Payton donated lunch for everyone. A Boy Scout group was also at the Cemetery cleaning. 3. Donations and Acquisitions: • Helen Gleghorn is still working on appropriate displays for the 1918 letter from King George V of England to her uncle and the 1931 quilt she donated to the Historical Committee. • Mrs. Fuller indicated to Bill Byers that the Fielder House Museum wants to donate some of the items they previously reneged on giving to the Committee. Mr. Byers indicated that no, the Committee will not take the items at this time. • Betty Fuller will follow up with Elizabeth Wilcox regarding the donation of the first TV set owned in Euless. 4. Website and Display Projects: • Dan Clark sent Adam Eakins Ofa Mary's oral history interview to post on the website. He encouraged the members to read the interview, he felt its one of the more interesting ones posted. HPC MTG 110909 Page 2 • • Three new photos have been added to the website. • Dan Clark displayed a photograph of the Greater Southwest Airport. The photo showed the side of the terminal with the name "The Greater Fort Worth International Airport" on it. Mr. Clark pointed out the difference in the name as well as compared fares, schedules, etc. from that time to todays. • Gary Fieldsend discussed the idea of uploading the photographs saved in the historical files to Flickr. It will cost $25 annually for the service. This would allow the photos to be available online allowing for a larger audience that may help identify many of the photographs on file. A discussion was held regarding the subject. Gary Fieldsend made a motion for the Committee to spend $25 annually for the service. Susan Ellis seconded the motion, all were in favor, motion approved. 5. Historical Marker Project: • It was reported that the school marker hasn't been delivered yet. Weldon Cannon began coordinating a preliminary dedication program with all other parties concerned. The dedication will probably not be held until spring. Betty Fuller is working on a mailing list for ex-students of the school; several names were mentioned including Margie Neeley Massey and Annie Florine "Tookie"Huffman-Lees. Everyone generally agreed that Tookie is the oldest living graduate from the school. • Regarding the Local Marker project, Mr. Cannon inquired of any additional corrections or updates to the preliminary guidelines and application handouts discussed at last month's meeting. Mr. Cannon will continue working with staff on the forms; he will bring them back to December's meeting for a vote. 6. Display Signs: • Mavy Wright is working on text for the outdoor farm implement signs. Once the text is done, they will be given to staff so signs can be made. 7. Evolving History: • Tom Stover met with Mike Collins, Director of Economic Development & Administrative Services about the acquisition of a UTA intern to help with the project. It was discussed that a proposal has to be submitted to UTA requesting the intern. He further indicated that the City has to provide office space for the intern to work out of. Mr. Stover will follow up with staff about the office space requirements. He will write the proposal and have key members of the Committee proof it before submitting it. He expects that it won't be until February before an intern is acquired to work on the project. • Mr. Stover further reported that Weldon Cannon has compiled and provided extensive historical information relating to "significant events" in Euless history for the project. • Dan Clark would like to implement two parts relating to the Evolving History project. One part should be for subjects pertaining to "Significant Events in Euless History" (i.e. DFW International Airport's coming, integration of Euless schools, etc., etc.) The second part would be topics relating to the "Development of Euless" (i.e. more statistical type information including., population, tax information, major employers, development of different parks and subdivisions, etc., etc.) 8. Historical Snippet: • Bill Golden read a 1904 Arlington Journal article. The author mentioned visiting A.N. Cannon's home and comparing a country burial that occurred while he visited Euless with city burials. The Committee thought the article rather amusing and interesting. HPC MTG 110909 Page 3 • Tom Stover read an article from the Fort Worth Gazette dated December 22, 1891. MCCORMICK BARN/OUTDOOR UPDATE RIMES LOG HOUSE UPDATE FULLER HOUSE UPDATE STAFF REPORT CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 1. Reminded members that the City offered to pay for the Committee's luncheon. It was suggested that perhaps everyone bringing guests should offer to pay for his/her guest. Sue Stover will send invitations to the Mayor, City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City Secretary, Director of Parks and Community Services, Recreation Superintendant, Projects Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and Historical Building Attendant. Everyone was asked to RSVP for the luncheon. 2. Don Martin and the Gathings could not attend today's meeting. 3. Thanked Helen Payton for purchasing lunch for those who worked on the Tabernacle and David Massey for donating the cedar posts. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Leah Bennett is originally from Fort Worth, Texas. She has lived in Euless since 1963 and retired from Boeing. Ms. Bennett has one daughter. She also has a granddaughter in her twenties who lives with her. She's a member of the Euless Citizen's Police Academy. She is very interested in history, especially the history of Euless. 2. Barbara Collier has lived in Euless for fifteen years. She is a genealogy researcher and is very interested in all things historical. 3. Dan Clark showed the aerial photograph of Euless taken by Troy Fuller and Earnest Millican Junior. Shown in the photograph is the Morelock Garage. David Massey was reminded that Tubby Huffman talked about the Morelock Garage in his oral history interview. Mr. Huffman was a pilot in the Air Force and one day he was in a training exercise that took them right over Euless. He decided he wanted to say hello to everyone so he waited to be the last to fly out. When he got over Euless, he swooped down over the City flying very low. Later, Luther Morelock, owner of the Morelock Garage said "he nearly knocked his head off on the hood of the car he was tuning up...he thought it had exploded." Mr. Huffman's superior did catch him and he got in a little bit of trouble for his escapade. The members thought the story very amusing and interesting. 4. Weldon Cannon indicated that today is Patty's birthday. Everyone wished Ms. Benoit a happy birthday. 5. Mr. Nail spoke with Troy Fuller. Mr. Fuller was recently in the hospital due to an illness but he's now at home recovering. 6. Faye Stinneford reported that Helen Voss could not attend the meeting due to a conflict. HPC MTG 110909 Page 4 7. Mavy Wright inquired about the old well on a property near Bayless and Simmons Drive. Weldon Cannon indicated that the well may have belonged to Dr. Boyd as he owned that land around the 1800's. The Committee noted the historical significance of the well. Gary Fieldsend will photograph the well for the Committee's archive. It was additionally mentioned that the well may be a perfect candidate for a local marker. Mrs. Fuller thanked Mrs. Wright for noting the historical relevance of the well. 8. Tom Stover displayed a newspaper article about Euless Mayor, Mary Lib Saleh. The Mayor was inducted to the H.E.B Hall of Fame. 9. Robert Nail spoke about Glenn Walkers influence and tireless help over the years with regards to the preservation of Euless history. Mr. Walker was influential in saving the Fuller House from demolition and the institution of the Historical Preservation Committee. Mr. Nail thanked Mr. Walker for everything he's done for the City. Other Committee members expressed their gratitude as well. ADJOURNMENT David Massey made a motion for the meeting to adjourn. Mavy Wright seconded the motion. Motion approved. The meeting adjourned at 11:59 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ofa "Mary"Faiva-Siale, Projects Coordinator City of Euless Parks & Community Services HPC MTG 110909 Page 5 • HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE 2009 SUBCOMMITTIES SUBCOMMITTEE PURPOSE !MEMBERS Secure artifacts, provide documentation for records-=gift/loan forms, ACQUISITION: wish list-update. Be aware of current inventory, duplications, and needed items. Bill Byers-Chair Betty Fuller Bill Golden Mavy Wright Helen Payton Iva Nail Doyle Brown DISPLAY In charge,of displays, labeling, etc.` *Fuller House Mavy Wright-Chair and Nimes Log House Iva Nail Helen Payton Norma Lively Faye Stinneford Helen Voss Betty Fuller Susan Ellis *McCormick Barn and All Outdoor Bill Byers-Chair Bill Golden Doyle Brown Gary Fieldsend Don Martin Glenn Walker Ralph Williamson *Library Geneology History Room Betty Fuller-Chair Helen Payton Susan Ellis Helen Voss Faye Stinneford Glenn Walker *Library Monthly Photo Display Dan Clark PHOTOGRAPHY In charge of taking photographs of historical sites, buildings, locations,et. Dan Clark-Chair Don Martin Gary Fieldsend SUBCOMMITTEE PURPOSE 'MEMBERS In charge of coordinating with City staff on changes, updates, etc., WEBSITE pertaining to the Committee's webpage. Dan Clark-Chair Gary Fieldsend In charge of research and maintenance of records pertaining to EVOLVING HISTORY evolving history of major events of historical interests, etc. Dan Clark-Chair Tom Stover-Co-Chair Helen Lightbody Emphasis on procuring historical past& present photos relevant to Euless history. Include identification and labeling of subjects, events PHOTO ALBUM or scenes displayed in photos. Ensures all photos are scanned by City staff.In charge of placement of photos in albums and maintenance: Betty Fuller-Chair Weldon Cannon Helen Gleghorn Donna Mickan Sue Stover Helen Payton Doris Brown Bill Byers Dan Clark Compile cemetery survey information, map cemetery, identification CALLOWAY CEMETERY of gravesites;co-mplile'--master:of cemetery census list Bill Byers-Chair Weldon Cannon Betty Fuller David Massey Veva Lou Massey James Gathings Beth Gathings Helen Gleghorn Bill Golden Helen Payton Iva Nail Donna Mickan OPEN HOUSE &TOURS In charge of scheduling docents,field trips,group tours,etc. Betty Fuller-Chair Sue Stover Helen Voss